X0201 4 2003-10-24 0 0000205700 NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS SERVICE INC NEB 0001177813 BARROWS CRAIG 500 MAIN STREET C/O LEGAL DEPARTMENT GROTON MA 014710001 0 1 0 0 Vice President & Secretary Common Stock Par Value $1.00 2003-10-24 4 F 0 171.45 28.320 D 1699.003 D Common Stock Par Value $1.00 2003-10-24 4 F 0 259.736 28.320 D 1439.267 D Common Stock Par Value $1.00 2003-10-24 4 A 0 92.51 28.320 A 2863.626 I By 401(k) Common Stock, Restricted, Par Value $1.00 2003-10-24 5 A 0 0 0 A 6587.241 D Amount of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligation. Balance of initial grant converted from restricted to common stock. 401(K) is a unitized stock fund consisting of company stock and cash and the amount of securities listed on this form is expressed in equivalent shares. The amount of shares attributed to a plan participant and expressed as equivalent shares may change from time to time without the volition of the plan participant and depends upon the amount of cash in the fund, the fair market value of company stock, and the number of plan participants. By: /S/ Michelle R. Palermo-Murphy as Attorney-in-Fact 2003-10-28