Baltimore, Md. (March 2, 2005) – Vertis, Inc., today announced the promotion of Dean Durbin to chief operating officer and Stephen Tremblay to chief financial officer. “Dean’s eight years of experience at Vertis, first as chief financial officer and most recently as president and CFO have prepared him well to assume responsibilities for all of the operations of our company,” said Don Roland, chairman and chief executive officer of Vertis. “Steve has worked closely with Dean for over six years, most recently as senior vice president, finance and treasurer, and is equally well prepared to assume the full responsibility as CFO of Vertis. In their new roles both Dean and Steve will help lead our company to its next stage of growth as the leading provider of targeted advertising products and services.” Mr. Durbin will have responsibility for all of the company’s operations and sales as well as the areas of shared services, including finance, human resources, information technology, legal, and marketing. Mr. Tremblay will oversee Vertis’ finance team. For more information contact Michelle Metter or Maria Amor at (619) 234-0345.