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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950129-05-006057
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050607
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050609
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050608

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VIRCO MFG CORPORATION
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000751365
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PUBLIC BUILDING AND RELATED FURNITURE [2531]
		IRS NUMBER:				951613718
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08777
		FILM NUMBER:		05886220

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2027 HARPERS WAY
		CITY:			TORRANCE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90501
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3105330474

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 44846
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90044
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;7, 2005



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Commission file number 1-8777


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>VIRCO MFG. CORPORATION</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">DELAWARE
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">95-1613718</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">90501</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code (310)&nbsp;533-0474


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">On June&nbsp;7, 2005, Virco Mfg. Corporation issued a press release reporting its financial results for
the quarter ended April&nbsp;30, 2005. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1. The
information in this Item&nbsp;2.02 and the exhibit hereto are furnished to, but not filed with, the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>Virco Mfg. Corporation</B><BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: June 7, 2005&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Robert A. Virtue
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Robert A. Virtue&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:60px;text-indent:-10px">Robert A. Virtue, President</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:60px;text-indent:-10px">Robert E. Dose, Chief Financial Officer</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:60px;text-indent:-10px">Virco Mfg. Corporation (310)&nbsp;533-0474</DIV></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Virco Announces First Quarter Results


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Torrance, California &#150; June&nbsp;07, 2005 &#150; Virco Mfg. Corporation (AMEX: VIR) today released its first
quarter results in the following letter to shareholders from Robert A. Virtue, President and CEO:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 yielded a greater loss on 10% higher revenue than
for the comparable quarter of the prior year. The proximate cause of this result was a higher
cost-of-goods-sold. A more complete explanation, which also illustrates an improving trend of
operating margins that began with our fall, 2004 price increase, requires an additional set of
comparative figures not traditionally included in quarterly reports. Here is the traditional
presentation of results for the first quarter:


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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Sales</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">33,254</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">30,321</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cost of sales</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">23,848</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">20,004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp; &nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Gross margin</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">9,406</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,317</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Selling, general, &#038; administrative</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">15,089</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">14,918</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Loss before income taxes</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(5,683</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(4,601</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income taxes</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net loss</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(5,683</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(4,601</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net loss per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(0.43</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(0.35</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Weighted average shares outstanding-basic (a)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">13,100</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Net losses per share were calculated based on basic shares outstanding at April&nbsp;30,
2005 and 2004, due to the anti-dilutive effect on the inclusion of common stock equivalent shares.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">4/30/2005</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">04/30/2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="6">(In thousands)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Current assets</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">63,272</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">63,613</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Non-current assets</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">66,091</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">73,083</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Current liabilities</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">37,438</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">37,084</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Non-current liabilities</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">48,338</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">41,861</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Stockholders&#146; equity</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">43,587</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">57,751</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">As we recently explained in our Annual Report (April&nbsp;18, 2005), achieving a price increase large
enough to cover last year&#146;s near doubling of steel and plastic costs is our primary operating goal
for 2005. In the first quarter we made sufficient progress that we now believe break-even to a
modest profit is possible for the full year.



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Traditional year-over-year comparisons of quarterly results alone would not lead shareholders to
this conclusion. For that reason, we&#146;ve provided a second set of figures that show results for the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. When viewed sequentially, these similarly-scaled quarters show that
operating margins reached a low at the end of last year.

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="70%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Three Months Ended</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">04/30/2005</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">01/31/2005</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">04/30/2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="10">(In thousands)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Sales</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">33,254</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">31,218</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">30,321</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cost of sales</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">23,848</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">27,284</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">20,004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Gross margin</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">9,406</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3,934</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10,317</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Selling, general, &#038; administrative</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">15,089</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">15,265</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">14,918</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Loss before income taxes</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(5,683</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(11,331</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">(4,601</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Income tax expense</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">115</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">&#151;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net loss</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(5,683</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(11,446</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left">$</TD>
    <TD align="right">(4,601</TD>
    <TD nowrap>)</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="11" nowrap align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In each of these quarters, revenue was approximately $30,000,000. Operating margins were highest
in the first quarter of fiscal 2004. They deteriorated through the year, reaching a low point in
the fourth quarter. Since then margins have rebounded significantly. This reflects the progression
of older, lower-priced orders through our backlog and their replacement with newer, higher-priced
business. It&#146;s important to note that in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 we lost $11,446,000 on
volume of $31,218,000, compared to a loss in this year&#146;s first quarter of $5,683,000 on volume of
$33,254,000.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">As long-term shareholders know, we traditionally lose money in our first and fourth quarters when
sales volume is too low to absorb fixed costs. We make money in the second and third quarters,
which correspond to the summer break when schools are physically able to receive large shipments of
new furniture. The combination of stable raw material costs and higher-priced orders now on our
backlog should generate positive margin leverage at summer&#146;s higher shipping volumes.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Customer response to our new ZUMA&#174; product line and PlanSCAPE&#153; project management services
continues to be favorable. The success of ZUMA tells us that educators are ready for a higher
level of comfort, performance and style in classroom furniture. ZUMA is also pulling other
products along with it, especially on turnkey installations managed by our PlanSCAPE teams. We&#146;ve
also enjoyed a healthy increase in our commercial and international business. Growth in these
areas has been partially offset by continued weakness in orders for replacement furniture. The
overall effect is a 5% increase in year-to-date bookings.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">We said in our Annual Report that we had passed the bottom of two troughs: volume in 2003 and
operating margin in 2004. The recovery in both areas has been slower than we would like, but we&#146;re
confident the numbers are moving in the right direction. Although we don&#146;t provide guidance, we
know that shareholders are deeply concerned about earnings prospects. As we said at the beginning
of this letter, we now believe something between break-even and a modest profit is possible by
year-end. This doesn&#146;t represent a full recovery, but it would return us to healthy operating cash
flows, and position us to take advantage of our new products and the infrastructure we protected
during the recession.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>This news release contains &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; as defined by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding: new business strategies; the cost and availability of steel and other raw materials; the
continuing impact of our Assemble-to-Ship program on earnings; market demand and acceptance of new
products; development of new distribution channels; pricing; and seasonality. Forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations and beliefs about future events</I>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>or circumstances, and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, many of which are
out of our control and difficult to forecast. These factors may cause actual results to differ
materially from those which are anticipated. Such factors include, but are not limited to: changes
in general economic conditions; the seasonality of our markets; the markets for school and office
furniture generally; the specific markets and customers with which we conduct our principal
business; and the response of competitors to our price increases. See our Annual Report on
Form-10K for year ended January&nbsp;31, 2005, and other materials filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for a further description of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable
to our business. We assume no, and hereby disclaim any, obligation to update any of our
forward-looking statements. We nonetheless reserve the right to make such updates from time to
time by press release, periodic reports or other methods of public disclosure without the need for
specific reference to this press release. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other
statements which are not addressed by such an update remain correct or create an obligation to
provide any other updates.</I>



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