Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C., 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date Of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported):  04/15/2005
 
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Commission File Number:  1-4694
 
DE
  
361004130
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
  
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
  
Identification No.)
 
77 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60601
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
3123268000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Items to be Included in this Report

 
Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On April 18, 2005, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company issued a press release announcing that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Astron Group. A copy of that press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securitites Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise incorporated by reference into any filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as otherwise expressly stated in such a filing.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
99.1    Press Release issued by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on April 18, 2005 announcing that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Astron Group.
 

 

Signature(s)
 
Pursuant to the Requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
      
 
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
 
 
Date: April 18, 2005.
     
By:
 
/s/    Suzanne S. Bettman
               
Suzanne S. Bettman
               
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
 
 

 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-99.1
  
Press Release