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): January 14, 2009

R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-4694   36-1004130

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

111 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois

    60606
(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (312) 326-8000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 14, 2009, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule I thereto, with respect to the issuance and sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 11.25% Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The Notes were registered by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-139756) (the “Registration Statement”).

The offering of the Notes closed on January 20, 2009. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of January 3, 2007, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2009 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Underwriting Agreement and the Second Supplemental Indenture are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 1.1

   Underwriting Agreement dated January 14, 2009, between R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.

Exhibit 4.1

   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2009, between R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

Exhibit 5.1

   Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as to the validity of the Notes.

Exhibit 23.1

   Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).


SIGNATURES

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: January 20, 2009

    By:   /s/ SUZANNE S. BETTMAN
       

Suzanne S. Bettman

        Executive Vice President and General Counsel


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

Exhibit 1.1

   Underwriting Agreement dated January 14, 2009, between R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.

Exhibit 4.1

   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2009, between R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

Exhibit 5.1

   Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as to the validity of the Notes.

Exhibit 23.1

   Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).