RRD.WI Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co.

Multi-Year Agreement Includes 100% of One and Two Color Soft Cover Trade Books CHICAGO, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract extension to produce 100% of Thomas Nelson's one and two color soft cover trade books. Thomas Nelson, Inc., based in Nashville, Tennessee, is a leading publisher and distributor of products emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes, and believes that it is the largest English-language publisher of Bibles and inspirational products and one of the ten largest publishers overall. This contract extends a multi-decade, mutually beneficial association. This agreement comes on the heels of the successful transition of soft cover trade book production to RR Donnelley's manufacturing platform, in a move that expanded the companies' relationship last year. George Gower, Thomas Nelson's Vice President Production & Purchasing stated, "For many years, RR Donnelley has partnered with Thomas Nelson, Inc. to effectively deliver our authors' messages to the market place to help achieve our mission of inspiring the world. We continue to be impressed with the high level of quality and service that we have received from the RR Donnelley organization. When RR Donnelley began producing soft cover trade books last year, we were delighted with the ease in which the work was transferred to their Crawfordsville, Indiana facility. We look forward to the continued relationship as both companies strive to meet the needs of our evolving market place." John Paloian, RR Donnelley Group President, Publishing & Retail Services commented, "We welcome this opportunity to extend our business with Thomas Nelson, and will continue to provide the resources needed to support their work. This is another example of how the flexibility of our extensive manufacturing platform allows us quickly to respond as our customers' needs change and grow." About RR Donnelley RR Donnelley (NYSE:RRD) is the world's premier full-service provider of print and related services, including document-based business process outsourcing. Founded more than 140 years ago, the company provides solutions in commercial printing, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, forms and labels, logistics, call centers, transactional print-and-mail, print management, online services, digital photography, color services, and content and database management to customers in the publishing, healthcare, advertising, retail, technology, financial services and many other industries. The largest companies in the world and others rely on RR Donnelley's scale, scope and insight through a comprehensive range of online tools, variable printing services and market-specific solutions. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.rrdonnelley.com/ . Use of Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements contained in RR Donnelley's filings with the SEC. RR Donnelley disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company CONTACT: Media, Doug Fitzgerald, Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications, +1-630-322-6830, , or Investors, Dan Leib, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-312-326-7710, , both of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company Web site: http://www.rrdonnelley.com/

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