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

CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian Bank Note Company's financial printing assets and operations that include service facilities in Toronto and Montreal. The all-cash deal is expected to close in September. "Our Canadian and global clients will be delighted by this important expansion of our presence in Canada," said Tom Juhase, President of RR Donnelley's Financial Services business. "Canadian Bank Note's regulatory expertise and experience will enhance RR Donnelley's comprehensive resources and worldwide reputation for outstanding service." "We believe that this transaction will be very beneficial to the domestic and cross-border capital markets communities in Canada as they gain direct access to RR Donnelley's complete global capabilities," said Dan McNeil, who serves as Vice President of Sales for Canadian Bank Note Company and who will be joining RR Donnelley at the closing. "Our clients will benefit from the industry's leading composition network, virtual data rooms to support transactional deals, electronic solutions that include XBRL filing alternatives, and access to client education opportunities and resources." "This acquisition gives us a strong and immediate geographic presence in Canada's fast growing business and financial sectors," added Jons Besch, Senior Vice President, RR Donnelley Global Capital Markets. "As an industry leader in financial print and compliance solutions for the capital markets and investment fund industries, we quickly will create value for our clients." RR Donnelley's Financial Services business comprises a network that serves the world's financial centers across 42 countries on 6 continents. RR Donnelley is a leader in compliance filings in Asia, Europe and the US, with a transactional track record that includes many of the world's biggest and most complex mergers, acquisitions, equity and debt offerings, and IPOs. RR Donnelley, the largest provider of printing and related services in North America, has a strong manufacturing presence across Canada through its merger with Moore Wallace in 2004. RR Donnelley has been recognized for its commitment to sound environmental practices and has achieved Forest Stewardship Council Certification for all of its US and Canadian print production facilities. Its Global Capital Markets business has passed the rigorous Type II audit of SAS 70. About RR Donnelley RR Donnelley (NYSE:RRD) is the world's premier full-service provider of print and related services, including business process outsourcing. Founded more than 140 years ago, the company provides solutions in commercial printing, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, labels, forms, 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/. About Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited supplies printed products and related issuing and control systems in four business areas: Lottery, Identification, Payment and Shareholder Services. The Company has extensive manufacturing operations for printing currency, passports, visas, lottery tickets, postage and related products, as well as the production of hardware devices such as passport and card readers and lottery terminals. In addition, the Company has a large complement of engineers for designing software systems. Products, services and systems are now marketed in more than 40 countries. 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, Web site: http://www.rrdonnelley.com/

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