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CHICAGO, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) has signed a joint venture agreement with Mr. Khalid Abdulla Al Ghurair of Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Ltd., a member company of the Al Ghurair Group, to form Al Ghurair Donnelley LLC. The agreement, which is effective immediately, gives both companies exclusive access to an unmatched set of printing and financial communications resources that extend from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing is the leading financial and commercial printer in the UAE, with a comprehensive print and finishing platform in Dubai. RR Donnelley is the world's premier full-service provider of print and related services, including a worldwide financial printing business. RR Donnelley Financial Services, with a network that spans 42 countries and 6 continents to serve the world's financial centers, is the recognized leader in Asia Pacific and EMEA for the project management and printing of the region's Initial Public Offerings, mergers, equity and debt offerings, and US compliance filings. RR Donnelley's Financial Services business has passed the rigorous Type II audit of SAS 70. "The Dubai International Finance Exchange (DIFX) has stated very clearly that it plans to be the leading exchange in the region, positioned as it is between Western Europe and East Asia. As Capital markets activity increases and many of our clients establish a base in Dubai, we consider it important to have a significant capability in the region" said Tom Juhase, President of RR Donnelley's Financial Services business. "By combining Al Ghurair's printing facility with an RR Donnelley Service center, we are able to offer local transaction management and printing." "I believe that this exclusive agreement will benefit the corporations planning to offer shares on the DIFX and members of their advisory groups, such as investment banks and securities law firms, as they gain direct access to the full global capabilities of RR Donnelley," said Kishor Gohil, General Manager of Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Ltd. "Our clients will benefit from the industry's leading composition network, virtual data rooms to support transactional deals and electronic solutions that include XBRL filing alternatives. This aligns perfectly with our goal to support our clients' need for creativity, innovation, value and control." "This joint venture gives us a strong and immediate presence in Dubai's fast growing business and financial sectors," said Mark Williams, international Vice President for RR Donnelley Global Capital Markets. "This agreement with Al Ghurair will enable us comprehensively to target the Gulf Cooperating Council (GCC) region with a capability to offer document creation and printing in both Arabic and English. With Al Ghurair's distribution ability throughout the GCC region and RR Donnelley's global network we will be able to distribute prospectuses wherever in the world they are required. As an industry leader in financial print, translation services, and electronic solutions, we quickly will create value for our clients." 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 Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing Ltd. Founded in 1978, AGPPH has become one of the largest and most successful printing organisations in the Middle East, with printing operations situated in the heart of Dubai City, the dynamic financial centre of the UAE. Traditional products including books, magazines, catalogues, directories, fast turnaround financial printing and all aspects of commercial print, plus the ability to combine products & services into innovative and tailored integrated solutions, have fuelled the company's success and increasing penetration of international markets. The company's investment in the latest generation of communications technology ensures smooth information transfer and fast response -- anywhere in the world. A highly skilled and experienced workforce delivers a work ethic and customer service experience that is truly outstanding. In a traditionally exceptionally demanding industry, the skills and resources of AGPPH, together with the solid foundations of the Al Ghurair Group, offer clients certainty in a challenging business world. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.agpph.co.uk/index.htm . 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. 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