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RR Donnelley's Reno Facility Awarded VPP 'Star' Certification CHICAGO, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The RR Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) Reno, Nev., print manufacturing facility has been awarded Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) "Star" certification from the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Reno facility has the distinction of being the first gravure printing facility to be certified for VPP status. Only three other printing facilities in the United States currently hold VPP certification, and two of those are other RR Donnelley plants -- in Roanoke, Va., and Senatobia, Miss. The Voluntary Protection Plan is a rigorous set of processes and practices built around maintaining employee health and safety. The objective is to achieve a safer, healthier work environment. Participants include companies with effective safety and health programs, injury and/or illness rates lower than the industry average, and managers and employees who work together to prevent accidents and eliminate hazards. Only companies that demonstrate commitment to workplace safety and health beyond the requirements of the OSHA standards can participate. The Reno facility has been designated a "Star" site, which is the highest level of VPP certification. "RR Donnelley continues to place the highest priority on employee health and workplace safety across our entire platform," said John Paloian, Group President, Publishing and Retail Services. "Reno's achievement of VPP Star certification is one more demonstration of the strength of our ongoing commitment to our employees and our communities regarding this critical aspect of our business. We are very proud of the VPP Star certification that our Reno facility has achieved." Qualifying for VPP status requires an application process and an audit process. The audit process at RR Donnelley's Reno facility involved seven Nevada OSHA team members who spent close to a week in the plant. They reviewed policies, conducted more than 40 random employee interviews, and spent time on the plant floor auditing conditions and observing behaviors. According to Brent Jones, the VPP Coordinator for Nevada, "The VPP culture is well established at RR Donnelley's Reno facility, and it was very evident to the Nevada OSHA team conducting the survey." To qualify for VPP certification, employees at the Reno facility formed an implementation team that consisted of representatives from each department. The team conducted gap surveys and shared those results with a supervisory group. The team also planned strategies for communicating VPP to the rest of the plant, and solicited and implemented VPP best practices from other VPP sites. About RR Donnelley RR Donnelley (NYSE:RRD) is the world's premier full-service global print provider and the largest printing company in North America, serving customers in the publishing, healthcare, advertising, retail, technology, financial services, and many other industries. Founded 140 years ago, the company provides solutions in commercial printing, forms and labels, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, business communication outsourcing, logistics, online services, digital photography, and content and database management. 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 Except for historical information, 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 press 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 described in RR Donnelley's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contained therein. RR Donnelley disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: RR Donnelley & Sons Company CONTACT: Investor Contact, Dan Leib, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-312-326-7710, E-mail, ; or Media Contacts, Doug Fitzgerald, Sr. Vice President, Marketing & Communications, +1-312-326-7740, E-mail, ; Paul Erickson, Vice President, Division Director, Reno, +1-773-677-3890, E-mail, , or John Helmreich, Manager, Environment, Health and Safety, Reno, +1-773-677-3817, E-mail, , all of RR Donnelley & Sons Company Web site: http://www.rrdonnelley.com/

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