<PAGE>
     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2002
                                                           Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              ---------------------

                         WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                     36-2515832
(State or Other Jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)

           2275 CABOT DRIVE,
            LISLE, ILLINOIS                                60532
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

            WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. 2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                              JAMES D. BENAK, ESQ.
                  VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
                         WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
                                2275 CABOT DRIVE,
                              LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532
                                 (630) 588-5000
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                          ----------------------------


                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Proposed Maximum
  Title of Securities to      Amount to be          Proposed Maximum         Aggregate Offering        Amount of
      be Registered            Registered       Offering Price Per Share            Price           Registration Fee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>                 <C>                          <C>                    <C>
Common Stock, $1.00 par     1,635,735 shares(1)       $19.25 (2)             $31,487,898.75 (2)        $2,896.89
value

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred Stock Purchase    1,635,735 rights              (3)
Rights
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(1)  This Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of shares
     as may become issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of the Wallace
     Computer Services, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
     pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h), based upon the average of the high and
     low prices of the Common Stock on March 6, 2002, as reported in the New
     York Stock Exchange Composite Quotation System.

(3)  Preferred Stock Purchase Rights initially are attached to and trade with
     the shares of Common Stock being registered under this Registration
     Statement. The value attributed to such Rights, if any, is reflected in the
     market price of the Common Stock.



<PAGE>
                                     PART II


                           INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents heretofore filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Wallace Computer Services, Inc. (the
"Registrant") are incorporated herein by reference:

         (a)  the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
July 31, 2001;

         (b)  the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended October 31, 2001;

         (c) the description of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of
the Registrant which is contained in a registration statement filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any
subsequent amendment or any report filed for the purpose of updating such
description; and

         (d) the description of the preferred stock purchase rights of the
Registrant which is contained in Exhibit 4 of the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated March 16, 2000.

         All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective
dates of filing of such documents (such documents, and the documents enumerated
above, being hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents").

         Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

         Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         Not applicable.


<PAGE>

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         Reference is made to Section 145 ("Section 145") of the Delaware
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Delaware GCL") which
provides for indemnification of directors and officers in certain circumstances.

         In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware GCL, the
Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that directors shall
not be personally liable for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary
duty as directors except for (i) breaches of their duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law,
(iii) unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions
under Section 174 of the Delaware GCL, or (iv) transactions from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit.

         The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as
amended, provides for indemnification of directors and officers to the full
extent provided by the Delaware GCL, as amended from time to time. It states
that the indemnification provided therein shall not be deemed exclusive. The
Registrant may maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense,
liability or loss, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to
indemnify him or her against such expense, liability or loss, under the
provisions of the Delaware GCL.

         Pursuant to Section 145 and the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage.
Pursuant to the authority provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
officers and directors, indemnifying them against certain potential liabilities
that may arise as a result of their service to the Registrant, and providing for
certain other protection.

         The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of
the statute, the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws and the agreements
referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not Applicable.



                                       2
<PAGE>

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

         Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are incorporated by reference to
documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as indicated. All other documents listed are filed with this
Registration Statement.

          EXHIBIT NUMBER                     DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
          --------------                     ----------------------

               4.1*          Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                             Registrant as filed with the Secretary of State of
                             the State of Delaware on January 7, 1987(previously
                             filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's
                             Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                             ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated herein by
                             reference to such Report).

              4.1(A)*        Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                             Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                             of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                             State of the State of Delaware on November 28,
                             1989 (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                             fiscal year ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated
                             herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(B)*        Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                             Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                             of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                             State of the State of Delaware on March 14, 1997
                             (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                             fiscal year ended July 31, 1997, and incorporated
                             herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(C)*        Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred
                             Stock of the Registrant as filed with the
                             Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
                             March 16, 2000 (previously filed as part of
                             Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Current Report on
                             Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2000, and incorporated
                             herein by reference to such Report).

               4.2*          Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant as
                             adopted on July 1, 1998 (previously filed as part
                             of Exhibit 10 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
                             Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998,
                             and incorporated herein by reference to such
                             Report).



                                      3
<PAGE>

               4.3*           Rights Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2000,
                              between the Registrant and Computer Share Investor
                              Services, LLC, as successor to Harris Trust and
                              Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, which includes the
                              form of Certificate of Designations setting forth
                              the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock as
                              Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificate as
                              Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase
                              Preferred Stock as Exhibit C, is hereby
                              incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of the
                              Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
                              March 16, 2000.

               4.4*           The Wallace Computer Services, Inc. 2001 Stock
                              Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1
                              to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                              for the quarter ended October 31, 2001, and
                              incorporated herein by reference to such Report).

                5.1           Opinion of James D. Benak, General Counsel to the
                              Registrant.

               23.1           Consent of Independent Accountants.

               23.2           Consent of Counsel (contained in the opinion filed
                              as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

               24.1           Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature
                              page to this Registration Statement).

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS

         (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                  (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
         the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");

                  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
         after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
         recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
         aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
         in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
         increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
         dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
         registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
         maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
         with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
         changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change
         in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation
         of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and



                                       4
<PAGE>

                  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
         plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
         statement or any material change to such information in the
         registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

         (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

         (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.



                                       5
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the Village of Lisle, State of Illinois, on the 12th day of
March, 2002.

                                        WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.

                                        By:  James D. Benak

                                        /s/ James D. Benak
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        James D. Benak, Vice President,
                                        General Counsel and Secretary


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears immediately below constitutes and appoints James D. Benak, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on the date
and in the capacities indicated:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       SIGNATURE                                       TITLE(S)                                DATE SIGNED
       ---------                                       --------                                -----------
<S>                                        <C>                                                <C>
/s/  M. David Jones                        Chairman of the Board and Chief                    March 12, 2002
-------------------                        Executive Officer (principal
     M. David Jones                        executive officer)

/s/  Vicki L. Avril                        Senior Vice President and Chief                    March 12, 2002
-------------------                        Financial Officer (principal
     Vicki L. Avril                        financial and accounting officer)

/s/  William J. Devers, Jr.                Director                                           March 12, 2002
---------------------------
     William J. Devers, Jr.

/s/  Andrew J. McKenna                     Director                                           March 12, 2002
----------------------
     Andrew J. McKenna
</TABLE>



                                       6
<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                        <C>                                                <C>
/s/  Bettye Martin Musham                  Director                                           March 12, 2002
-------------------------
     Bettye Martin Musham

/s/  John C. Pope                          Director                                           March 12, 2002
-----------------
     John C. Pope

/s/  Michael T. Riordan                    Director                                           March 12, 2002
-----------------------
     Michael T. Riordan

/s/  Neele E. Stearns, Jr.                 Director                                           March 12, 2002
--------------------------
     Neele E. Stearns, Jr..
</TABLE>











                                       7
<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are incorporated by reference to documents
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
as indicated. All other documents listed are filed with this Registration
Statement.

          EXHIBIT NUMBER                   DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
          --------------                   ----------------------

               4.1*           Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                              Registrant as filed with the Secretary of State of
                              the State of Delaware on January 7,
                              1987(previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                              Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                              fiscal year ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(A)*         Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                              Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                              of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                              State of the State of Delaware on November 28,
                              1989 (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                              Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                              fiscal year ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(B)*         Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                              Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                              of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                              State of the State of Delaware on March 14, 1997
                              (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                              Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                              fiscal year ended July 31, 1997, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(C)*         Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred
                              Stock of the Registrant as filed with the
                              Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
                              March 16, 2000 (previously filed as part of
                              Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Current Report on
                              Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2000, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

               4.2*           Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant as
                              adopted on July 1, 1998 (previously filed as part
                              of Exhibit 10 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
                              Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998,
                              and incorporated herein by reference to such
                              Report).




<PAGE>

               4.3*           Rights Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2000,
                              between the Registrant and Computer Share Investor
                              Services, LLC, as successor to Harris Trust and
                              Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, which includes the
                              form of Certificate of Designations setting forth
                              the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock as
                              Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificate as
                              Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase
                              Preferred Stock as Exhibit C, is hereby
                              incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of the
                              Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
                              March 16, 2000.

               4.4*           The Wallace Computer Services, Inc. 2001 Stock
                              Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1
                              to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                              for the quarter ended October 31, 2001, and
                              incorporated herein by reference to such Report).

                5.1           Opinion of James D. Benak, General Counsel to the
                              Registrant.

               23.1           Consent of Independent Accountants.

               23.2           Consent of Counsel (contained in the opinion filed
                              as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

               24.1           Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature
                              page to this Registration Statement).
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2002
                                                           Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              ---------------------

                         WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           DELAWARE                                     36-2515832
(State or Other Jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)

           2275 CABOT DRIVE,
            LISLE, ILLINOIS                                60532
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

            WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC. 2001 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                              JAMES D. BENAK, ESQ.
                  VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
                         WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
                                2275 CABOT DRIVE,
                              LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532
                                 (630) 588-5000
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                          ----------------------------

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Proposed Maximum
  Title of Securities to      Amount to be          Proposed Maximum         Aggregate Offering        Amount of
      be Registered            Registered       Offering Price Per Share            Price           Registration Fee
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $1.00 par     1,635,735 shares(1)       $19.25 (2)             $31,487,898.75 (2)        $2,896.89
value

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred Stock Purchase    1,635,735 rights              (3)
Rights
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  This Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of shares
     as may become issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of the Wallace
     Computer Services, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
     pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h), based upon the average of the high and
     low prices of the Common Stock on March 6, 2002, as reported in the New
     York Stock Exchange Composite Quotation System.

(3)  Preferred Stock Purchase Rights initially are attached to and trade with
     the shares of Common Stock being registered under this Registration
     Statement. The value attributed to such Rights, if any, is reflected in the
     market price of the Common Stock.
PART II

                           INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents heretofore filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Wallace Computer Services, Inc. (the
"Registrant") are incorporated herein by reference:

         (a)  the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
July 31, 2001;

         (b)  the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended October 31, 2001;

         (c) the description of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of
the Registrant which is contained in a registration statement filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any
subsequent amendment or any report filed for the purpose of updating such
description; and

         (d) the description of the preferred stock purchase rights of the
Registrant which is contained in Exhibit 4 of the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated March 16, 2000.

         All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, are deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the respective
dates of filing of such documents (such documents, and the documents enumerated
above, being hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents").

         Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

         Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         Not applicable.
ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         Reference is made to Section 145 ("Section 145") of the Delaware
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Delaware GCL") which
provides for indemnification of directors and officers in certain circumstances.

         In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware GCL, the
Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that directors shall
not be personally liable for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary
duty as directors except for (i) breaches of their duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law,
(iii) unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions
under Section 174 of the Delaware GCL, or (iv) transactions from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit.

         The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as
amended, provides for indemnification of directors and officers to the full
extent provided by the Delaware GCL, as amended from time to time. It states
that the indemnification provided therein shall not be deemed exclusive. The
Registrant may maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense,
liability or loss, whether or not the Registrant would have the power to
indemnify him or her against such expense, liability or loss, under the
provisions of the Delaware GCL.

         Pursuant to Section 145 and the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance coverage.
Pursuant to the authority provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its
officers and directors, indemnifying them against certain potential liabilities
that may arise as a result of their service to the Registrant, and providing for
certain other protection.

         The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the complete text of
the statute, the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws and the agreements
referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not Applicable.

                                       2
ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

         Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are incorporated by reference to
documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as indicated. All other documents listed are filed with this
Registration Statement.

          EXHIBIT NUMBER                     DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
          --------------                     ----------------------

               4.1*          Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                             Registrant as filed with the Secretary of State of
                             the State of Delaware on January 7, 1987(previously
                             filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's
                             Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                             ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated herein by
                             reference to such Report).

              4.1(A)*        Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                             Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                             of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                             State of the State of Delaware on November 28,
                             1989 (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                             fiscal year ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated
                             herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(B)*        Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                             Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                             of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                             State of the State of Delaware on March 14, 1997
                             (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                             fiscal year ended July 31, 1997, and incorporated
                             herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(C)*        Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred
                             Stock of the Registrant as filed with the
                             Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
                             March 16, 2000 (previously filed as part of
                             Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Current Report on
                             Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2000, and incorporated
                             herein by reference to such Report).

               4.2*          Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant as
                             adopted on July 1, 1998 (previously filed as part
                             of Exhibit 10 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
                             Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998,
                             and incorporated herein by reference to such
                             Report).

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4.3*           Rights Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2000,
                              between the Registrant and Computer Share Investor
                              Services, LLC, as successor to Harris Trust and
                              Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, which includes the
                              form of Certificate of Designations setting forth
                              the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock as
                              Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificate as
                              Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase
                              Preferred Stock as Exhibit C, is hereby
                              incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of the
                              Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
                              March 16, 2000.

               4.4*           The Wallace Computer Services, Inc. 2001 Stock
                              Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1
                              to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                              for the quarter ended October 31, 2001, and
                              incorporated herein by reference to such Report).

                5.1           Opinion of James D. Benak, General Counsel to the
                              Registrant.

               23.1           Consent of Independent Accountants.

               23.2           Consent of Counsel (contained in the opinion filed
                              as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

               24.1           Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature
                              page to this Registration Statement).

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS

         (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                  (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
         the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");

                  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
         after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
         recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
         aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
         in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
         increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
         dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
         registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
         maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
         with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
         changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change
         in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation
         of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
         plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
         statement or any material change to such information in the
         registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

         (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

         (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the Village of Lisle, State of Illinois, on the 12th day of
March, 2002.

                                        WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.

                                        By:  James D. Benak

                                        /s/ James D. Benak
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        James D. Benak, Vice President,
                                        General Counsel and Secretary

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears immediately below constitutes and appoints James D. Benak, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on the date
and in the capacities indicated:
SIGNATURE                                       TITLE(S)                                DATE SIGNED
       ---------                                       --------                                -----------
/s/  M. David Jones                        Chairman of the Board and Chief                    March 12, 2002
-------------------                        Executive Officer (principal
     M. David Jones                        executive officer)

/s/  Vicki L. Avril                        Senior Vice President and Chief                    March 12, 2002
-------------------                        Financial Officer (principal
     Vicki L. Avril                        financial and accounting officer)

/s/  William J. Devers, Jr.                Director                                           March 12, 2002
---------------------------
     William J. Devers, Jr.

/s/  Andrew J. McKenna                     Director                                           March 12, 2002
----------------------
     Andrew J. McKenna
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/s/  Bettye Martin Musham                  Director                                           March 12, 2002
-------------------------
     Bettye Martin Musham

/s/  John C. Pope                          Director                                           March 12, 2002
-----------------
     John C. Pope

/s/  Michael T. Riordan                    Director                                           March 12, 2002
-----------------------
     Michael T. Riordan

/s/  Neele E. Stearns, Jr.                 Director                                           March 12, 2002
--------------------------
     Neele E. Stearns, Jr..
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are incorporated by reference to documents
previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
as indicated. All other documents listed are filed with this Registration
Statement.

          EXHIBIT NUMBER                   DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
          --------------                   ----------------------

               4.1*           Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                              Registrant as filed with the Secretary of State of
                              the State of Delaware on January 7,
                              1987(previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                              Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                              fiscal year ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(A)*         Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                              Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                              of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                              State of the State of Delaware on November 28,
                              1989 (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                              Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                              fiscal year ended July 31, 1987, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(B)*         Certificate of Amendment amending Section 1 of
                              Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation
                              of the Registrant as filed with the Secretary of
                              State of the State of Delaware on March 14, 1997
                              (previously filed as part of Exhibit 3 to the
                              Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                              fiscal year ended July 31, 1997, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

              4.1(C)*         Certificate of Designation of Series B Preferred
                              Stock of the Registrant as filed with the
                              Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
                              March 16, 2000 (previously filed as part of
                              Exhibit 4 to the Registrant's Current Report on
                              Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2000, and incorporated
                              herein by reference to such Report).

               4.2*           Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant as
                              adopted on July 1, 1998 (previously filed as part
                              of Exhibit 10 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
                              Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998,
                              and incorporated herein by reference to such
                              Report).
4.3*           Rights Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2000,
                              between the Registrant and Computer Share Investor
                              Services, LLC, as successor to Harris Trust and
                              Savings Bank, as Rights Agent, which includes the
                              form of Certificate of Designations setting forth
                              the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock as
                              Exhibit A, the form of Rights Certificate as
                              Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase
                              Preferred Stock as Exhibit C, is hereby
                              incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of the
                              Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
                              March 16, 2000.

               4.4*           The Wallace Computer Services, Inc. 2001 Stock
                              Incentive Plan (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1
                              to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                              for the quarter ended October 31, 2001, and
                              incorporated herein by reference to such Report).

                5.1           Opinion of James D. Benak, General Counsel to the
                              Registrant.

               23.1           Consent of Independent Accountants.

               23.2           Consent of Counsel (contained in the opinion filed
                              as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).

               24.1           Powers of Attorney (contained in the signature
                              page to this Registration Statement).