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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission </B></FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">
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on February 16, 2001</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>Registration No. 333-_____</B></FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>
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<B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="3">REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>Under
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</B></FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">The Securities Act of 1933</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B><FONT SIZE="3">R.R. DONNELLEY &amp; SONS COMPANY
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</FONT> </B><FONT SIZE="1">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="359" HEIGHT="7"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>Delaware </B> </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="7">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="319" HEIGHT="7"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>36-1004130 </B> </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="359"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="1">(State or other jurisdiction of
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incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="319"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"> <FONT SIZE="1">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>77 West Wacker Drive
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Chicago, Illinois 60601
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(Address of principal executive offices)</B></FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>RR Donnelley &amp; Sons Company
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2000 Broad-Based Stock Incentive Plan
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</B></FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">(Full title of the plan)</FONT></B></P>
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<TD WIDTH="300" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-2">Copy to:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">Monica M. Fohrman, Secretary</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">Gary D. Gerstman</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">77 West Wacker Drive</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">Sidley &amp; Austin</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">Chicago, Illinois 60601</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">One First National Plaza</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">(312) 326-8000</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">Chicago, Illinois 60603</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="300"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(Name, address and telephone number,
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including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="300"><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="-1">(312) 853-7000</FONT></B></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title of securities to be
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registered</FONT></B> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1"> </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount to be
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registered(1)</FONT></B> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1"> </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum
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offering price per share</FONT></B> <HR NOSHADE WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1"> </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum
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aggregate offering price</FONT></B><HR NOSHADE WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1"> </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount of
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registration fee</FONT></B><HR NOSHADE WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1"> </TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Common Stock, par value $1.25</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> 2,000,000 shares</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$27.95 (2)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$55,900,000 (2)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$13,975</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preferred Stock Purchase Rights</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> 2,000,000 (3)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151; (3)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151; (3)</FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151; (3)</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Also registered hereby are such additional and indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (&quot;Rights&quot;) as may become issuable because of
changes resulting from stock dividends, stock splits and similar changes.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">(2) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and, pursuant to Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based upon the average of the high and low
sale prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant on the New York Stock Exchange on February 8, 2001 ($27.95).</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Rights are initially carried and traded with the Common Stock of the Registrant. Value attributable to such Rights, if any, is reflected in the market price of the Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></B></P>
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<TD WIDTH=2% NOWRAP><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Item 3.</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><U>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</U></FONT></B></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">The following documents heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &quot;Commission&quot;) by R.R. Donnelley &amp;
Sons Company (the &quot;Company&quot;) are incorporated herein by reference:</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="98%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&#160;31, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section&#160;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&quot;Exchange Act&quot;), since December&#160;31, 1999.</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Exchange Act including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be 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 &quot;Incorporated Documents&quot;).</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=2%><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><U>Description of Securities</U></FONT></B></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH=2% NOWRAP><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Item 5.</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"> <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U></FONT></B></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=2% NOWRAP><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Item 6.</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U></FONT></B></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Reference is made to Section 145 (&quot;Section 145&quot;) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &quot;DGCL&quot;)
which provides for indemnification of directors and officers in certain circumstances.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision that is designed to limit the directors' liability to the extent
permitted by the DGCL and any amendments thereto. Specifically, directors will not be held personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability: (i) for a breach of the
duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payment of an improper dividend or improper repurchase of the Company's stock
under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The principal effect of the limitation of liability provision is that a stockholder is unable to prosecute an action for monetary
damages against a director of the Company unless the stockholder can demonstrate one of the specified bases for liability. This provision, however, does not eliminate or limit director liability arising in connection with causes of action brought under
the federal securities laws. While the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the personal liability of directors, it does not eliminate the directors' duty of care. The inclusion of the limitation of liability provision in the Company's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation may, however, discourage or deter stockholders or management from bringing a lawsuit against directors for a breach of their fiduciary duties, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise have benefited
the Company and its stockholders. This provision should not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission based upon a director's breach of the duty of care.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company's By-laws also provide that the Company will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
law. The Company is generally required to indemnify its directors and officers for all judgments, fines, settlements, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with pending or threatened legal proceedings because of the director's or officer's
position with the Company or another entity for which the director or officer serves at the Company's request, subject to certain conditions, and to advance funds to its directors and officers to enable them to defend against such proceedings. To receive
indemnification, the director or officer must have been successful in the legal proceedings or acted in good faith and in what was reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in the Company's best interest.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Section 145 and the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company maintains directors' and officers' liability
insurance coverage which insures the Company, its subsidiaries and the elected officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, against damages, judgments, settlements and costs incurred by reason of certain acts committed by such persons in
their capacities as officers and directors. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=2% NOWRAP><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Item 7.</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U></FONT></B></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=2%><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><U>Exhibits</U></FONT></B></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibits accompanying this Registration Statement are listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index.</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=2% NOWRAP><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Item 9.</FONT></B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"> <U>Undertakings</U></FONT></B></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="98%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&#160;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this 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 and of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&#160;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 &quot;Calculation of Registration Fee&quot; table in the
effective Registration Statement; and</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="98%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 <U>bona</U> <U>fide</U> offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="98%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this 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 <U>bona</U> <U>fide</U> offering thereof.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></P>

<P> </P>
<P ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>The Registrant</U>. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 16th day
of February, 2001.</FONT></P>

<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="72%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP WIDTH="28%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">R.R. DONNELLEY &amp; SONS COMPANY</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="72%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="28%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Monica M. Fohrman</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="72%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="28%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Monica M. Fohrman</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="72%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="28%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Secretary</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Monica M. Fohrman and Gregory A.
Stoklosa, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, including any filings under Rule&#160;462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, 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 their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on this 16th day of February, 2001.</FONT></P>

<P>
<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ William L. Davis
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">William L. Davis</FONT> </P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman, President and Chief Executive
<BR>
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Gregory A. Stoklosa
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Gregory A. Stoklosa</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
<BR>
Accounting Officer)</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> /s/ Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.</FONT> </P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Martha Layne Collins
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Martha Layne Collins</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ James R. Donnelley
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James R. Donnelley</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Judith H. Hamilton
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Judith H. Hamilton</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Thomas S. Johnson
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thomas S. Johnson</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ George A. Lorch
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">George A. Lorch</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="top">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT>
<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Oliver R. Sockwell
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Oliver R. Sockwell</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="47%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="20%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Bide L. Thomas
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Bide L. Thomas</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="47%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="20%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="33%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Stephen M. Wolf
<BR>
________________________
<BR>
</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stephen M. Wolf</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="47%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></P>
</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="20%">
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">February 16, 2001</FONT></P>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B></FONT></P>
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0">
<TR VALIGN="bottom">
<TH WIDTH="9%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Exhibit
<BR>
Number</FONT> <HR NOSHADE ALIGN="center" WIDTH="80%" SIZE="1"> </TH>
<TH WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="89%"> <DIV ALIGN="left"><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Description of Exhibit</FONT> </DIV>
<HR NOSHADE ALIGN="left" WIDTH="130" SIZE="1"> </TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">By-Laws (2).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Amendment to By-Laws adopted January 27, 2000 (2).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Rights Agreement dated as of April&#160;25 1996 between the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York (3).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">*23</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">*24</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Powers of Attorney (contained in the Signatures page to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">*99</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">R.R. Donnelley &amp; Sons Company 2000 Broad-Based Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<HR NOSHADE ALIGN="left" WIDTH="100" SIZE="1">
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=98% COLSPAN="2"> <DIV ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Filed herewith.</FONT></DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Exhibit 3(i) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996 (Commission File No. 1-4694).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Exhibits 3(ii)(a) and 3(ii)(b), respectively, to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (Commission File No. 1-4694).</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0>
<TR VALIGN=TOP>
<TD WIDTH=2%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=2%>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH=96%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, serif" SIZE="2">Filed on June 5, 1996 as Exhibit 4 to Form 8-A (Commission File No. 1-4694) </FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 16, 2001
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-1004130
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
77 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(Address of principal executive offices)
RR Donnelley & Sons Company
2000 Broad-Based Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Copy to:
Monica M. Fohrman, Secretary
Gary D. Gerstman
77 West Wacker Drive
Sidley & Austin
Chicago, Illinois 60601
One First National Plaza
(312) 326-8000
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
(312) 853-7000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be
registered
Amount to be
registered(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price per share
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $1.25
2,000,000 shares
$27.95 (2)
$55,900,000 (2)
$13,975
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
2,000,000 (3)
— (3)
— (3)
— (3)
(1)
Also registered hereby are such additional and indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock Purchase Rights ("Rights") as may become issuable because of
changes resulting from stock dividends, stock splits and similar changes.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and, pursuant to Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based upon the average of the high and low
sale prices of the Common Stock of the Registrant on the New York Stock Exchange on February 8, 2001 ($27.95).
(3)
Rights are initially carried and traded with the Common Stock of the Registrant. Value attributable 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 Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by R.R. Donnelley &
Sons Company (the "Company") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)     The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
(b)     All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), since December 31, 1999.
(c)     The description of the Rights contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Exchange Act including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
(d)     The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under the Exchange Act,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be 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 General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL")
which provides for indemnification of directors and officers in certain circumstances.
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision that is designed to limit the directors' liability to the extent
permitted by the DGCL and any amendments thereto. Specifically, directors will not be held personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability: (i) for a breach of the
duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) payment of an improper dividend or improper repurchase of the Company's stock
under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The principal effect of the limitation of liability provision is that a stockholder is unable to prosecute an action for monetary
damages against a director of the Company unless the stockholder can demonstrate one of the specified bases for liability. This provision, however, does not eliminate or limit director liability arising in connection with causes of action brought under
the federal securities laws. While the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the personal liability of directors, it does not eliminate the directors' duty of care. The inclusion of the limitation of liability provision in the Company's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation may, however, discourage or deter stockholders or management from bringing a lawsuit against directors for a breach of their fiduciary duties, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise have benefited
the Company and its stockholders. This provision should not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission based upon a director's breach of the duty of care.
The Company's By-laws also provide that the Company will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware
law. The Company is generally required to indemnify its directors and officers for all judgments, fines, settlements, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with pending or threatened legal proceedings because of the director's or officer's
position with the Company or another entity for which the director or officer serves at the Company's request, subject to certain conditions, and to advance funds to its directors and officers to enable them to defend against such proceedings. To receive
indemnification, the director or officer must have been successful in the legal proceedings or acted in good faith and in what was reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in the Company's best interest.
Pursuant to Section 145 and the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company maintains directors' and officers' liability
insurance coverage which insures the Company, its subsidiaries and the elected officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, against damages, judgments, settlements and costs incurred by reason of certain acts committed by such persons in
their capacities as officers and directors.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
The Exhibits accompanying this Registration Statement are listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index.
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;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 this 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 and 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
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)     That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this 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 of 1933 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 Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 16th day
of February, 2001.
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
By:   /s/ Monica M. Fohrman
Monica M. Fohrman
Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Monica M. Fohrman and Gregory A.
Stoklosa, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, including any filings under Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, 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 their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on this 16th day of February, 2001.
/s/ William L. Davis
________________________
William L. Davis
Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
February 16, 2001
/s/ Gregory A. Stoklosa
________________________
Gregory A. Stoklosa
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
February 16, 2001
/s/ Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
________________________
Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ Martha Layne Collins
________________________
Martha Layne Collins
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ James R. Donnelley
________________________
James R. Donnelley
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ Judith H. Hamilton
________________________
Judith H. Hamilton
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ Thomas S. Johnson
________________________
Thomas S. Johnson
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ George A. Lorch
________________________
George A. Lorch
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ Oliver R. Sockwell
________________________
Oliver R. Sockwell
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ Bide L. Thomas
________________________
Bide L. Thomas
Director
February 16, 2001
/s/ Stephen M. Wolf
________________________
Stephen M. Wolf
Director
February 16, 2001
INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1).
4.2
By-Laws (2).
4.3
Amendment to By-Laws adopted January 27, 2000 (2).
4.4
Rights Agreement dated as of April 25 1996 between the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York (3).
*23
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
*24
Powers of Attorney (contained in the Signatures page to this Registration Statement).
*99
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company 2000 Broad-Based Stock Incentive Plan
*
Filed herewith.
(1)
Exhibit 3(i) to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996 (Commission File No. 1-4694).
(2)
Exhibits 3(ii)(a) and 3(ii)(b), respectively, to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (Commission File No. 1-4694).
(3)
Filed on June 5, 1996 as Exhibit 4 to Form 8-A (Commission File No. 1-4694)