R.R. Donnelley To Acquire Financial Printing Business From Canadian Bank Note Company

Chicago, Illinois, USA, 20 September 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian Bank Note Company's financial printing assets and operations that include service facilities in Toronto and Montreal. The all-cash deal is expected to close in September.

"Canadian Bank Note's regulatory expertise and experience will enhance R.R. Donnelley's comprehensive resources and worldwide reputation for outstanding service," said Tom Juhase, President of RR Donnelley's Financial Services business.

R.R. Donnelley's Financial Services business comprises a network that serves the world's financial centers across 42 countries on six continents. R.R. Donnelley, the largest provider of printing and related services in North America, has a strong manufacturing presence across Canada through its merger with Moore Wallace in 2004. R.R. Donnelley has been recognized for its commitment to sound environmental practices and has achieved Forest Stewardship Council Certification for all of its U.S. and Canadian print production facilities. Its Global Capital Markets business has passed the rigorous Type II audit of SAS 70.

About R.R. Donnelley

R.R. Donnelley (NYSE:RRD) is the world's premier full-service provider of print and related services, including business process outsourcing. Founded more than 140 years ago, the company provides solutions in commercial printing, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, labels, forms, logistics, call centers, transactional print-and-mail, print management, online services, digital photography, color services, and content and database management to customers in the publishing, healthcare, advertising, retail, technology, financial services, and many other industries. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.rrdonnelley.com.

About Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited

Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited supplies printed products and related issuing and control systems in four business areas: Lottery, Identification, Payment, and Shareholder Services. The company has extensive manufacturing operations for printing currency, passports, visas, lottery tickets, postage, and related products, as well as the production of hardware devices such as passport and card readers and lottery terminals. In addition, the company has a large complement of engineers for designing software systems. Products, services and systems are now marketed in more than 40 countries.

Source: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company