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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) MARCH 14, 1995
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-4694 36-1004130
(State or other (Commission file number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
77 WEST WACKER DRIVE,
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601
(Address of principal executive (Zip Code)
offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number (312) 326-8000
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ITEM 5. Other Events
On February 21, 1995, the company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the
company's 1994 Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, Report of Independent Public Accountants, Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition included as Exhibit 99 and incorporated by
reference therein. In the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, under the
heading "Commitments and Contingencies", the company disclosed the filing in
California state court of a purported class action lawsuit against its wholly
owned subsidiary, Metromail Corporation ("Metromail"), alleging, among other
things, that inclusion of certain information in Metromail databases resulted
in invasions of privacy in violation of laws. The case was removed from state
court to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and in
an order dated March 8, 1995 the U.S. District Court dismissed the lawsuit on
the joint motion of the parties. The U.S. District Court found, among other
things, that the action was not legally maintainable as a class action.
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SIGNATURE
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
March 14, 1995 /s/ Deborah M. Regan
Date
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Deborah M. Regan
Vice President and Secretary
(Authorized Officer)
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