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On October 21, 2010, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company ("R.R. Donnelley") and Bowne & Co., Inc. ("Bowne") issued a joint press release announcing that, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated February 23, 2010, among R.R. Donnelley, Bowne and Snoopy Acquisition, Inc., the termination date of the Merger Agreement had been extended as provided for in the Merger Agreement from October 23, 2010 to January 23, 2011. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:21%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 8pt"><B>Bowne & Co., Inc.</B>
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55 Water Street
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New York, NY 10041
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(212)&nbsp;924-5500
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Bowne Media Contact:</B></FONT>
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Director of Corporate Communications<BR>
212-658-5884<BR>
<B>pamela.blum@bowne.com</B></FONT>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Bryan Berndt<BR>
Treasurer<BR>
212-658-5817<BR>
<B>bryan.berndt@bowne.com</B></FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President, Communications<BR>
630-322-6830<BR>
<B>doug.fitzgerald@rrd.com</B></FONT>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Dave Gardella<BR>
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312-326-8155<BR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><U><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></U>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>RR DONNELLEY AND BOWNE EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE MERGER AND REAFFIRM EXPECTATIONS THAT ACQUISITION OF<BR>
BOWNE WILL CLOSE IN 2010</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CHICAGO and NEW YORK, October&nbsp;21, 2010 &#151; R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company</B>
<BR>
<B>(NASDAQ: RRD) and Bowne & Co., Inc. (NYSE: BNE)</B></FONT><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"> </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">announced today that pursuant to the
terms of the Merger Agreement entered into among RR Donnelley, Bowne and Snoopy Acquisition, Inc.
on February&nbsp;23, 2010, the termination date of the Merger Agreement has been extended as provided
for in the Merger Agreement from October&nbsp;23, 2010 to January&nbsp;23, 2011.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt">RR Donnelley and Bowne had previously disclosed on May&nbsp;12, 2010, that each had received a request
for additional information (commonly known as a &#147;second request&#148;) from the Federal Trade Commission
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the &#147;HSR Act&#148;).
Completion of the transaction remains subject to the expiration or termination of the waiting
period under the HSR Act and other customary closing conditions. RR Donnelley and Bowne continue to
expect the transaction to close during 2010.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 12pt"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><B>About RR Donnelley</B>
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RR Donnelley (NASDAQ: RRD) is a global provider of integrated communications. Founded more than 146
years ago, the company works collaboratively with more than 60,000 customers worldwide to develop
custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance ROI and ensure compliance. Drawing on a
range of proprietary and commercially available digital and conventional technologies deployed
across four continents, the company employs a suite of leading Internet based capabilities and
other resources to provide premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing products
and services to leading
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clients in virtually every private and public sector. For more information and for RR Donnelley&#146;s
Corporate Social Responsibility Report, visit the company&#146;s web site at
<U>http://www.rrdonnelley.com</U>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>About Bowne</B>
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Bowne provides shareholder and marketing communications services around the world. Dealmakers rely
on Bowne to handle critical capital markets communications with speed and accuracy. Compliance
professionals turn to Bowne to prepare and file regulatory and shareholder communications online
and in print. Investment managers and third party fund administrators count on Bowne&#146;s integrated
solutions to streamline their document processes and produce high quality communications for their
shareholders. Marketers look to Bowne to create and distribute customized, one-to-one
communications on demand. With 2,700 employees in 50 offices around the globe, Bowne has met the
ever-changing demands of its clients for more than 230&nbsp;years. For more information, please visit
<U>www.bowne.com</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Use of Forward-Looking Statements</B>
<BR>
This news release may contain &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; as defined in the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date of this news release and are based on current expectations and involve a number
of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially
from such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, unanticipated issues
associated with obtaining approvals to complete the transaction or other unexpected issues that
could impact the closing of the deal. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary
statements contained in each of RR Donnelley&#146;s and Bowne&#146;s filings with the SEC. Both RR Donnelley
and Bowne disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.


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