CHICAGO (October 16, 2008) R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company has concluded a Services and Marketing agreement with Thieme Amsterdam, a member company of Thieme Group. The agreement, which is effective immediately, gives both companies the ability to serve customers in the Netherlands and globally with comprehensive resources, including virtual datarooms (VENUE), translations and financial printing and communications.

Thieme Group is a leading graphics media provider in the Netherlands, offering services that include Print and Graphics, Publishing, ICT, and Communication and Design. With more than 1,500 employees, Thieme Group is the Netherlands' leading sheet-fed offset and on-demand printer and is also active in cold-set, heat-set and rotary printing.

"This agreement will enable customers to use our Virtual Dataroom product, VENUE, throughout the Netherlands and Benelux countries. In addition we will be able to offer corporate and financial services businesses in the Netherlands the ability to manage their capital markets transactions, including Virtual Datarooms and translation locally in Amsterdam, while also providing them access to RR Donnelley's global facilities," said Mark J. Williams, Senior Vice President and Managing Director for RR Donnelley's international Financial Services offering.

Freek Kleijkers, Managing Director of Thieme Amsterdam, stated, "This cooperative services agreement completes our range of financial services with the addition of translation and Virtual Dataroom services. This enables us to consolidate our position with our financial customers and also creates new opportunities. We are confident that this is a great fit to our customers' needs."

RR Donnelley's Financial Services offering comprises a network that spans 42 countries and six continents to serve the world's financial centers. RR Donnelley is the recognized leader in Asia Pacific and EMEA for the project management and printing of the region's Initial Public Offerings, mergers, equity and debt offerings, and U.S. compliance filings. RR Donnelley's Financial Services operations have passed the rigorous Type II audit of SAS 70.

More information can be found at http://capitalmarkets.rrdonnelley.com.