CHICAGO, Nov. 7 R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company today announced that it intends to offer a new series of debt securities. The aggregate principal amount of the new series is expected to be approximately $200 million with an intermediate maturity. The company intends to use the proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of outstanding commercial paper indebtedness. The company will issue these securities from its existing debt shelf registration statement. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, and any offering of these securities shall be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, or by contacting R.R. Donnelley.