RR Donnelley Names Daniel L. Knotts Chief Operating Officer

CHICAGO, Dec 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (Nasdaq:RRD) today announced that Daniel L. Knotts is being named Chief Operating Officer, succeeding John R. Paloian who is retiring after over 25 years in the industry and having served for more than five years as the company's COO. Mr. Knotts has most recently been the company's Group President, with responsibility for global sales, operations, information technology, logistics, financial services, business process outsourcing operations, strategic sourcing and Environmental, Health and Safety.

"We are very grateful to John Paloian for his leadership and vision, which have helped to drive RR Donnelley's continuing transformation into a global provider of content creation, management, distribution and processing services," said Thomas J. Quinlan III, the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. "John has also worked closely with Dan Knotts to enable him to step seamlessly into the COO position. Dan is exceptionally well prepared to undertake this important role, particularly as he has been instrumental in leading and managing RR Donnelley's global services offerings, which include our fast growing Logistics sector." Knotts, 48, joined RR Donnelley in 1986 and has served in a variety of accounting, operations, sales leadership and general management roles with progressively more responsibility, including as CEO of RR Donnelley's global Financial Services offering.

About RR Donnelley RR Donnelley (Nasdaq:RRD) is a global provider of integrated communications. The company works collaboratively with more than 60,000 customers worldwide to develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, drive top-line growth, 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 services to clients in virtually every private and public sector.

For more information, and for RR Donnelley's Global Social Responsibility Report, visit the company's web site at http://www.rrdonnelley.com.

Use of Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contain "forward-looking statements" 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. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements contained in RR Donnelley's filings with the SEC. RR Donnelley disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: Media Contact: Doug Fitzgerald, Executive Vice President Communications: Tel: +1 630-322-6830 E-mail: doug.fitzgerald@rrd.com Investor Contact: Dave Gardella, Senior Vice President Finance: Tel: +1 312-326-8155 E-mail: david.a.gardella@rrd.com http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti nf=MTMjMTAwMTY1ODYjMjEyMTU=

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