UNITED STATES

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):

     
    April 4, 2005





 
Bowne & Co., Inc.



(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)






     
     
     
     
     




    Delaware

     
    1-05842

     
    13-2618477


     

     
     

     
     


    (State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

     
    (Commission

File Number)

     
    (I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


     
     
     
     
     


    345 Hudson Street, New

York, New York

     
     
     
    10014


     

     
     
     
     


    (Address of principal

executive offices)

     
     
     
    (Zip Code)


     
     
     
     
     


    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
     
    212-924-5500


     
     
     
     
     


    Not Applicable



     


    Former name or former address, if changed since last report






 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 
Item 8.01. Other Events
 
 
This Form 8-K has been furnished by Bowne & Co., Inc. (the “Company”) solely for the purpose of participation in the
SEC’s voluntary XBRL Pilot Project, and incorporates by reference our Form 8-K filed February 17,
2005, which presented the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2004. Users
of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the financial information
contained in the XBRL-Related Document is unaudited.
 
 

 
SIGNATURES


 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 




     
     
     




     
     
    
Bowne & Co., Inc.


    April 4, 2005
     
    
By: Scott L. Spitzer
 
Name: Scott L. Spitzer

Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary






 



 
Exhibit Index


 
This Form 8-K has been furnished by Bowne & Co., Inc. (the “Company”) solely for the purpose of participation in the
SEC’s voluntary XBRL Pilot Project, and incorporates by reference our Form 8-K filed February 17,
2005, which presented the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2004. Users
of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the financial information
contained in the XBRL-Related Document is unaudited.
 




     
     
     


    Exhibit No.
     
    Description





    
EX-100.INS

     
    XBRL Instance Document


    
EX-100.SCH

     
    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document


    
EX-100.PRE

     
    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


    
EX-100.LAB

     
    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document


    
EX-100.CAL

     
    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document