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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Knotts Daniel L.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RR Donnelley & Sons Co [RRD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Group President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RR DONNELLEY, 111 S. WACKER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2011 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (withholding for tax liability) 02/26/2011   F(1)   7,772 D $ 18.43 291,370 D   Common Stock (withholding for tax liability) 02/28/2011   F(1)   7,461 D $ 18.62 283,909 D   Common Stock 02/28/2011   A   65,000 A (2) 348,909 (3) D   Common Stock               25 I By son

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Share Units

(4)

02/28/2011

A

65,000

(4)

12/31/2014

Common Stock

65,000

(5)

65,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Knotts Daniel L. C/O RR DONNELLEY 111 S. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, IL 60606			Group President

Signatures

Jennifer Reiners, pursuant to power of attorney		03/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares were withheld as payment of a tax liability incident to vesting of restricted stock units issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
(2)	Company granted restricted stock units (RSUs) issued pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Plan. The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2012.
(3)	Includes 95,428 shares held directly, 1,202 shares held jointly with Mr. Knott's spouse, 135 shares held through dividend reinvestment plan and 252,144 restricted stock units.
(4)	Each performance share unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The PSUs are earned by acheiving a target level of performance measured against calculated cash flow targets during a three-year performance period beginning January 1, 2011 and ending December 31, 2013. Awards can range from 50% of the PSUs if the threshold is met up to a target of 100% of the PSUs if performance meets the specified levels. The amount reported above reflects the target amount of PSUs.
(5)	Company granted performance share unit issued pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Plan.

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