FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Cummins Joanne O 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STANDARD REGISTER CO [SR] (Last) (First) (Middle) 600 ALBANY STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Chief Information Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DAYTON, OH 45417 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock (11) 33,972 D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Buy (1)	02/23/2006(4)	02/23/2015	Common Stock	3,000	$ 12.89	D	Â
Option to Buy (2)	02/22/2007(5)	02/22/2016	Common Stock	2,500	$ 17	D	Â
Option to Buy (2)	02/21/2008(6)	02/21/2017	Common Stock	2,000	$ 13.07	D	Â
Option to Buy (2)	02/25/2010(7)	02/25/2019	Common Stock	20,000	$ 4.7	D	Â
Option to Buy (2)	04/30/2010(8)	04/30/2019	Common Stock	21,200	$ 5.22	D	Â
Option to Buy (2)	03/02/2011(9)	03/02/2020	Common Stock	24,694	$ 5.82	D	Â
Option to Buy (3)	03/03/2012(10)	03/03/2021	Common Stock	48,077	$ 3.38	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cummins Joanne O 600 ALBANY STREET DAYTON, OH 45417	Â	Â	Â	Chief Information Officer

Signatures

/s/Gerard D. Sowar, by power of attorney for Joanne O. Cummins		01/12/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Granted pursuant to The Standard Register Company 1995 Stock Option Plan.
(2)	Granted pursuant to The Standard Register Company 2002 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan.
(3)	Granted pursuant to The Standard Register Company 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
(4)	The options are exercisable in equal increments on 2/23/06, 2/23/07, 2/23/08, 2/23/09.
(5)	The options are exercisable in equal increments on 2/22/07, 2/22/08, 2/22/09, 2/22/10.
(6)	The options are exercisable in equal increments on 2/21/08, 2/21/09, 2/21/10, 2/21/11.
(7)	The options are exercisable in equal increments on 2/25/10, 2/25/11, 2/25/12, 2/25/13.
(8)	The options are exercisable in equal increments on 4/30/10, 4/30/11, 4/30/12, 4/30/13.
(9)	The options are exercisable in equal increments on 3/2/11, 3/2/12, 3/2/13, 3/2/14.
(10)	The options are exercisable in equal increments on 3/3/12, 3/3/13, 3/3/14, 3/3/15.
(11)	28,304 shares are unvested shares subject to certain restrictions.

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