Bowne & Co., Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   October 21, 2010

Bowne & Co., Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-05842 13-2618477
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
55 Water Street, New York, New York   10041
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   212-924-5500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 21, 2010, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company ("R.R. Donnelley") and Bowne & Co., Inc. ("Bowne") issued a joint press release announcing that, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated February 23, 2010, among R.R. Donnelley, Bowne and Snoopy Acquisition, Inc., the termination date of the Merger Agreement had been extended as provided for in the Merger Agreement from October 23, 2010 to January 23, 2011. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

99.1 Joint Press Release of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Bowne & Co., Inc., dated October 21, 2010.





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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.
          
October 21, 2010   By:   /s/ Scott L. Spitzer
       
        Name: Scott L. Spitzer
        Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Joint Press Release of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company and Bowne & Co., Inc., dated October 21, 2010.