CHICAGO and MENASHA, Wis., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE:RRD) and Banta Corporation (NYSE:BN) jointly announced today the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott- Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with RR Donnelley’s previously announced agreement to acquire Banta Corporation for $1.3 billion. The acquisition, subject to other customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed by mid-January 2007.
About RR Donnelley
RR Donnelley (NYSE:RRD) is the world’s premier full-service provider of print and related services, including business process outsourcing. Founded more than 140 years ago, the company provides solutions in commercial printing, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, labels, forms, logistics, call centers, transactional print-and-mail, print management, online services, digital photography, color services, and content and database management to customers in the publishing, healthcare, advertising, retail, technology, financial services and many other industries. The largest companies in the world and others rely on RR Donnelley’s scale, scope and insight through a comprehensive range of online tools, variable printing services and market-specific solutions. For more information, visit the company’s web site at http://www.rrdonnelley.com/.
About Banta Corporation
Banta Corporation is a technology and market leader in printing and supply-chain management services. Its integrated approach provides a comprehensive combination of printing, binding and digital imaging solutions to leading publishers and direct marketers. Banta excels at helping customers find unique solutions to the complex challenges of getting their products and communications to market. Banta focuses on five printing services segments: books, special-interest magazines, catalogs, direct marketing and literature management. Banta’s global supply-chain management business provides a wide range of outsourcing capabilities to some of the world’s largest companies. Services range from materials sourcing, product configuration and customized kitting, to order fulfillment and global distribution. For more information, visit the company’s web site at http://www.banta.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. Such factors include, among others, anticipated issues associated with obtaining approvals to complete the transaction or other unexpected issues that could impact the closing of the deal. Readers are strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements contained in each of RR Donnelley’s and Banta’s filings with the SEC. Both RR Donnelley and Banta disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statements.
FCMN Contact: dan.leib@rrd.com
Source: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company; Banta Corporation
CONTACT: Media: Doug Fitzgerald, Senior Vice President Marketing &
Communications, +1-630-322-6830, doug.fitzgerald@rrd.com, or Investor: Dan
Leib, Senior Vice President Finance, +1-312-326-7710, dan.leib@rrd.com, both
of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company; or Investor/Media: Mark Fleming, Director,
Investor and Corporate Communications of Banta Corporation, +1-920-751-7713
