8-K

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): August 13, 2002

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	1-4694	36-1004130
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identificaiton No.)
77 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois		60601
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (312) 326-8000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 13, 2002, William L. Davis, principal executive officer of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, and Gregory A. Stoklosa, principal financial officer of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a statement under oath regarding facts and circumstances relating to the accuracy of the Company’s financial statements and each of their consultations with the Company’s audit committee, as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “Order Requiring the Filing of Sworn Statements Pursuant to Section 21(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934”.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.
99.1	Statement Under Oath of William L. Davis, Principal Executive Officer of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.
99.2	Statement Under Oath of Gregory A. Stoklosa, Principal Financial Officer of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

Date: August 14, 2002

/S/    MONICA M. FOHRMAN        

By:                                                                                                           

      Monica M. Fohrman

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Statement Under Oath of William L. Davis, Principal Executive Officer of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.
99.2	Statement Under Oath of Gregory A. Stoklosa, Principal Financial Officer of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer Regarding Facts and

Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings

I, William L. Davis, state and attest that:

(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

· no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

· no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).

(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company’s audit committee.

(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a “covered report”:

· Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company;

· all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and

· any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/S/    WILLIAM L. DAVI S William L. Davis August 13, 2002 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of August, 2002. /S/    GEORGIANNA C. REEDER Notary Public My Commission Expires 3-24-2006

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer Regarding Facts and

Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings

I, Gregory A. Stoklosa, state and attest that:

(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the covered reports of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, and, except as corrected or supplemented in a subsequent covered report:

· no covered report contained an untrue statement of a material fact as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and

· no covered report omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the end of the period covered by such report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).

(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the Company’s audit committee.

(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if filed on or before the date of this statement, is a “covered report”:

· Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company;

· all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company filed with the Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K identified above; and

· any amendments to any of the foregoing.

/S/    GREGORY A. STOKLOSA Gregory A. Stoklosa August 13, 2002 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of August, 2002. /S/    GEORGIANNA C. REEDER Notary Public My Commission Expires 3-24-2006