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BOWNE & CO., INC.
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ON MAY 12, 2010, BOWNE & CO., INC. (THE “COMPANY”) DISCLOSED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON A
FORM 8-K FILED WITH THE COMMISSION:
The Company received a request for additional information from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission
(“FTC”) with respect to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger with R.R. Donnelley &
Sons Company. The request for information from the FTC is part of the regulatory process under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The Company intends to respond
expeditiously to this request and continue to work cooperatively with the FTC in connection with
their review.
In addition, on May 12, 2010, in response to the merger control filing in Austria, the Republic of
Austria’s Federal Competition Authority advised that it does not object to the completion of the
merger transaction.
Completion of the transaction remains subject to the FTC approval under the HSR Act and other
customary closing conditions, including approval of the merger by the Company’s stockholders. The
Company has scheduled a special meeting of stockholders on May 26, 2010 for the stockholders to
consider and vote upon the merger. The Company continues to expect the transaction to close during
the second half of 2010.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In connection with the proposed merger of Snoopy Acquisition, Inc. with the Company pursuant
to which the Company will be acquired by RR Donnelley & Sons Company, the Company has filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 23, 2010, and has mailed to its
stockholders on or about April 26, 2010 a definitive proxy statement. Before making any voting
decision, stockholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement carefully and in its
entirety because it contains important information about the proposed merger. Stockholders may
obtain, free of charge, additional copies of the definitive proxy statement and other relevant
documents filed with the SEC from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders may also obtain a
free copy of the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents (when available) by
directing a request by mail or telephone to Bowne & Co., Inc., 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041,
Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone (212) 658-5805, or from the Company’s website,
www.bowne.com.
The Company and certain of its directors and executive officers may, under the rules of the SEC, be
deemed to be “participants” in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in
respect of the proposed merger. Information regarding the interests of such persons in the merger
and such persons’ beneficial ownership of Bowne & Co., Inc. common stock as of April 19, 2010 is
set forth in the definitive proxy statement described above.