Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Carroll Thomas M III
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RR Donnelley & Sons Co [RRD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Administrative Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601		 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 7,126 (1) (2) (3)
D
 

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Carroll Thomas M III
C/O R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
35 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60601		       Chief Administrative Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Deborah L. Steiner, Deborah L. Steiner, Attorney-In-Fact for Thomas M. Carroll III 10/01/2016
**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) Reflects one for three reverse stock split that was effective on October 1, 2016.
(2) Does not include restricted stock units, which are reflected as beneficially-owned and reported as shares of common stock. The number of restricted stock units has not yet been determined, as restricted stock units and performance share units over R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company ("RRD") common stock outstanding prior to October 1, 2016 will be adjusted (a) to give effect to the reverse stock split described in note 1 above, and (b) to give effect to the distribution by RRD of 80.75% of the common stock of LSC Communications, Inc. ("LSC") and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Donnelley Financial"), which occurred on October 1, 2016 (collectively, the "Spinoffs").
(3) (Continued from Footnote 2) The number of restricted stock units over RRD common stock will be determined after the date hereof pursuant to, with respect to the Spinoffs, an equitable adjustment in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2016, by and among RRD, LSC and Donnelley Financial and, with respect to the reverse stock split, pursuant to the RRD 2012 Performance Incentive Plan. The Reporting Person will amend this Form 3 when such information is available.
 
Remarks:
Thomas M. Carroll III became Chief Administrative Officer of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company on October 1, 2016. Exhibit Index Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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