Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Knotts Daniel L.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RR Donnelley & Sons Co [RRD]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, 35 WEST WACKER DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2016
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
10/04/2016
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/01/2016   A   108,947 (1) A $ 0 344,698 (2) (3) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Knotts Daniel L.
C/O R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
35 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60601
  X     CEO and President  

Signatures

 /s/ Deborah L. Steiner, Deborah L. Steiner, Attorney-in-Fact for Daniel L. Knotts   10/18/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Reporting Person is filing an amendment to his Form 4, which was filed on October 4, 2016, in order to update the number of securities acquired and the amount of securities beneficially owned following the Reported Transaction. On October 1, 2016, Daniel L. Knotts was awarded restricted stock units ("RSUs") with a value of $2,375,000. Such grant represents 108,947 RSUs calculated based on the ten trading day volume weighted average price of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company ("RRD") common stock following the date of grant. Mr. Knotts' RSUs will vest ratably in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to Mr. Knotts' continued employment with RRD.
(2) Reflects impact of 1-for-3 reverse stock split by RRD, which was effective on October 1, 2016. Includes 83,382 shares of common stock held individually, 400 shares held jointly with spouse, 45 shares held in dividend reinvestment plan, as well as 151,924 RSUs held prior to the date of the Reported Transaction (after giving effect to the one for three reverse stock split that was effective on October 1, 2016 and the distribution by RRD of 80.75% of the common stock of LSC Communications, Inc. ("LSC") and Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. ("DFS"), which occurred on October 1, 2016.).
(3) This amount does not reflect 358,500 options over RRD common stock held prior to the date of the Reported Transaction (after giving effect to the one for three reverse stock split that was effective on October 1, 2016 and the distribution by RRD of 80.75% of the common stock of LSC and DFS, which occurred on October 1, 2016.)

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