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Donnelley Secures Large Deals

CHICAGO—RR Donnelley recently signed a trio of long-term contracts, including an extension of the agreement to produce all of R.H. Donnelley's current telephone directories, worth $400 million. RRD also captured a $280 million, multi-year accord to print magazines and books for Meredith Corp. Finally, Donnelley netted a $60 million, multi-year deal to produce the entire stable of magazine titles by Penton Media, a business-to-business publisher of about 50 titles.