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)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Group President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RR DONNELLEY, 111 S. WACKER DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/29/2010
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 03/29/2010   M   20,000 A $ 18.8 319,984 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2010   M   54,530 A $ 7.09 374,514 D  
Common Stock 03/29/2010   S   74,530 D $ 21.4366 (1) 299,984 (2) 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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.8 03/29/2010   M     20,000   (3) 03/26/2013 Common Stock 20,000 (4) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.09 03/29/2010   M     54,530   (5) 03/02/2019 Common Stock 54,530 (4) 163,590 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Knotts Daniel L.
C/O RR DONNELLEY
111 S. WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60606		       Group President  

Signatures

 Jennifer Reiners, pursuant to power of attorney   03/30/2010
**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) The reported price represents a weighted average sale price. The range of prices at which common stock was sold was $21.40 to $21.4875 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the staff, the issuer or a security holder full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2) Includes 72,253 shares held directly by Mr. Knotts, 1,202 shares held jointly with Mr. Knott's spouse, 135 shares held through dividend reinvestment plan and 226,394 restricted stock units.
(3) The option vested in whole on 3/26/2007.
(4) Company granted option issued pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(5) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 218,120 shares, vests in four equal annual installments beginning on March 2, 2010.

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