SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                September 2, 1999

                     CUNNINGHAM GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)


New Jersey                             0-24021                     22-3561164
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
   of Incorporation)                 File Number)            Identification No.)


5 Burma Road, Jersey City, New Jersey                        07305
(Address of principal executive office)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code:  (201) 217-1990


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          (Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







Item 5.  Other Events

     On  September  2,  1999,  Cunningham  Graphics  International,   Inc.  (the
"Company")  announced the completion of the acquisition of D&L Graphics,  Inc. A
copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

     The attached press release may contain forward-looking information. Readers
are cautioned that such information involves risks and uncertainties,  including
the  possibility  that events may occur which preclude  completion of pending or
future acquisitions by the Company.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Exhibit

          The following exhibit is filed herewith:

          99   Press release of Cunningham  Graphics  International,  Inc. dated
          September 2, 1999, related to the completion of the acquisition of D&L
          Graphics, Inc.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         Cunningham Graphics International, Inc.
                                                    (Registrant)


Dated: September 16, 1999                   By:  /s/ Robert M. Okin
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                                               Name:  Robert M. Okin
                                               Title:  Senior Vice President
                                               and Chief Financial Officer