UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- 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): February 17, 2000 CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION --------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) Virginia (State or other jurisdiction 0-12954 54-1274108 of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 6620 West Broad Street, Suite 240 Richmond, Virginia 23230 (804) 287-5680 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ------------------------ Item 5. Other Events. On February 17, 2000, the Board of Directors of Cadmus Communications Corporation (the "Company") authorized an amendment to the Company's shareholder rights agreement dated as of February 15, 1999 (the "Rights Agreement"). Pursuant to the amendment, the definition of "Acquiring Person" contained in the Rights Agreement has been amended to prevent the Rights Agreement from being triggered in certain specified circumstances or inadvertently. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit 99.1 Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2000, between Cadmus Communications Corporation and First Union National Bank. 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 on February 28, 2000. CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION By: /s/ Bruce V. Thomas --------------------------------------------- Bruce V. Thomas Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary Exhibit Index Exhibit Exhibit 99.1 Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2000, between Cadmus Communications Corporation and First Union National Bank.