SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): NOVEMBER 8, 1995

                       CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          VIRGINIA                    0-12954             54-1274108
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)             File Number)        Identification No.)

                       6620 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 500
                            RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23230
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

               REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
                                 (804) 287-5680




Item 2.     Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

     On November 1, 1995,  Cadmus  Communications  Corporation  ("Cadmus" or the
"Company")  consummated the purchase of the assets of The Software Factory, Inc.
("the Software Factory"), a provider of software packaging and media duplication
services.  Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Asset Purchase  Agreement
dated October 13, 1995 (the  "Agreement"),  among Cadmus,  the Software Factory,
and its  shareholders,  a copy of  which  is  filed  as  Exhibit  2  hereto  and
incorporated  herein by  reference , Cadmus  acquired  substantially  all of the
assets and  assumed  certain  liabilities  and  contractual  obligations  of the
Software Factory.

     The purchase  price for the assets was $13.5  million,  which included $2.0
million  value of Cadmus  common  stock and $11.5  million in current and future
cash payments.

     The purchase price was established through  arms-length  negotiations among
the parties.  The source of funds used to acquire the  Software  Factory will be
provided  from the  proceeds of the  issuance  of 1.7  million  shares of Cadmus
common  stock  to  be  received  on or  about  November  7,  1995,  pursuant  to
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-62655).

     There are no  material  relationships  between  the  Software  Factory  and
Cadmus, or any of Cadmus' affiliates, officers, directors or their associates.

     Cadmus has formed Cadmus  Software  Services,  Inc.,  doing business as the
Software Factory,  to market software packaging and media duplication  services.
Cadmus intends to continue to use the Norcross,  Georgia facilities for the same
or similar purposes.


Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)    Financial statements of The Software Factory, Inc.

            The financial  statements of Software  Factory are  incorporated  by
            reference  from Item 7 (a)  included  in Current  Report on Form 8-K
            dated October 16, 1995.

     (b)    Pro forma financial statements of Cadmus Communications Corporation

            The pro forma  financial  statements of Cadmus are  incorporated  by
            reference from Item 7 (b) included in the Current Report on Form 8-K
            dated October 16, 1995.

     (c)    Exhibits

            Index of Exhibits

                  Exhibit 2. Asset  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of October 13,
                  1995 among  Cadmus  Communications  Corporation  and  Software
                  Factory  - The  exhibits  to this  Agreement  are  omitted  in
                  accordance  with the  instructions  to Item 601 of  Regulation
                  S-K. A listing of such  exhibits  is found on page (vi) of the
                  Agreement   and  Cadmus   hereby   undertakes  to  supply  the
                  Commission supplementary with a copy of any such exhibits upon
                  request.






                                   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 November 8, 1995.


                        CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


                                    By:     /s./ C. Stephenson Gillispie, Jr.
                                            C. Stephenson Gillispie, Jr.
                                            Chairman of the Board, President,
                                            and Chief Executive Officer










                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit                                                                 Page


2           Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 13, 1995 
            among Cadmus Communications Corporation and The Software 
            Factory, Inc.