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) July 31, 1998


                        CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   VIRGINIA                     0-12954                          54-1274108
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(State or other               (Commission                      (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of               File Number)                      Identification 
incorporation or                                                    Number)
organization) 



 6620 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 240, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA               23230
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)



REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE               (804) 287-5680
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ITEM 5.       OTHER EVENTS.

On July 30, 1998, Cadmus Communications Corporation (the "Company") issued the
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 with respect to fourth quarter and
year end financial results. C. Stephenson Gillispie, Jr., chairman, president
and chief executive officer, Bruce V. Thomas, senior vice president and chief
financial officer, and David E. Bosher, vice president and treasurer, read the
prepared remarks attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 on a conference call with
analysts, shareholders, prospective investors, and other interested parties.
Information in these documents relating to Cadmus' future prospects and
performance are "forward-looking statements," as defined by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.
Potential risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: (1) continuing
competitive pricing in the markets in which the Company competes, (2) the gain
or loss of significant customers or the decrease in demand from existing
customers, (3) the ability of the Company to continue to obtain improved
efficiencies and lower overall production costs, (4) changes in the Company's
product sales mix, (5) the effective integration of recent acquisitions, (6) the
performance of new management and leadership teams in the Company and its
divisions, (7) the impact of industry consolidation among key customers, and (8)
continued strength in the U.S. capital markets.









ITEM 7.       EXHIBITS.

         Exhibit 99.1               Press Release
         Exhibit 99.2               Prepared Remarks from Conference Call







                                   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 July 31, 1998.


                                            CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


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










                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         EXHIBIT


99.1     Press Release
99.2     Prepared Remarks from Conference Call