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)    August 10, 1999
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                       CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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



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 August 10, 1999, 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) the
effective integration of recent acquisitions, (2) continuing competitive pricing
in the markets in which the Company competes, (3) the gain or loss of
significant customers or the decrease in demand from existing customers, (4) the
ability of the Company to continue to obtain improved efficiencies and lower
overall production costs, (5) changes in the Company's product sales mix, (6)
the performance of new management and leadership teams in the Company and its
divisions, (7) the impact of industry consolidation among key customers, (8) the
ability of the Company to operate profitably and effectively with higher levels
of indebtedness and (9) the ability to retain key employees and managers in
light of lower incentives and benefits, and (10) other factors discussed from
time to time in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We are not required to, and may not, update any forward-looking statements we
make.


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 August 10, 1999.


                              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