Exhibit 99.2 Pro Forma Financial Information The accompanying Pro Forma Consolidated Income Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 and the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, and the Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 1997 are based on historical financial statements, adjusted to give effect to the intended disposal of Corporate Software & Technology and Modus Media International as though it had occurred at the beginning of the period presented. The pro forma financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and related notes thereto. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been attained had the disposal occurred in the earlier period. R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT (Thousands of dollars, except share data) Nine months ended September 30, 1997 --------------------------------------------- Discontinued Consolidated Operations Pro Forma ------------ ------------- ------------ current Presentation ------------ ------------ Net sales $4,537,584 $(1,089,544) $3,448,040 Cost of sales 3,754,436 (968,865) 2,785,571 ---------- ----------- ---------- Gross profit 783,148 (120,679) 662,469 Selling and administrative expenses 528,151 (151,944) 376,207 ---------- ----------- ---------- Earnings from operations 254,997 31,265 286,262 Other income (expense): Interest expense (67,262) - (67,262) Other income (expense), net 28,039 (9,352) 18,687 ---------- ----------- ---------- Earnings before income taxes 215,774 21,913 237,687 Provision for income taxes 76,600 (254) 76,346 ---------- ----------- ---------- Income from continuing operations 139,174 (22,167) 161,341 Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes - (22,167) (22,167) ---------- ----------- ---------- Net income $ 139,174 $ - $ 139,174 ========== =========== ========== Per common share: Continuing operations $ 0.95 $ 15 $ 1.10 Discontinued operations - (.15) (.15) ---------- ----------- ---------- Net income $ 0.95 $ - $ 0.95 ========== =========== ========== Page 1 R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT (Thousands of dollars, except share data) Nine months ended September 30, 1996 ------------------------------------------- Discontinued Consolidated Operations Pro Forma ------------------------------------------- Net sales $4,697,316 $(1,068,839) $3,628,477 Cost of sales 3,883,249 (953,996) 2,929,253 ---------- ----------- ---------- Gross profit 814,067 (114,843) 699,224 Selling and administrative expenses 520,692 (131,593) 389,099 Restructuring charges 560,632 (118,924) 441,708 ---------- ----------- ---------- Loss from operations (267,257) 135,674 (131,583) Other income (expense): Interest expense (71,614) - (71,614) Gain on stock offerings of subsidiaries 44,158 - 44,158 Other income (expense), net 30,757 (18,180) 12,577 ---------- ----------- ---------- Loss before income taxes (263,956) 117,494 (146,462) Provision for income taxes (9,182) 35,492 26,310 ---------- ----------- ---------- Loss from continuing operations (254,774) 82,002 (172,772) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes - (82,002) (82,002) ---------- ----------- ---------- Net loss $ (254,774) $ - $ (254,774) ========== =========== ========== Per common share: Continuing operations $ (1.66) $ 0.53 $ (1.13) Discontinued operations - (0.53) (0.53) ---------- ----------- ---------- Net loss $ (1.66) $ - $ (1.66) ========== =========== ========== 2 R. 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DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT (Thousands of dollars, except share data) Year ended December 31, 1996 -------------------------------------------- Discontinued Consolidated Operations Pro Forma ------------ ------------ ---------- Net sales $6,559,554 $(1,526,369) $5,033,185 Cost of sales 5,436,555 (1,374,297) 4,062,258 ---------- ----------- ---------- Gross profit 1,122,999 (152,072) 970,927 Selling and administrative expenses 698,343 (180,076) 518,267 Restructuring charges 560,632 (118,924) 441,708 ---------- ----------- ---------- (Loss) earnings from operations (135,976) 146,928 10,952 Other income (expense): Interest expense (95,482) - (95,482) Gain on stock offerings of subsidiaries 80,041 - 80,041 Other income (expense), net 40,940 (24,139) 16,801 ---------- ----------- ---------- (Loss) earnings before income taxes (110,477) 122,789 12,312 Provision for income taxes 47,146 36,634 83,780 ---------- ----------- ---------- Loss from continuing operations (157,623) 86,155 (71,468) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes - (86,155) (86,155) ---------- ----------- ---------- Net loss $ (157,623) $ - $ (157,623) ========== =========== ========== Per common share Continuing operations $ (1.04) $ 0.57 $ (0.47) Discontinued operations - (0.57) (0.57) ---------- ----------- ---------- Net loss $ (1.04) $ - $ (1.04) ========== =========== ========== 3 R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT (Thousands of dollars, except share data) Year ended December 31, 1995 -------------------------------------------- Discontinued Consolidated Operations Pro Forma ------------ ------------ ----------- Net Sales $6,413,213 $(1,363,616) $5,049,597 Cost of sales 5,203,821 (1,166,296) 4,037,525 ---------- ----------- ---------- Gross profit 1,209,392 (197,320) 1,012,072 Selling and administrative expenses 649,983 (152,581) 497,402 ---------- ----------- ---------- Earnings from operations 559,409 (44,739) 514,670 Other income (expense): Interest expense (109,759) - (109,759) Other income (expense), net (10,118) 4,247 (5,871) ---------- ----------- ---------- Earnings before income taxes 439,532 (40,492) 399,040 Provision for income taxes 140,739 (17,651) 123,088 ---------- ----------- ---------- Income from continuing operations 298,793 (22,841) 275,952 Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes - 22,841 22,841 ---------- ----------- ---------- Net income $ 298,793 $ - $ 298,793 ========== =========== ========== Per common share: Continuing operations $ 1.95 $ (.15) $ 1.80 Discontinued operations - .15 0.15 ---------- ----------- ---------- Net income $ 1.95 $ - $ 1.95 ========== =========== ========== 4 R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT (Thousands of dollars, except share data) Year ended December 31, 1994 ------------------------------------------- Discontinued Consolidated Operations Pro Forma ------------ ------------ ---------- Net sales $4,839,085 $(626,025) $4,213,060 Cost of sales 3,888,793 (517,221) 3,371,572 ---------- --------- ---------- Gross profit 950,292 (108,804) 841,488 Selling and administrative expenses 490,861 (76,898) 413,963 ---------- --------- ---------- Earnings from operations 459,431 (31,906) 427,525 Other income (expense): Interest expense (53,493) - (53,493) Other income (expense), net (10,934) (220) (11,154) ---------- --------- ---------- Earnings before income taxes 395,004 (32,126) 362,878 Provision for income taxes 126,401 (12,850) 113,551 ---------- --------- ---------- Income from continuing operations 268,603 (19,276) 249,327 Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes - 19,276 19,276 ---------- --------- ---------- Net income $ 268,603 $ - $ 268,603 ========== ========= ========== Per common share: Continuing operations $ 1.75 $ (.13) $ 1.62 Discontinued operations - .13 .13 ---------- --------- ---------- Net income $ 1.75 $ - $ 1.75 ========== ========= ========== 5 R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Thousands of dollars) As of September 30, 1997 ------------------------------------------- Discontinued Loss on Consolidated Operations Subtotal Disposal(a) Pro-forma ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ASSETS Cash and equivalents $ 66,462 $ (18,839) $ 47,623 $ $ 47,623 Receivables, net 1,145,852 (320,416) 825,436 825,436 Inventories, net 299,571 (59,562) 240,009 240,009 Prepaid expenses 117,653 (21,207) 96,446 96,446 ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Total current assets 1,629,538 (420,024) 1,209,514 1,209,514 Property, plant and equipment at cost 4,452,690 (232,482) 4,220,208 4,220,208 Accumulated depreciation (2,485,486) 129,582 (2,355,904) (2,355,904) ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Net property, plant, and equipment 1,967,204 (102,900) 1,864,304 1,864,304 Goodwill and other intangibles, net 498,361 (93,296) 405,065 405,065 Other noncurrent assets 662,526 (48,666) 613,860 613,860 Net assets of discontinued operations - 341,811 341,811 (100,000) 241,811 ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Total assets $ 4,757,629 $(323,075) $ 4,434,554 $(100,000) $ 4,334,554 =========== ========= =========== ========= =========== LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 459,551 $(165,816) $ 293,735 $ 293,735 Accrued compensation 187,644 (22,897) 164,747 164,747 Current and deferred income taxes 81,884 (4,123) 77,761 77,761 Other accrued liabilities 342,729 (88,193) 254,536 254,536 Short-term debt 33,296 - 33,296 33,296 ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Total current liabilities 1,105,104 (281,029) 824,075 824,075 Deferred income taxes 251,908 7,470 259,378 (40,000) 219,378 Long-term debt 1,330,919 - 1,330,919 1,330,919 Other noncurrent liabilities 411,013 (49,516) 361,497 361,497 Shareholders' equity: Common stock 320,962 - 320,962 320,962 Retained earnings 1,523,941 - 1,523,941 (60,000) 1,463,941 Unearned compensation (10,780) - (10,780) (10,780) Reacquired common stock (175,438) - (175,438) (175,438) ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Total shareholders' equity 1,658,685 - 1,658,685 (60,000) 1,598,685 ----------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 4,757,629 $(323,075) $ 4,434,554 $(100,000) $ 4,334,554 =========== ========= =========== ========= =========== (a) Adjustments reflect the fourth quarter charge to adjust the carrying value of the discontinued operations. 6