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) September 30, 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
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(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 November 2, 1999, Cadmus Communications Corporation (the "Company") issued
the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 with respect to first quarter
financial results. C. Stephenson Gillispie, Jr., chairman, president and chief
executive officer, Bruce V. Thomas, executive vice president and chief operating
officer, and David E. Bosher, vice president, treasurer and chief financial
officer, 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-than-planned incentives and benefits.





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 November 2, 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