Edgar Filing: BOWNE & CO INC

FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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 10, 2008

Bowne & Co., Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-05842	13-2618477

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


55 Water Street, New York, New York		10041

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-924-5500

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Item 2.02 Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 10, 2008, Bowne & Co., Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated November 10, 2008 announcing results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008

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.


	Bowne & Co., Inc.
November 10, 2008	By:	/s/ John J. Walker
		Name:	John J. Walker
		Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of Bowne & Co., Inc. dated November 10, 2008 announcing results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.