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Use data from the Standard & Poor's Market Insight Database at www.mhhe.com/edumarketinsight to answer the following questions.

  1. Select the Company tab and enter ticker symbol RRD. Click on the Company Profile in the Compustat Reports section. What kind of firm is Donnelley & Sons?
  2. Open the S&P Stock Report for Donnelley. How many shares of the company's stock are outstanding? How many stockholders are there? Is Insider Activity rated as unfavorable, neutral, or favorable?
  3. Open the most recently available Proxy Statement for Donnelley (under the EDGAR heading). Locate the section that describes the stock ownership. How many total shares are held by directors and officers? Approximately what percentage is this of the total number of shares outstanding?
  4. Look at the Executive Compensation section, which lists data for executives' salaries and other benefits. How much of each executive's compensation is in the form of stock awards? How much is in the form of option awards? Compare these numbers with the executives' salaries.
  5. Scroll down further in the Proxy Statement to see what other kinds of benefits executives received. What types of benefits are listed in this section?
  6. How might stock awards, option awards, and other benefits affect Donnelley's agency costs?







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