8-K
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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):   October 27, 2004

Bowne & Co., Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   1-05842   13-2618477
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
          
345 Hudson Street, New York, NY       10014
(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

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 2.02 Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE


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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated October 27, 2004 announcing results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004

Item 2.02 Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 27, 2004, Bowne & Co., Inc issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. 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.

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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.
(Registrant)
          
October 27, 2004   By:   /s/ C. Cody Colquitt
       
        Name: C. Cody Colquitt
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  Press release of Bowne & Co., Inc. dated October 27, 2004 announcing results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004

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