ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 14--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Merrill Corporation today announced that it has filed a registrationstatement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with aproposed initial public offering of its common stock. The proposed offering will include shares sold by Merrill Corporation and by certain of Merrill's stockholders including DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC will be acting as joint book-running managers and Piper Jaffray & Co. will be a co-manager. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. The offering will be made only by means of aprospectus. When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Prospectus Department, Floor 25, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, (212) 250-2500 or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Prospectus Department, Eleven Madison Avenue, Level 1B, New York, NY 10010, (212) 325-2580. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration orqualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. About Merrill Corporation Merrill Corporation, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a leading provider of outsourcing solutions for various complex business communication and information management needs. Merrill's services include document and datamanagement, litigation support, branded communication programs, fulfillment,imaging and printing. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-lookingstatements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. A discussion of the factors that could cause results to differ materially is included in Merrill Corporation's Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Merrill Corporation CONTACT Craig Levinsohn of Merrill Corporation +1-651-632-4505 [email protected] --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--