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EXHIBIT (iii)

PITNEY BOWES INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

$

660,711

 

$

914,490

 

$

811,668

 

$

608,390

 

$

593,657

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

250,540

 

 

228,418

 

 

193,174

 

 

161,650

 

 

166,856

 

Portion of rents representative of the interest factor

 

 

48,969

 

 

46,255

 

 

52,823

 

 

51,445

 

 

45,978

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

 

1,717

 

 

1,345

 

 

986

 

 

1,473

 

 

1,473

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Income as adjusted

 

$

961,937

 

$

1,190,508

 

$

1,058,651

 

$

822,958

 

$

807,964

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

250,540

 

$

228,418

 

$

193,174

 

$

161,650

 

$

166,856

 

Portions of rents representative of the interest factor

 

 

48,969

 

 

46,255

 

 

52,823

 

 

51,445

 

 

45,978

 

Minority interest, excluding taxes, in the income of subsidiary with fixed charges

 

 

33,412

 

 

21,819

 

 

16,512

 

 

8,338

 

 

5,701

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total fixed charges

 

$

332,921

 

$

296,492

 

$

262,509

 

$

221,433

 

$

218,535

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

 

2.89

 

 

4.02

 

 

4.03

 

 

3.72

 

 

3.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

(1)

The computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges has been computed by dividing income from continuing operations before income taxes as adjusted by fixed charges. Included in fixed charges is one-third of rental expense as the representative portion of interest.

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