-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GkrxqftP/F+QBUuMHuwU9qQyOtcHSBW2bTDr2BfqLXBYzU3x7jpRXvF5Y5I8EuXT RM835sewKlYjAfCbfZy7qg== 0000930413-08-005342.txt : 20080905 0000930413-08-005342.hdr.sgml : 20080905 20080905162430 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-08-005342 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080905 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080905 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000078814 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OFFICE MACHINES, NEC [3579] IRS NUMBER: 060495050 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03579 FILM NUMBER: 081058887 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: WORLD HEADQUARTERS 61-11 STREET 2: ONE ELMCROFT ROAD CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06926 BUSINESS PHONE: 2033565000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WORLD HEADQUARTERS 61-11 CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06926 10-Q/A 1 c54837_10qa.htm c54837_10qa.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A
Amendment No. 1

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended Commission File Number 1-3579
June 30, 2008  

PITNEY BOWES INC.

Incorporated in Delaware I.R.S. Employer Identification
  No. 06-0495050

World Headquarters
1 Elmcroft Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06926-0700

(203) 356-5000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ      No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ      Accelerated filer o       Non-accelerated filer o      Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell Company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o      No þ

There were 207,783,923 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 29, 2008.

 



Pitney Bowes Inc. 10-Q/A Introductory Note

Pitney Bowes is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (“Amendment No. 1”) to include required disclosures regarding submission of matters to a vote of security holders (Part II – Item 4). This information was inadvertently omitted from the Original Filing on August 7, 2008.

Unaffected items have not been repeated in this Amendment No. 1.

 



Part II – Other Information

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during our annual meeting of stockholders held on May 12, 2008.

      Votes For   Votes Against   Abstain
1.    Election of Directors:            
  Rodney C. Adkins   179,150,866   4,632,511   2,049,378
  Michael J. Critelli   177,728,593   6,034,891   2,069,271
  Murray D. Martin   177,971,443   5,896,115   1,965,197
  Michael I. Roth   177,677,696   6,019,607   2,135,452
  Robert E. Weissman   179,321,626   4,508,372   2,002,757
 
2. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP            
  as independent registered public accountants   180,010,148   3,859,648   1,962,959

The following other directors continued their term of office after the annual meeting of stockholders.

Linda G. Alvarado Ernie Green Eduardo R. Menascé
Anne M. Busquet James H. Keyes David L. Shedlarz
Anne Sutherland Fuchs John S. McFarlane David B. Snow, Jr.

There were no broker non-votes for matters submitted at the annual meeting of stockholders.


Item 6: Exhibits

           See Index of Exhibits.

 



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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    PITNEY BOWES INC.
 
 
 
 
September 5, 2008    
 
 
 
 
    /s/ Michael Monahan
    Michael Monahan
    Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
    /s/ S. J. Green
    S. J. Green
    Vice President – Finance and
    Chief Accounting Officer
    (Principal Accounting Officer)

 




Index of Exhibits

Reg. S-K    
Exhibits    Description
 
(31.1)   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
    2002
 
(31.2)   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
    2002

 



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Exhibit (31.1)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Murray D. Martin, certify that:

1.     

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A Amendment 1 of Pitney Bowes Inc.;

 
2.

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 
3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 
4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
  a.     

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 
  b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
  c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

 
  d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 
5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
  a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
  b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: September 5, 2008


/s/ Murray D. Martin
Murray D. Martin
Chief Executive Officer



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Exhibit (31.2)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael Monahan, certify that:

1.     

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A Amendment 1 of Pitney Bowes Inc.;

 
2.

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 
3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 
4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
  a.     

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 
  b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
  c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

 
  d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 
5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
  a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
  b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: September 5, 2008


/s/ Michael Monahan
Michael Monahan
Chief Financial Officer



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