UNITED STATES

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


April 6, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Pitney Bowes Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

1-3579

06-0495050

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission file number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

World Headquarters

1 Elmcroft Road

Stamford, Connecticut 06926-0700

(Address of principal executive offices)

(203) 356-5000

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 8.01.      OTHER EVENTS


Attached as Exhibit 100 to this report are documents that contain information from Pitney Bowes Inc.'s Annual Filing on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2009, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).

Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the information contained in XBRL documents is unaudited and these are not the official publicly filed financial statements of Pitney Bowes Inc.  The purpose of submitting these XBRL-formatted documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result, investors should continue to rely on the official version of the furnished documents and not rely on this information in making investment decisions.

In accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.


ITEM 9.01.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)      Exhibits

            Exhibit No.                Description

EX-100.INS               XBRL Report Instance Document

EX-100.SCH              XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

EX-100.PRE               XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

EX-100.CAL              XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

EX-100.LAB              XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

EX-100.DEF              XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document



Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K and any exhibits to this Report may contain "forward-looking statements" about our expected future business and financial performance.  Pitney Bowes Inc. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments.  Words such as "estimate," "project," "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the uncertain economic environment, including adverse impacts on customer demand, timely development and acceptance of new products or gaining product approval; successful entry into new markets; changes in interest rates; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in tax rates; and negative income tax adjustments for prior audit years and changes in tax laws or regulations; as more fully outlined in the company's 2008 Form 10-K Annual Report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

 


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.                 

 

April 6, 2009




                   /s/ S.J. Green                                         

S.J. Green                            

Vice President Finance and    

Chief Accounting Officer       

(Principal Accounting Officer)





EXHIBIT INDEX              



Exhibit No.                  Description

EX-100.INS               XBRL Report Instance Document

EX-100.SCH              XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

EX-100.PRE               XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

EX-100.CAL              XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

EX-100.LAB              XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

EX-100.DEF              XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document