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
January 12, 2009 (January 12, 2009)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Pitney Bowes Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
1-3579 |
06-0495050 |
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(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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Attached as Exhibit 100 to this report are documents that contain information from the Registrant's Annual Filing on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2008, 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 the Registrant. 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.
(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
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.
January 12, 2009
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