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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

May 13, 2015 (May 11, 2015)
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.)

3001 Summer Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06926
(Address of principal executive offices)

(203) 356-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)
The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 11, 2015.

(b)
Each of the matters submitted to the stockholders was approved by the requisite voting power required for approval of the respective proposal. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company for a one year term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Director Nominee
Vote For
Vote Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
Linda G. Alvarado
150,153,643
1,758,937
466,100
22,045,471
Anne M. Busquet
151,294,354
612,524
471,802
22,045,471
Roger Fradin
151,149,880
774,024
484,776
22,045,471
Anne Sutherland Fuchs
150,670,344
1,240,224
468,112
22,045,471
S. Douglas Hutcheson
151,492,508
395,932
490,240
22,045,471
Marc B. Lautenbach
151,348,147
561,896
468,637
22,045,471
Eduardo R. Menascé
149,892,445
1,974,154
512,081
22,045,471
Michael I. Roth
148,953,090
2,939,368
486,222
22,045,471
David L. Shedlarz
150,879,806
1,006,539
492,335
22,045,471
David B. Snow, Jr.
151,033,897
825,721
519,062
22,045,471

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Appointment of the Independent Accountants for 2015
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

Vote For
Vote Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
173,075,904
929,383
418,864
N/A

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved. The voting results were as follows:
Vote For
Vote Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
148,637,098
2,319,367
1,422,215
22,045,471

The board of directors and the Executive Compensation Committee will consider the voting results when making future decisions regarding the executive compensation program.

    




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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
Pitney Bowes Inc.
 
 
May 13, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Amy C. Corn
 
Amy C. Corn
 
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Governance Officer