PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/ — Capital/Financing Update 2008

Mar 7, 2008

8-K 1 y50860ke8vk.htm FORM 8-K 8-K PAGEBREAK

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2008

PITNEY BOWES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-3579	06-0495050
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

World Headquarters 1 Elmcroft Road Stamford, Connecticut 06926-0700 (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

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

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On November 16, 2004, Pitney Bowes Inc. (the “Company”) filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-120525) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), relating to the public offering, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of up to $2,500,000,000 of debt securities, preferred stock, preference stock, common stock, purchase contracts, depositary shares, warrants and units of the Company. On February 8, 2005, the Commission declared the Registration Statement, as amended by Amendment No. 1, effective. The Registration Statement and the definitive prospectus contained therein are collectively referred to as the “Prospectus”. On July 8, 2005, the Company filed a supplement to the Prospectus, dated July 6, 2005 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), relating to its Global Medium-Term Notes program.

On March 4, 2008, the Company made available to investors a pricing supplement, dated March 4, 2008, the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus, with respect to the issuance of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.60% Medium-Term Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”).

On March 4, 2008, the Company agreed to sell the Notes pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2005, by and among the Company and the distributors named therein and the Terms Agreement, dated March 4, 2008, by and among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (the “Terms Agreement”).

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, counsel to the Company, has delivered an opinion to the Company, dated March 7, 2008, regarding the legality of the Notes upon issuance and sale thereof on March 7, 2008. A copy of the opinion as to legality is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto. The Company also is filing a form of the global note representing the Notes and a copy of the Terms Agreement as part of this Form 8-K. See “Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits”.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

| 1(d)(1) | Terms Agreement, dated March 4, 2008, by and among the Company and
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |
| --- | --- |
| 4(d)(1) | Form of 5.60% Medium-Term Note due 2018 |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |

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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.
By:	/s/ Helen Shan
Name:	Helen Shan
Title:	Vice President and Treasurer

Date: March 7, 2008

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