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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 3, 2021

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.)

Address:3001 Summer Street,Stamford,Connecticut06926
Telephone Number:(203)356-5000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $1 par value per sharePBINew York Stock Exchange
6.70% Notes due 2043PBI.PRBNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Act.




ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
(a) Pitney Bowes Inc. (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 3, 2021.
(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 nomineeds for election to the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company at the Annual Meeting received the number of votes reported below:
Director NomineeVote ForVote AgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
Anne M. Busquet104,886,0636,214,168299,61319,041,953
Robert M. Dutkowsky101,470,1759,588,010341,65919,041,953
Anne Sutherland Fuchs107,253,8303,843,308302,70619,041,953
Mary J. Steele Guilfoile108,135,0292,942,913321,90219,041,953
S. Douglas Hutcheson108,438,9952,624,517336,33219,041,953
Marc B. Lautenbach108,347,6282,834,809217,40719,041,953
Michael I. Roth106,167,1874,890,766341,89119,041,953
Linda S. Sanford107,713,8543,367,771318,21919,041,953
David L. Shedlarz107,109,2124,006,196374,43619,041,953
Sheila A. Stamps108,517,3822,590,243292,21919,041,953
Accordingly, Ms. Busquet, Mr. Dutkowsky, Ms. Fuchs, Ms. Guilfoile, Mr. Hutcheson, Mr. Lautenbach, Mr. Roth, Ms. Sanford, Mr. Shedlarz and Ms. Stamps were elected to serve as directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Appointment of the Independent Accountants for 2021
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
Vote ForVote AgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
126,852,0613,311,859277,877

Proposal 3 – A Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved. The voting results were as follows:
Vote ForVote AgainstAbstainBroker Non-Vote
104,557,4455,346,8451,495,55419,041,953
The Board 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, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Pitney Bowes Inc.
By:/s/ Daniel Goldstein
Name: Daniel Goldstein
Date: May 4, 2021Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary