UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 8, 2017.
PITNEY BOWES INC.
PITNEY BOWES INC.
C/O BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS
P.O. BOX 1342
BRENTWOOD, NY 11717
Meeting Information | |
Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting |
For holders as of: | March 10, 2017 |
Date: May 8, 2017 | Time: 9:00 a.m. |
Location: | Hyatt Regency Hotel |
1800 East Putnam Avenue | |
Old Greenwich, CT 06870 | |
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Voting Items |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the nominees listed in proposal 1 below: |
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1. | Election of Directors | ||
Nominees: | |||
1a. | Linda G. Alvarado | ||
1b. | Anne M. Busquet | ||
1c. | Roger Fradin | ||
1d. | Anne Sutherland Fuchs | ||
1e. | S. Douglas Hutcheson | ||
1f. | Marc B. Lautenbach | ||
1g. | Eduardo R. Menascé | ||
1h. | Michael I. Roth | ||
1i. | Linda S. Sanford | ||
1j. | David L. Shedlarz | ||
1k | David B. Snow, Jr. | ||
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and EVERY YEAR for proposal 4. | |
2. | Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Appointment of the Independent Accountants for 2017. |
3. | Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. |
4. | Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation. |
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |