8-K: Current report
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FORM 8 - K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
FORM 8 - K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: October 6, 1997
PITNEY BOWES INC.
Commission File Number: 1-3579
State of Incorporation IRS Employer Identification No.
Delaware 06-0495050
World Headquarters
Stamford, Connecticut 06926-0700
Telephone Number: (203) 356-5000
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Item 5: Other Events
Stamford, Connecticut, October 6, 1997 -- The Board of Directors of Pitney Bowes
Inc. ("the Company"), at a special meeting, approved a two-for-one stock split
of the Company's common stock effected in the form of a stock dividend to
stockholders of record on December 29, 1997, subject to the approval by the
stockholders at a stockholders meeting to be held on December 18, 1997 of an
amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, increasing the number of
authorized shares of common stock from 240 million to 480 million and reducing
the par value per share of common stock from $2 to $1.
The ratios of the Company's various stock plans, the rights plan and the
cumulative preferred and preference stocks will be adjusted to reflect the stock
split as of the record date.
Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)
Reg. S-K Status or Incorporation
Exhibits Description by Reference
(99) Release dated October 6, 1997 See Exhibit (i)
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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.
October 7, 1997
/s/ M. L. Reichenstein
M. L. Reichenstein
Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ A. F. Henock
A. F. Henock
Vice President - Controller
and Chief Tax Counsel
(Principal Accounting Officer)