COMPUTATION OF ANNUAL REPORT TO SECURITY HOLDERS

EXHIBIT (ii)
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PITNEY BOWES INC.


COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(1)

(Dollars in thousands)

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Years Ended December 31,
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2000(2) 1999(2) 1998(2) 1997(2) 1996(2)
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Income from continuing
operations before income taxes....................... $ 802,848 $ 823,942 $ 658,662 $605,788 $520,785
Add:
Interest expense................................... 200,957 175,699 156,284 157,322 161,222
Portion of rents representative of the interest
factor............................................ 34,512 33,042 36,403 38,284 39,634
Amortization of capitalized interest............... 973 973 973 914 914
Minority interest in the income of subsidiary with
fixed charges..................................... 14,237 12,033 12,425 11,322 8,121
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Income as adjusted.................................... $1,053,527 $1,045,689 $ 864,747 $813,630 $730,676
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Fixed charges:
Interest expense................................... $ 200,957 $ 175,699 $ 156,284 $157,322 $161,222
Capitalized interest............................... 2,383 1,316 - - 1,201
Portion of rents representative of the
interest factor................................... 34,512 33,042 36,403 38,284 39,634
Minority interest, excluding taxes, in the
income of subsidiary with fixed charges........... 20,298 17,610 18,468 16,856 11,391
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$ 258,150 $ 227,667 $ 211,155 $212,462 $213,448
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.................... 4.08 4.59 4.10 3.83 3.42
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges excluding minority
interest............................................. 4.37 4.92 4.42 4.10 3.58
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(1) The computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges has been computed
by dividing income from continuing operations before income taxes as
adjusted by fixed charges. Included in fixed charges is one-third of rental
expense as the representative portion of interest.

(2) Amounts reclassified to reflect Office Systems, CPLC and AMIC as
discontinued operations. Interest expense and the portion of rents
representative of the interest factor of these discontinued operations have
been excluded from fixed charges in the computation.

Including these amounts in fixed charges, the ratio of earnings to fixed
charges would be 3.95, 4.37, 3.56, 3.75 and 3.39 for the years ended
December 31, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996, respectively. The ratio of
earnings to fixed charges excluding minority interest would be 4.21, 4.66,
3.78, 4.00 and 3.54 for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, 1998,
1997, and 1996, respectively.