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These excerpts taken from the PBI 10-K filed Feb 26, 2009.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14(a) AND
15d-14(a)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
I, Michael
Monahan, certify that:
1.
I have
reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pitney Bowes Inc.;
2.
Based on my
knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
report;
3.
Based on my
knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4.
The
registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:
a.
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
b.
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
d.
Disclosed in
this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter
(the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The
registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information; and
b.
Any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting.
Date:
February 26, 2009
/s/ Michael
Monahan
Michael
Monahan
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer