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This excerpt taken from the PBI 10-Q filed May 7, 2009.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

Foreign

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Service cost

 

$

7,340

 

$

7,031

 

$

1,592

 

$

2,691

 

Interest cost

 

 

24,224

 

 

24,190

 

 

5,792

 

 

7,731

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(30,151

)

 

(33,196

)

 

(6,256

)

 

(9,754

)

Amortization of transition cost (credit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

32

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

(596

)

 

(635

)

 

103

 

 

170

 

Amortization of net loss

 

 

7,027

 

 

4,883

 

 

580

 

 

1,059

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

7,844

 

$

2,273

 

$

1,809

 

$

1,929

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

As we previously disclosed in our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, we expect to contribute up to $10 million to each of our U.S. and foreign pension plans during 2009. We will reassess our funding alternatives as the year progresses. At March 31, 2009, $2.4 million and $3.4 million of contributions have been made to the U.S. and foreign pension plans, respectively.

Our pension funds’ actual asset returns have performed in line with our portfolio benchmark indices. Our funded status will be highly dependent on the market returns and the prevailing discount rate used to value our year-end obligations.

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PITNEY BOWES INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except for per share data)

This excerpt taken from the PBI 10-Q filed Nov 7, 2008.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

    United States   Foreign  
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended  
    September 30,   September 30,  
      2008     2007     2008     2007  
Service cost   $ 7,583   $ 7,000   $ 2,688   $ 3,444  
Interest cost     23,993     24,505     7,436     7,485  
Expected return on plan assets     (33,175 )   (32,645 )   (9,362 )   (10,029 )
Amortization of transition cost (credit)     -     -     31     (178 )
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)     (628 )   (561 )   164     176  
Amortization of net loss     4,652     8,631     1,015     1,983  
Settlement/curtailment     -     -     -     279  
Net periodic benefit cost   $ 2,425   $ 6,930   $ 1,972   $ 3,160  

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

    United States   Foreign  
    Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,   September 30,  
      2008     2007     2008     2007  
Service cost   $ 21,487   $ 21,151   $ 8,266   $ 9,702  
Interest cost     72,259     70,616     22,915     21,001  
Expected return on plan assets     (99,567 )   (95,309 )   (28,864 )   (28,102 )
Amortization of transition cost (credit)     -     -     95     (502 )
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)     (1,922 )   (1,623 )   504     497  
Amortization of net loss     14,418     22,394     3,129     5,589  
Settlement/curtailment     -     -     -     624  
Net periodic benefit cost   $ 6,675   $ 17,229   $ 6,045   $ 8,809  

As we previously disclosed in our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, we expect to contribute up to $10 million to each of our U.S. and foreign pension plans during 2008. At September 30, 2008, $6.8 million and $6.7 million of contributions have been made to the U.S. and foreign pension plans, respectively.

Our pension funds’ actual asset returns have declined in line with the market indices. Our funded status will be highly dependent on the market returns and the prevailing discount rate used to value our year-end obligations. The funds’ 2008 year-end asset values and year-end assumptions will affect the Company’s pension expense beginning in 2009.

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PITNEY BOWES INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except for per share data)

This excerpt taken from the PBI 10-Q filed May 8, 2008.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

      United States       Foreign  
      Three Months Ended March 31,       Three Months Ended March 31,  
      2008            2007              2008            2007  
Service cost   $ 6,952     $ 7,075     $ 2,691     $ 3,106  
Interest cost     24,133       23,053       7,731       6,717  
Expected return on plan assets     (33,196 )     (31,329 )     (9,754 )     (8,991 )
Amortization of transition cost (credit)     -       -       32       (159 )
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)     (647 )     (531 )     170       160  
Amortization of net loss     4,883       6,881       1,059       1,803  
Settlement/curtailment     -       -       -       172  
Net periodic benefit cost   $ 2,125     $ 5,149     $ 1,929     $ 2,808  

As we previously disclosed in our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, we expect to contribute up to $10 million to each of our U.S. and foreign pension plans during 2008. At March 31, 2008, $1.2 million and $2.3 million of contributions have been made to the U.S. and foreign pension plans, respectively.

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PITNEY BOWES INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except for per share data)

This excerpt taken from the PBI 10-Q filed Nov 8, 2007.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

    United States    Foreign 
    Three Months Ended September 30,   Three Months Ended September 30,
    2007    2006   2007   2006
Service cost    $ 7,000     $ 6,598     $ 3,444     $ 2,831  
Interest cost      24,505       22,867       7,485       5,750  
Expected return on plan assets      (32,645 )      (31,184 )      (10,029 )      (7,975 ) 
Amortization of transition cost      -       -       (178 )      (166 ) 
Amortization of prior service cost      (561 )      (533 )      176       157  
Amortization of net loss      8,631       8,683       1,983       2,571  
Settlement / curtailment      -       -       279       -  
Net periodic benefit cost    $ 6,930     $ 6,431     $ 3,160     $ 3,168  

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

    United States    Foreign 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2007    2006   2007   2006
Service cost    $ 21,151     $ 21,529     $ 9,702     $ 8,218  
Interest cost      70,616       70,851       21,001       16,731  
Expected return on plan assets      (95,309 )      (97,050 )      (28,102 )      (23,269 ) 
Amortization of transition cost      -       -       (502 )      (492 ) 
Amortization of prior service cost      (1,623 )      (1,651 )      497       459  
Amortization of net loss      22,394       25,764       5,589       7,936  
Settlement / curtailment      -       -       624       -  
Net periodic benefit cost    $ 17,229     $ 19,443     $ 8,809     $ 9,583  

We expect to contribute up to $9.6 million and $10 million, respectively, to our U.S. and foreign pension plans during 2007. At September 30, 2007, $7.4 million and $8.3 million of contributions have been made to the U.S. and foreign pension plans, respectively.

This excerpt taken from the PBI 10-Q filed May 4, 2007.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

      United States     Foreign
      Three Months Ended March 31,     Three Months Ended March 31,
      2007     2006     2007     2006
Service cost   $ 7,075     $ 7,871     $ 3,106     $ 2,664  
Interest cost     23,053       23,517       6,717       5,430  
Expected return on plan assets     (31,329 )     (32,500 )     (8,991 )     (7,564 )
Amortization of transition cost     -       -       (159 )     (162 )
Amortization of prior service cost     (531 )     (548 )     160       150  
Amortization of net (gain) loss     6,881       7,791       1,803       2,568  
Settlement/curtailment     -     -     172     -
Net periodic benefit cost   $ 5,149   $ 6,131   $ 2,808   $ 3,086

We previously disclosed in our Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 that we expect to contribute up to $8 million and $10 million, respectively, to our U.S. and foreign pension plans during 2007. At March 31, 2007, $1.1 million and $3.1 million of contributions have been made to the U.S. and foreign pension plans, respectively.

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PITNEY BOWES INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except for per share data)

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