Good evening and welcome to the Pitney Bowes 2009 first quarter earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to introduce your speakers for today’s conference call: Mr. Murray Martin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Michael Monahan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Mr. Charles McBride, Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. McBride will now begin the call with the Safe Harbor overview.

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Good afternoon and thank you for joining us today. I will open by sharing a few thoughts on our performance and Mike will follow with the financial overview of this quarter's results. I will then conclude with our outlook for 2009 and then we will open the line for questions. I am encouraged by our performance this quarter, given the context in which it occurred and the challenges in the global marketplace. During the quarter we continued to generate robust cash flow, to streamline our cost structure, and reduce our debt. These actions enabled us to mitigate some of the pressure on earnings, even as we faced declines in revenue. At the same time, we continued to reinvest a portion of the savings from our cost restructuring programs into the long-term growth of the business, including consistent investment in research and development. Results were sound given the adverse impact of currency, increased pension costs and delayed decision making by many of our customers which characterized our operating environment. Currency negatively affected our revenue and earnings for the quarter. The 12% decline in our revenue, to $1.4 billion, included a 6% reduction driven by currency. Our adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.55. This was only a 3% decline when you exclude the $0.07 per share of negative impact associated with currency and the $0.02 per share negative impact from increased pension costs. At the business segment level, the adverse impact of currency on revenue was particularly noticeable in International Mailing, Software, and Production Mail. Mike will provide a more detailed breakout of the currency effects later in the call. During the quarter, we continued our focus on customer retention, expense management, and cash flow generation to mitigate these economic headwinds. Research shows us that two-thirds of business-to-business sales…

Revenue was $1.4 billion for the quarter, a decline of 6% from the prior year on a constant currency basis and a 12% decline as reported. For the quarter, non-U.S. operations represented about 28% of total revenue. Approximately 10% of the company's revenue is denominated in Euros, 7% is in the British pound, and 5% is based in the Canadian dollar. Since last year the Euro has declined about 13% in value against the U.S. dollar, the British pound has declined about 27% and the Canadian dollar has declined by 19%. Like most other global companies, this has affected both our revenue and EBIT results. Based on current rates, currency will have a greater impact on our results in the first half of the year than in the second half. In addition, the strengthening dollar has increased some of our product costs, especially in non-U.S. markets. As a result, foreign currency translation reduced our overall revenue growth by 6% compared with the prior year. Breaking revenue down between the U.S. and non-U.S. for the quarter, revenue in the U.S. declined by 7% while revenue outside the U.S. had slightly better results in this difficult economy and declined by 5% versus the prior year on a constant currency basis. On a reported basis, revenue outside the U.S. was down 24%, reflecting the dramatic shift in foreign currency exchange rates from the prior year. Earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT, for the quarter, was $229.0 million. EBIT margin declined year-over-year to 16.6% when compared to the adjusted EBIT margin the year before, primarily due to the decline in revenues that resulted from continued economic and currency pressures and increased pension costs. As Murray noted, during the quarter we continued to focus on reducing our fixed cost structure to offset these impacts.…

We continue to believe in the underlying soundness of our business and our value proposition to our global customer base. We maintain a high percentage of contractual business which provides recurring revenue, earnings, and cash flow. In addition, our recent restructuring initiatives have reduced our fixed cost base and we are continuing to take actions to further reduce our operating expenses. We have reduced our debt and maintained a consistent investment in the growth in the growth of the business, yet earlier this year when we provided 2009 guidance we noted that prolonged economic weakness, unanticipated currency fluctuation, and the significant increase in pension costs could continue to offset the benefits from our actions and impact the 2009 reported results. We have seen the impact of these headwinds reflected in our results for the quarter. We have also seen the global economic deterioration continue and the related impact on customer behavior and decision making for capital spending in the office technology market. That is why we are adjusting our guidance. On a constant currency basis we now expect 2009 revenue to decline in the range of 1% to 4%. This is down 2% from our prior guidance. On a reported basis we now expect revenue to decline in the range of 6% to 9%, which includes an estimated 5% negative impact from currency. As a result, we expect adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations for the year will be in the range of $2.40 to $2.60. This range includes the expected negative impact of $0.30 to $0.35 per dilutes share from currency and incremental pension expense. Adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations excludes an annual estimated $0.06 per share non-cash tax charge associated with out-of-the-money stock options that expire principally in the first quarter of 2009. On a GAAP basis we expect earnings per diluted share from continuing operations for the year will be in the range of $2.34 to $2.54. The strength of our cash flow in the first quarter gives us confidence that we affirm our free cash flow guidance in the range of $700.0 million to $800.0 million for the year. We remain committed to enhancing our operational efficiency. We will continue to take the necessary actions to address the immediate needs of the business while providing the flexibility to invest in growth and enhanced customer value. We are focused on strengthening our position for the long-term value creation and we believe we are poised to generate strong, profitable growth when the economy begins to improve. Thank you and now let's open the line for questions.

(Operator Instructions) Your first question comes from Shannon Cross – Cross Research. Shannon Cross – Cross Research: Can you talk a little bit about linearity in the quarter? Obviously you are hearing push back in terms of decision making but curious on a geographic basis how customers were responding and how sales progressed versus a typical first quarter.

We have, particularly in Production Mail and in our Software business, continued to see deferrals in decision making and we see this as long-term. The opportunity is still there and we still are looking forward to getting those transactions at a later date. But they continue to hold back. In the Mailing Business, as I mentioned, we have had customers not looking to make long-term commitments the way they have in the past, or capital expenditures, so we have extended our lease program to included the ability to extend the lease itself. And this is very positive for us on the long-term but in the short-term has a negative impact on the revenue side as the revenue comes in over term rather than a new equipment sale. In answer to your question around the world, the U.K. has been similar to the U.S. The rest of Europe has been slightly better, as you can see in our results, that on a constant currency basis we are performing 2% in Europe. Asia Pacific has seen, on the large transactions, similar results to the U.S. So that is sort of a general overview. The Mailing side in Asia continues at about its historical pace. Shannon Cross – Cross Research: As you went through the quarter did things get worse or sort of stabilize? Any indication now that we are a little bit into this month?

We certainly saw early through the first part of the quarter a significant change from the fourth quarter and it's now running more in line towards where it was. But it's still not to the level that we would want it to be. Shannon Cross – Cross Research: So it's not getting worse but it's not rebounding either, which is kind of what we've heard from a number of companies.

Yes. There was a real heavy holdback early but it hasn't really bounced back. Shannon Cross – Cross Research: And from the standpoint of working capital, Mike maybe you can discuss—and sources of cash since you're holding to your cash estimates. Just how you're thinking about where the cash is going to come from and if there's been any change since when you talked to us after fourth quarter.

Sure. I think we feel very good about the cash flow. We did see less working capital usage in the quarter, which is typical in the first quarter scenario. We saw good movement in our accounts receivable balances in terms of freeing up cash. And we did have tighter controls around our capital expenditures so we saw that come in as well. So I think as we look out over the course of the year, we do expect the cash flow to be pretty consistent in terms of its sources. We did see some generated out of the finance receivables as well. The only variable quarter-to-quarter would certainly be tax payment timing can be different over the course of the year. Shannon Cross – Cross Research: When you are thinking about the numbers, because this is obviously the second time you've taken numbers down and we're in a kind of unprecedented economic climate, how would you say you're doing this guidance? I mean, are you being conservative? Is it sort of, as things remain where they're at—we're just trying to get an idea of when you approached—

Let me take that because I think it's helpful to put it in context. I think, as you said, we have an economic overlay here that's quite unique and when you look at the guidance that we've given, ex-currency, which I think it's only appropriate to look at it on a constant currency basis, we are talking about revenue down of 1% to 4% in an office technology business and if you just take the midpoints, and I'm not suggesting that's our guidance but I'm just using that as a reference point, the midpoint of our guidance range, and add back the impacts of currency and pension you would come to a number that is around flat to plus 2% in terms of EPS growth. So when you look at that relatively small revenue decline and you look at the positive leverage that comes from the actions that we've taken, and that's reflected in EPS, we think it was prudent to take the guidance down given the fact that I think everyone would say the first quarter was a more challenging economic environment than the fourth quarter. We obviously wanted to reflect that in our guidance to be confident that we had adjusted our numbers to reflect the outlook. I think the other is if you look at the comparisons first half to second half, the first half of last year we didn't have the same economic environment that we had in the second half of the year. So that's reflected in our guidance as well.

Your next question comes from Chris Whitmore – Deutsche Bank. Chris Whitmore – Deutsche Bank: I was hoping to get some color on the mail volume trends you're seeing, particularly in first class metered mail. I saw some data recently that suggested those mail volumes were declining in the double digits. Is that consistent with what you're seeing?

Yes. There's been, if you average a couple of quarters, it's been in the high single to low-double digits. So it's been right around double-digit decline in Mail, which is sort of in line with historical events where there's been recessionary economies and what we have seen historically is that volume comes back pretty close to where it left. And so we are seeing that. At the same time, our business model is not directly dependent on volume. Certainly some of our revenues are volume-related when you look at our Services business, which has a volume base or our Mail business when you get into supplies. But the devices are really access devices rather than pure volume driven. Chris Whitmore – Deutsche Bank: To what extent is there access capacity of mail creation equipment out there in the install base and what is your exposure to that segment of the industry?

I wouldn't say there is an access. It depends on which market segment you're looking at. In the low- to mid-market I wouldn't see an excess of equipment but I do see a slowdown there as people put off those larger capital expenditures, similar to the higher end. On the higher end there has been consolidation in the space and that's where we have really benefited with our highly integrated equipment with ensuring the integrity of the Mail where we lead in that space. So there's been contraction of units but expansion in the capabilities and therefore the cost of those units. Chris Whitmore – Deutsche Bank: In previous calls you talked about the bulk of significant leases coming due this year and that perhaps driving a little bit of a tailwind to the business. What are your expectations now? What's factored into our existing guidance in terms of the amount of lease extensions or renewals versus upgrades?

We are seeing the increased leases coming through. They are up significantly in the quarter and we expect to continue to see that. That has been offset by the lease extension program where we have tripled in the quarter the number of lease extensions. So when you look at the revenues generated from the lease extension versus the new, you get a significant change. If you go through the entire period of the extension, the profitability is fairly strong compared to a new placement. So there is a definite impact there on the revenue and the timing on the profit. But we are seeing them, we see it as a continued positive but with the shift we aren't getting the direct benefit in the current period. Chris Whitmore – Deutsche Bank: With that as the backdrop, I'm trying to understand the rental line a little bit better. You know, being incrementally weaker on a year-on-year basis despite this phenomenon within your install base. Can you help flush that out a little bit for me?

Just to let you know, if you look at the rental line, it's down 9% but if you adjust for currency it's down 5%, which I think is more consistent with what we've seen in prior periods. So I think the bulk of that adjustment is related to currency.

Your next question comes from Vincent Lin for Julio Quinteros - Goldman Sachs.

Just a quick question on the constant currency revenue growth guidance. It sounds like the full year guidance implied less decline for the rest of the year than the 6% decline posted this quarter. I just wanted to make sure that it was just purely a function of easier comparison moving through the year. Or is there something else that we should be expecting.

Clearly the second half of the year of 2008 reflected some of the impacts of the economic environment and so that's reflected in our guidance.

And secondly, I wanted to understand, maybe you just comment on, your revenue exposure to the larger enterprises versus small-medium businesses. Obviously you have been seeing a lot more bankruptcies on the SMB side and I'm just wondering whether you're seeing any impact because of that.

Actually bankruptcy impacts to us in terms of our credit losses actually declined in the quarter relative to the fourth quarter of 2008. So on a sequential basis we have seen an improvement there. In fact, our credit loss provision, or credit losses in the quarter were lower than the fourth quarter as well. So we have seen good performance out of our collections organization to manage that, but also in absolute terms, fewer bankruptcy-related credit losses.

Looking at the guidance on the margin side, just based on the midpoint of the guidance it looks like the EPS reduction is more pronounced than on the revenue side. I am assuming that probably implies a lower margin trajectory than you previously were assuming, so maybe you can provide a little more color on that. Just specifically when we were looking at this March quarter Production Mail and the Software had a larger, on a year-to-year basis, larger decline than operating margins.

If you look at software, actually their gross margins improved. So there is a fixed cost base there and in particular investment in the R&D, in product, and in the change over the R&D infrastructure that we talked about that would impact their operating margin. So that is reflected there. Production Mail's margins have been impacted somewhat by the fact that a good portion of the revenue we generate in production mail is outside the U.S. and the product is generally manufactured in the U.S. so there is some impact of the difference in cost base for non-U.S. entities.

There are no further questions in the queue.

We are encouraged by our results and our ability to minimize earning declines, even with continuing declines in revenue. These results are even more notable given the adverse impact of currency, of pension expense, and the continued severity of the economic environment. To mitigate the economic headwinds during the quarter, we have focused on customer retention, expense management, and cash flow generation. We continue to focus and see robust cash flow generation, we continue to streamline our operations, and to reduce our debt. Thank you for joining us.

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