Pitney Bowes to Open Mail Presort Facility in Florida

STAMFORD, CT—Aug 26, 2010—Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) today announced it is opening a new domestic mail presorting facility in Jacksonville, FL. The facility, which will open its doors in November, will offer mailers the opportunity to benefit from postage discounts, increased mailing efficiencies and delivery optimization via Pitney Bowes's nationwide presort network.

The 40,000-square-foot center will have the annual capacity to presort more than 40 million pieces of First-Class letter mail and Standard-Mail in its first year of operation. It will employ approximately 30 people by the end of 2010.

"Our new facility in Jacksonville will serve as an important gateway for Pitney Bowes to offer Florida customers convenient, one-stop presorting of their mail to help optimize deliverability and reduce postage costs," said Jay Oxton, president, Presort Services, Pitney Bowes. "We are thrilled to join the Jacksonville business community and look forward to working with area customers to meet their mail presorting needs."

As the nation's leading mail presorter, Pitney Bowes enables customers to receive significant postage discounts on First-Class letters and flats, and Standard Mail. Pitney Bowes currently handles 14 billion pieces of mail per year through its 37 facilities across the United States.

About Pitney Bowes:
Celebrating its 90th year of innovation, Pitney Bowes provides software, hardware and services that integrate physical and digital communications channels. Long known for making its customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping other companies grow their business. Pitney Bowes is a $5.6 billion company and employs 33,000 worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new opportunity(TM). www.pb.com