Pitney Bowes Earns Honor for Seven Years Running STAMFORD, Conn., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Ethics, the magazine of corporate responsibility, today announced that Pitney Bowes has been named one of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" for the seventh year in a row. The survey is nationally recognized as an indicator of best practices in corporate social responsibility. Only 16 of the 100 firms on the list have been named all seven years. In addition, Pitney Bowes has moved up the ranks considerably in the 2006 survey -- from 33rd in 2005 to 15th in 2006. "Pitney Bowes is one of only 16 companies that have been on our list for each of the seven years we have published it. That's a remarkable achievement worthy of our congratulations," said Michael Connor, Publisher and Executive Editor of Business Ethics. "We are honored once again to be included in the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list this year," said Michael J. Critelli, the Chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes. "We appreciate this award more than most because of our global focus on corporate citizenship. Our strategic development of diversity, community affairs, governance and employee relations are at the core of our business success." The growing interest in the Business Ethics honor roll is driven by several factors, including increased government regulation (e.g., Sarbanes- Oxley Act) in the wake of corporate scandals; a growing sense in the corporate community that ethical behavior has become a prerequisite to effective stakeholder relations; and new evidence that responsible companies often carry lower risk and are better positioned for long-term performance than their peers. The universe of companies considered for the list encompasses U.S. firms in the Russell 1000, the S&P 500, and KLD's Domini 400 Social Index. These firms are ranked on their performance in eight stakeholder categories: shareholders, community, governance, diversity, employees, environment, human rights, and product. Social scores use KLD's assessment of "strengths" and "concerns" demonstrated in each category. The shareholder score is based on the three-year average total return (stock appreciation plus dividends) through year-end 2005. Pitney Bowes provides the world's most comprehensive suite of mailstream software, hardware, services and solutions to help companies manage their flow of mail, documents and packages to improve communication. Pitney Bowes, with $5.6 billion in annual revenue, takes an all-inclusive view of its customers' operations, helping organizations of all sizes enjoy the competitive advantage that comes from an optimized mailstream. The company's 86 years of technological leadership have produced many major mailstream innovations, and it is consistently on the Intellectual Property Owners Association's list of top U.S. patent holders. With approximately 34,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations. More information about the company can be found at http://www.pb.com/. Contact: Peter Kerr Pitney Bowes Inc. 203 351 6350 DATASOURCE: Pitney Bowes Inc. CONTACT: Peter Kerr, Pitney Bowes Inc., +1-203-351-6350, Web site: http://www.pb.com/

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