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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number : 1-3579 State of incorporation : Address : 3001 Summer Street , Stamford , Connecticut 06926 Telephone Number : ( 203 ) 356-5000 PITNEY BOWES INC . Delaware Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ 1 par value per share 6.7 % Notes due 2043 Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Trading Symbol ( s ) PBI PBI.PRB Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes p No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes p No O Accelerated filer I.R.S. Employer Identification No. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( section 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) Yes þ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definition of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Emerging growth company Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange 06-0495050 b Non - accelerated filer 1 O If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark whether the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No p As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 446 million based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . At January 29 , 2021 , there were 173,274,463 outstanding shares of common stock , $ 1 par value . Portions of the registrant's proxy statement to be filed within 120 days after our fiscal year end in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 3 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K .