ITEM 2.01 COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS. On December 2, 2019, Pitney Bowes Inc. (the Company) completed the previously announced sale of its Software Solutions business (the Business), with the exception of one non-U.S. jurisdiction, to Starfish Parent, LP (the Purchaser), an affiliate of Syncsort Incorporated, pursuant to the Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2019, between the Company and the Purchaser. The sale of the one non-U.S. jurisdiction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval. Cash proceeds from the transaction, net of working capital and other adjustments, received at the closing were approximately $700 million. Net proceeds from the sale, after closing costs, transaction fees and taxes will primarily be used to pay down debt.

On December 2, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the sale of the Business. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE The historical operations of Software Solutions were reclassified as discontinued operations. Certain unaudited financial information reflecting Software Solutions as a discontinued operation can be found at the Company's web site at www.pb.com/investorrelations under Financial Reporting.




ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(b) Pro forma financial information.
The Company's unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information giving
effect to the sale of the Business is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.  Exhibit Description
99.1           Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of Pitney
             Bowes Inc.


99.2   Pitney Bowes Inc. press release dated December 2, 2019



104          The cover page of Pitney Bowes Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K,
             formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

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