Software solution’s double-digit revenue growth included several large licensing deals during the quarter, reflecting in part the investments in channel specialization. Revenue growth in the areas of shipping solutions and marketing services resulted from new client acquisitions for their respective product offerings.

EBIT margin reflected the benefit of revenue growth, net of the impact of continued investments in ecommerce technology and infrastructure.

2014 GUIDANCE

This guidance discusses future results which are inherently subject to unforeseen risks and developments. As such, discussions about the business outlook should be read in the context of an uncertain future, as well as the risk factors identified in the safe harbor language at the end of this release and as more fully outlined in the Company's 2013 Form 10-K Annual Report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company is reaffirming annual guidance for revenue growth and free cash flow. The Company is increasing guidance for adjusted earnings per share and GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations.

The Company still expects:

• Revenue, excluding the impacts of currency, to be in the range of one to three percent growth when compared to the prior year. Guidance includes the impact from the exit of non-core product lines in Norway and a shift from a direct sales model to an indirect, dealer sales network in six smaller European markets. As a result, this guidance anticipates a reduction in revenue for the balance of the year of about $12 million.
• Free cash flow to be in the range of $475 million to $575 million.

The Company now expects:

• Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations to be in the range of $1.85 to $1.92 versus the range of $1.80 to $1.90 previously expected, which reflects year-to-date results and anticipated increased investment in ERP development and marketing expense in the fourth quarter.
• GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations to be in the range of $1.64 to $1.71 versus the range of $1.55 to $1.65 previously expected. The change in guidance resulted from $0.05 per share related to the Company’s divestiture of an investment; the incremental $0.01 per share charge for restructuring costs this quarter, which now total $0.07 per share year-to date; and $0.19 per share of debt extinguishment costs from the first quarter.

This guidance excludes any further actions that are under consideration by the Company to streamline its operations and further reduce its cost structure.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management of Pitney Bowes will discuss the Company’s results in a broadcast over the Internet today at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Instructions for listening to the earnings results via the Web are available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s web site at www.pb.com.

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes provides technology solutions for small, mid-size and large firms that help them connect with customers to build loyalty and grow revenue. Many of the company’s solutions are delivered on open platforms to best organize, analyze and apply both public and proprietary data to two-way customer communications. Pitney Bowes includes direct mail, transactional mail and call center communications in its solution mix along with digital channel messaging for the Web, email and mobile applications.

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The Company's financial results are reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Company uses measures such as adjusted earnings per share, adjusted income from continuing operations and free cash flow to exclude the impact of special items like restructuring charges, tax adjustments, and goodwill and asset write-downs, because, while these are actual Company expenses, they can mask underlying trends associated with its business. Such items are often inconsistent in amount and frequency and as such, the adjustments allow an investor greater insight into the current underlying operating trends of the business.

The use of free cash flow provides investors insight into the amount of cash that management could have available for other discretionary uses. It adjusts GAAP cash from operations for capital expenditures, as well as special items like cash used for restructuring charges, unusual tax settlements or payments and contributions to its pension funds. Management uses segment EBIT to measure profitability and performance at the segment level. EBIT is determined by deducting the related costs and expenses attributable to the segment. Segment EBIT excludes interest, taxes, general corporate expenses not allocated to a particular business segment, restructuring charges and goodwill and asset impairments, which are recognized on a consolidated basis. In addition, financial results are presented on a constant currency basis to exclude the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates since the prior period under comparison. Constant currency measures are intended to help investors better understand the underlying operational performance of the business excluding the impacts of shifts in currency exchange rates over the intervening period.