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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 January 23, 2023 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Pitney Bowes Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-3579 06-0495050 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Address: 3001 Summer Street , Stamford , Connecticut 06926 Telephone Number: ( 203 ) 356-5000         Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☒ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, $1 par value per share   PBI   New York Stock Exchange 6.70% Notes due 2043   PBI.PRB   New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Act. ☐ ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS   On January 23, 2023, Pitney Bowes Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release in response to a letter from Hestia Capital Management, LLC (“Hestia”) to the Company disclosing Hestia’s intent to nominate seven candidates for election to the Company’s nine-member board of directors at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.   A copy of the Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press release, issued January 23, 2023 (104) The cover page of Pitney Bowes Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.   Pitney Bowes Inc.         By: /s/ Daniel Goldstein   Name: Daniel Goldstein Date: January 23, 2023 Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary