Facts at a Glance
- The Board of Directors met 8 times in 2018.
- Each Director attended at least 75% of the total number of board meetings and meetings held by the board committees on which he or she served during 2018.
- The Board of Directors met in executive session, without any member of management in attendance at the six (6) in person meetings in 2018.
- It is the policy of the Board of Directors that the Directors attend the annual meeting of the stockholders. Nine (9) of the ten (10) directors attended the May 2019 annual meeting.
- The Board of Directors conducts a self-assessment of its performance each year.
- The Board of Directors has concluded that all non-employee directors are independent in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange standards and the standards of independence set forth in the Governance Principles.
- The Inspectors of Election at the May 2019 annual meeting reported voting results as follows:
- There were 185,108,729 shares of Common Stock and Common Equivalent entitled to vote at the meeting and a total of 159,712,982 shares or 86.28% of those shares were represented at the meeting.
1. Election of Ten Directors:
The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company for a one -year term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Name |
Vote For |
Vote Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote |
Anne M. Busquet |
118,007,399 |
6,468,108 |
505,194 |
34,732,281 |
Robert M. Dutkowsky |
92,136,731 |
32,296,994 |
546,976 |
34,732,281 |
Roger Fradin |
113,047,164 |
10,648,514 |
1,285,023 |
34,732,281 |
Anne Sutherland Fuchs |
118,544,627 |
5,928,349 |
507,725 |
34,732,281 |
Mary J. Steele Guilfoile |
119,484,186 |
4,980,840 |
515,675 |
34,732,281 |
S. Douglas Hutcheson |
119,023,718 |
5,410,779 |
546,204 |
34,732,281 |
Marc B. Lautenbach |
117,854,517 |
6,627,108 |
499,076 |
34,732,281 |
Michael I. Roth |
81,117,679 |
43,327,350 |
535,672 |
34,732,281 |
Linda Sanford |
119,594,981 |
4,874,287 |
511,433 |
34,732,281 |
David L. Shedlarz |
117,260,479 |
7,171,750 |
548,472 |
34,732,281 |
2. Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Appointment of the Independent Accountants for 2019
Vote For |
Vote Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote |
153,527,195 |
5,432,607 |
753,180 |
0 |
3. A Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
Vote For |
Vote Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote |
114,816,070 |
8,459,059 |
1,705,572 |
34,732,281 |
4. Approval of the Amended and Restated Pitney Bowes Inc. 2018 Stock Plan.
Vote For |
Vote Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote |
|
101,982,433 |
22,250,311 |
747,957 |
34,732,281 |
|