Stamford, Conn. – Pitney Bowes, a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, and financial services, today announced that the previously disclosed sale of its Software Solutions Business to Syncsort for $700 million in cash has been completed, with the exception of its software and data business in Australia, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval.

Net proceeds from the sale, after closing costs, transaction fees and taxes will primarily be used to pay down debt. In the third and fourth quarter, the Company repaid term loans, secured a new Term Loan A and replaced its revolving credit facility.

The company first announced the sale of its Software Solutions Business to Syncsort in August 2019.

Goldman Sachs served as financial advisor to Pitney Bowes and Cravath, Swaine & Moore was the Company’s legal advisor.

Recast Financial Statements

The operations of the Software Solutions Business have been classified as a discontinued operation in the Company's third quarter 2019 Form 10-Q. Amounts for the prior periods were reclassified to conform to this presentation. Certain reclassified historical financial information reflecting the operations of the Software Solutions Business as a discontinued operations, can be found at the company’s website at www.pb.com/investorrelations under Financial Reporting.