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PITNEY BOWES INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Tabular dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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fund, which are to maximize returns within reasonable and prudent levels of risk, to achieve and maintain full funding of the
accumulated benefit obligations and the actuarial liabilities, and to earn a nominal rate of return of at least 7.25%. The fund has
established a strategic asset allocation policy to achieve these objectives. Investments are diversified across asset classes and within
each class to minimize the risk of large losses and are periodically rebalanced. Derivatives, such as swaps, options, forwards and
futures contracts may be used for market exposure, to alter risk/return characteristics and to manage foreign currency exposure. We
do not have any significant concentrations of credit risk within the plan assets. The pension plans’ liabilities, investment objectives
and investment managers are reviewed periodically.
The target allocation for 2011 and the asset allocation for the U.K. pension plan at December 31, 2010 and 2009, by asset category,
are as follows:
Target
Allocation
Percentage of Plan Assets at
December 31,
Asset category 2011 2010 2009
U.K. equities 32% 33% 35%
Non-U.K. equities 33% 35% 32%
Fixed income 35% 29% 32%
Cash -% 3% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100%
The long-term asset allocation targets we use to manage the investment portfolio are based on the broad asset categories shown above.
The plan asset categories presented in the fair value hierarchy are subsets of the broad asset categories.
The fair value of the U.K. plan assets was $338 million and $312 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and the
expected long-term rate of return on these plan assets was 7.25% and 7.50% and in 2010 and 2009, respectively.