OCE TO CAPTALIZE ON IMAGISTICS AQUISITION

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Océ Moves to Capitalize on Imagistics Acquisition
Océ will establish Océ Imagistics, a new division that combines the office business of Imagistics International with the office and Digital Printing Centers (DPCs) business of Océ North America’s Digital Document Systems (DDS) division.
Venlo, December 2005 – Océ N.V. a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions with pro forma annual revenues of euro 3.1 billion (US$ 3.7 billion), today announced a series of actions to capitalize on the opportunities provided by its recent acquisition of Imagistics International Inc.
Actions Taken…
• Establishes Océ Imagistics organization to focus on Office and Digital Printing Centers
• Elects Marc C. Breslawsky to Board of Directors of Océ USA Holding Inc.
• Appoints Joseph D. Skrzypczak as President & CEO of Océ Imagistics
Organization
Oce Imagistics
Effective January 1, 2006, Océ will establish Océ Imagistics, a new division that combines the office business of Imagistics International with the office and Digital Printing Centers (DPCs) business of Océ North America’s Digital Document Systems (DDS) division. Océ Imagistics will have annual revenues in excess of $700 million. The other operations of DDS, based in Boca Raton, Florida, will focus on the high-speed production and transaction printing, variable data and publishing needs of digital print providers and customers in graphic arts, direct mail and corporate IT centers.
Jan Dix, member of the Board of Executive Directors of Océ N.V. and President and Chief Executive Officer of Océ USA Holding Inc., stated, “The establishment of Océ Imagistics will bring the best and broadest product line in the industry to the market with a highly focused sales organization. With approximately 1,300 dedicated sales representatives supported by a world class service organization, we are able to focus on opportunities in the networked office, large corporate and government Digital Printing Centers, commercial printing, and high-speed production printing markets. This is in addition to Océ North America’s existing sales efforts in the large format printing and outsourced document process management markets.”
The team responsible for integrating Imagistics into the Océ family carefully assessed the market opportunities and identified the optimum organizational structure and leadership. A number of other integration efforts are in progress including rationalization of IT systems, field office locations, financial reporting, and back office support.
Appointments
Marc C. Breslawsky, formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Océ Imagistics, has retired from the day-to-day leadership of the company. Mr. Breslawsky will continue as a member of the board of directors of Océ USA Holding Inc. and as an advisor to the Océ family of companies on a long-term basis.
After careful consideration all parties concluded that the contribution of Mr. Breslawsky to a successful integration of Imagistics and further development of Océ’s business in the United States will be better served by a longer term, dedicated role in the Board of Océ-USA Holding Inc. instead of being a member of the Executive Board of Océ N.V. with the full scope of corporate responsibilities.
Joseph D. Skrzypczak, previously President and Chief Operating Officer of Océ Imagistics, has assumed the responsibility of President and Chief Executive Officer of Océ Imagistics effective December 1, 2005. Mr. Skrzypczak joined Pitney Bowes in 1981 and held increasingly responsible positions in finance and operations. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Dictaphone Corporation, which was spun-off from Pitney Bowes in 1995. He joined Imagistics in 2001 and was responsible for executing the company’s successful business strategy, which resulted in earnings growth in excess of 20 percent annually.
Jan Dix, member of the Board of Executive Directors of Océ N.V. will remain President and CEO of Océ USA Holding Inc., responsible for all Océ activities in North America.
Mr. Rokus van Iperen, Océ N.V. CEO and Chairman, commented, “Marc Breslawsky has had a distinguished career in the office products industry. Under his skilled leadership, Imagistics evolved into a highly successful company and we expect to continue to receive the benefits of his experience as a consultant. I am excited about the tremendous growth prospects of the Océ family of companies and I am confident in the proven leadership abilities of Jan Dix at Océ North America and Joe Skrzypczak at Océ Imagistics.”
Océ Imagistics
Through the aforementioned organization, Océ Imagistics will expand its focus into the high-volume DPCs of large corporate and government customers. The company is establishing a dedicated sales and marketing group to serve the high-volume DPC market segment.
Nick Klitsie, currently the Business Manager of Océ Wide Format Printing Systems in the UK, will lead this new group from the Océ Imagistics offices in Trumbull, Connecticut as Vice President and Business Group Manager DPC. Mr. Klitsie joined Océ in 1986 and his career has included positions of increasing responsibility in the marketing and business management of office, wide format, and high-speed printing systems. His experience includes tours of duty at the Océ International Headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, and the Océ Far East operations in Singapore.
Having the high volume sales and marketing functions reside within Océ Imagistics greatly enhances the company’s strategic thrust to leverage the customer base and sales and service organizations of Océ and Imagistics, providing a robust capability to refer customers and cross sell services. 

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December 8, 2005 at 11:03 AM