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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2008
CIT GROUP INC.
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Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017 (Address of registrant’s principal executive office) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 771-0505
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 2 – Financial Information
Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events.
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes as an exhibit a press release, dated March 20, 2008, reporting that the Company is drawing upon its $7.3 billion in unsecured U.S. bank credit facilities and will use the proceeds to repay debt maturing in 2008, including commercial paper, and provide financing to its core commercial franchises. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press release issued by CIT Group Inc. on March 20, 2008. |
This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements (including statements regarding future financial and operating results) involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond CIT’s control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements. All statements contained in this document that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Economic, business, funding market, competitive and/or regulatory factors, among others, affecting CIT’s businesses are examples of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. More detailed information about these factors are described in CIT’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. CIT is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CIT GROUP INC. |
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/s/ William J. Taylor |
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William J. Taylor |
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Dated: March 20, 2008