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 6, 2008
CIT GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31369 | 65-1051192 |
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| incorporation) | ||
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
505 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 771-0505
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 6, 2008, C.I.T. Leasing Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIT Group Inc. doing business as CIT Aerospace, entered into amendments to existing purchase agreements with Airbus S.A.S. to acquire twenty new aircraft consisting of fifteen A320 family aircarft and five A330 aircraft. The total value based on current manufacturer’s list prices is approximately $1.9 billion. Actual purchase prices at delivery will be lower than the list prices based upon available discount levels, offset by price escalators based on changes in certain specified price indexes, and will be further affected by the aircraft specifications. The actual purchase prices are subject to confidentiality agreements with Airbus. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled for 2011 through 2014 and are in addition to pending orders of other Airbus A320 family, A330, and A350XWB aircraft types that remain subject to previous purchase agreements.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)Exhibits.
99.1 Press release issued by CIT Group Inc. on March 12, 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,” “target” 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.
CIT GROUP INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ William J. Taylor | |
| William J. Taylor Executive Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer | ||
Dated: March 12, 2008
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