UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): September 20, 2004
GATX Financial Corporation
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-8319 (Commission file number) | 94-1661392 (I.R.S. employer identification number) |
500 West Monroe Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60661-3676
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (312) 621-6200
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 30, 2004, GATX Financial Corporation (GFC) sold substantially all the assets and related nonrecourse debt of its GATX Technology Services business (Technology) to CIT Technology Corporation and CIT Financial Limited. Filed herewith are the consolidated balance sheets of GFC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholder’s equity, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003, in each case reclassified to present Technology as a discontinued operation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| 23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | |
| 99.1 | Consolidated balance sheets of GFC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholder’s equity, comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| GATX FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
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| /s/ Brian A. Kenney | ||||
| Brian A. Kenney | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer) | ||||
Date: September 20, 2004