Exhibit 99.2
Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of CIT Group Inc. ("CIT") on Form
10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Joseph M. Leone, the
Chief Financial Officer of CIT, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that;
(i) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of CIT.
/s/ Joseph M. Leone
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Joseph M. Leone
Chief Executive Officer
CIT Group Inc.
Dated: December 23, 2002
CIT GROUP INC.
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
December 23, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Annual Report on Form 10-K
Gentlemen and Ladies:
We are transmitting for filing pursuant to Item 101(a)(iii) of Regulation
S-T, our Annual Report on Form 10-K which contains CIT Group Inc.'s Consolidated
Financial Statements at September 30, 2002 and 2001 and for the year ended
September 30, 2002, the period June 2, 2001 through September 30, 2001, the
period January 1, 2001 through June 1, 2001 and the year ended December 31,
2000.
Very truly yours,
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Joseph M. Leone
Chief Financial Officer