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): October 12, 2004 CIT EC - EF 2001-A (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 333-74847 22-3634034 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) c/o Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association 500 Stanton Christiana Road, OPS4/3rd Floor Newark, Delaware 19713 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) Registrants' telephone number, including area code: (302) 552-6287 N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [X] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14A-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c). Exhibits. The following are filed herewith. The exhibit numbers correspond with items 601(b) of Regulation S-K. EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION 99.1 Pool Data Report 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. CIT EC - EF 2001-A By: THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC., as Servicer By: /s/ Barbara Callahan -------------------------------- Name: Barbara Callahan Title: Vice President Dated: October 12, 2004 CIT Equipment Collateral - EF 2001-A Composition of Contract Pool at June 30, 2004 Weighted Weighted Average Number Current Average Average Required of Required Original Remaining Payoff Contracts Payoff Term Term Amount Amount (Range) (Range) (Range) 5,870 $187,576,672 63.6 months 21.1 months $31,955 (30 to 121 months) (0 to 87 months) ($0 to $1,708,826.5) Type of Contract at June 30, 2004 % of Total % of Number Number Required Required of of Payoff Payoff Type of Contract Contracts Contracts Amount Amount Leases 2,622 44.67 % 81,275,832 43.33 % Loans and other financing arrangements 3,248 55.33 106,300,840 56.67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,870 100.00 % 187,576,672 100.00 % ================================================================================== CIT Equipment Collateral - EF 2001-A Annual Percentage Rate at June 30, 2004 % of Weighted Total % of Average Number Number Required Required Annual Of of Payoff Payoff Percentage Annual Percentage Rate Contracts Contracts Amount Amount Rate less than 8.001 89 1.62 % $ 6,663,749 3.73 % 7.02 % 8.001- 8.500 204 3.72 9,212,931 5.15 8.30 8.501- 9.000 586 10.68 25,660,167 14.35 8.79 9.001- 9.500 761 13.87 31,641,976 17.70 9.28 9.501- 10.000 1,151 20.98 37,750,453 21.11 9.76 10.001- 10.500 1,084 19.76 27,183,358 15.20 10.23 10.501- 11.000 734 13.38 19,578,684 10.95 10.71 11.001- 11.500 265 4.83 8,048,248 4.50 11.23 11.501- 12.000 191 3.48 4,440,858 2.48 11.74 12.001- 12.500 130 2.37 3,064,758 1.71 12.26 12.501- 13.000 94 1.71 2,796,988 1.56 12.80 13.001- 13.500 71 1.29 1,222,363 0.68 13.17 13.501- 14.000 43 0.78 701,039 0.39 13.66 greater than 14.000 82 1.49 835,381 0.47 15.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 5,485 100.00 % $ 178,800,954 100.00 % 9.80 % ============================================================================== Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts 385 8,775,718 ---------- ---------- Total 5,870 $187,576,672 ========== ============= CIT Equipment Collateral - EF 2001-A Geographical Diversity (Based on obligor billing address) at June 30, 2004 % of Total % of Number Number Required Required of of Payoff Payoff State Contracts Contracts Amount Amount Alabama 115 1.96 % $ $3,360,922 1.79 % Alaska 33 0.56 736,287 0.39 Arizona 164 2.79 4,486,466 2.39 Arkansas 68 1.16 2,236,205 1.19 California 892 15.20 27,023,616 14.41 Colorado 107 1.82 3,376,218 1.80 Connecticut 87 1.48 2,786,661 1.49 Delaware 25 0.43 799,297 0.43 District of Columbia 2 0.03 132,840 0.07 Florida 367 6.25 9,626,909 5.13 Georgia 198 3.37 5,546,790 2.96 Hawaii 13 0.22 448,561 0.24 Idaho 91 1.55 2,728,852 1.45 Illinois 176 3.00 4,888,682 2.61 Indiana 96 1.64 3,969,487 2.12 Iowa 28 0.48 893,981 0.48 Kansas 46 0.78 866,996 0.46 Kentucky 58 0.99 2,968,006 1.58 Louisiana 57 0.97 2,162,377 1.15 Maine 52 0.89 2,036,474 1.09 Maryland 129 2.20 4,006,194 2.14 Massachusetts 116 1.98 4,635,933 2.47 Michigan 173 2.95 4,825,988 2.57 Minnesota 61 1.04 2,094,287 1.12 Mississippi 38 0.65 1,268,250 0.68 Missouri 71 1.21 2,565,559 1.37 Montana 25 0.43 473,972 0.25 Nebraska 22 0.37 880,939 0.47 Nevada 60 1.02 2,701,144 1.44 New Hampshire 38 0.65 1,414,883 0.75 New Jersey 193 3.29 5,344,180 2.85 New Mexico 33 0.56 876,507 0.47 New York 389 6.63 12,097,631 6.45 North Carolina 91 1.55 4,723,705 2.52 North Dakota 2 0.03 59,785 0.03 Ohio 219 3.73 6,032,242 3.22 Oklahoma 55 0.94 2,074,067 1.11 Oregon 128 2.18 4,755,278 2.54 Pennsylvania 299 5.09 11,417,249 6.09 Rhode Island 21 0.36 1,066,540 0.57 South Carolina 59 1.01 1,158,471 0.62 South Dakota 6 0.10 329,765 0.18 Tennessee 64 1.09 1,616,011 0.86 Texas 357 6.08 11,412,585 6.08 Utah 115 1.96 3,525,806 1.88 Vermont 28 0.48 1,441,017 0.77 Virginia 115 1.96 3,421,215 1.82 Washington 200 3.41 4,998,355 2.66 West Virginia 24 0.41 2,790,489 1.49 Wisconsin 54 0.92 2,353,227 1.25 Wyoming 10 0.17 139,770 0.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 5,870 100.00 % $ 187,576,672 100.00 % ================================================================== CIT Equipment Collateral - EF 2001-A Payment Status at June 30, 2004 % of Total % of Number Number Required Required of of Payoff Payoff Days Delinquent Contracts Contracts Amount Amount Current, including 1 to 30 day delinquent contracts 5,151 93.91 % 167,550,616 93.71 % 31-60 days delinquent 213 3.88 6,863,185 3.84 61-90 days delinquent 57 1.04 2,063,478 1.15 91-120 days delinquent 31 0.57 1,192,992 0.67 121-150 days delinquent 21 0.38 861,430 0.48 151-180 days delinquent 12 0.22 269,253 0.15 ----- ------ ---------- -------- Total 5,485 100.00 % 178,800,954 100.00 % ===== ====== =========== ======== Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts 385 8,775,718 ----- ---------- Total 5,870 187,576,672 ===== =========== Types of Equipment at June 30, 2004 % of Total % of Number Number Required Required of of Payoff Payoff Contracts Contracts Amount Amount Type of Equipment Construction 2,495 42.50 % 75,587,095 40.30 % Manufacturing 1,305 22.23 48,791,223 26.01 Transportation 896 15.26 22,639,334 12.07 Printing 598 10.19 19,740,973 10.52 Other(1) 229 3.90 9,050,066 4.82 Medical 29 0.49 3,814,164 2.03 Commercial/Retail Fixtures 59 1.01 2,599,178 1.39 Logging 88 1.50 2,086,617 1.11 Fitness 130 2.21 1,741,067 0.93 Computers 41 0.70 1,526,954 0.81 ----- ------ ----------- ------ Total 5,870 100.00 % 187,576,672 100.00 % ===== ======= =========== ======= (1) Includes $697,631 as the largest and $39,520 as the average Required Payoff Amount. CIT Equipment Collateral - EF 2001-A Required Payoff Amount at June 30, 2004 % of Total % of Number Number Required Required of of Payoff Payoff Required Payoff Amount Contracts Contract Amount Amount 0.01 - 5,000.00 1,192 20.31 % $ 2,696,617 1.44 % 5,000.01 - 10,000.00 1,030 17.55 7,492,561 3.99 10,000.01 - 15,000.00 672 11.45 8,317,677 4.43 15,000.01 - 25,000.00 979 16.68 19,008,344 10.13 25,000.01 - 50,000.00 1,066 18.16 37,647,245 20.07 50,000.01 - 100,000.00 587 10.00 40,056,293 21.35 100,000.01 - 150,000.00 156 2.66 18,827,524 10.04 150,000.01 - 250,000.00 115 1.96 21,418,433 11.42 250,000.01 - 500,000.00 56 0.95 18,440,734 9.83 500,000.01 - 1,000,000.00 15 0.26 10,933,835 5.83 1,000,000.01 - 1,500,000.00 1 0.02 1,028,582 0.55 1,500,000.01 - 1,708,826.00 1 0.02 1,708,826 0.91 ----- ------ ------------- ------ Total 5,870 100.00 $ 187,576,672 100.00 ===== ====== ============= ====== Remaining Term at June 30, 2004 % of Total % of Number Number Required Required of of Payoff Payoff Remaining Terms of Contracts Contracts Contracts Amount Amount (months) 0 - 12 2,891 52.71 $ 43,136,910 24.13 % 13- 24 2,054 37.45 80,598,985 45.08 25- 36 401 7.31 34,107,717 19.08 37- 48 123 2.24 17,783,487 9.95 49- 60 12 0.22 1,975,076 1.10 61- 72 2 0.04 868,336 0.49 73- 84 2 0.04 330,444 0.18 ----- ------ ------------ -------- Total 5,485 100.00 % $ 178,800,954 100.00 % ===== ======= ============= ======== Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts 385 8,775,718 ----- ------------- Total 5,870 $ 187,576,672 ===== ============= CIT Equipment Collateral - EF 2001-A Types of Obligor at June 30, 2004 % of Total % of Number Number Required Required of of Payoff Payoff Type of Obligor Contracts Contracts Amount Amount Construction 2,229 37.97 % $ 58,051,363 30.95 % Manufacturing 1,381 23.53 57,960,759 30.90 Printing 529 9.01 15,713,044 8.38 Transportation 453 7.72 14,894,553 7.94 Services 418 7.12 11,917,180 6.35 Retail & Wholesale Trade 319 5.43 10,694,545 5.70 Other (1) 255 4.34 8,519,803 4.54 Mining, Forestry, Fishing 99 1.69 4,628,914 2.47 Agriculture 156 2.66 2,696,411 1.44 Healthcare 31 0.53 2,500,100 1.33 ----- ------- ----------- ------- Total 5,870 100.00 % $ 187,576,672 100.00 % ===== ======= ============= ======== (1)Includes $403,125 as the largest required payoff amount belonging to a single obligor. Obligor Concentration % of Number % of Total Required Required Obligors (including contracts securing of Number of Payoff Payoff vendor loans ) Contracts Contracts Amount Amount Top 5 21 0.36% $ 7,643,478 4.07% The Top 5 obligors conduct business in the Manufacturing, Construction and Service industries. CIT Equipment Collateral - EF 2001-A Scheduled Cashflows from Contracts at June 30, 2004 Positive Rent Due 5,863,182.93 Adj. RPA of Unliquidated defaulted Contracts 8,775,718.32 Collection Scheduled Scheduled Collection Scheduled Scheduled Period Principal Interest Period Principal Interest July-2004 10,063,231.50 1,411,824.55 March-2008 191,207.01 7,852.43 August-2004 10,916,751.32 1,328,361.63 April-2008 169,470.19 6,402.47 September-2004 10,547,126.88 1,238,629.22 May-2008 118,561.65 5,082.21 October-2004 10,275,954.35 1,151,475.08 June-2008 135,236.15 4,149.79 November-2004 9,652,636.95 1,066,466.48 July-2008 50,514.45 3,071.74 December-2004 9,502,343.43 987,177.00 August-2008 46,860.22 2,645.05 January-2005 8,407,237.71 909,303.13 September-2008 21,349.92 2,252.55 February-2005 8,053,815.41 839,962.01 October-2008 21,539.82 2,062.65 March-2005 7,760,941.21 773,478.58 November-2008 16,866.94 1,871.02 April-2005 7,612,943.10 709,480.65 December-2008 15,023.91 1,721.32 May-2005 7,164,057.93 646,806.14 January-2009 15,158.26 1,586.97 June-2005 6,826,207.93 587,891.79 February-2009 15,293.86 1,451.37 July-2005 6,403,396.17 531,733.02 March-2009 15,430.72 1,314.51 August-2005 6,343,288.93 479,157.50 April-2009 15,568.85 1,176.38 September-2005 5,526,983.47 427,310.22 May-2009 9,189.26 1,036.97 October-2005 4,977,609.96 382,279.44 June-2009 5,784.48 956.03 November-2005 4,466,220.76 341,818.16 July-2009 5,838.60 901.91 December-2005 4,055,228.35 305,572.90 August-2009 5,893.26 847.25 January-2006 3,320,375.83 272,822.84 September-2009 5,948.47 792.04 February-2006 3,038,765.93 246,251.86 October-2009 6,004.25 736.26 March-2006 2,963,181.11 221,946.51 November-2009 6,060.59 679.92 April-2006 2,849,239.62 198,251.62 December-2009 6,117.51 623.00 May-2006 2,438,557.74 175,729.19 January-2010 5,431.08 565.50 June-2006 2,204,077.65 156,496.43 February-2010 5,483.19 513.39 July-2006 1,797,849.01 139,123.24 March-2010 5,535.96 460.62 August-2006 1,960,679.58 124,876.91 April-2010 5,589.29 407.29 September-2006 1,189,012.02 109,709.90 May-2010 5,643.18 353.40 October-2006 1,272,664.63 100,158.71 June-2010 5,697.63 298.95 November-2006 1,033,287.62 90,026.88 July-2010 5,752.66 243.92 December-2006 1,665,058.40 81,786.64 August-2010 5,808.27 188.31 January-2007 837,107.54 69,091.53 September-2010 5,864.46 132.12 February-2007 753,390.29 62,371.49 October-2010 4,608.39 75.19 March-2007 829,939.89 56,329.90 November-2010 4,645.83 37.75 April-2007 714,353.56 49,744.90 December-2010 - - May-2007 983,618.61 44,007.32 June-2007 614,604.38 36,102.69 July-2007 520,097.18 31,222.31 August-2007 458,077.94 27,067.25 September-2007 442,324.80 23,404.52 October-2007 436,611.55 19,876.68 November-2007 386,086.05 16,412.45 December-2007 273,766.33 13,352.48 January-2008 224,903.19 11,224.89 February-2008 215,455.25 9,498.25