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): January 24, 2008
CIT GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31369 | 65-1051192 | ||
| (State or other | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| jurisdiction of | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| incorporation) |
505 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 771-0505
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Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 24, 2008, CIT Group Inc. (the “Issuer”) entered into a Sales Agency Agreement (the “Agency Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (together, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to sell up to an aggregate sales price of $31,500,000.00 of shares of its common stock through the Agents. A copy of the Agency Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | ||
| The following exhibits are filed herewith: | |||
| 1.1 | Sales Agency Agreement, dated January 24, 2008, among CIT Group Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | ||
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 GROUP INC. | ||
| By: /s/ Glenn A. Votek | ||
| Name: Glenn A. Votek | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President & | ||
| Treasurer | ||
| Dated: January 25, 2008 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 1.1 | Sales Agency Agreement, dated January 24, 2008, among CIT Group Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |