| 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): April 21, 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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 771-0505
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
CIT Group Inc. (the “Company”) is filing with this report updated risk factors related to the Company. This information updates and supersedes the risk factors contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | ||
| The following exhibits are filed herewith: | |||
| 99.1 | Risk factors related to the Company | ||
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/ James P. Shanahan |
| Name: James P. Shanahan | |
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | |
Dated: April 22, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Risk factors related to the Company | |