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): February 9, 2006
CIT
GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-31369 | 65-1051192 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
1211 Avenue
of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(Address of registrants
principal executive office)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 536-1211
Not Applicable
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Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes as an exhibit the slides from a presentation that will be given by management at the CSFB Financial Services Conference on February 9, 2006. All amounts in the presentation are at or for the period ending December 31, 2005, unless otherwise noted. A live webcast of the presentation, in addition to the accompanying slides, will be available at http://ir.cit.com on February 9, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. A replay of the live webcast will be archived at the same web address from Thursday, February 9, 2006 at approximately 6:00 p.m. until 11:59 p.m. on February 16, 2006. The slides from the presentation are attached as Exhibit 99.1. Those slides are furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into CITs filings under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Slides from presentation by management to investors at CSFBs Financial Services Conference on February 9, 2006. |
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this document that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words anticipate, believe, expect, estimate, plan, target, and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of CIT and its management. All forward-looking statements (including statements regarding future financial and operating results) involve risks, uncertainties, contingencies, and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond CITs control, that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements. Factors that could affect actual results and performance include, but are not limited to, potential changes in interest rates, competitive factors and general economic conditions, changes in funding markets, industry cycles and trends, uncertainties associated with risk management, risks associated with residual value of leased equipment, regulatory factors, among others. More detailed information about these factors are described in CITs filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. CIT is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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SIGNATURES
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. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/
William J. Taylor | |
William
J. Taylor Executive Vice President & Controller (Chief Accounting Officer) |
Dated: February 9, 2006
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