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): March 19, 2012 (March 15, 2012)

CIT GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   001-31369   65-1051192
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)       Identification No.)

11 W. 42nd Street
New York, New York 10036

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 461-5200

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

Redemption of Series A Notes

 

On March 15, 2012, CIT Group Inc. (“CIT”) delivered to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“Deutsche Bank”), as trustee, a notice of CIT’s intention to redeem at par on April 16, 2012 the entire balance of its 7% Series C senior unsecured notes (the “7% Notes”) maturing in 2015 totaling approximately $1.6 billion. Following this redemption, approximately $3.1 billion principal amount of 7 % Notes maturing in 2016 and approximately $4.1 billion of the 7% Notes maturing in 2017 will remain outstanding. This redemption in aggregate will result in the acceleration of fresh start accounting (“FSA”) discount, and therefore increase second quarter 2012 interest expense, by up to approximately $105 million. The final amount of FSA to be accelerated will not be known until after the redemption has occurred and will be disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the Quarter ending March 31, 2012.

 

A copy of the press release announcing the redemption is attached as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the Notice to Deutsche Bank is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1Press release issued by CIT Group Inc. on March 15, 2012 announcing its redemption of the entire balance of the 7% Notes maturing in 2015.
99.2Notice by CIT Group Inc. to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas dated March 15, 2012 electing its option to redeem $1,554,225,000 of 7% Notes maturing in 2015 on April 16, 2012.

 

Forward-Looking Statement

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements (including statements regarding future financial and operating results) involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond CIT’s control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements. All statements contained in this document that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Economic, business, funding market, competitive and/or regulatory factors, among others, affecting CIT’s businesses are examples of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. More detailed information about these factors are described in CIT’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. 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.

 
 

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)
 		  
Date:  March 19, 2012  By:   /s/ Glenn A. Votek  
    Name:   Glenn A. Votek   
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Treasurer