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): May 12, 2009


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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     At the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CIT Group Inc. (“CIT”) held on May 12, 2009, the stockholders of CIT approved an amendment to the CIT Group Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) to increase the number of shares of CIT common stock available for awards under the LTIP from 15,900,000 to 57,900,000 based on a share counting ratio of 1.67, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for CIT’s 2009 Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by CIT on April 1, 2009.

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/ Joseph M. Leone
   
    Joseph M. Leone
    Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 18, 2009