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, 2015 (February 6, 2015)

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)    

 

11 West 42nd Street

 

New York, New York 10036

 

(Address of registrant's principal executive office)

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

 

  

  

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 6, 2015, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) announced a joint public meeting on the proposal for CIT Group Inc. (“we,” “our,” “CIT,” or the “Company”) to acquire IMB Holdco LLC and its subsidiary, OneWest Bank, National Association and the merger of CIT Bank with OneWest Bank.

The Company stated, “We respect the decision to hold a public meeting so that all interested parties have a chance to express their views. The public meeting will offer us an opportunity to discuss what we believe will be the benefits of the transaction to the community. Holding a public meeting is an important step in our transaction, and we continue to believe that the transaction will close by mid-year 2015.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

     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, 2013. 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)
     

  By: /s/ Scott T. Parker           
     
    Scott T. Parker
    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
     

Dated: February 9, 2015