-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LJl6I3jW1xyoE6xYTvEAJf6CD+D9WR9mAXM0EkdlZiFEovXAOcahqsiNtES5GIYK fmZU/4JFxr1xPqkTu56JyQ== 0000020388-98-000064.txt : 19981209 0000020388-98-000064.hdr.sgml : 19981209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000020388-98-000064 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981202 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19981208 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CIT GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020388 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6153] IRS NUMBER: 132994534 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01861 FILM NUMBER: 98765296 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125361390 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CIT GROUP HOLDINGS INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CIT FINANCIAL CORP/OLD/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860512 8-K 1 ELECTION OF ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR. 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) December 2, 1998 ------------------- The CIT Group, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-1861 13-2994534 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212)536-1390 -------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events. ----------------- See the attached press release, which is incorporated herein by reference, regarding the election of Anthea Disney as a Director of the Corporation, which expands the Board of Directors to eleven members. -2- Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release, dated December 2, 1998, Regarding the Election of Anthea Disney as a Director of the Corporation, which expands the Board of Directors to eleven members. -3- 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. THE CIT GROUP, INC. --------------------------------------------- (Registrant) By: /s/ JOSEPH M. LEONE --------------------------------------------- Joseph M. Leone Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dated: December 2, 1998 -4- Exhibit 99.1 [The CIT Group, Inc. Logo] Contact: Michael J. McGowan Vice President Communications Services (973)535-3506 mmcgowan@citgroup.com FROM: THE CIT GROUP, INC. 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE CIT GROUP EXPANDS BOARD; ANTHEA DISNEY NAMED NEW DIRECTOR LIVINGSTON, NJ, December 2, 1998 --- The CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE:CIT), one of the nation's largest commercial and consumer financing companies, today announced the appointment of Anthea Disney to its Board of Directors. Her appointment expands CIT's Board to 11 members. Ms. Disney also joins CIT's Compensation Committee. Ms. Disney, 52, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of News America Publishing Group, the book, magazine and digital publishing division of the global media company News Corporation. She is also a member of News Corporation's worldwide Executive Management Committee. Recently, Fortune magazine named her one of American Business' "Fifty Most Powerful Women." "We are very pleased to have Anthea Disney join our Board of Directors," said Albert R. Gamper, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of The CIT Group, Inc. "Her business acumen, strategic perspective and management experience in one of America's most dynamic industries will serve The CIT Group well." Previously, Ms. Disney was President & CEO of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. She was also Editor-In-Chief of TV Guide Magazine, Editor-in-Chief and creator of News Corporation's on-line development and Executive Producer of Fox-TV's "A Current Affair." Before joining News Corporation, she was Editor of Us magazine and Editor-in-Chief of Self magazine. She began her career in the United Kingdom as a newspaper reporter and foreign correspondent. The News America Publishing Group is a division of The News Corporation Limited, one of the world's largest media organizations with annual revenues of approximately $13 billion. News Corporation's diversified global operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Latin America and the Pacific Basin include the production and distribution of motion pictures and television programming; television, satellite and cable broadcasting; the publication of newspapers, magazines and books; and, the production and distribution of promotional and advertising products and services. With more than $25 billion in managed assets, The CIT Group, Inc. (www.citgroup.com) is one of the nation's largest commercial and consumer financing companies. Founded in 1908, the Company provides diversified financing and leasing to a broad range of customers through strategically focused business units. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----