CIT Declares Common Dividend

Business Wire, Oct 14, 2008

NEW YORK -- CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on its outstanding common stock. The common stock dividend is payable on November 28, 2008, to shareholders of record on November 14, 2008.

CIT also announced its intention to sell approximately $8 million of common equity to facilitate the payment of quarterly dividends on the Company's preferred stock in December.

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About CIT

CIT (NYSE: CIT) is a global commercial finance company that provides financial products and advisory services to more than one million customers in over 50 countries across 30 industries. A leader in middle market financing, CIT has more than $70 billion in managed assets and provides financial solutions for more than half of the Fortune 1000. A member of the S&P 500 and Fortune 500, it maintains leading positions in asset-based, cash flow and Small Business Administration lending, equipment leasing, vendor financing and factoring. The CIT brand platform, Capital Redefined, articulates its value proposition of providing its customers with the relationship, intellectual and financial capital to yield infinite possibilities. Founded in 1908, CIT is celebrating its Centennial throughout 2008. www.cit.com