UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
William A. Farlinger
1211 Avenue of the Americas
NY, New York 10036
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CIT Group Inc. (CIT)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
8/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Comp Option 8-14-02 ($|$22.20 |8/14/|A |V|4620 |A |8/14/|8/14/|Common Stock|4620 | |4620 |D | |
22.20) 1,2 | | 2002| | | | |2003 |2012 | | | | | | |
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Option 8-14-02 ($22.20|$22.20 |8/14/|A |V|3234 |A |8/14/|8/14/|Common Stock|3234 | |3234 |D | |
) 3 | | 2002| | | | |2003 |2012 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Filer elected to receive options in lieu of cash compensation.
2. Options vest immediately but cannot be exercised until 8/14/2003, the 1st
anniversary of grant date.
3. Options vest on the anniversary of the grant date in increments of 1/3 each
year for a period of 3 years.