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This novel approach to meeting our clients’ CIT Group Inc. Jeffrey M. Peek Stock Exchange Information 505 Fifth Avenue Chairman and Chief Executive Officer In the United States, CIT’s common stock needs — financial capital +intellectual capital +relationship capital — is redefining capital for tens of thou- New York, NY 10017 CIT Group Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange sands of businesses and individuals worldwide. Telephone: (212) 771-0505 under the ticker symbol “CIT.” Gary C. Butler 3 Number of employees: President and Chief Executive Officer Shareowner Services We meet our customers’ needs through five business segments: Approximately 7,345 at 12/31/2006 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. To transfer securities and for address changes, write to: Number of beneficial shareholders: William M. Freeman 2 The Bank of New York 93,253 as of 2/15/2007 Chairman of Motient Corp. 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