The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This preliminary pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities, nor are they soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
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Citigroup Inc.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
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September , 2014
Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series G
Pricing Supplement No. 2014-CMTNG0249
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-192302
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The securities offered by this pricing supplement are unsecured senior debt securities issued by Citigroup Inc. The securities offer the potential for contingent quarterly coupon payments at an annualized rate that, if all are paid, would produce a yield that is generally higher than the yield on our conventional debt securities of the same maturity. In exchange for this higher potential yield, you must be willing to accept the risks that (i) your actual yield may be lower than the yield on our conventional debt securities of the same maturity because you may not receive one or more, or any, contingent coupon payments; (ii) your actual yield may be negative because you may receive significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities, and possibly nothing, at maturity; and (iii) the securities may be automatically redeemed prior to maturity. Each of these risks will depend on the performance of the worst performing of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index (each, an “underlying asset”), as described below. You will be subject to risks associated with all three of the underlying assets and will be negatively affected by adverse movements in any of the underlying assets regardless of the performance of the other two underlying assets. Although you will be exposed to downside risk with respect to the worst performing underlying asset, you will not participate in any appreciation of the underlying assets or receive any dividends paid on the stocks included in or held by the underlying assets.
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Investors in the securities must be willing to accept (i) an investment that may have limited or no liquidity and (ii) the risk of not receiving any payments due under the securities if we default on our obligations. All payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.
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KEY TERMS
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Underlying assets:
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Underlying assets
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Starting level*
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Barrier level**
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Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
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$
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$
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Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF
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$
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$
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Russell 2000® Index
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$
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$
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* The closing level of the applicable underlying assets on the pricing date
** For each of the underlying assets, 75% of the applicable starting level
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Aggregate stated principal amount:
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$
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Stated principal amount:
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$1,000 per security
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Pricing date:
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September , 2014 (expected to be September 26, 2014)
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Issue date:
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September , 2014 (expected to be September 30, 2014)
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Valuation dates:
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The day of each March, June, September and December (expected to be the 26th day of each March, June, September and December), beginning on December , 2014 (expected to be December 26, 2014) and ending on September , 2019 (the “final valuation date,” which is expected to be September 26, 2019), each subject to postponement if such date is not a scheduled trading day for any of the underlying assets or if certain market disruption events occur with respect to any of the underlying assets
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Maturity date:
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Unless earlier redeemed, October , 2019 (expected to be October 1, 2019)
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Contingent coupon payment dates:
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For each valuation date, the fifth business day after such valuation date, except that the contingent coupon payment date for the final valuation date will be the maturity date
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Contingent coupon:
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On each quarterly contingent coupon payment date, unless previously redeemed, the securities will pay a contingent coupon at a rate of approximately 10.75% per annum (equal to 2.6875% of the stated principal amount of the securities per quarter) if and only if the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset on the related valuation date is greater than or equal to the applicable barrier level. If the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset on any quarterly valuation date is less than the applicable barrier level, you will not receive any contingent coupon payment on the related contingent coupon payment date.
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Payment at maturity:
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If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity, you will be entitled to receive at maturity for each security you then hold:
▪ If the final level of the worst performing underlying asset on the final valuation date is greater than or equal to the applicable barrier level: $1,000 plus the contingent coupon payment due at maturity
▪ If the final level of the worst performing underlying asset on the final valuation date is less than the applicable barrier level: $1,000 × the underlying asset performance factor of the worst performing underlying asset on the final valuation date
If the final level of the worst performing underlying asset on the final valuation date is less than the applicable barrier level, you will receive less than $750, and possibly nothing, per security at maturity.
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Underwriting fee and issue price:
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Issue price(1)
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Underwriting fee(2)
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Proceeds to issuer
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Per security:
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$1,000
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$23
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$977
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Total:
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$
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$
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$
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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KEY TERMS (continued)
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Automatic early redemption:
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If, on any quarterly valuation date prior to the final valuation date, the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset is greater than or equal to the applicable starting level, each security you then hold will be automatically redeemed on the related contingent coupon payment date for an amount in cash equal to $1,000 plus the related contingent coupon payment
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Final level:
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For each of the underlying assets, the applicable closing level on the final valuation date
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Closing level:
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For each underlying asset, its closing level or closing price, as applicable
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Underlying asset performance factor:
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For each of the underlying assets on any valuation date, the applicable closing level on that valuation date divided by the applicable starting level
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Worst performing underlying asset:
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For any valuation date, the underlying asset with the lowest underlying asset performance factor on that valuation date
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Listing:
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The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange
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CUSIP / ISIN:
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1730T0Z69 / US1730T0Z695
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Underwriter:
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CGMI, an affiliate of the issuer, acting as principal
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September 2014
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PS-2
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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Underlying asset
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Hypothetical starting level
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Hypothetical barrier level
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Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
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$40.00
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$30.00 (75% of the applicable hypothetical starting level)
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Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF
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$65.00
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$48.75 (75% of the applicable hypothetical starting level)
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Russell 2000® Index
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1,150.00
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862.50 (75% of the applicable hypothetical starting level)
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Contingent coupon rate:
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Approximately 10.75% per annum, paid quarterly
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Hypothetical closing price of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
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Hypothetical closing price of the shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF
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Hypothetical closing level of the Russell 2000® Index
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Hypothetical contingent coupon payment per security
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Example 1:
Hypothetical valuation date 1
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$44.00
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$44.00 / $40.00 = 1.100)
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$55.25
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$55.25 / $65.00 = 0.850)
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977.50
(Underlying asset performance factor =
977.50 /1,150.00 = 0.850)
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$26.875
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Example 2:
Hypothetical valuation date 2
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$24.00
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$24.00 / $40.00 = 0.600)
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$69.55
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$69.55 / $65.00 = 1.070)
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1,495.00
(Underlying asset performance factor =
1,495.00 / 1,150.00 = 1.300)
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$0.00
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Example 3:
Hypothetical valuation date 3
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$36.00
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$36.00 / $40.00 = 0.900)
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$39.00
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$39.00 / $65.00 = 0.600)
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1,069.50
(Underlying asset performance factor =
1,069.50 / 1,150.00 = 0.930)
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$0.00
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Example 4:
Hypothetical valuation date 4
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$20.00
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$20.00 / $40.00 = 0.500)
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$45.50
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$45.50 / $65.00 = 0.700)
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690.00
(Underlying asset performance factor = 690.00 / 1,150.00 = 0.600)
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$0.00
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September 2014
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PS-3
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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Hypothetical final level of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
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Hypothetical final level of the shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF
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Hypothetical final level of the Russell 2000® Index
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Hypothetical payment at maturity per security
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Example 5
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$48.00
(Underlying asset performance factor = $48.00 / $40.00 = 1.200)
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$78.00
(Underlying asset performance factor = $78.00 / $65.00 = 1.200)
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1,230.50
(Underlying asset performance factor = 1,230.50 / 1,150.00 = 1.070)
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$1,026.875
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Example 6
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$35.00
(Underlying asset performance factor =
$35.00 / $40.00 = 0.875)
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$32.50
(Underlying asset performance factor = $32.50 / $65.00 = 0.500)
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997.50
(Underlying asset performance factor = 997.50 / 1,150.00 = 0.850)
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$500.00
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Example 7
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$28.00
(Underlying asset performance factor = $28.00 / $40.00 = 0.700)
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$16.25
(Underlying asset performance factor = $16.25 / $65.00 = 0.250)
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345.00
(Underlying asset performance factor = 345.00 / 1,150.00 = 0.300)
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$300.00
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September 2014
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PS-4
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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You may lose some or all of your investment. Unlike conventional debt securities, the securities do not provide for the repayment of the stated principal amount at maturity in all circumstances. If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity, your payment at maturity will depend on the performance of the worst performing underlying asset. If the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset is less than the applicable barrier level, you will lose 1% of the stated principal amount of the securities for every 1% by which the worst performing underlying asset has declined from its starting level, regardless of the performance of the other underlying assets. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the securities, and you may lose up to all of your investment.
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You will not receive any contingent coupon payment for any quarter in which the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset is less than the applicable barrier level on the related valuation date. A contingent coupon payment will be made on a contingent coupon payment date if and only if the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset on the related valuation date is greater than or equal to the applicable barrier level. If the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset is less than the applicable barrier level on any quarterly valuation date, you will not receive any contingent coupon payment on the related contingent coupon payment date. If the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset is below the applicable barrier level on each valuation date, you will not receive any contingent coupon payments over the term of the securities.
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The securities are subject to the risks of all of the underlying assets and will be negatively affected if any of the underlying assets performs poorly, even if the other underlying assets perform well. You are subject to risks associated with each of the underlying assets. If any of the underlying assets performs poorly, you will be negatively affected, even if the other underlying assets perform well. The securities are not linked to a basket composed of the underlying assets, where the better performance of one or two could ameliorate the poor performance of the other. Instead, you are subject to the full risks of whichever of the underlying assets is the worst performing underlying asset.
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You will not benefit in any way from the performance of the better performing underlying assets. The return on the securities depends solely on the performance of the worst performing underlying asset, and you will not benefit in any way from the performance of the other underlying assets. The securities may underperform a similar investment in all of the underlying assets or a similar alternative investment linked to a basket composed of the underlying assets, since in either such case the performance of the better performing underlying assets would be blended with the performance of the worst performing underlying asset, resulting in a better return than the return of the worst performing underlying asset.
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You will be subject to risks relating to the relationship among the underlying assets. It is preferable from your perspective for the underlying assets to be correlated with each other, in the sense that they tend to increase or decrease at similar times and by similar magnitudes. By investing in the securities, you assume the risk that the underlying assets will not exhibit this relationship. The less correlated the underlying assets, the more likely it is that any one of the underlying assets will perform poorly over the term of the securities. All that is necessary for the securities to perform poorly is for one of the underlying assets to perform poorly; the performance of the underlying assets that are not the worst performing underlying asset is not relevant to your return on the securities. It is impossible to predict what the relationship among the underlying assets will be over the term of the securities. Each of the underlying assets represents equity markets of the economy. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF represents emerging equity markets, the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF represents international equity markets and the Russell 2000® Index represents small capitalization stocks in the United States. Accordingly, the underlying assets represent markets that differ in significant ways and, therefore, may not be correlated with each other.
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Higher contingent coupon rates are associated with greater risk. The securities offer contingent coupon payments at an annualized rate that, if all are paid, would produce a yield that is generally higher than the yield on our conventional debt securities of the same maturity. This higher potential yield is associated with greater levels of expected risk as of the pricing date for the securities, including the risk that you may not receive a contingent coupon payment on one or more, or any, contingent coupon payment dates and the risk that you may receive significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities at maturity. The volatility of and the correlation among the underlying assets are important factors affecting these risks. Greater expected volatility of and lower expected correlation among the underlying assets as of the pricing date may result in a higher contingent coupon rate, but would also represent a greater expected likelihood as of the pricing date that the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset will be less than the applicable barrier level on one or more valuation dates, such that you will not receive one or more, or any, contingent coupon payments during the term of the securities and that the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset will be less than the applicable barrier level on the final valuation date, such that you will not be repaid the stated principal amount of your securities at maturity.
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September 2014
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PS-5
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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You may not be adequately compensated for assuming the downside risk of the worst performing underlying asset. The potential contingent coupon payments on the securities are the compensation you receive for assuming the downside risk of the worst performing underlying asset, as well as all the other risks of the securities. That compensation is effectively “at risk” and may, therefore, be less than you currently anticipate. First, the actual yield you realize on the securities could be lower than you anticipate because the coupon is “contingent” and you may not receive a contingent coupon payment on one or more, or any, of the contingent coupon payment dates or because the securities have been automatically redeemed prior to the maturity date. Second, the contingent coupon payments are the compensation you receive not only for the downside risk of the worst performing underlying asset, but also for all of the other risks of the securities, including the risk that the securities may be automatically redeemed prior to maturity, interest rate risk and our credit risk. If those other risks increase or are otherwise greater than you currently anticipate, the contingent coupon payments may turn out to be inadequate to compensate you for all the risks of the securities, including the downside risk of the worst performing underlying asset.
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Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in any of the underlying assets or the stocks included in or held by any of the underlying assets. You will not have voting rights, rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying assets. As of September 24, 2014, the average dividend yield of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF was approximately 1.67% per year, which, if this dividend yield remained constant for the term of the securities, would be equivalent to approximately 8.35% (assuming no reinvestment of dividends) over the term of the securities. As of September 24, 2014, the average dividend yield of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF was approximately 3.45% per year, which, if this dividend yield remained constant for the term of the securities, would be equivalent to approximately 17.25% (assuming no reinvestment of dividends) over the term of the securities. As of September 24, 2014, the average dividend yield of the Russell 2000® Index was approximately 1.37% per year, which, if this dividend yield remained constant for the term of the securities, would be equivalent to approximately 6.85% (assuming no reinvestment of dividends) over the term of the securities. Although it is impossible to predict whether the dividend yields over the term of the securities will be higher, lower or the same as the dividend yields or the average dividend yields over any period, investors should understand that they will not receive any potential dividend payments under the securities. In addition, because you may not receive a contingent coupon payment on one or more, or any, of the contingent coupon payment dates, you may receive substantially less under the securities than an alternative investment that provided for the payment of any dividends on the stocks that constitute the underlying assets or an investment directly in the underlying assets.
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The securities may be automatically called prior to maturity, limiting your opportunity to receive contingent coupon payments. On any valuation date prior to the final valuation date, the securities will be automatically called if the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset on that valuation date is greater than or equal to the applicable starting level. Thus, the term of the securities may be limited to as short as three months. If the securities are called prior to maturity, you will not receive any additional contingent coupon payments. Moreover, you may not be able to reinvest your funds in another investment that provides a similar yield with a similar level of risk.
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The securities offer downside exposure to the underlying assets, but no upside exposure to the underlying assets. You will not participate in any appreciation in the level of the underlying assets over the term of the securities. Consequently, your return on the securities will be limited to the contingent coupon payments you receive, if any, and may be significantly less than the return on the underlying assets over the term of the securities. In addition, you will not receive any dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the underlying assets.
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The performance of the securities will depend on the closing levels of the underlying assets solely on the relevant valuation dates, which makes the securities particularly sensitive to the volatility of the underlying assets. Whether the contingent coupon will be paid for any given quarter and whether the securities will be automatically redeemed prior to maturity will depend on the closing levels of the underlying assets solely on the applicable quarterly valuation dates, regardless of the closing levels of the underlying assets on other days during the term of the securities. If the securities are not automatically redeemed, what you receive at maturity will depend solely on the closing level of the worst performing underlying asset on the final valuation date, and not on any other day during the term of the securities. Because the performance of the securities depends on the closing levels of the underlying assets on a limited number of dates, the securities will be particularly sensitive to volatility in the closing levels of the underlying assets. You should understand that each of the underlying assets has historically been highly volatile.
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The securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc. If we default on our obligations under the securities, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the securities.
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September 2014
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PS-6
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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The securities will not be listed on a securities exchange and you may not be able to sell them prior to maturity. The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the securities. CGMI currently intends to make a secondary market in relation to the securities and to provide an indicative bid price for the securities on a daily basis. Any indicative bid price for the securities provided by CGMI will be determined in CGMI’s sole discretion, taking into account prevailing market conditions and other relevant factors, and will not be a representation by CGMI that the securities can be sold at that price, or at all. CGMI may suspend or terminate making a market and providing indicative bid prices without notice, at any time and for any reason. If CGMI suspends or terminates making a market, there may be no secondary market at all for the securities because it is likely that CGMI will be the only broker-dealer that is willing to buy your securities prior to maturity. Accordingly, an investor must be prepared to hold the securities until maturity.
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The estimated value of the securities on the pricing date, based on CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate, will be less than the issue price. The difference is attributable to certain costs associated with selling, structuring and hedging the securities that are included in the issue price. These costs include (i) the selling concessions paid in connection with the offering of the securities, (ii) hedging and other costs incurred by us and our affiliates in connection with the offering of the securities and (iii) the expected profit (which may be more or less than actual profit) to CGMI or other of our affiliates in connection with hedging our obligations under the securities. These costs adversely affect the economic terms of the securities because, if they were lower, the economic terms of the securities would be more favorable to you. The economic terms of the securities are also likely to be adversely affected by the use of our internal funding rate, rather than our secondary market rate, to price the securities. See “The estimated value of the securities would be lower if it were calculated based on our secondary market rate” below.
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The estimated value of the securities was determined for us by our affiliate using proprietary pricing models. CGMI derived the estimated value disclosed on the cover page of this pricing supplement from its proprietary pricing models. In doing so, it may have made discretionary judgments about the inputs to its models, such as the volatility of and correlation among the underlying assets, dividend yields on the stocks included in or held by, as applicable, the underlying assets and interest rates. CGMI’s views on these inputs may differ from your or others’ views, and as an underwriter in this offering, CGMI’s interests may conflict with yours. Both the models and the inputs to the models may prove to be wrong and therefore not an accurate reflection of the value of the securities. Moreover, the estimated value of the securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement may differ from the value that we or our affiliates may determine for the securities for other purposes, including for accounting purposes. You should not invest in the securities because of the estimated value of the securities. Instead, you should be willing to hold the securities to maturity irrespective of the initial estimated value.
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The estimated value of the securities would be lower if it were calculated based on our secondary market rate. The estimated value of the securities included in this pricing supplement is calculated based on our internal funding rate, which is the rate at which we are willing to borrow funds through the issuance of the securities. Our internal funding rate is generally lower than the market rate implied by traded instruments referencing our debt obligations in the secondary market for those debt obligations, which we refer to as our secondary market rate. If the estimated value included in this pricing supplement were based on our secondary market rate, rather than our internal funding rate, it would likely be lower. We determine our internal funding rate based on factors such as the costs associated with the securities, which are generally higher than the costs associated with conventional debt securities, and our liquidity needs and preferences. Our internal funding rate is not the same as the coupon that is payable on the securities.
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The estimated value of the securities is not an indication of the price, if any, at which CGMI or any other person may be willing to buy the securities from you in the secondary market. Any such secondary market price will fluctuate over the term of the securities based on the market and other factors described in the next risk factor. Moreover, unlike the estimated value included in this pricing supplement, any value of the securities determined for purposes of a secondary market transaction will be based on our secondary market rate, which will likely result in a lower value for the securities than if our internal funding rate were used. In addition, any secondary market price for the securities will be reduced by a bid-ask spread, which may vary depending on the aggregate stated principal amount of the securities to be purchased in the secondary market transaction, and the expected cost of unwinding related hedging transactions. As a result, it is likely that any secondary market price for the securities will be less than the issue price.
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The value of the securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on many unpredictable factors. The value of your securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on the level and volatility of the underlying assets and a number of other factors, including the price and volatility of the stocks included in or held by, as applicable, the underlying assets, the correlation between the underlying assets, dividend yields on the stocks included in or held by, as applicable, the underlying assets, the exchange rate and the volatility of the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and each of the currencies in which the stocks held by the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF trade, the correlation between those rates and the price of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF, interest rates in the United States and in each of the markets of the stocks held by the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF, the time remaining to maturity and our creditworthiness, as reflected in our secondary market rate. You should understand that the value of your securities at any time prior to maturity may be significantly less than the issue price.
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Immediately following issuance, any secondary market bid price provided by CGMI, and the value that will be indicated on any brokerage account statements prepared by CGMI or its affiliates, will reflect a temporary upward adjustment. The
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September 2014
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PS-7
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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amount of this temporary upward adjustment will steadily decline to zero over the temporary adjustment period. See “Valuation of the Securities” in this pricing supplement.
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The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is subject to risks associated with emerging markets equity securities. The stocks composing the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and that are generally tracked by the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF have been issued by companies in various emerging markets. Investments in securities linked to the value of foreign equity securities involve risks associated with the securities markets in those countries, including risks of volatility in those markets, governmental intervention in those markets and cross-shareholdings in companies in certain countries. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies than about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC, and foreign companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements different from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. The prices of securities in foreign markets may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in those countries, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies and currency exchange laws. Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, present the risks of nationalization of businesses, have restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets and have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions and suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times. Moreover, the economies in such countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the economy in the United States in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.
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The iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF is subject to risks associated with non-U.S. markets. The iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF tracks international equity markets. Investments in securities linked to the value of non-U.S. stocks involve risks associated with the securities markets in those countries, including risks of volatility in those markets, governmental intervention in those markets and cross shareholdings in companies in certain countries. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about companies in some of these jurisdictions than about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC. Further, non-U.S. companies are generally subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements and securities trading rules that are different from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. The prices of securities in foreign markets may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in those countries, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies and currency exchange laws. Moreover, the economies in such countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the economy of the United States in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.
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Fluctuations in exchange rates will affect the prices of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF. Because the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF invests in stocks that are traded in non-U.S. currencies, while the net asset values of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF are based on the U.S. dollar value of those stocks, holders of the securities will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies in which those stocks trade. If the U.S. dollar generally strengthens against the currencies in which those stocks trade, the prices of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF will be adversely affected for that reason alone and the payment at maturity on the securities may be reduced.
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Changes that affect the underlying assets may affect the value of your securities. The sponsors of the Russell 2000® Index or the indexes underlying the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF may add, delete or substitute the stocks that constitute those indexes or make other methodological changes that could affect the levels of those indexes. In addition, the investment advisers to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF may change the manner in which the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF operates or its investment objectives at any time. We are not affiliated with any such index sponsor or investment advisor and, accordingly, we have no control over any changes any such index sponsor or investment adviser may make. Such changes could be made at any time and could adversely affect the performance of the underlying assets and the value of and your payment at maturity on the securities.
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Even if the issuer of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF pays a dividend that it identifies as special or extraordinary, no adjustment will be required under the securities for that dividend unless it meets the criteria specified in the accompanying product supplement. In general, an adjustment will not be made under the terms of the securities for any cash dividend paid on shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF unless the amount of the dividend per share, together with any other dividends paid in the same quarter, exceeds the dividend paid
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September 2014
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PS-8
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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per share in the most recent quarter by an amount equal to at least 10% of the closing price of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF on the date of declaration of the dividend. Any dividend will reduce the closing price of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF by the amount of the dividend per share. If the issuer of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF pays any dividend for which an adjustment is not made under the terms of the securities, holders of the securities will be adversely affected. See “Description of the Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to ETF Shares or Company Shares—Dilution and Reorganization Adjustments—Certain Extraordinary Cash Dividends” in the accompanying product supplement.
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An adjustment will not be made for all events that may have a dilutive effect on or otherwise adversely affect the market price of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF. For example, we will not make any adjustment for ordinary dividends or extraordinary dividends that do not meet the criteria described above. Moreover, the adjustments we do make may not fully offset the dilutive or adverse effect of the particular event. Investors in the securities may be adversely affected by such an event in a circumstance in which a direct holder of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF would not.
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The securities may become linked to shares of an issuer other than the original issuer of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF upon the occurrence of a reorganization event or upon the delisting of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF. For example, if the issuer of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF enters into a merger agreement that provides for holders of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF to receive shares of another entity, the shares of such other entity will become the applicable underlying asset for all purposes of the securities upon consummation of the merger. Additionally, if the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF are delisted or the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF is otherwise terminated, the calculation agent may, in its sole discretion, select shares of another ETF to be the applicable underlying asset. See “Description of the Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to ETF Shares or Company Shares-Dilution and Reorganization Adjustments” and “—Delisting, Liquidation or Termination of an Underlying ETF” in the accompanying product supplement.
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The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF may not completely track the performance of the indexes they seek to track. The price of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF will reflect transaction costs and fees of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF that are not included in the calculation of the index that they seek to track. In addition, the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF may not hold all of the stocks included in, and may hold securities and derivative instruments that are not included in, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or the MSCI EAFE Index, respectively.
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Changes made by the investment advisers to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF or by the sponsors of the indexes underlying the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF may affect the shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF. We are not affiliated with the investment advisers to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF or with the sponsors of the indexes underlying the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF. Accordingly, we have no control over any changes such investment adviser or sponsor may make to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF or the index underlying the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF. Such changes could be made at any time and could adversely affect the performance of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF.
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The securities are linked to the Russell 2000® Index and will be subject to risks associated with small capitalization stocks. The stocks that constitute the Russell 2000® Index are issued by companies with relatively small market capitalization. The stock prices of smaller companies may be more volatile than stock prices of large capitalization companies. These companies tend to be less well-established than large market capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may be less able to withstand adverse economic, market, trade and competitive conditions relative to larger companies. Small capitalization companies are less likely to pay dividends on their stocks, and the presence of a dividend payment could be a factor that limits downward stock price pressure under adverse market conditions.
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Our offering of the securities is not a recommendation of any underlying asset. The fact that we are offering the securities does not mean that we believe that investing in an instrument linked to the underlying assets is likely to achieve favorable returns. In fact, as we are part of a global financial institution, our affiliates may have positions (including short positions) in the stocks that constitute the Russell 2000® Index or in instruments related to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF or the stocks that constitute the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF, and may publish research or express opinions, that in each case are inconsistent with an investment linked to the underlying assets. These and other of our affiliates’ activities may affect the level or price, as applicable, of the underlying assets in a way that has a negative impact on your interests as a holder of the securities.
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The level or price of an underlying asset may be adversely affected by our or our affiliates’ hedging and other trading activities. We expect to hedge our obligations under the securities through CGMI or other of our affiliates, who may take positions directly in the stocks included in the Russell 2000® Index and in the shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and other financial instruments related to the underlying assets or the stocks included in or held by the underlying assets. Our affiliates also trade the stocks included in the Russell 2000® Index and the shares of the iShares® MSCI
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September 2014
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PS-9
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and other related financial instruments on a regular basis (taking long or short positions or both), for their accounts, for other accounts under their management or to facilitate transactions on behalf of customers. These activities could affect the level or price, as applicable, of the underlying assets in a way that negatively affects the value of the securities. They could also result in substantial returns for us or our affiliates while the value of the securities declines.
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We and our affiliates may have economic interests that are adverse to yours as a result of our affiliates’ business activities. Our affiliates may currently or from time to time engage in business with the companies included in or held by the underlying assets or with the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF, including extending loans to, making equity investments in or providing advisory services to such companies or the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF. In the course of this business, we or our affiliates may acquire non-public information which we will not disclose to you. Moreover, if any of our affiliates is or becomes a creditor of any such company, they may exercise any remedies against such company that are available to them without regard to your interests.
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The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make important determinations with respect to the securities. If certain events occur, such as market disruption events, the discontinuance of the Russell 2000® Index or events with respect to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF that may require a dilution adjustment or the delisting of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF or the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF, CGMI, as calculation agent, will be required to make discretionary judgments that could significantly affect your payment at maturity. In making these judgments, the calculation agent’s interests as an affiliate of ours could be adverse to your interests as a holder of the securities.
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The U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities are unclear. There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal tax treatment of the securities, and we do not plan to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). Consequently, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the securities are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of the securities as described in “United States Federal Tax Considerations” below. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment, the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the securities might be materially and adversely affected. As described in the accompanying product supplement under “United States Federal Tax Considerations,” in 2007 the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. While it is not clear whether the securities would be viewed as similar to the typical prepaid forward contract described in the notice, it is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the securities, including the character and timing of income or loss and the degree, if any, to which income realized by non-U.S. persons should be subject to withholding tax, possibly with retroactive effect. You should read carefully the discussion under “United States Federal Tax Considerations” and “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” in the accompanying product supplement and “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement. You should also consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities, as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
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September 2014
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PS-10
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF – Historical Closing Levels
January 2, 2009 to September 24, 2014
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September 2014
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PS-11
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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Low
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Dividends
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2009
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First Quarter
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$27.10
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$19.94
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$34.64
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$25.63
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$0.24728
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Third Quarter
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$39.28
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$30.74
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$42.07
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$37.57
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$0.32289
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2010
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First Quarter
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$43.20
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$36.83
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$0.01201
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Second Quarter
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$43.98
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$36.17
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$0.26160
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Third Quarter
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$44.77
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$37.59
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$48.58
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$44.78
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$0.35942
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2011
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First Quarter
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$48.67
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$44.60
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$0.02512
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Second Quarter
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$50.20
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$45.50
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$0.46092
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Third Quarter
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$48.48
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$34.95
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$42.76
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$34.36
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$0.34696
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2012
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First Quarter
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$44.75
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$38.23
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$43.55
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$36.69
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$0.46836
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Third Quarter
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$42.37
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$37.42
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$44.35
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$40.16
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$0.26233
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2013
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First Quarter
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$45.23
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$41.80
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$0.01423
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Second Quarter
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$44.23
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$36.65
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$0.00000
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Third Quarter
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$43.28
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$37.34
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$0.49260
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Fourth Quarter
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$43.66
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$40.48
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$0.36578
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2014
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First Quarter
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$41.01
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$37.11
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$43.95
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$40.82
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$0.34063
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Third Quarter (through September 24, 2014)
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$45.85
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$42.56
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$0.00000
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September 2014
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PS-12
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF – Historical Closing Levels
March 27, 2014 to September 24, 2014
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September 2014
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PS-13
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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Dividends
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2009
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First Quarter
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$45.44
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$31.70
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$49.04
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$38.57
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$0.94519
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Third Quarter
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$55.81
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$44.01
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$57.28
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$52.66
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$0.49574
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2010
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First Quarter
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$57.96
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$50.46
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$58.04
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$46.29
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$0.85863
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Third Quarter
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$55.42
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$47.09
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$59.46
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$54.26
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$0.53819
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2011
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First Quarter
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$61.92
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$55.29
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$63.87
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$57.10
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$1.14099
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Third Quarter
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$60.80
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$46.66
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$55.57
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$46.45
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$0.56923
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2012
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First Quarter
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$55.80
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$49.15
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$55.53
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$46.55
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$1.14909
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Third Quarter
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$55.15
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$47.62
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$0.00000
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Fourth Quarter
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$56.86
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$51.95
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$0.60952
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2013
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First Quarter
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$59.87
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$56.90
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$63.53
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$57.03
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$0.00000
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Third Quarter
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$65.05
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$57.55
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$1.15150
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Fourth Quarter
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$67.10
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$62.70
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$0.55171
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2014
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First Quarter
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$68.03
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$62.31
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$0.00000
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Second Quarter
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$70.67
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$66.26
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$1.67621
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Third Quarter (through September 24, 2014)
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$69.25
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$64.90
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$0.00000
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September 2014
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PS-14
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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Russell 2000® Index – Historical Closing levels
January 2, 2009 to September 24, 2014
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September 2014
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PS-15
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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a portion of each coupon payment made with respect to the securities will be attributable to interest on the Deposit; and
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the remainder will represent premium attributable to your grant of the Put Option (“Put Premium”).
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September 2014
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PS-16
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Citigroup Inc.
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Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Based on the Worst Performing of the Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the Shares of the iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF and the Russell 2000® Index Due October , 2019
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September 2014
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PS-17
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