CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each class of securities to be registered
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Maximum aggregate offering price
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Amount of registration fee(1) (2)
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Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series G
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$5,022,520
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$646.90
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(1) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the $2,481,935.86 remaining of registration fees previously paid with respect to unsold securities registered on Registration Statement File No. 333-172554, filed on March 2, 2011 by Citigroup Funding Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., is being carried forward, of which $646.90 is offset against the registration fee due for this offering and of which $2,481,288.96 remains available for future registration fee offset. No additional registration fee has been paid with respect to this offering.
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Pricing Supplement No. 2014—CMTNG0094 to Product Supplement No. EA-02-03 dated November 13, 2013, Underlying Supplement
No. 3 dated November 13, 2013, Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus each dated November 13, 2013
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-192302
Dated March 27, 2014
Citigroup Inc. Trigger Autocallable Optimization Securities
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$5,022,520 Securities linked to the S&P 500® Index due March 31, 2016
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Investment Description
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Trigger Autocallable Optimization Securities (the “Securities”) are unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities issued by Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”) linked to the performance of the S&P® 500 Index (the “Underlying Index”). If the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than or equal to its closing level on the Trade Date (the “Initial Index Level”) on any Valuation Date (which will occur first on June 23, 2014 and then quarterly thereafter as described on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement), including the Final Valuation Date, we will automatically call the Securities and pay you a Call Price equal to the stated principal amount per Security plus a Call Return based on the Call Return Rate. The Call Return increases the longer the Securities are outstanding, as described below, based on a fixed Call Return Rate. If by maturity the Securities have not been called and the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than or equal to the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date, we will repay the stated principal amount of your Securities. However, if by maturity the Securities have not been called and the closing level of the Underlying Index is less than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date, you will receive less than the stated principal amount of your Securities, and possibly nothing, at maturity, resulting in a loss that is proportionate to the decline in the closing level of the Underlying Index from the Trade Date to the Final Valuation Date, up to a 100% loss of your investment.
Investing in the Securities involves significant risks. The Securities do not pay interest. You may lose some or all of your investment. The contingent repayment of the stated principal amount applies only if you hold the Securities to maturity. Any payment on the Securities, including any repayment of the stated principal amount, is subject to our creditworthiness and is not, either directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. If we were to default on our payment obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the Securities and you could lose your entire investment.
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Features
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Key Dates
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q Call Return — We will automatically call the Securities for a Call Price equal to the stated principal amount plus the Call Return based on the Call Return Rate if the closing level of the Underlying Index on any Valuation Date, including the Final Valuation Date, is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level. The Call Return increases the longer the Securities are outstanding, based on a fixed Call Return Rate. If the Securities are not called, investors will have the potential for downside market exposure to the Underlying Index at maturity.
q Downside Market Exposure with Contingent Repayment of Stated Principal Amount at Maturity — If you hold the Securities to maturity, the Securities have not been called on any Valuation Date including the Final Valuation Date and the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than or equal to the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date, we will repay the stated principal amount of your Securities at maturity. However, if the closing level of the Underlying Index is less than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date, we will pay you less than the stated principal amount of your Securities, and possibly nothing, at maturity, resulting in a loss that will be proportionate to the full negative Index Return. The contingent repayment of the stated principal amount only applies if you hold the Securities to maturity. Any payment on the Securities, including any repayment of the stated principal amount, is subject to our creditworthiness.
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Trade Date |
March 27, 2014
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Valuation Dates1
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Quarterly
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Final Valuation Date1
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March 24, 2016
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Maturity Date
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March 31, 2016
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NOTICE TO INVESTORS: THE SECURITIES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY RISKIER THAN CONVENTIONAL DEBT INSTRUMENTS. THE ISSUER IS NOT NECESSARILY OBLIGATED TO REPAY THE STATED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES AT MATURITY, AND THE SECURITIES CAN HAVE DOWNSIDE MARKET RISK SIMILAR TO THE UNDERLYING INDEX. THIS MARKET RISK IS IN ADDITION TO THE CREDIT RISK INHERENT IN PURCHASING A DEBT OBLIGATION OF CITIGROUP. YOU SHOULD NOT PURCHASE THE SECURITIES IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SIGNIFICANT RISKS INVOLVED IN INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISKS DESCRIBED UNDER ‘‘SUMMARY RISK FACTORS’’ BEGINNING ON PAGE PS-5 OF THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT AND UNDER ‘‘RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE SECURITIES’’ BEGINNING ON PAGE EA-6 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT SUPPLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES. EVENTS RELATING TO ANY OF THOSE RISKS, OR OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MARKET VALUE OF, AND THE RETURN ON, YOUR SECURITIES. YOU MAY LOSE SOME OR ALL OF YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES.
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Securities Offerings
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We are offering Trigger Autocallable Optimization Securities Linked to the S&P 500® Index. The Securities are offered at a minimum investment of 100 Securities at $10.00 per Security (representing a $1,000 investment), and integral multiples of $10.00 in excess thereof.
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Underlying Index
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Call Return Rate
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Initial Index Level
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Trigger Level
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CUSIP/ISIN
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S&P 500® Index
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6.00% per annum
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1,849.04
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1,553.19, which is 84% of the Initial Index Level
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17321F144 / US17321F1443
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See “Additional Information about the Securities” in this pricing supplement. The Securities will have the terms specified in the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, as supplemented by this pricing supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Securities or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The Securities are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
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Issue Price(1)
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Underwriting Discount(2)
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Proceeds to Issuer
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Per Security
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$10.00
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$0.15
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$9.85
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Total
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$5,022,520.00
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$75,337.80
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$4,947,182.20
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(1)
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On the date of this pricing supplement, the estimated value of the Securities is $9.792 per Security, which is less than the issue price. The estimated value of the Securities is based on proprietary pricing models of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) and our internal funding rate. It is not an indication of actual profit to CGMI or other of our affiliates, nor is it an indication of the price, if any, at which CGMI or any other person may be willing to buy the Securities from you at any time after issuance. See “Valuation of the Securities” in this pricing supplement.
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(2)
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CGMI, our affiliate and the lead agent for the sale of the Securities, has agreed to purchase from Citigroup as principal, and Citigroup has agreed to sell to CGMI, the aggregate stated principal amount of the Securities set forth above for $9.85 per Security. UBS Financial Services Inc. (“UBS”), the agent for the sale of the Securities, has agreed to purchase from CGMI as principal, and CGMI has agreed to sell to UBS, all of the Securities offered by this pricing supplement for $9.85 per Security, which includes the underwriting discount. UBS proposes to offer the Securities to the public at a price of $10.00 per Security. For additional information on the distribution of the Securities, see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in this pricing supplement. In addition to the underwriting discount, it is expected that CGMI and its affiliates may profit from expected hedging activity related to this offering, even if the value of the Securities declines. See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.
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Additional Information about the Securities
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The terms of the Securities are set forth in the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, as supplemented by this pricing supplement. The accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus contain important disclosures that are not repeated in this pricing supplement. For example, certain events may occur that could affect your payment at maturity and/or whether the Securities are automatically called prior to maturity. These events and their consequences are described in the accompanying product supplement in the sections “Description of the Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying Index—Consequences of a Market Disruption Event; Postponement of a Valuation Date” and “—Discontinuance or Material Modification of an Underlying Index,” and not in this pricing supplement. The accompanying underlying supplement contains important disclosures regarding the Underlying Index that are not repeated in this pricing supplement. It is important that you read the accompanying product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus together with this pricing supplement in connection with your investment in the Securities. Certain terms used but not defined in this pricing supplement are defined in the accompanying product supplement.
You may access the accompanying product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus on the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for November 13, 2013 on the SEC website):
¨ Product Supplement No. EA-02-03 dated November 13, 2013:
¨ Underlying Supplement No. 3 dated November 13, 2013:
¨ Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus each dated November 13, 2013:
References to “Citigroup Inc.,” “Citigroup,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Citigroup Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed above, contains the terms of the Securities and supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of ours. The description in this pricing supplement of the particular terms of the Securities supplements, and, to the extent inconsistent with, replaces, the descriptions of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities set forth in the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in “Summary Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” in the accompanying product supplement, as the Securities involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers in connection with your decision to invest in the Securities.
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PS-2
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Investor Suitability
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The Securities may be suitable for you if, among other considerations:
¨ You fully understand the risks inherent in an investment in the Securities, including the risk of loss of your entire initial investment.
¨ You can tolerate the loss of all or a substantial portion of your investment and are willing to make an investment that may have the same downside market risk as the Underlying Index.
¨ You believe the closing level of the Underlying Index will be greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level on any one of the specified Valuation Dates, including the Final Valuation Date.
¨ You can tolerate fluctuations in the value of the Securities prior to maturity that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations of the Underlying Index.
¨ You are willing to hold securities that will be called on the earliest Valuation Date on which the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level, and you are otherwise willing to hold such securities to maturity.
¨ You are willing to make an investment whose positive return is limited to the Call Return, regardless of the potential appreciation of the Underlying Index, which could be significant.
¨ You are willing to invest in the Securities based on the Trigger Level indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
¨ You are willing to invest in the Securities based on the Call Return Rate indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
¨ You are willing to invest in Securities for which there may be little or no secondary market and you accept that the secondary market will depend in large part on the price, if any, at which CGMI is willing to purchase the Securities.
¨ You do not seek current income from your investment and are willing to forgo the dividends or any other distributions paid on the stocks included in the Underlying Index for the term of the Securities.
¨ You seek an investment with exposure to the large capitalization segment of the U.S. equities market.
¨ You are willing to assume the credit risk of Citigroup for all payments under the Securities, and understand that if we default on our obligations, you may not receive any amounts due to you, including any repayment of the stated principal amount.
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The Securities may not be suitable for you if, among other considerations:
¨ You do not fully understand the risks inherent in an investment in the Securities, including the risk of loss of your entire initial investment.
¨ You do not believe the closing level of the Underlying Index will be greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level on any one of the specified Valuation Dates, including the Final Valuation Date, or you believe the closing level of the Underlying Index will be less than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date, exposing you to the full downside performance of the Underlying Index.
¨ You seek an investment that is designed to provide a full return of your stated principal amount at maturity.
¨ You cannot tolerate the loss of all or a substantial portion of your investment, and you are not willing to make an investment that may have the same downside market risk as the Underlying Index.
¨ You seek an investment that participates in the full appreciation of the Underlying Index and whose positive return is not limited to the Call Return.
¨ You are not willing to invest in the Securities based on the Trigger Level indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
¨ You are unwilling to invest in the Securities based on the Call Return Rate indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
¨ You are unable or unwilling to hold securities that will be called on the earliest Valuation Date on which the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level, or you are otherwise unable or unwilling to hold such securities to maturity.
¨ You seek an investment for which there will be an active secondary market.
¨ You seek current income from your investment or prefer to receive the dividends and any other distributions paid on the stocks included in the Underlying Index for the term of the Securities.
¨ You do not seek an investment with exposure to the large capitalization segment of the U.S. equities market.
¨ You prefer the lower risk of conventional fixed income investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings.
¨ You cannot tolerate fluctuations in the value of the Securities prior to maturity that may be similar to or exceed the downside fluctuations of the Underlying Index.
¨ You are not willing to assume the credit risk of Citigroup for all payments under the Securities, including any repayment of the stated principal amount.
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The suitability considerations identified above are not exhaustive. Whether the Securities are a suitable investment for you will depend on your individual circumstances, and you should reach an investment decision only after you and your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers have carefully considered the suitability of an investment in the Securities in light of your particular circumstances. You should also review carefully the “Summary Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-5 of this pricing supplement and “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” in the accompanying product supplement for risks related to an investment in the Securities.
PS-3
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Final Terms
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Issuer:
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Stated Principal Amount per Security:
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$10.00 per Security (subject to a minimum purchase of 100 Securities)
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Term:
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Maturity Date:
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Underlying Index:
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S&P 500® Index (Ticker: SPX)
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Automatic Call Feature:
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The Securities will be automatically called if the closing level of the Underlying Index on any Valuation Date (including the Final Valuation Date) is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level. If the Securities are automatically called, we will pay you on the applicable Call Settlement Date a cash payment per $10.00 stated principal amount of each Security equal to the Call Price for the applicable Valuation Date.
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Valuation Dates1:
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June 23, 2014
September 23, 2014
December 23, 2014
March 24, 2015
June 23, 2015
September 23, 2015
December 23, 2015
March 24, 2016 (the “Final Valuation Date”).
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Call Settlement Dates:
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Four (4) business days following the applicable Valuation Date, except that the Call Settlement Date for the Final Valuation Date is the Maturity Date.
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Call Price:
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The Call Price will be calculated based on the following formula:
$10.00 + applicable Call Return
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Call Return/Call Return Rate:
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The Call Price will be based upon the Call Return. The Call Return increases the longer the Securities are outstanding and will be based on the Call Return Rate of 6.00% per annum.
The table below sets forth each Valuation Date and the corresponding Call Return (expressed as a percentage of the stated principal amount) and Call Price per Security.
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1.50%
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3.00%
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$10.30
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| December 23, 2014 |
4.50%
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$10.45
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6.00%
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$10.60
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7.50%
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$10.75
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9.00%
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$10.90
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10.50%
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$11.05
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12.00%
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$11.20
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1 Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event with respect to the Underlying Index as described under “Description of the Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying Index—Consequences of a Market Disruption Event; Postponement of a Valuation Date” in the accompanying product supplement.
PS-4
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Summary Risk Factors
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An investment in the Securities is significantly riskier than an investment in conventional debt securities. The Securities are subject to all of the risks associated with an investment in our conventional debt securities, including the risk that we may default on our obligations under the Securities, and are also subject to risks associated with the Underlying Index. Accordingly, the Securities are suitable only for investors who are capable of understanding the complexities and risks of the Securities. You should consult your own financial, tax and legal advisers as to the risks of an investment in the Securities and the suitability of the Securities in light of your particular circumstances.
The following is a summary of certain key risk factors for investors in the Securities. You should read this summary together with the more detailed description of risks relating to an investment in the Securities contained in the section “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” beginning on page EA-6 in the accompanying product supplement. You should also carefully read the risk factors included in the documents incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which describe risks relating to our business more generally.
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You may lose some or all of your investment — The Securities differ from ordinary debt securities in that we will not necessarily repay the stated principal amount of your Securities at maturity. Instead, your return on the Securities is linked to the performance of the Underlying Index and, if the Securities are not automatically called, will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the Final Index Level is less than the Trigger Level. If the Final Index Level is less than the Trigger Level, you will lose 1% of the stated principal amount of your Securities for every 1% by which the Final Index Level is less than the Initial Index Level. You may lose up to all of your investment in the Securities.
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The appreciation potential of the Securities is limited — Your potential total return on the Securities at maturity or upon earlier automatic call is limited to the applicable Call Return, which will only be received if the Securities are called. Because the Call Return increases the longer the Securities have been outstanding and because the Securities could be called as early as three months after the Settlement Date, you may not receive the Call Return associated with a later Valuation Date. You will not participate in any potential appreciation of the Underlying Index even though you may be subject to its full downside performance. As a result, the return on an investment in the Securities may be significantly less than the return on a hypothetical direct investment in the Underlying Index.
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The reduced market risk offered by the Securities is contingent, and you will have full downside exposure to the Underlying Index if the Final Index Level is less than the Trigger Level— If the Final Index Level is below the Trigger Level, the contingent reduced market risk with respect to a limited range of potential depreciation of the Underlying Index offered by the Securities will not apply and you will lose 1% of the stated principal amount of the Securities for every 1% by which the Final Index Level is less than the Initial Index Level. The Securities will have full downside exposure to the decline of the Underlying Index if the Final Index Level is below the Trigger Level. As a result, you may lose your entire investment in the Securities. Further, this contingent reduced market risk applies only if you hold the Securities to maturity. If you are able to sell the Securities prior to maturity, you may have to sell them for a loss even if the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than the applicable Trigger Level at that time. See “The value of the Securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on many unpredictable factors” below.
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The Securities do not pay interest — Unlike conventional debt securities, the Securities do not pay interest or any other amounts prior to maturity or earlier automatic call. You should not invest in the Securities if you seek current income during the term of the Securities.
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Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing in the Underlying Index or the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index— 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 Index. As of March 27, 2014, the average dividend yield of the Underlying Index was 1.96% per year. While it is impossible to know the future dividend yield of the Underlying Index, if this average dividend yield were to remain constant for the term of the Securities, you would be forgoing an aggregate yield of approximately 3.92% (assuming no reinvestment of dividends) by investing in the Securities instead of investing directly in the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index or in another investment linked to the Underlying Index that provides for a passthrough of dividends. The payment scenarios described in this pricing supplement do not show any effect of lost dividend yield over the term of the Securities.
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The Securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc. — Any payment on the Securities will be made by Citigroup Inc. and therefore is subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc. If we default on our obligations under the Securities, you may not receive any payments that become due under the Securities. As a result, the value of the Securities prior to maturity will be affected by changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness. Any decline, or anticipated decline, in our credit ratings or increase, or anticipated increase, in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the value of the Securities.
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The performance of the Securities will depend on the closing level of the Underlying Index solely on the quarterly Valuation Dates— The performance of the Securities (including whether the Securities are automatically called and, if they are not called, the amount of your payment at maturity) will depend on the closing level of the Underlying Index only on the Valuation Dates. You will not receive the stated principal amount of your Securities at maturity if the closing level of the Underlying Index on the Final Valuation Date is less than the Trigger Level, even if the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than the Trigger Level on other days during the term of the Securities. Moreover, your Securities will be automatically called prior to maturity if the closing level of the Underlying Index is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level on any Valuation Date prior to the Final Valuation Date, even if the closing level of the Underlying Index is less than the Initial Index Level on other days during the term of the Securities. Because the performance of the Securities depends on the closing level of the Underlying Index on a small number of dates, the performance of the Securities will be particularly sensitive to volatility in the closing level of the Underlying Index, particularly around the Valuation Dates. You should understand that the level of the Underlying Index has historically been highly volatile. See “The S&P 500® Index” in this pricing supplement.
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The Securities may be automatically called prior to maturity— On any Valuation Date occurring quarterly during the term of the Securities, the Securities will be automatically called if the closing level of the Underlying Index on that Valuation Date is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level. Thus, the term of the Securities may be limited to as short as three months. The earlier the Securities are automatically called, the lower the amount of the Call Return you will receive. If the Securities are automatically called prior to maturity, 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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PS-5
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The Securities may be adversely affected by volatility in the closing level of the Underlying Index— If the closing level of the Underlying Index is volatile, or if the volatility of the Underlying Index increases over the term of the Securities, it is more likely that you will not receive the stated principal amount of the Securities at maturity. This is because greater volatility in the closing level of the Underlying Index is associated with a greater likelihood that the closing level of the Underlying Index will be less than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date. You should understand that, in general, the higher the Call Return Rate, the greater the expected likelihood as of the Trade Date that the closing level of the Underlying Index will be less than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date, such that you would not receive the stated principal amount of the Securities at maturity.Volatility refers to the magnitude and frequency of changes in the level of the Underlying Index over any given period. Although the Underlying Index may theoretically experience volatility in either a positive or a negative direction, the level of the Underlying Index is much more likely to decline as a result of volatility than to increase. Historically, the Underlying Index has been volatile. See “The S&P 500® Index” below for selected historical data.
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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 Trade Date, based on CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate, is 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 concession 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 the Underlying Index, dividend yields on the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index 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 an interest rate that we will pay to investors in the Securities, which do not bear interest.
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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 Index and a number of other factors, including the price and volatility of the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index, dividend yields on the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index, interest rates generally, 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. The stated payout from the Issuer, including the contingent repayment of principal and the Call Return, only applies if you hold the Securities to maturity or earlier automatic call, as applicable.
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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 amount of this temporary upward adjustment will decline to zero over the temporary adjustment period. See “Valuation of the Securities” in this pricing supplement.
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Our offering of the Securities does not constitute a recommendation of the Underlying Index — You should not take our offering of the Securities as an expression of our views about how the Underlying Index will perform in the future or as a recommendation to invest in the
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Underlying Index, including through an investment in the Securities. As we are part of a global financial institution, our affiliates may, and often do, have positions (including short positions) in the Underlying Index that conflict with an investment in the Securities. You should undertake an independent determination of whether an investment in the Securities is suitable for you in light of your specific investment objectives, risk tolerance and financial resources.
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Our affiliates, or UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates, may publish research, express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with investing in or holding the Securities— Any such research, opinions or recommendations could affect the level of the Underlying Index and the value of the Securities. Our affiliates, and UBS Financial Services Inc. and its affiliates, publish research from time to time on financial markets and other matters that may influence the value of the Securities, or express opinions or provide recommendations that may be inconsistent with purchasing or holding the Securities. Any research, opinions or recommendations expressed by our affiliates or by UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates may not be consistent with each other and may be modified from time to time without notice. These and other activities of our affiliates or UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates may adversely affect the level of the Underlying Index and may have a negative impact on your interests as a holder of the Securities. Investors should make their own independent investigation of the merits of investing in the Securities and the Underlying Index to which the Securities are linked.
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Trading and other transactions by our affiliates, or by UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates, in the equity and equity derivative markets may impair the value of the Securities— We have hedged our exposure under the Securities through CGMI or other of our affiliates, who likely enter into equity and/or equity derivative transactions, such as over-the-counter options or exchange-traded instruments, relating to the Underlying Index or the stocks included in the Underlying Index. It is possible that our affiliates could receive substantial returns from these hedging activities while the value of the Securities declines. Our affiliates and UBS Financial Services Inc. and its affiliates may also engage in trading instruments linked to the Underlying Index on a regular basis as part of their respective general broker-dealer and other businesses, for proprietary accounts, for other accounts under management or to facilitate transactions for customers, including block transactions. Such trading and hedging activities may affect the level of the Underlying Index and reduce the return on your investment in the Securities. Our affiliates or UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates may also issue or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to the Underlying Index. By introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner, our affiliates or UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates could adversely affect the value of the Securities. Any of the foregoing activities described in this paragraph may reflect trading strategies that differ from, or are in direct opposition to, investors’ trading and investment strategies relating to the Securities.
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Our affiliates, or UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates, may have economic interests that are adverse to yours as a result of their respective business activities— Our affiliates or UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates may currently or from time to time engage in business with the issuers of the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index, including extending loans to, making equity investments in or providing advisory services to such issuers. In the course of this business, our affiliates or UBS Financial Services Inc. or its affiliates may acquire non-public information about those issuers, which they will not disclose to you. Moreover, if any of our affiliates or UBS Financial Services Inc. or any of its affiliates is or becomes a creditor of any such issuer, they may exercise any remedies against that issuer 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 or the discontinuance of the Underlying Index, CGMI, as calculation agent, will be required to make discretionary judgments that could significantly affect what you receive at maturity. Such judgments could include, among other things, any level required to be determined under the Securities and any amounts owed to you under the terms of the Securities. In addition, if certain events occur, CGMI will be required to make certain discretionary judgments that could significantly affect your payment at maturity or, any other payment owed to you under the Securities. In making these judgments, CGMI’s interests as an affiliate of ours could be adverse to your interests as a holder of the Securities. Such judgments could include, among other things:
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Adjustments to the Underlying Index may affect the value of your Securities— S&P Dow Jones Indices LLP (the “Underlying Index Publisher”) may add, delete or substitute the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index or make other methodological changes that could affect the level of the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index Publisher may discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of the Underlying Index at any time without regard to your interests as holders 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 prepaid forward contracts. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment of the Securities, the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Securities might be materially and adversely affected. As described below 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. 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
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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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Hypothetical Examples
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The examples below illustrate the hypothetical payment upon automatic call or at maturity for a $10.00 stated principal amount Security with the following assumptions*, and does not reflect the actual terms of the Securities:
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Stated Principal Amount:
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Term:
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Hypothetical Initial Index Level:
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Call Return Rate:
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Valuation Dates will occur quarterly as set forth on page PS-4 in this pricing supplement.
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Example 1 — Securities are Called on the First Valuation Date
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Closing level on first Valuation Date:
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Because the Securities are called on the first Valuation Date, we will pay you on the Call Settlement Date a total Call Price of $10.15 per $10.00 stated principal amount (a 1.50% total return on the Securities).
Example 2 — Securities are Called on the Final Valuation Date
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Closing level on first Valuation Date:
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1,900.00 (less than Initial Index Level, Securities NOT called)
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Closing level on second Valuation Date:
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Closing level on third Valuation Date:
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1,700.00 (less than Initial Index Level, Securities NOT called)
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Closing level on fourth Valuation Date:
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Closing level on fifth Valuation Date:
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Closing level on sixth Valuation Date:
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Closing level on seventh Valuation Date:
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Because the Securities are called on the Final Valuation Date, we will pay you on the Call Settlement Date (which coincides with the Maturity Date in this example) a total Call Price of $11.20 per $10.00 stated principal amount (a 12.00% total return on the Securities).
Example 3 — Securities are NOT Called and the Final Index Level is greater than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date
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Because the Securities are not called and the Index Return is –10.00%, but the Final Index Level is greater than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date, we will pay you at maturity a total of $10.00 per $10.00 stated principal amount (a 0.00% return on the Securities).
Example 4 — Securities are NOT Called and the Final Index Level is less than the Trigger Level on the Final Valuation Date
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Closing level on first Valuation Date:
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Closing level on fourth Valuation Date:
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Closing level on sixth Valuation Date:
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Closing level on seventh Valuation Date:
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750.00 (less than Initial Index Level, Securities NOT called)
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Closing level on Final Valuation Date:
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600.00 (less than Initial Index Level and Trigger Level, Securities NOT called)
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United States Federal Tax Considerations
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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 “Summary Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement.
In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, which is based on current market conditions, a Security should be treated as a prepaid forward contract for U.S. federal income tax purposes. By purchasing the Securities, you agree (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to this treatment. There is uncertainty regarding this treatment, and the IRS or a court might not agree with it.
Assuming this treatment of the Securities is respected and subject to the discussion in “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement, the following U.S. federal income tax consequences should result under current law:
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Under current law, if you are a Non-U.S. Holder (as defined in the accompanying product supplement) of the Securities, you generally should not be subject to U.S. federal withholding or income tax in respect of any amount paid to you with respect to the Securities, provided that (i) income in respect of the Securities is not effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and (ii) you comply with the applicable certification requirements.
In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses in particular on whether to require holders of these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; whether short-term instruments should be subject to any such accrual regime; the relevance of factors such as the exchange-traded status of the instruments and the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose an interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, 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 the section entitled “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement. The preceding discussion, when read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of owning and disposing of the Securities.
You should also consult your tax adviser regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of an investment in the Securities and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.
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The S&P 500® Index
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The S&P 500® Index consists of 500 common stocks selected to provide a performance benchmark for the large capitalization segment of the U.S. equity markets. It is calculated and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The S&P 500® Index is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “SPX.”
“Standard & Poor’s,” “S&P” and “S&P 500®” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and have been licensed for use by Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates. For more information, see “Equity Index Descriptions—S&P 500® Index—License Agreement” in the accompanying underlying supplement.
Please refer to the sections “Risk Factors” and “Equity Index Descriptions—S&P 500® Index” in the accompanying underlying supplement for important disclosures regarding the Underlying Index, including information concerning its composition and calculation and certain risks that are associated with an investment linked to the Underlying Index.
The graph below illustrates the performance of the Underlying Index from January 2, 2008 to March 27, 2014. The closing level of the Underlying Index on March 27, 2014 was 1,849.04. We obtained the closing levels of the Underlying Index from Bloomberg, and we have not participated in the preparation of or verified such information. The historical levels of the Underlying Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance and no assurance can be given as to the Final Index Level or any future closing level of the Underlying Index. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Underlying Index will result in a positive return on your initial investment and you could lose a significant portion or all of the Stated Principal Amount at maturity.
S&P 500® Index Closing levels
January 2, 2008 to March 27, 2014
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Supplemental Plan of Distribution
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CGMI, our affiliate and the lead agent for the sale of the Securities, has agreed to purchase from Citigroup as principal, and Citigroup has agreed to sell to CGMI, all of the Securities offered by this pricing supplement for $9.85 per Security. UBS Financial Services Inc. (“UBS”), the agent for the sale of the Securities, has agreed to purchase from CGMI as principal, and CGMI has agreed to sell to UBS, all of the Securities offered by this pricing supplement for $9.85 per Security, which includes the underwriting discount. UBS proposes to offer the Securities to the public at a price of $10.00 per Security. If all of the Securities are not sold at the initial offering price, CGMI may change the public offering price and other selling terms.
CGMI is an affiliate of ours. Accordingly, this offering will conform with the requirements addressing conflicts of interest when distributing the securities of an affiliate set forth in Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Client accounts over which Citigroup Inc. or its subsidiaries have investment discretion will not be permitted to purchase the Securities, either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the client.
See “Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in the accompanying product supplement and “Plan of Distribution” in each of the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus for additional information.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities will be used to hedge our obligations under the Securities. We have hedged our obligations under the Securities through CGMI or other of our affiliates. It is expected that CGMI or such other affiliates may profit from this hedging activity even if the value of the Securities declines. This hedging activity could affect the closing level of the Underlying Index and, therefore, the value of and your return on the Securities. For additional information on the ways in which our counterparties may hedge our obligations under the Securities, see “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.
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Valuation of the Securities
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CGMI calculated the estimated value of the Securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement based on proprietary pricing models. CGMI’s proprietary pricing models generated an estimated value for the Securities by estimating the value of a hypothetical package of financial instruments that would replicate the payout on the Securities, which consists of a fixed-income bond (the “bond component”) and one or more derivative instruments underlying the economic terms of the Securities (the “derivative component”). CGMI calculated the estimated value of the bond component using a discount rate based on our internal funding rate. CGMI calculated the estimated value of the derivative component based on a proprietary derivative-pricing model, which generated a theoretical price for the instruments that constitute the derivative component based on various inputs, including the factors described under “Summary Risk Factors—The value of the Securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on many unpredictable factors” in this pricing supplement, but not including our creditworthiness. These inputs may be market-observable or may be based on assumptions made by CGMI in its discretionary judgment.
During a temporary adjustment period immediately following issuance of the Securities, the price at which CGMI would be willing to buy the Securities from investors, and the value that will be indicated for the Securities on any brokerage account statements prepared by CGMI or its affiliates (which value CGMI may also publish through one or more financial information vendors), will reflect a temporary upward adjustment from the price or value that would otherwise be determined. This temporary upward adjustment represents a portion of the hedging profit expected to be realized by CGMI or its affiliates over the term of the Securities. The amount of this temporary upward adjustment will decline to zero over the temporary adjustment period. CGMI currently expects that the temporary adjustment period will be approximately five months, but the actual length of the temporary adjustment period may be shortened due to various factors, such as the volume of secondary market purchases of the Securities and other factors that cannot be predicted.
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Validity of the Securities
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In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special products counsel to Citigroup Inc., when the Securities offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by Citigroup Inc. and authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the indenture, and delivered against payment therefor, such Securities will be valid and binding obligations of Citigroup Inc., enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date of this pricing supplement and is limited to the laws of the State of New York, except that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the application of state securities or Blue Sky laws to the Securities.
In giving this opinion, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has assumed the legal conclusions expressed in the opinion set forth below of Michael J. Tarpley, Associate General Counsel–Capital Markets of Citigroup Inc. In addition, this opinion is subject to the assumptions set forth in the letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP dated November 13, 2013, which has been filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Citigroup Inc. on November 13, 2013, that the indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of the trustee and that none of the terms of the Securities, nor the issuance and delivery of the Securities, nor the compliance by Citigroup Inc. with the terms of the Securities, will result in a violation of any provision of any instrument or agreement then binding upon Citigroup Inc. or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over Citigroup Inc.
In the opinion of Michael J. Tarpley, Associate General Counsel–Capital Markets of Citigroup Inc., (i) the terms of the Securities offered by this pricing supplement have been duly established under the indenture and the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) of Citigroup Inc. has duly authorized the issuance and sale of such Securities and such authorization has not been modified or rescinded; (ii) Citigroup Inc. is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (iii) the indenture has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by Citigroup Inc.; and (iv) the execution and delivery of such indenture and of the Securities offered by this pricing supplement by Citigroup Inc., and the performance by Citigroup Inc. of its obligations thereunder, are within its corporate powers and do not contravene its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other
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constitutive documents. This opinion is given as of the date of this pricing supplement and is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Michael J. Tarpley, or other internal attorneys with whom he has consulted, has examined and is familiar with originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to his satisfaction, of such corporate records of Citigroup Inc., certificates or documents as he has deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed above. In such examination, he or such persons has assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures (other than those of officers of Citigroup Inc.), the authenticity of all documents submitted to him or such persons as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to him or such persons as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.
© 2014 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. All rights reserved. Citi and Citi and Arc Design are trademarks and service marks of Citigroup Inc. or its affiliates and are used and registered throughout the world.
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