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Citigroup Announces Reference Yields and Total Consideration for Note Tender Offers

V.ZZE.H

Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”) announced today the applicable Reference Yield and Total Consideration for the previously announced cash tender offers (each, an “Offer” and, collectively, the “Offers”) with respect to each series of notes set forth in the first table below (the “Any and All Notes”) and the second table below (the “Maximum Tender Notes”, and together with the Any and All Notes, the “Notes” and each a “series” of Notes).

The Offers are being made pursuant to the offer to purchase dated July 27, 2015 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related letter of transmittal for the Notes denominated in U.S. dollars (the “U.S. Dollar Notes”) (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “U.S. Dollar Notes Letter of Transmittal”) and the related letter of transmittal for the Notes denominated in Canadian dollars (the “CAD Notes”) (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “CAD Notes Letter of Transmittal,” and, together with the U.S. Dollar Notes Letter of Transmittal, the “Letters of Transmittal”), which set forth in more detail the terms and conditions of the Offers. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Offer to Purchase. All references to “US$” or$” refer to U.S. dollars and “C$” refer to Canadian dollars.

The Total Consideration and Tender Offer Consideration for each series of Notes were determined based on the relevant Reference Yield as of 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 10, 2015, in accordance with the terms set forth in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the relevant Fixed Spread and the relevant Reference Security as follows:

                               

Any and All Notes

 
Fixed
Principal Bloomberg Spread
Title of Amount Reference Reference Reference (basis Tender Offer Total
Security CUSIP / ISIN Outstanding Security page Yield points) Consideration Consideration
5.00%
5.365% Government
Subordinated

172967DJ7 /

C$228,393,000

of Canada

FIT

2.100%

260 bps

$1,057.03

$1,087.03

Notes due

CA172967DJ71

 

Bond due

CAN0-50

2036

 

 

June 1, 2037

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%

2.500%

Senior

172967EC1 /

$123,210,000

Treasury due

FIT1

2.927%

150 bps

$1,171.07

$1,201.07

Notes due

US172967EC18

 

February 15,

 

 

 

 

 

2037

 

 

2045

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%

2.500%

Senior

172967EP2 /

$320,904,000

Treasury due

FIT1

2.927%

150 bps

$1,317.05

$1,347.05

Notes due

US172967EP21

 

February 15,

 

 

 

 

 

2038

 

 

2045

 

 

 

 

 

 
                               

Maximum Tender Notes

 
Title of Security CUSIP / ISIN Maximum Series Tender Cap Reference Security Bloomberg Reference page Reference Yield Fixed Spread (basis points) Tender Offer Consideration Total Consideration
2.500%

5.850%

Treasury

Senior

172967CT6 /

$100,000,000

due

FIT1

2.927%

150 bps

$1,153.49

$1,183.49

Notes due

US172967CT60

 

February

 

2034

 

 

15, 2045

 

 

 

 

 

 
2.500%
5.875% Treasury
Subordinated

172967BU4 /

$180,000,000

due

FIT1

2.927%

180 bps

$1,105.76

$1,135.76

Notes due

US172967BU43

February
2033

 

 

15, 2045

 

 

 

 

 

 
2.500%
6.000% Treasury
Subordinated

172967CC3 /

$250,000,000

due

FIT1

2.927%

180 bps

$1,124.24

$1,154.24

Notes due

US172967CC36

 

February
2033

 

 

15, 2045

 

 

 

 

 

 
2.500%
6.125% Treasury
Subordinated

172967DR9 /

$300,000,000

due

FIT1

2.927%

185 bps

$1,147.63

$1,177.63

Notes due

US172967DR95

February
2036

 

 

15, 2045

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Early Tender Date (5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 7, 2015) for the Offers has now passed. All the Any and All Notes that were validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date will be accepted for purchase on the Early Settlement Date, which is expected to be August 12, 2015. Citigroup will continue to accept for purchase Any and All Notes that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Date and at or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below).

Because the aggregate principal amount of each series of the Maximum Tender Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date did not exceed the applicable Maximum Series Tender Cap, all such validly tendered Maximum Tender Notes will be accepted for purchase on the Early Settlement Date. Citigroup will continue to accept for purchase Maximum Tender Notes of each series that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Date and at or prior to the Expiration Date up to the applicable Maximum Series Tender Cap (subject to possible proration).

Holders of each series of Notes that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase will receive the applicable Tender Offer Consideration, which is equal to the applicable Total Consideration minus the applicable Early Tender Premium.

The expiration date for the Offers continues to be 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on August 21, 2015, unless extended or earlier terminated (the “Expiration Date”). Payment for Notes accepted for purchase after the Early Tender Date will be made on the settlement date, which is anticipated to be August 26, 2015.

The Withdrawal Date for the Offers has now passed. Notes already tendered pursuant to the Offers may no longer be withdrawn, and any other Notes tendered prior to the Expiration Date may not be withdrawn.

The obligation of Citigroup to accept for purchase, and to pay the Tender Offer Consideration or the Total Consideration for, as the case may be, Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offers is subject to, and conditional upon, the satisfaction or, where applicable, waiver of a number of conditions described in the Offer to Purchase and, in the case of the Maximum Tender Notes, to proration. Citigroup reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any one or more of the conditions at any time.

Citigroup has retained its affiliate, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., to serve as the sole dealer manager for the Offers. Global Bondholder Services Corporation has been retained to serve as the depositary and information agent with respect to the U.S. Dollar Notes. Kingsdale Shareholder Services has been retained to serve as the depositary and information agent with respect to the CAD Notes.

For additional information regarding the terms of the Offers, please contact Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at either (800) 558-3745 (toll free) or (212) 723-6106. Requests for documents and questions regarding the tender of U.S. Dollar Notes may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (866) 470-4300 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (collect). Requests for documents and questions regarding the tender of CAD Notes may be directed to Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc. at (888) 518-1557 (toll free) or (416) 867-2272 (collect).

The Offer to Purchase and related Letters of Transmittal were first distributed to holders of Notes on July 27, 2015. The Offer to Purchase and related U.S. Dollar Notes Letter of Transmittal were published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu) on July 27, 2015. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letters of Transmittal may also be obtained at no charge from Global Bondholder Services Corporation or Kingsdale Shareholder Services Inc., as applicable.

None of Citigroup, its board of directors, the dealer manager, the depositories or the information agents makes any recommendation as to whether any Holder of the Notes subject to the Offers should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of the principal amount of the Notes.

This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation to buy any of these Notes nor is it a solicitation for acceptance of any of the Offers. Citigroup is making the Offers only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase and the related Letters of Transmittal. The Offers are not being made to (nor will tenders of Notes be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase and, where applicable, the related Letters of Transmittal.

United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers is not being made and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or within Article 43(2) of the Order, or high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated in accordance with Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order.

Citigroup, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.

Certain statements in this release, including without limitation the anticipated consummation and successful completion of the Offers (including the satisfaction of the conditions described in the Offers to Purchase), the possible further amendment, extension or abandonment of one or more of the Offers, and Citigroup’s continued successful execution of its liability management strategy, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities law. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these statements due to a variety of factors, including without limitation (i) the level of participation in the Offers, and (ii) the precautionary statements included in this release and those contained in Citigroup’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian securities regulators, including without limitation the “Risk Factors” section of Citigroup’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Citigroup
Media:
Mark Costiglio, 212-559-4114
or
Investors:
Susan Kendall, 212-559-2718
or
Fixed Income Investors:
Peter Kapp, 212-559-5091



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