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February 27, 2009
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Treasury Announces Participation in Citigroup's Exchange Offering
Citigroup is planning to strengthen its capital structure through conversion of a
significant portion of its preferred securities to common equity in a series of
exchange offers. Citigroup requested that the Treasury participate in this exchange
offer by converting a portion of its preferred security to common equity alongside
the other preferred holders.
Treasury is willing to participate in this arrangement to the extent Citigroup is able to
reach agreement with its other preferred holders, under the following conditions:
Treasury would convert its security to match dollar for dollar the private
preferred exchanges.
Treasury would convert up to the $25 billion of preferred stock issued under
the Capital Purchase Program. Remaining Treasury and FDIC preferred
issued under the Targeted Investment Program and Asset Guarantee
Program would be converted into a trust preferred security of greater
structural seniority that would carry the same 8% cash dividend rate as the
existing issue.
Treasury will receive the most favorable terms and price offered to any other
preferred holder through this exchange.
This transaction does not increase the amount of Treasury's investment in
Citigroup.
Separately, the Chairman of the Board of Citigroup has informed us that the
Company will be altering the Board of Directors so that a majority of the Board will
be comprised of new independent directors as soon as feasible.
Citigroup will be taking part, alongside other banks with over $100 billion in assets,
in the forward-looking supervisory assessment process announced on February 25,
2009 as part of the Treasury Capital Assistance Program. In connection with this
program, Citigroup will be allowed to apply for additional Mandatory Convertible
Preferred securities or request conversion of the remaining preferred held by
Treasury into these securities, consistent with the terms of the program.
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