424B2 1 dp20979_424b2-mtndd0.htm PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT
 
The information in this pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed.  We may not deliver these securities until a final pricing supplement is delivered.  This pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated February 2, 2011
 
PROSPECTUS Dated February 18, 2009 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT 
Dated February 18, 2009 
Pricing Supplement No. 2011-MTNDD0716 to
Registration Statement Nos. 333-157386 and 333-157386-01
Dated February   , 2011
Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
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MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES D
Senior Notes

Mandatory Callable Participation Notes Based on the
iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund due February 27, 2012
 
Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Mandatory Callable Participation Notes Based on the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund due February 27, 2012, which we refer to as the notes, do not pay interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity.  We will call the notes if on the initial valuation date the closing price of shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which we refer to as the shares, is at or above the initial share price.  If the notes are not mandatorily called, at maturity, you will receive a positive return on the notes only if the closing price of the shares on the final valuation date is greater than the initial share price. The notes are a series of unsecured securities issued by Citigroup Funding Inc. Any payments due on the notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Funding’s parent company. All payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.
 
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The stated principal amount and original issue price of each note is $10.
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We will not pay interest on the notes.
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The notes have a maturity of approximately one year but are subject to a mandatory call approximately six months after issuance if on the initial valuation date the closing price of the shares is at or above the initial share price.  If the notes are mandatorily called, you will receive for each note you hold on the mandatory call date a fixed amount in cash equal to the mandatory call amount.  Accordingly, you will not be able to participate in any appreciation of the closing price of the shares beyond the mandatory call amount.
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The mandatory call date will be August     , 2011 (five business days after the initial valuation date).
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The mandatory call amount will equal $10.50 to $10.65 (105.00% to 106.50% of the stated principal amount).  The actual mandatory call amount will be determined on the pricing date.
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If on the initial valuation date the closing price of the shares is below the initial share price, we will not call the notes.  If the notes are not mandatorily called, you will receive for each $10 note you hold on the maturity date:
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$10 plus the leveraged upside payment if the final share price is greater than the initial share price;
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$10 if the final share price is less than or equal to the initial share price but greater than or equal to the downside threshold price; or
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$10 times the share performance factor if the final share price is less than the downside threshold price.  This amount will be less than the stated principal amount of $10 and could be zero.  There is no minimum payment on the notes at maturity.
Please see the graphs under “Hypothetical Payments on the Notes” beginning on PS-5.
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The downside threshold price will equal 90% times the initial share price.
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The leveraged upside payment will be equal $10 times the leverage factor times the share percent increase.
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The leverage factor will equal 110%.
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The share percent increase will be a fraction equal to the final share price less the initial share price, together divided by the initial share price.
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The share performance factor will be a fraction equal to the final share price divided by the initial share price.
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The initial share price will equal $       , the closing price of one share on the pricing date.
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The final share price will equal the closing price of one share on the final valuation date.
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The initial valuation date will be August   , 2011 (expected to be August 22, 2011), and the final valuation date will be February   , 2012 (three business days prior to the maturity date), each subject to postponement for non-trading days or certain market disruption events.
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Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the shares or the stocks composing the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
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The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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The CUSIP number for the notes is 17316G438. The ISIN number for the notes is US17316G4385.
 
You should read the more detailed description of the notes in this pricing supplement. In particular, you should review and understand the descriptions in “Summary of Pricing Supplement” and “Description of Notes.”
The notes are riskier than ordinary debt securities.  See “Risk Factors” beginning on PS-8.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators have not approved or disapproved these notes, or determined if this pricing supplement is truthful or complete.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 PRICE $10 PER SECURITY

 
Public Offering Price(1)
Underwriting
Fee(1)(2)
Proceeds to
Issuer(3)
Per note
$10.00
$0.20
$9.80
Total
         $                    
          $                  
          $                  

(1)   The actual public offering price, underwriting fee and related selling concession for a particular investor may be reduced for volume purchase discounts depending on the aggregate amount of notes purchased by that investor. The lowest price payable by an investor is $9.9250 per note. You should refer to “Description of Notes—Use of Proceeds and Hedging” for more information.
(2)   Citigroup Global Markets Inc., an affiliate of Citigroup Funding and the underwriter of the sale of the notes, will receive an underwriting fee of up to $0.20 for each note sold in this offering. The actual per note underwriting fee will be equal to the selling concession provided to selected dealers, as described in the next sentence. Citigroup Global Markets will pay selected dealers affiliated with Citigroup Global Markets, including its affiliate Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, and their financial advisors collectively a selling concession of $0.20, subject to reduction for volume purchase discounts, for each $10 note they sell, while selected dealers not affiliated with Citigroup Global Markets will receive a selling concession of up to $0.20, subject to reduction for volume purchase discounts, for each $10 note they sell. Additionally, it is possible that Citigroup Global Markets and its affiliates may profit from expected hedging activity related to this offering, even if the value of the notes declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors” and “Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest” in this pricing supplement for more information.
(3)   The per note proceeds to Citigroup Funding indicated above represent the minimum per note proceeds to Citigroup Funding for any note, assuming the maximum per note underwriting fee of $0.20. As noted in footnote (2), the underwriting fee is variable. You should refer to “Risk Factors” and “Description of Notes—Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in this pricing supplement for more information.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. expects to deliver the notes to purchasers on or about              , 2011.
 
The notes are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
SUMMARY OF PRICING SUPPLEMENT
 
The following summary describes the Mandatory Callable Participation Notes Based on the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund due February 27, 2012, which we refer to as the notes, we are offering to you in general terms only.  You should read the summary together with the more detailed information that is contained in the rest of this pricing supplement and in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement.  You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth in “Risk Factors.”
 
The notes offered are medium-term debt securities of Citigroup Funding.  The notes have been designed for investors who are willing to forgo market floating interest rates on the notes in exchange for a payment at call or maturity based on the performance of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which we refer to as the shares.  We will call the notes if on the initial valuation date the closing price of the shares is at or above the initial share price.  If the notes are not mandatorily called, at maturity, you will receive a positive return on the notes only if the closing price of the shares on the final valuation date is greater than the initial share price.  All payments on the notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.  All payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.
 
“iShares®” is a registered trademark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.  The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index are described under “Description of Notes––The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund; Public Information” and “—The MSCI Emerging Markets Index” in this pricing supplement.
 
Each note costs $10
 
 
We, Citigroup Funding Inc., are offering the Mandatory Callable Participation Notes Based on the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund due February 27, 2012, which we refer to as the notes.  The stated principal amount and issue price of each note is $10.
 
 
 
 
The original issue price of the notes includes the underwriter’s fees paid with respect to the notes and the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes.  The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that our affiliates may realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions.  The fact that the original issue price of the notes reflects these commissions and hedging costs is expected to adversely affect the secondary market prices of the notes.  See “Risk Factors—The inclusion of commissions and projected profit of hedging in the original issue price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices” and “Description of Notes—Use of Proceeds and Hedging.”
 
The notes do not guarantee any repayment of principal at maturity; no interest
 
 
Unlike ordinary debt securities, the notes do not pay interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity.  We will call the notes if on the initial valuation date the closing price of shares is at or above the initial share price.  If the notes are not mandatorily called, at maturity, you will receive a positive return on the notes only if the closing price of the shares on the final valuation date is greater than the initial share price.
 
 
 
 
The initial share price will be the closing price of one share on the day we price the notes for initial sale to the public, which we refer to as the pricing date.
 
 
 
 
The final share price will be the closing price of one share on February     , 2012 (three business days prior to the maturity date), which we refer to as the final valuation date.
 
 
 
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Payment at call or maturity depends on the closing price of the shares
 
If the closing price of the shares on the initial valuation date is greater than or equal to the initial share price, we will call the notes, in whole and not in part, and you will receive for each note you hold on the mandatory call date the mandatory call amount, which will be a fixed amount in cash equal to $10.50 to $10.65 (105.00% to 106.50% of the stated principal amount).  The actual mandatory call amount will be determined on the pricing date.
 
 
 
If the notes are not mandatorily called, at maturity, you will receive for each $10 stated principal amount of notes that you hold an amount in cash that will vary depending on the closing price of the shares on the final valuation date, equal to:
 
 
 
 
  $10 plus the leveraged upside payment, if the final share price is greater than the initial share price,
 
   
where,
 
   
leveraged upside payment = $10 x leverage factor x share percent increase;
 
   
leverage factor = 110%; and
 
 
share percent increase
 
=
 
(final share price – initial share price)
 
initial share price
 
 
 
 
  $10, if the final share price is less than or equal to the initial share price but greater than or equal to the downside threshold price
 
 
 
  $10 times the share performance factor, if the final share price is less than the downside threshold price,
 
 
where,
 
 
share performance factor
=
final share price
   
 
initial share price
   
 
   
Accordingly, where the final share price is below the downside threshold price of 90% multiplied by the initial share price, investors will lose 1% of the stated principal amount for every 1% decline in the final share price from the initial share price.  This amount will be less than the stated principal amount of $10 and could be zero.
 
 
 
All payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.
 
 
 
 
Beginning on PS-5, we have provided graphs that illustrate the payment at call and on the maturity date on the notes for a range of hypothetical closing prices for the shares on the initial valuation date and final valuation date.  The graphs do not show every situation that can occur.
 
 
 
 
You can review historical closing prices of the shares in the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—Historical Information” starting on PS-26.  You cannot predict the future performance of the shares based upon their historical performance.
 
 
 
 
If a market disruption event occurs or is continuing with respect to the shares on the initial valuation date or final valuation date or if the initial valuation date or final valuation date is not a trading day, the closing price of the shares may be determined on the next trading day on which no market disruption event occurs or is continuing with respect to the shares in accordance with “Description of Notes—Closing Price”
 
 
 
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and “—Market Disruption Event.”
 
 
 
 
Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the shares or stocks composing the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
 
Citigroup Global Markets will be the calculation agent
 
 
We have appointed our affiliate, Citigroup Global Markets, to act as calculation agent for The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation (as successor trustee under an indenture dated June 1, 2005), the trustee for our senior notes.  As calculation agent, Citigroup Global Markets will determine the initial share price, the mandatory call amount, the downside threshold price, the final share price, whether a market disruption event has occurred and the payment, if any, that you will receive at call or maturity.
 
Citigroup Global Markets will be the underwriter; conflicts of interest
 
 
The underwriter for the offering of the notes, Citigroup Global Markets, our affiliate, will conduct this offering in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which is commonly referred to as FINRA, regarding a FINRA member firm’s distribution of the securities of an affiliate and related conflicts of interest.  In accordance with FINRA Rule 5121, Citigroup Global Markets or any of our other affiliates may not make sales in this offering to any client account over which Citigroup Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliates of its subsidiaries have investment discretion without the prior written approval of the customer.  See “Description of Notes—Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest.”
     
You may revoke your offer to purchase the notes prior to our acceptance
 
 
We are using this pricing supplement to solicit from you an offer to purchase the notes.  You may revoke your offer to purchase the notes at any time prior to the time at which we accept such offer by notifying the relevant underwriter.  We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the notes prior to their issuance.  In the event of any material changes to the terms of the notes, we will notify you.
 
Where you can find more information on the notes
 
 
The notes are senior unsecured notes issued as part of our Series D medium-term senior note program.  You can find a general description of our Series D medium-term senior note program in the accompanying prospectus supplement dated February 18, 2009 and prospectus dated February 18, 2009.  We describe the basic features of this type of note in the section of the prospectus supplement called “Description of Notes—Indexed Notes” and in the section of the prospectus called “Description of Debt Securities.”
 
 
 
 
For a detailed description of the terms of the notes, you should read the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes.”  You should also read about some of the risks involved in investing in notes in the section of this pricing supplement called “Risk Factors.”  The tax and accounting treatment of investments in equity-linked securities such as the notes may differ from that of investments in ordinary debt securities or common stock.  See the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Notes—Certain United States Federal Tax Considerations.”  We urge you to consult with your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers with regard to any proposed or actual investment in the notes.
 
How to reach us
 
 
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney clients may contact their local Morgan Stanley Smith Barney branch office or call us at (866) 477-4776.  All other clients may contact their local brokerage representative.  Third-party distributors may contact Citi Structured Investment Sales at (212) 723-7005.
 
 
 
 
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HYPOTHETICAL PAYMENTS ON THE NOTES
 
The following examples illustrate the payment at call and on the maturity date on the notes for a range of hypothetical closing prices for the shares on the initial valuation date and final valuation date, depending on whether the closing price of the shares (i) on the initial valuation date is or is not at or above the initial share price, (ii) on the final valuation date is or is not below the initial share price but at or above downside threshold price and (iii) on the final valuation date is or is not below the downside threshold price.
 
The hypothetical examples are based on the following hypothetical values and assumptions in order to illustrate how the notes work (and do not reflect the actual mandatory call amount, initial share price or downside threshold price):
 
Stated Principal Amount:
$10 per note
Initial Valuation Date:
August 2011
Final Valuation Date:
February 2012
Mandatory Call Amount:
$10.60 (106% of the stated principal amount)
Initial Share Price:
$47.00
Downside Threshold Price:
$42.30 (90% of the initial share price)
Leverage Factor:
110%
 
Example A
 
On the initial valuation date, the closing price of the shares is greater than or equal to the initial share price.  The notes are consequently called, and investors receive for each note they hold cash in an amount equal to $10.60 on the mandatory call date.  In this case, the return on the shares (excluding any cash dividend payments) is 3.00%, whereas the return on the notes is 6.00%.
 
 
Example B
 
On the initial valuation date, the closing price of the shares is greater than or equal to the initial share price.  The notes are consequently called, and investors receive for each note they hold cash in an amount equal to $10.60 on the mandatory call date.  In this case, the return on the shares (excluding any cash dividend payments) is 20.00%, whereas the return on the notes is 6.00%.  Investors will not be able to participate in any appreciation of the closing price of the shares beyond the mandatory call amount of 6.00%.
 
 
 
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Example C
 
On the initial valuation date, the closing price of the shares is less than the initial share price.  The notes consequently remain outstanding until maturity.  On the final valuation date, the closing price of the shares is greater than the initial share price.  Consequently, on the maturity date, investors receive for each note they hold cash in an amount equal to $10 plus 110% of the appreciation of the shares over the term of the notes.  In this case, the return on the shares (excluding any cash dividend payments) is 20.00%, whereas the return on the notes is 22.00%.
 
 
Example D
 
On the initial valuation date, the closing price of the shares is less than the initial share price.  The notes consequently remain outstanding until maturity.  On the final valuation date, the closing price of the shares is less than the initial share price but greater than or equal to the downside threshold price.  Consequently, on the maturity date, investors receive for each note they hold cash in an amount equal to $10.  In this case, the return on the shares (excluding any cash dividend payments) is -7.00%, whereas the return on the notes is 0.00%.
 
 
 
 
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Example E
 
On the initial valuation date, the closing price of the shares is less than the initial share price.  The notes consequently remain outstanding until maturity.  On the final valuation date, the closing price of the shares is less than both the initial share price and the downside threshold price.  Consequently, on the maturity date, investors receive for each note they hold cash in an amount equal to $10 minus the percentage decrease of the price of the shares from the initial share price.  In this case, the return on the both the shares (excluding any cash dividend payments) and the notes is -28.00%.
 
 
 
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
The notes are not secured debt, are riskier than ordinary debt securities, do not pay any interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the shares or the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. This section describes the most significant risks relating to the notes.  For a complete list of risk factors, please see the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You should carefully consider whether the notes are suited to your particular circumstances before you decide to purchase them.
 
The notes do not pay interest or guarantee the return of any of your principal
 
 
The terms of the notes differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the notes do not pay interest and do not guarantee the return of any of the stated principal amount at maturity.  If the closing price of the shares on the initial valuation date is less than the initial share price, we will not call the notes, and if the final share price has decreased from the initial share price and is below the downside threshold price, the payout at maturity will be an amount in cash that is less than the $10 stated principal amount of each note by an amount proportionate to the decrease in the closing price of the shares. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the notes, and, accordingly, you could lose your entire investment.  See “Hypothetical Payments on the Notes.”
 
The notes may be mandatorily called, which limits the potential return on the notes and the opportunity to participate in any appreciation of the price of the shares
 
 
We will call the notes, in whole and not in part, if the closing price of the shares on the initial valuation date is greater than or equal to the initial share price.  In the event that we call the notes, you will receive for each note you hold a fixed cash amount equal to the mandatory call amount of $10.50 to $10.65 (105.00% to 106.50% of the stated principal amount) (to be determined on the pricing date).  In this case, you will not have the opportunity to participate in any appreciation of the price of the shares.
 
The shares have been very volatile over the short term, which will affect whether the notes will be mandatorily called
 
 
Investors in the notes are taking the risk that the notes will be mandatorily called as described above and that the fixed mandatory call amount will result in a return on the notes that is less than a return on the shares.  Whether the notes will be mandatorily called will depend on the closing price of the shares on the initial valuation date, which is only approximately six months from the original issue date of the notes.  High levels of volatility in the shares, as described below, mean that it is impossible to know what the closing price of the shares will be in six months and, therefore, whether the notes will be mandatorily called at that time.
 
If the notes are not mandatorily called and the final share price is below the downside threshold price, your investment in the notes will result in a loss
 
 
We will not call the notes if the closing price of the shares on the initial valuation date is less than the initial share price.  If the notes are not mandatorily called, you will be exposed to any negative performance of the shares on a 1-to-1 basis if on the final valuation date the final share price is less than the downside threshold price.  In this case, at maturity, the notes would be redeemed for less than the stated principal amount and, accordingly, you will lose money and could lose your entire investment.
 
Volatility of the shares
 
 
Historically, the price of the shares has been volatile. From January 3, 2006 to February 1, 2011, the closing price of the shares has been as low as $18.22 per share and as high as $55.64 per share. The volatility of the price of the shares may affect whether the notes will be called as described above and result in your receiving at maturity an amount less than the stated principal amount of your investment in the notes.
 
Potential for a lower comparable yield
 
 
The notes do not pay any periodic interest. As a result, if the notes are not mandatorily called, and if the final share price of the shares does not increase sufficiently from the initial share price, the effective yield on the notes will be less than that which would be payable on a conventional fixed-rate debt security of
 
 
 
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Citigroup Funding of comparable maturity.
 
The market price of the notes will be influenced by many unpredictable factors
 
 
Several factors will influence the value of the notes in the secondary market and the price at which Citigroup Global Markets may be willing to purchase or sell the notes in the secondary market, including: the trading price, volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in price) and dividend yield of the shares and the stocks composing the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the share underlying index), interest and yield rate levels in the market, time remaining until the notes mature, geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events that affect the shares or equities markets generally and that may affect the final share price, the exchange rates of the U.S. dollar relative to the currency in which the stocks composing the share underlying index trade, the occurrence of certain events affecting the shares that may or may not require an adjustment to the closing price of the shares, and any actual or anticipated changes in the credit ratings or credit spreads of Citigroup Inc. The price of the shares may be, and has recently been, extremely volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. See “Description of Notes—Historical Information” below. You may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount of the notes if you try to sell your notes prior to maturity.
 
The notes are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc., the guarantor of any payments due on the notes, and any actual or anticipated changes to its credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes
 
 
Investors are dependent on the ability of Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Funding’s parent company and the guarantor of any payments due on the notes, to pay all amounts due on the notes at maturity, and, therefore, investors are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc. and to changes in the market’s view of Citigroup Inc.’s creditworthiness.  The notes are not guaranteed by any other entity. If Citigroup Inc. defaults on its obligations under the notes, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment. Any actual or anticipated decline in Citigroup Inc.’s credit ratings or actual or anticipated increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking Citigroup Inc.’s credit risk is likely to adversely affect the market value of the notes.
 
Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the shares, the share underlying index or the stocks composing the share underlying index
 
 
Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the shares, the share underlying index or the stocks composing the share underlying index. Investors in the notes will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to the shares or the stocks composing the share underlying index.
 
The price of the shares is subject to currency exchange risk
 
 
Because the price of the shares is related to the U.S. dollar value of stocks composing the share underlying index, holders of the notes will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies in which such component securities trade. Exchange rate movements for a particular currency are volatile and are the result of numerous factors specific to that country including the supply of, and the demand for, those currencies, as well as government policy, intervention or actions, but are also influenced significantly from time to time by political or economic developments, and by macroeconomic factors and speculative actions related to each region. An investor’s net exposure will depend on the extent to which the currencies of the component countries strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of each currency. If, taking into account such weighting, the dollar strengthens against the currencies of the component securities represented in the share underlying index, the price of the shares will be adversely affected and the payment at maturity on the notes may be reduced.
 
Of particular importance to potential currency exchange risk are:
 
·  existing and expected rates of inflation;
 
 
 
 
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·  existing and expected interest rate levels;
 
·  the balance of payments; and
 
·  the extent of governmental surpluses or deficits in the component countries and the United States of America.
 
All of these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of various component countries and the United States and other countries important to international trade and finance.
 
There are risks associated with investments in securities such as the notes linked to the value of emerging markets equity securities
 
 
The stocks composing the share underlying index and that are generally tracked by the shares 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 Commission, 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.
 
Adjustments to the shares or to the share underlying index could adversely affect the value of the notes
 
 
The investment advisor to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, BlackRock Fund Advisors (the “Investment Advisor”), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the share underlying index. Pursuant to its investment strategy or otherwise, the Investment Advisor may add, delete or substitute the stocks composing the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund. Any of these actions could adversely affect the price of the shares and, consequently, the value of the notes. MSCI is responsible for calculating and maintaining the share underlying index. MSCI may add, delete or substitute the stocks constituting the share underlying index or make other methodological changes that could change the value of the share underlying index. MSCI may discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of the share underlying index at any time. In these circumstances, the calculation agent will have the sole discretion to substitute a successor index that is comparable to the discontinued share underlying index and is not precluded from considering indices that are calculated and published by the calculation agent or any of its affiliates.
 
The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the share
 
The performance of the shares may not exactly replicate the performance of the share underlying index because the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund will reflect transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the
 
 
 
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underlying index are different  
share underlying index. It is also possible that the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund may not fully replicate or may in certain circumstances diverge significantly from the performance of the share underlying index due to the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market, the performance of any derivative instruments contained in this fund, differences in trading hours between the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the share underlying index or due to other circumstances. The Investment Advisor may invest up to 10% of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund’s assets in shares of other iShares® funds that seek to track the performance of equity securities of constituent countries of the share underlying index.
 
The anti-dilution adjustments do not cover every event that could affect the shares
 
 
Citigroup Global Markets, as calculation agent, will adjust the amount payable at maturity for certain events affecting the shares.  However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment for every event that could affect the shares.  If an event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to adjust the amount payable at maturity, the market price of the notes may be materially and adversely affected.
 
The inclusion of underwriting fees and projected profit from hedging in the original issue price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices
 
 
Assuming no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which Citigroup Global Markets is willing to purchase the notes in secondary market transactions will likely be lower than the original issue price, since the original issue price will include, and secondary market prices are likely to exclude, underwriting fees paid with respect to the notes, as well as the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes. The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that our affiliates may realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions. These secondary market prices may be lower than the costs of unwinding the related hedging transactions at the time of the secondary market transaction. Our affiliates may realize a profit from the expected hedging activity even if investors do not receive a favorable investment return under the terms of the notes or in any secondary market transaction. In addition, any secondary market prices may differ from values determined by pricing models used by Citigroup Global Markets, as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups or other transaction costs.
 
The notes will not be listed on any notes exchange, and secondary trading may be limited
 
 
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the notes. Citigroup Global Markets may, but is not obligated to, make a market in the notes. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes easily. Because we do not expect that other broker-dealers will participate significantly in the secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which Citigroup Global Markets is willing to transact. If, at any time, Citigroup Global Markets were not to make a market in the notes, it is likely that there would be no secondary market for the notes. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold your notes to maturity.
 
The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make determinations with respect to the notes
 
 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., the calculation agent, is an affiliate of ours. As calculation agent, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will determine the initial share price, the mandatory call amount, the downside threshold price and the final share price and will calculate the amount of cash you will receive at call or maturity. Determinations made by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in its capacity as calculation agent, including with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events, the selection of successor shares in the event of delisting or suspension of trading in the shares and the calculation of the final share price in the event of termination of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, may affect whether we call the notes and adversely affect the payout to you at maturity.
 
Hedging and trading activity by the calculation
 
 
One or more of our affiliates expect to hedge our obligations under the notes and will carry out hedging activities related to the notes (and to other instruments linked
 
 
 
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agent and its affiliates could potentially affect the value of the notes  
to the shares and the share underlying index), including trading in the shares and the stocks composing the share underlying index, as well as in other instruments related to the shares and the share underlying index. Our affiliates also trade the shares, the stocks composing the share underlying index and other financial instruments related to the shares and the share underlying index on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer and other businesses. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the pricing date could potentially increase the initial share price and downside threshold price and, therefore, could increase the price (i) at which the shares must close on the final valuation date (if the notes are not called prior to maturity) before an investor receives a payment at maturity that exceeds the issue price of the notes, (ii) below which an investor would be exposed to any decline in the final share price relative to the initial share price (if the notes are not called prior to maturity) and (iii) at which we are obligated to call the notes on the mandatory call date.  Furthermore, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the notes, including on the initial valuation date and final valuation date, could adversely affect the price of the shares on the initial valuation date and final valuation date and, accordingly, whether we will call the notes or (if the notes are not called prior to maturity) the amount of cash an investor will receive at maturity.
 
The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes are unclear
 
 
There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of the notes, 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 notes are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of the notes as prepaid forward contracts.  If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment for the notes, the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the notes might be affected materially and adversely.  As discussed below under “Description of Notes—Certain United States Federal Tax Considerations,” even if the treatment of the notes as prepaid forward contracts is respected, the notes could be treated as “constructive ownership transactions.” In that case, all or a portion of any long-term capital gain a U.S. Holder would otherwise recognize on a sale, exchange or retirement of the notes could be recharacterized as ordinary income, in which case an interest charge would apply with respect to the deemed tax liability that would have been incurred if such income had accrued at a constant rate over the period during which the U.S. Holder held the notes.  In addition, as described below under “Description of Notes—Certain United States Federal Tax Considerations,” in 2007, Treasury 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, which may well include the notes.  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 notes, possibly with retroactive effect.  Both U.S. and non-U.S. persons considering an investment in the notes should review carefully the section of this pricing supplement entitled “Description of Notes—Certain United States Federal Tax Considerations” and consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes (including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the 2007 notice), as well as tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
 
 
 
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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES
 
Terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the accompanying prospectus supplement.  The term “Note” refers to each $10 stated principal amount of our Mandatory Callable Participation Notes Based on the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund due February 27, 2012.  In this pricing supplement, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Citigroup Funding Inc.
 
Aggregate Principal Amount
 
$
     
Pricing Date
 
February    , 2011 (expected to price on or about February 22, 2011)
     
Original Issue Date (Settlement Date)
 
February    , 2011 (three Business Days after the Pricing Date)
     
Maturity Date
 
February 27, 2012
     
Initial Valuation Date
 
August  , 2011 (expected to be August 22, 2011), subject to adjustment for non-Trading Days or Market Disruption Events as described below under “—Closing Price.”
     
Mandatory Call Date
 
 
 
August   ,  2011 (five Business Days after the Initial Valuation Date).  If the scheduled Initial Valuation Date is postponed as described below under “—Closing Price,” the Mandatory Call Date will be postponed to the fifth Business Day following the Initial Valuation Date as postponed.
 
Final Valuation Date
 
 
 
February    , 2012 (three Business Days prior to the Maturity Date), subject to adjustment for non-Trading Days or Market Disruption Events as described below under “—Closing Price.”
 
Interest Rate
 
None
     
Specified Currency
 
U.S. dollars
     
Stated Principal Amount
 
$10 per Note
     
Original Issue Price
 
$10 per Note
     
CUSIP Number
 
17316G438
     
ISIN Number
 
US17316G4385
     
Denominations
 
$10 and integral multiples thereof
     
Shares
 
Shares of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
     
Mandatory Call
 
If the Closing Price of the Shares on the Initial Valuation Date is greater than or equal to the Initial Share Price, we will call the Notes, in whole and not in part, for mandatory redemption on the Mandatory Call Date upon not less than four Business Days’ notice to holders of the Notes. If the Notes are mandatorily called, on the Mandatory Call Date, you will receive for each Note you hold an amount in cash equal to the Mandatory Call Amount.
 
Mandatory Call Amount
 
$10.50 to $10.65 (105.00% to 106.50% of the Stated Principal Amount) (to be determined on the Pricing Date)
 
 
 
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Payment at Maturity
 
If the Notes are not mandatorily called pursuant to “—Mandatory Call” above, you will receive for each $10 Stated Principal Amount of Notes that you hold on the Maturity Date a Payment at Maturity equal to:
 
 
 
 
 
  $10 plus the Leveraged Upside Payment, if the Final Share Price is greater than the Initial Share Price,
 
 
 
 
 
  $10, if the Final Share Price is less than or equal to the Initial Share Price but greater than or equal to the Downside Threshold Price, or
 
 
 
 
 
  $10 times the Share Performance Factor, if the Final Share Price is less than the Downside Threshold Price. This payment will be less than the $10 Stated Principal Amount and could be zero. There is no minimum payment on the Notes at maturity.
 
 
 
 
 
We shall, or shall cause the Calculation Agent to, (i) provide written notice to the Trustee and to The Depository Trust Company, which we refer to as DTC, of the amount of cash, if any, to be delivered with respect to each Note, on or prior to 10:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day preceding the Maturity Date (but if such Trading Day is not a Business Day, prior to the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Maturity Date), and (ii) deliver the aggregate cash amount, if any, due with respect to the Notes to the Trustee for delivery to DTC, as holder of the Notes, on or prior to the Maturity Date.  We expect such amount of cash, if any, will be distributed to investors on the Maturity Date in accordance with the standard rules and procedures of DTC and its direct and indirect participants.  See “—Book-Entry Security or Certificated Security” below, and see “Forms of Securities—The Depositary” in the accompanying prospectus.
 
Leveraged Upside Payment
 
$10 multiplied by the Leverage Factor multiplied by the Share Percent Increase.
     
Share Percent Increase
 
A fraction, the numerator of which is the Final Share Price minus the Initial Share Price and the denominator of which is the Initial Share Price, as described by the following formula:
 
Share Percent Increase
=
Final Share Price – Initial Share Price
Initial Share Price
 
Share Performance Factor
 
A fraction, the numerator of which is the Final Share Price and the denominator of which is the Initial Share Price, as described by the following formula:
 
Share Performance Factor
=
Final Share Price
Initial Share Price
 
Initial Share Price
 
$           , the Closing Price of one Share on the Pricing Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
 
 
 
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Downside Threshold Price
 
$            (equal to 90% multiplied by the Initial Share Price, to be determined on the Pricing Date)
 
Final Share Price
 
The Closing Price of one Share on the Final Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
 
Leverage Factor
 
110%
 
Closing Price
 
Subject to the provisions set out under “—Discontinuance of the Shares and/or the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation” below, the Closing Price for the Shares on any date of determination, including the Initial Valuation Date and Final Valuation Date, means:
 
 
 
 
 
(a) if the Shares are listed on a national securities exchange on that date of determination, the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on that date on the principal national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading; or
 
 
 
 
 
(b) if the Shares are not listed on a national securities exchange on that date of determination, or if the closing sale price or last reported sale price on such exchange is not obtainable (even if the Shares are listed or admitted to trading on such exchange), any last reported bid price for the security of the principal trading session on the over-the-counter market on that date as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board Service (the “OTC Bulletin Board”), the National Quotation Bureau or a similar organization.
 
   
If no closing sale price or last reported sale price is available on a date of determination pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above or if a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing, the Closing Price of the Shares for that date, unless deferred by the Calculation Agent as described below, will be the arithmetic mean, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the bid prices of the Shares obtained from as many dealers in such security (which may include Citigroup Global Markets or any of our other affiliates or subsidiaries), but not exceeding three such dealers, as will make such bid prices available to the calculation agent.  The term “OTC Bulletin Board” will include any successor to such service. See “—Discontinuance of the Shares and/or the MSCI Emerging Markets Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation” and “—Anti-dilution Adjustments” below.  The determination of the Closing Price of the Shares by the Calculation Agent upon the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event may be deferred by the Calculation Agent for up to five consecutive Trading Days on which a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing, but not past the Trading Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date.
 
Anti-dilution Adjustments
 
If the Shares, after the Pricing Date,
 
   
(a)   pay a share dividend or there is a distribution with respect to the Shares in the form of Shares (excluding any share dividend or distribution for which the number of Shares paid or distributed is based on a fixed cash equivalent value);
 
 
 
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(b)   are subdivided or split into a greater number of Shares;
 
 
 
 
 
(c)   the Shares are combined into a smaller number of Shares; or
 
 
 
 
 
(d)   other shares are issued by reclassification of the Shares,
 
 
 
 
 
then, in each of these cases, the Initial Share Price will be divided by a dilution adjustment equal to a fraction, the numerator of which will be the number of Shares outstanding immediately after the event, plus, in the case of a reclassification referred to in (d) above, the number of shares of other common stock, and the denominator of which will be the number of the Shares outstanding immediately before the event. In the event of a reclassification referred to in (d) above as a result of which no Shares are outstanding, the Initial Share Price will be determined by reference to the other shares issued in the reclassification.
 
 
 
 
 
Each dilution adjustment will be effected as follows:
 
 
 
 
(a) in the case of any dividend, distribution or issuance, at the opening of business on the Business Day next following the record date for determination of holders of the Shares entitled to receive this dividend, distribution or issuance or, if the announcement of this dividend, distribution or issuance is after this record date, at the time this dividend, distribution or issuance was announced by the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund; and
 
 
 
 
 
(b) in the case of any subdivision, split, combination or reclassification, on the effective date of the transaction.
 
 
 
 
 
All dilution adjustments will be rounded upward or downward to the nearest 1/10,000th or, if there is not a nearest 1/10,000th, to the next lower 1/10,000th. No adjustment in the Initial Share Price will be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent therein, provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this sentence are not required to be made will be carried forward (on a percentage basis) and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. If any announcement or declaration of a record date in respect of a dividend, distribution, issuance or repurchase requiring an adjustment as described herein is subsequently canceled by the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, or this dividend, distribution, issuance or repurchase fails to receive requisite approvals or fails to occur for any other reason, then, upon the cancellation, failure of approval or failure to occur, the Initial Share Price will be further adjusted to the Initial Share Price that would then have been in effect had adjustment for the event not been made. If a reorganization event described below occurs after the occurrence of one or more events requiring an adjustment as described herein, the dilution adjustments previously applied to the Initial Share Price will not be rescinded but will be applied to the reorganization event as provided for below.
 
 
 
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Business Day
 
Any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close in The City of New York.
 
Relevant Exchange
 
With respect to the Shares, the primary exchange(s) or market(s) of trading for the Shares.  With respect to each of the securities comprising the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the respective primary exchange(s) or market(s) of trading for such security.
 
Trading Day
 
A day, as determined by the Calculation Agent, on which trading is generally conducted (or was scheduled to have been generally conducted, but for the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event) on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Alternext US, NASDAQ, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, and in the over-the-counter market for equity securities in the United States.
 
     
Book Entry Security or
   
Certificated Security
 
Book Entry.  The Notes will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global securities which will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and will be registered in the name of a nominee of DTC.  DTC’s nominee will be the only registered holder of the Notes.  Your beneficial interest in the Notes will be evidenced solely by entries on the books of the Notes intermediary acting on your behalf as a direct or indirect participant in DTC.  In this pricing supplement, all references to actions taken by “you” or to be taken by “you” refer to actions taken or to be taken by DTC and its participants acting on your behalf, and all references to payments or notices to you will mean payments or notices to DTC, as the registered holder of the Notes, for distribution to participants in accordance with DTC’s procedures.  For more information regarding DTC and book-entry securities, please read “Description of Debt Securities—Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement” in the accompanying prospectus.
 
 
 
 
 
So long as the Notes are represented by global securities and are held on behalf of DTC, call notices and other notices will be given by delivery to DTC. If the Notes are no longer represented by global securities or are not held on behalf of DTC, call notices and other notices will be published in a leading daily newspaper in the City of New York, which is expected to be The Wall Street Journal.
 
Senior Security or Subordinated    
Security
 
Senior
     
Paying Agent
 
Citibank, N.A.
     
Trustee
 
The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation (as successor trustee under an indenture dated June 1, 2005)
     
Underwriter
 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
     
Calculation Agent
 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
     
 
 
 
 
All determinations made by the Calculation Agent will be at the sole discretion of the Calculation Agent and will, in the absence of
 
 
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manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and binding on you, the Trustee and us.
 
 
 
 
 
All calculations with respect to the Payment at Maturity or the Mandatory Call Amount, if any, will be rounded to the nearest one hundred-thousandth, with five one-millionths rounded upward (e.g., .876545 would be rounded to .87655); all dollar amounts related to determination of the amount of cash payable per Note will be rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth, with five one hundred-thousandths rounded upward (e.g., .76545 would be rounded up to .7655); and all dollar amounts paid on the aggregate number of Notes will be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent rounded upward.
 
 
 
 
 
Determinations made by the Calculation Agent, an affiliate of ours, including with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of Market Disruption Events or calculation of the Closing Price or Final Share Price in the event of a Market Disruption Event, may affect the Payment at Maturity or Mandatory Call Amount.  See “—Market Disruption Event” below.  Citigroup Global Markets is obligated to carry out its duties and functions as Calculation Agent in good faith and using its reasonable judgment.
 
Market Disruption Event
 
Market Disruption Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, means the occurrence or existence of any suspension of or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by any relevant exchange or market or otherwise) of, or the unavailability, through a recognized system of public dissemination of transaction information, for a period longer than two hours, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the applicable exchange or market, of accurate price, volume or related information in respect of (1) the Shares (or any other security for which a closing price must be determined) on any exchange or market, (2) stocks which then comprise 20% or more of the value of the assets underlying the Shares or any Successor Shares, or (3) any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares (or other security), or any options on such futures contracts, on any exchange or market if, in each case, in the determination of the Calculation Agent, any such suspension, limitation or unavailability is material.
 
   
For purposes of determining whether a market disruption event exists at any time, if trading in a security included in the index underlying the Shares is materially suspended or materially limited at that time, then the relevant percentage contribution of that security to the value of the assets underlying the Shares will be based on a comparison of the portion of the value of such assets attributable to that security relative to the overall value of the Shares, in each case immediately before that suspension or limitation.
 
 
 
 
 
For the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred: (1) a limitation on the hours or number of days of trading will not constitute a Market Disruption Event if it results from an announced change in the regular business hours of the
 
 
 
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Relevant Exchange or market, (2) a decision to permanently discontinue trading in the relevant futures or options contract or any exchange-traded fund, including the Shares, will not constitute a Market Disruption Event, (3) a suspension of trading in futures or options contracts on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or the Shares by the primary securities market trading in such contracts by reason of (a) a price change exceeding limits set by such securities exchange or market, (b) an imbalance of orders relating to such contracts or (c) a disparity in bid and ask quotes relating to such contracts will constitute a suspension, absence or material limitation of trading in futures or options contracts related to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or the Shares and (4) a “suspension, absence or material limitation of trading” on any Relevant Exchange or on the primary market on which futures or options contracts related to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or the Shares are traded will not include any time when such securities market is itself closed for trading under ordinary circumstances.
 
Redemption at the Option of the
Holder; Defeasance
 
The Notes are not subject to redemption at the option of any holder prior to maturity and are not subject to the defeasance provisions described in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of Debt Securities—Defeasance.”
 
Alternate Exchange Calculation
in Case of an Event of Default
 
In case an event of default with respect to the Notes shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount declared due and payable per Note upon any acceleration of the Notes shall be determined by the Calculation Agent and shall be an amount in cash, if any, equal to the Payment at Maturity calculated using the Closing Price as of the date of such acceleration as the Final Share Price.
 
 
 
 
 
If the maturity of the Notes is accelerated because of an event of default as described above, we shall, or shall cause the Calculation Agent to, provide written notice to the Trustee at its New York office, on which notice the Trustee may conclusively rely, and to DTC of the cash amount due, if any, with respect to the Notes as promptly as possible and in no event later than two Business Days after the date of acceleration.
 
Discontinuance of the Shares
and/or the MSCI Emerging
    Markets Index; Alteration of
Method of Calculation
 
If the Shares are delisted from, or trading of the Shares is suspended on, the relevant stock exchange and a major U.S. exchange or market lists or approves for trading successor or substitute securities that the Calculation Agent determines, in its sole discretion to be comparable to the Shares (any such securities, “Successor Shares”), the price of such Successor Shares will be substituted for all purposes, including but not limited to determining the Closing Price of the Shares. Upon any selection by the Calculation Agent of Successor Shares, the Calculation Agent will cause notice thereof to be furnished to the registered holders of the Notes.
 
 
 
 
If the Shares are delisted from, or trading of the Shares is suspended on, the relevant stock exchange and Successor Shares that the Calculation Agent determines to be comparable to the
 
 
 
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Shares are not listed or approved for trading on a major U.S. exchange or market, a successor or substitute security will be selected by the Calculation Agent, in its sole discretion, and the value of such successor or substitute security, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, will be substituted for all purposes, including but not limited to determining the Closing Price of the Shares. Upon any selection by the Calculation Agent of successor or substitute securities, the Calculation Agent will cause notice thereof to be furnished to the registered holders of the Notes.
 
   
If the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund is liquidated or otherwise terminated (a “Liquidation Event”), the Closing Price of the Shares on any Trading Day following the Liquidation Event will be determined by the Calculation Agent and will be deemed to equal the product of (i) the closing value of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (or any Successor Index, as described below) on such Trading Day (taking into account any material changes in the method of calculating the MSCI Emerging Markets Index following such Liquidation Event), multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Price of the Shares and the denominator of which is the closing value of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (or any Successor Index, as described below), each determined as of the last day prior to the occurrence of the Liquidation Event on which a Closing Price was available.
     
 
 
 
 
If MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) discontinues publication of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and MSCI or another entity (including Citigroup Global Markets) publishes a successor or substitute index that Citigroup Global Markets, as the Calculation Agent, determines, in its sole discretion, to be comparable to the discontinued MSCI Emerging Markets Index (such index being referred to herein as a “Successor Index”), then the Closing Price for the Shares on any Trading Day following a Liquidation Event will be determined by reference to the published value of such Successor Index at the regular weekday close of trading on such Trading Day.
 
 
 
 
Upon any selection by the Calculation Agent of a Successor Index, the Calculation Agent will cause written notice thereof to be furnished to the Trustee, to us and to DTC, as holder of the Notes, within three Trading Days of such selection.  We expect that such notice will be made available to you, as a beneficial owner of the Notes, in accordance with the standard rules and procedures of DTC and its direct and indirect participants.
 
   
If MSCI discontinues publication of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index prior to, and such discontinuance is continuing on, the Initial Valuation Date, Final Valuation Date or the date of acceleration, and Citigroup Global Markets, as the Calculation Agent, determines, in its sole discretion, that no Successor Index is available at such time, then the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Price for the Shares for such date.  Such Closing Price will be computed by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the formula for calculating the MSCI Emerging Markets Index last in effect prior to such discontinuance, using the closing price (or, if
 
 
 
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trading in the relevant securities has been materially suspended or materially limited, its good faith estimate of the closing price that would have prevailed but for such suspension or limitation) at the close of the principal trading session of the Relevant Exchange on such date of each security most recently composing the MSCI Emerging Markets Index without any rebalancing or substitution of such securities following such discontinuance.  Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, discontinuance of the publication of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index may adversely affect the value of the Notes.
 
The iShares® MSCI Emerging
    Markets Index Fund; Public
Information
 
The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund managed by iShares®, a registered investment company.  iShares® consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.  BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) is the investment adviser to the fund.  The fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.  The fund’s investment objective and the underlying index may be changed without shareholder approval.  Shares of the fund trade on NYSE Arca, Inc. under the ticker symbol EEM.  The fund is registered as part of the iShares® Trust, a registered investment company.  Information provided to or filed with the Commission by iShares® pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to Commission file numbers 033-97598 and 811-09102, respectively, through the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, information may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents.  We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information.
 
 
 
 
 
This pricing supplement relates only to the Notes offered hereby and does not relate to the Shares.  We have derived all disclosures contained in this pricing supplement regarding iShares® and the Shares from the publicly available documents described in the preceding paragraph.  In connection with the offering of the Notes, neither we nor any of our affiliates has participated in the preparation of such documents or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to iShares® and the Shares.  Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation that such publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding iShares® and the Shares is accurate or complete.  Furthermore, we cannot give any assurance that all events occurring prior to the date hereof (including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents described in the preceding paragraph) that would affect the trading price of the Shares (and therefore the price of the Shares at the time we price the Notes) have been publicly disclosed.  Subsequent disclosure of any such events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning iShares® and the Shares could affect the value
 
 
 
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received at maturity with respect to the Notes and therefore the trading prices of the Notes.
 
 
 
 
 
Neither we nor any of our affiliates makes any representation to you as to the performance of the Shares.
 
 
 
 
 
We and/or our affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with iShares®.  In the course of such business, we and/or our affiliates may acquire non-public information with respect to iShares® and the Shares, and neither we nor any of our affiliates undertakes to disclose any such information to you.  In addition, one or more of our affiliates may publish research reports with respect to iShares® and the Shares.  The statements in the preceding two sentences are not intended to affect the rights of investors in the Notes under the securities laws.  As a prospective purchaser of the Notes, you should undertake an independent investigation of the Company as in your judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision with respect to an investment in the Shares.
 
 
 
 
iShares® is a registered trademark of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”).  The Notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by BTC.  BTC makes no representations or warranties to the owners of the Notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the Notes.  BTC has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of the Notes.
 
The MSCI Emerging Markets    
    Index
 
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization of emerging markets. It has a base date of December 31, 1987 and an initial level of 100. The identity and approximate sector weight of the five largest sectors represented in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as of December 30, 2010 were as follows: Financials (25.0%), Materials (14.9%), Energy (14.3%), Information Technology (13.0%), Industrials (7.4%) and Telecommunication Services (7.4%). Current information regarding the market value of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is published daily by MSCI Barra, the provider of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, on its website.
 
 
 
 
 
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index adjusts the market capitalization of index constituents for free float and targets for index inclusion 85% of free float-adjusted market capitalization in each industry group, within each country. In order to maintain the representativeness of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, structural changes to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as a whole may be made by adding or deleting MSCI Emerging Markets Index component securities. Currently, such changes in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index may only be made on four dates throughout the year: as of the close of the last business day of February, May, August and November.
 
 
 
 
 
THE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX DOES NOT REFLECT THE PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS ON THE STOCKS INCLUDED IN IT, AND YOUR RETURN ON THE NOTES, IF
 
 
 
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ANY, WILL NOT PRODUCE THE SAME RETURN YOU WOULD RECEIVE IF YOU WERE TO PURCHASE SUCH UNDERLYING STOCKS AND HOLD THEM UNTIL THE MATURITY DATE.
 
 
 
 
 
Computation of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index: Underlying Stock Eligibility Criteria and Annual Ranking Review
 
 
 
 
 
The selection of the companies and securities for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is based on the following guidelines:
 
 
 
 
(i) define the equity universe of listed securities within the emerging market countries;
 
 
 
 
 
(ii) adjust the total market capitalization for each security for its respective free float available to foreign investors;
 
 
 
 
 
(iii) Classify the universe of securities into industry groups under the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”); and
 
 
 
 
 
(iv) Select securities for inclusion according to MSCI’s index construction rules and guidelines.
 
 
 
 
 
To determine the free float of a security, MSCI Barra considers the proportion of shares outstanding that are deemed to be available for purchase in the public equity markets by international investors. In practice, limitations on free float available to international investors include: strategic and other shareholdings not considered part of available free float; limits on share ownership for foreign investors; or other foreign investment restrictions which materially limit the ability of foreign investors to freely invest in a particular equity market, sector or security.
 
 
 
 
 
MSCI Barra will derive a “Foreign Inclusion Factor” for a company that reflects the percentage of the total number of shares of the company that are not subject to strategic shareholdings and/or foreign shareholder ownership or investment limits. MSCI Barra will then “float-adjust” the weight of each constituent company in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by the company’s foreign inclusion factor. Typically, securities with a free float adjustment ratio of .15 or less will not be eligible for inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
 
 
 
 
 
Once the free float factor has been determined for a security, the security’s total market capitalization is then adjusted by such free float factor, resulting in the free float-adjusted market capitalization figure for the security.
 
 
 
 
 
MSCI Barra may add additional companies and securities to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or subtract one or more of its current companies and securities prior to the expiration date of the Notes. Any such adjustments are made to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index so that the value of the index at the effective date of such change is the same as it was immediately prior to such change.
 
 
 
 
 
Each company’s securities are maintained with the objective of reflecting, on a timely basis, the evolution of the underlying equity markets. In maintaining the MSCI Emerging Markets Index,
 
 
 
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emphasis is also placed on continuity, replicability and on minimizing turnover in the index.
 
 
 
 
 
MSCI Barra classifies index maintenance in three broad categories. The first category consists of ongoing event-related changes, such as mergers and acquisitions, which are generally implemented in the index promptly as they occur. The second category consists of quarterly index reviews aimed at promptly reflecting other significant market events. The third category consists of full country index reviews that systematically re-assess the various dimensions of the equity universe for all emerging market countries and are conducted on a fixed annual timetable.
 
 
 
 
 
Ongoing event-related changes to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index are the result of mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, bankruptcies, reorganizations and other similar corporate events. They can also result from capital reorganizations in the form of rights issues, bonus issues, public placements and other similar corporate actions that take place on a continuing basis. These changes are reflected in the index at the time of the event. All changes resulting from corporate events are announced prior to their implementation, provided all necessary information on the event is available.
 
 
 
 
 
The quarterly index review process is designed to ensure that the MSCI Emerging Markets Index continues to be an accurate reflection of the evolving emerging markets equity marketplace. This is achieved by rapidly reflecting significant market driven changes that were not captured in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index at the time of their actual occurrence and that should not wait until the annual index review due to their importance. These quarterly index reviews may result in additions and deletions of MSCI Emerging Markets Index component securities from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, as well as changes in foreign inclusion factors and in number of shares.
 
 
 
 
 
Additions and deletions of securities may result from: the significant over- or under-representation of one or more industry groups as a result of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings or other major market events affecting the industry group; changes in industry classification, significant increases or decreases in free float, and relaxation/removal or decreases of foreign ownership limits not implemented immediately; the additions of large companies that did not meet the minimum size criterion for early inclusion at the time of their initial public offering or secondary offering; the replacement of companies which are no longer suitable industry representatives; the deletion of securities whose company and/or security free float has fallen to less than 15% as a result of a corporate event and which do not meet specified criteria; the replacement of securities resulting from the review of price source for securities with both domestic and foreign board quotations; the deletion of securities that have become very small or illiquid; or other market events.
 
 
 
 
 
Significant changes in free float estimates and corresponding changes in the foreign inclusion factors for securities may result from: large market transactions involving strategic shareholders
 
 
 
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that are publicly announced; secondary offerings that, given the lack of sufficient notice, were not reflected immediately; increases in foreign ownership limits; decreases in foreign ownership limits not applied earlier; corrections resulting from the reclassification of shareholders from strategic to non-strategic, and vice versa; updates to foreign inclusion factors following the public disclosure of new shareholder structures for companies involved in mergers, acquisitions or spin-offs, where different from MSCI Barra’s pro forma free float estimate at the time of the event; large conversions of exchangeable bonds and other similar securities into already existing shares; the end of lock-up periods or expiration of loyalty incentives for non-strategic shareholders; or other events of a similar nature.
 
 
 
 
 
Updates in the number of shares are generally small changes in a security’s shares outstanding and may result from, for example, exercise of options or warrants, conversion of convertible bonds or other instruments, share buybacks or cancellations. The implementation of changes resulting from quarterly index reviews occurs on only three dates throughout the year: as of the close of the last business day of February, August and November. The results of the quarterly index reviews are announced at least two weeks prior to their implementation.
 
 
 
 
The annual full MSCI Emerging Markets Index review includes a re-appraisal of the free float-adjusted industry group representation within a country, a detailed review of the shareholder information used to estimate free float for constituent and non-constituent securities, an updating of the minimum size guidelines for new and existing constituent securities, as well as changes typically considered for quarterly index reviews. During a full index review, securities may be added to or deleted from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index for a range of reasons, including the reasons discussed in the preceding sentence and the reasons for index changes during quarterly index reviews as discussed above. The results of the annual full index reviews are announced at least two weeks in advance of their effective implementation date as of the close of the last business day in May.
 
 
 
 
 
Index maintenance also includes monitoring and completing the adjustments for share changes, stock splits, stock dividends and stock price adjustments due to company restructurings or spin-offs. Index maintenance is reflected in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
 
 
 
 
 
These guidelines and the policies implementing the guidelines are the responsibility of, and, ultimately, subject to adjustment by, MSCI Barra.
 
 
 
 
We have derived all information regarding the MSCI Emerging Markets Index from publicly available sources and other sources we believe to be reliable. Such information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (“MSCI”) and Barra, Inc. (“Barra”). MSCI Barra is under no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue or suspend the publication of, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index at any time. None of Citigroup Global Markets, Citigroup Funding, Citigroup
 
 
 
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Inc. or the trustee assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information relating to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
 
Historical Information
 
The following table sets forth the published high and low Closing Prices, as well as end-of-quarter Closing Prices, of the Shares for each quarter in the period from January 3, 2006 through February 1, 2011.  The Closing Price of the Shares on February 1, 2011 was $46.92.  The graph following the table sets forth the historical performance of the Shares for the period from January 3, 2006 through February 1, 2011.
 
   
You should not take historical Closing Prices as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Closing Price of the Shares on the Initial Valuation Date or Final Valuation Date.  If the Notes are not mandatorily called, the Final Share Price may be less than the Initial Share Price so that the Payment at Maturity will be less than the Stated Principal Amount of the Notes and could be zero.
 
   
We cannot give you any assurance that the Closing Price of the Shares will increase so that at call or maturity you will receive a payment in excess of the Stated Principal Amount of the Notes.  Your return is linked to the Closing Price of the Shares on the Initial Valuation Date and Final Valuation Date.
 
   
We obtained the information in the tables and graphs below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification.
     
   
iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
Historical High, Low and Period-End Closing Prices
January 3, 2006 through February 1, 2011
 
 
High
Low
Period End
2006
     
First Quarter
$33.59  
$30.43  
$33.02  
Second Quarter
37.03
27.34
31.23
Third Quarter
33.14
29.20
32.29
Fourth Quarter
38.15
31.80
38.10
2007
     
First Quarter
39.53
35.03
38.75
Second Quarter
44.42
39.13
43.82
Third Quarter
50.11
39.50
49.78
Fourth Quarter
55.64
47.27
50.10
2008
     
First Quarter
50.37
42.17
44.79
Second Quarter
51.70
44.43
45.19
Third Quarter
44.43
31.33
34.53
Fourth Quarter
33.90
18.22
24.97
2009
     
First Quarter
27.09
19.94
24.81
Second Quarter
34.64
25.65
32.23
Third Quarter
39.29
30.75
38.91
Fourth Quarter
42.07
37.56
41.50
2010
     
First Quarter
43.22
36.83
42.12
Second Quarter
43.98
36.16
37.32
Third Quarter
44.77
37.59
44.77
Fourth Quarter
48.58
44.77
47.62
2011
     
First Quarter (through February 1, 2011)
48.32
45.32
46.92
 
 
 
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     iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund
January 3, 2006 through February 1, 2011
Daily Closing Prices
 
     
     
Use of Proceeds and Hedging
 
The net proceeds we receive from the sale of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes and, in part, in connection with hedging our obligations under the Notes through one or more of our affiliates.  The Original Issue Price includes the Underwriter’s fees (as shown on the cover page of this pricing supplement) paid with respect to the Notes and the cost of hedging our obligations under the Notes.  The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions.  Since hedging our obligations entails risk and may be influenced by market forces beyond our or our affiliates’ control, such hedging may result in a profit that is more or less than initially projected, or could result in a loss.  See also “Use of Proceeds” in the accompanying prospectus.
 
 
 
 
 
The actual public offering price, the underwriting fee received by Citigroup Global Markets and the selling concession granted to selected dealers per Note may be reduced for volume purchase discounts depending on the aggregate amount of Notes purchased by a particular investor according to the following chart.
 
 
Syndicate Information
       
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes for Any Single Investor
Price to Public per Note
Underwriting Fee per Note
Selling Concession per Note
< $1,000,000
$10.0000
up to $0.2000
up to $0.2000
≥ $1,000,000 and < $3,000,000
$9.9667
up to $0.1667
up to $0.1667
≥ $3,000,000 and < $5,000,000
$9.9500
up to $0.1500
up to $0.1500
≥ $5,000,000
$9.9333
up to $0.1333
up to $0.1333
 
 
 
 
 
Selling concessions allowed to dealers in connection with the offering may be reclaimed by the underwriter, if, within 30 days of the offering, the underwriter repurchases the Notes distributed by such dealers.
 
 
 
 
 
On or prior to the Pricing Date, we, through our affiliates or others, expect to hedge our anticipated exposure in connection with the Notes by taking positions in the Shares, in futures or options contracts on the Shares or any component stocks of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index listed on major securities markets or
 
 
 
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positions in any other available securities or instruments that we may wish to use in connection with such hedging.  Such purchase activity could potentially increase the Initial Share Price and Downside Threshold Price and, therefore, could increase the price (i) at which the Shares must close on the Final Valuation Date (if the Notes are not called prior to maturity) before an investor receives a Payment at Maturity that exceeds the Original Issue Price, (ii) below which an investor would be exposed to any decline in the Final Share Price relative to the Initial Share Price (if the Notes are not called prior to maturity) and (iii) at which we are obligated to call the Notes on the Mandatory Call Date. In addition, through our affiliates, we are likely to modify our hedge position throughout the life of the Notes by purchasing and selling futures contracts or any other available instruments that we may wish to use in connection with our hedging on the Shares, including by selling any such contracts or instruments on the Initial Valuation Date and Final Valuation Date. We cannot give any assurance that our hedging activities will not affect the Closing Price of the Shares and, therefore, adversely affect the value of the Notes, affect whether we are obligated to call the Notes or adversely affect the Payment at Maturity.
 
     
Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest
 
The terms and conditions set forth in the Global Selling Agency Agreement dated April 20, 2006, as amended, among Citigroup Funding, Citigroup Inc. and the agents named therein, including Citigroup Global Markets, govern the sale and purchase of the Notes.
 
   
In order to hedge its obligations under the notes, Citigroup Funding expects to enter into one or more swaps or other derivatives transactions with one or more of its affiliates. You should refer to the section “Risk Factors—Hedging and trading activity by the calculation agent and its affiliates could potentially affect the value of the notes” in this pricing supplement, “Risk Factors—Citigroup Funding’s Hedging Activity Could Result in a Conflict of Interest” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and the section “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.
 
   
Citigroup Global Markets is an affiliate of Citigroup Funding. Accordingly, each offering will conform with the requirements addressing conflicts of interest when distributing the securities of an affiliate set forth in Rule 5121 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
 
   
Client accounts over which Citigroup Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliates of its subsidiaries have investment discretion will not be permitted to purchase the notes, either directly or indirectly, without the prior written approval of the customer.
 
ERISA Matters
 
Each purchaser of the Notes or any interest therein will be deemed to have represented and warranted on each day from and including the date of its purchase or other acquisition of the Notes through and including the date of disposition of such Notes that either:
 
 
 
 
 
(a)   it is not (i) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA, (ii) an entity with respect
 
 
 
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to which part or all of its assets constitute assets of any such employee benefit plan by reason of C.F.R. 2510.3-101 or otherwise, (iii) a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (for example, individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities or Keogh plans), or (iv) a government or other plan subject to federal, state or local law substantially similar to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (such law, provisions and Section, collectively, a “Prohibited Transaction Provision” and (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), collectively, “Plans”); or
 
 
 
 
 
(b)   if it is a Plan, either (A)(i) none of Citigroup Global Markets, its affiliates or any employee thereof is a Plan fiduciary that has or exercises any discretionary authority or control with respect to the Plan’s assets used to purchase the Notes or renders investment advice with respect to those assets, and (ii) the Plan is paying no more than adequate consideration for the Notes or (B) its acquisition and holding of the Notes is not prohibited by a Prohibited Transaction Provision or is exempt therefrom.
 
 
 
 
The above representations and warranties are in lieu of the representations and warranties described in the section “ERISA Matters” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Please also refer to the section “ERISA Matters” in the accompanying prospectus.
 
Certain United States Federal
Tax Considerations
 
Prospective investors should note that the discussion under the section called “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus supplement does not apply to the Notes issued under this pricing supplement and is superseded by the following discussion.
 
 
 
 
 
The following summary is a general discussion of the principal U.S. federal tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the Notes.  This discussion applies only to an investor who holds the Notes as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  This discussion does not describe all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a holder in light of the holder’s particular circumstances or to holders subject to special rules, such as:
 
 
 
 
·  certain financial institutions;
 
 
 
 
 
·  dealers or traders subject to a mark-to-market method of tax accounting with respect to the Notes;
 
 
 
 
 
·  investors holding the Notes as part of a “straddle,” conversion transaction, integrated transaction or constructive sale transaction;
 
 
 
 
 
·  U.S. Holders (defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;
 
 
 
 
 
·  partnerships or other entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
 
 
 
 
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·  regulated investment companies;
 
 
 
 
·  real estate investment trusts;
 
 
 
 
 
·  tax-exempt entities, including an “individual retirement account” or “Roth IRA”; or
 
 
 
 
 
·  persons subject to the alternative minimum tax.
 
   
If an entity that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds the Notes, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership.  Partnerships holding the Notes and partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisers as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of the Notes.
 
   
As the law applicable to the U.S. federal taxation of instruments such as the Notes is technical and complex, the discussion below necessarily represents only a general summary.  Moreover, the effect of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws is not discussed.
 
   
This discussion is based on the Code, administrative pronouncements, judicial decisions and final, temporary and proposed Treasury regulations, all as of the date hereof, changes to any of which subsequent to the date of this pricing supplement may affect the tax consequences described herein, possibly with retroactive effect.
 
   
Tax Treatment of the Notes
 
   
Each holder, by purchasing the Notes, agrees with us to treat them as prepaid forward contracts for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
   
Due to the absence of statutory, judicial or administrative authorities that directly address the U.S. federal tax treatment of the Notes or instruments that are similar to the Notes, significant aspects of the treatment of an investment in the Notes are uncertain.  We do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment described below.  Accordingly, potential investors should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Notes and with respect to any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.  Unless otherwise stated, the following discussion is based on the treatment of the Notes as prepaid forward contracts.
 
   
Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders
 
   
This section applies only to U.S. Holders.  As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Note that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
 
 
 
 
·  a citizen or resident of the United States;
 
 
 
 
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·  a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; or
 
 
 
 
 
·  an estate or trust the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.
 
   
The term “U.S. Holder” also includes certain former citizens and residents of the United States.
 
   
Tax Treatment Prior to Maturity.  A U.S. Holder should not be required to recognize taxable income over the term of the Notes prior to maturity, other than pursuant to a sale, exchange or early redemption as described below.
 
   
Sale, Exchange, Early Redemption or Settlement of the Notes.  Upon a sale, exchange, early redemption or settlement of the Notes at maturity, a U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, early redemption or settlement and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Notes sold, exchanged, redeemed or settled.  A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Notes should equal the amount paid by the U.S. Holder to acquire the Notes. Subject to the discussion under “Potential Application of the Constructive Ownership Rules” below, any gain or loss recognized should be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the Notes for more than one year at the time of the sale, exchange or settlement, and short-term capital gain or loss otherwise, including in the event of an early redemption.
 
   
Potential Application of the Constructive Ownership Rules.  Because the Notes are linked to shares of an exchange-traded fund, although the matter is not clear, an investment in a Note may be treated as a “constructive ownership transaction” within the meaning of Section 1260 of the Code.  In that case, all or a portion of any long-term capital gain a U.S. Holder would otherwise recognize on a sale, exchange or retirement of the Notes would be recharacterized as ordinary income to the extent such gain exceeded the “net underlying long-term capital gain” (which, although the matter is unclear, may equal the amount of long-term capital gain the U.S. Holder would have realized if on the issue date the U.S. Holder had invested the amount paid to acquire the Notes in the Shares and sold those shares for their fair market value at the time the U.S. Holder’s Notes are sold, exchanged or retired).  Any long-term capital gain recharacterized as ordinary income would be treated as accruing at a constant rate over the period the U.S. Holder held the Notes and would be subject to an interest charge with respect to the deemed tax liability on the income treated as accruing in prior tax years. Under Section 1260 of the Code, the amount of net underlying long-term capital gain will be treated as zero unless otherwise “established by clear and convincing evidence.”  U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the potential application of the “constructive ownership” rules to the Notes.
 
 
 
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Possible Alternative Tax Treatments of an Investment in the Notes
 
   
Alternative U.S. federal income tax treatments of the Notes are possible that, if applied, could materially and adversely affect the timing and/or character of income, gain or loss with respect to the Notes.  It is possible, for example, that the Notes could be treated as debt instruments issued by us.  Under this treatment, the Notes would be governed by Treasury regulations relating to the taxation of contingent payment debt instruments.  In that event, regardless of the U.S. Holder’s accounting method, in each year that the U.S. Holder held the Notes the U.S. Holder would be required to accrue income based on our comparable yield for similar non-contingent debt, determined as of the time of issuance of the Notes, even though we will not be required to make any payment with respect to the Notes prior to maturity.  In addition, any gain on the sale, exchange or other disposition of the Notes would be treated as ordinary income.
 
   
Other possible U.S. federal income tax treatments of the Notes could also affect the timing and character of income or loss with respect to the Notes.  In 2007, Treasury and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments, which may well include the Notes.  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; 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; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime (as discussed above).  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 Notes, possibly with retroactive effect.  U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice.
 
   
Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders
 
   
This section applies only to Non-U.S. Holders.  As used herein, the term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Note that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
 
 
 
·  an individual who is classified as a nonresident alien;
 
 
·  a foreign corporation; or
 
 
 
 
·  a foreign trust or estate.
 
   
The term “Non-U.S. Holder” does not include a holder who is an individual present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and who is not otherwise a resident of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes or certain
 
 
 
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former citizens or residents of the United States.  Such holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Notes.
 
   
Sale, Exchange, Early Redemption or Settlement of the Notes.  A Non-U.S. Holder of the Securities generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of amounts paid to the Non-U.S. Holder.
 
   
If the Non-U.S. Holder is engaged in a U.S. trade or business, and if income or gain from the Notes is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of that trade or business, the Non-U.S. Holder generally will be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax with respect to that income or gain in the same manner as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. Holder, unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise.  Non-U.S. Holders to which this paragraph may apply should consult their tax advisers regarding other U.S. tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Notes, including, if the Non-U.S. Holder is a corporation, the possible imposition of a 30% branch profits tax.
 
   
Tax Consequences Under Possible Alternative Treatments.  If all or any portion of a Note were recharacterized as a debt instrument, any payment made to a Non-U.S. Holder with respect to the Note generally would not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax, provided that: (i) the Non-U.S. Holder does not have income or gain in respect of the Note that is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and (ii) the Non-U.S. Holder (or a financial institution holding the Notes on behalf of the Non-U.S. Holder) furnishes to the applicable withholding agent an IRS Form W-8BEN on which the beneficial owner certifies under penalties of perjury that it is not a U.S. person.
 
   
Other alternative U.S. federal income tax treatments of the Notes are also possible.  In 2007, Treasury and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments, which may include the Notes.  While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, it is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues might materially and adversely affect the withholding tax consequences of an investment in the Notes, possibly with retroactive effect.  Accordingly, Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the issues presented by the notice.
 
   
U.S. Federal Estate Tax
 
   
Individual Non-U.S. Holders and entities the property of which is potentially includible in such an individual’s gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the individual has retained certain interests or powers), should note that, absent an applicable treaty benefit, the Notes are likely to be treated as U.S. situs property subject to U.S. federal estate tax.  Prospective investors
 
 
 
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that are non-U.S. individuals, or are entities of the type described above, should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of an investment in the Notes.
 
   
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
   
The proceeds received from a sale, exchange or retirement of the Notes will be subject to information reporting unless the holder is an “exempt recipient” and may also be subject to backup withholding at the rate specified in the Code if the holder fails to provide certain identifying information (such as an accurate taxpayer identification number in the case of a U.S. Holder) or meet certain other conditions.  A Non-U.S. Holder (or financial institution holding the Notes on behalf of the Non-U.S. Holder) that provides the applicable withholding agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, will generally establish an exemption from backup withholding.
 
   
Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional taxes and may be refunded or credited against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the relevant information is timely furnished to the IRS.
 
 
 
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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement and accompanying prospectus supplement and base prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this document.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Citigroup Funding Inc.
 
 
Mandatory Callable Participation
Notes Based on the iShares® MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund
 
 
Due February 27, 2012
$10 per Note 
 
 
Any Payments Due from
Citigroup Funding Inc.
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed
by Citigroup Inc.
 
 
 
Pricing Supplement
 
February   , 2011
 
(Including Prospectus Supplement Dated February 18,
2009 and Prospectus Dated February 18, 2009)
 
 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
 
Pricing Supplement
   
Summary of Pricing Supplement
PS-2
 
Hypothetical Payments on the Notes PS-5  
Risk Factors
PS-8
 
Description of Notes
PS-13
 
Payment at Maturity PS-14  
The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets
Index Fund; Public Information
PS-21  
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index
PS-22  
Historical Information
PS-26  
Use of Proceeds and Hedging
PS-27  
Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest
PS-28  
ERISA Matters
PS-28
 
Certain United States Federal Tax Considerations
PS-29  
     
Medium-Term Notes Prospectus Supplement
   
Risk Factors
S-3
 
Important Currency Information
S-7
 
Description of the Notes
S-8
 
Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
S-34
 
Plan of Distribution
S-41
 
ERISA Matters
S-42
 
     
Prospectus
   
Prospectus Summary
1
 
Forward-Looking Statements
8
 
Citigroup Inc.
8
 
Citigroup Funding Inc.
8
 
Use of Proceeds and Hedging
9
 
European Monetary Union
10
 
Description of Debt Securities
10
 
Description of Index Warrants
21
 
Description of Debt Security and Index Warrant Units
24
 
Description of Debt Security and Exchange Agreement Units
24
 
Limitations on Issuances in Bearer Form
24
 
Plan of Distribution
26
 
ERISA Matters
29
 
Legal Matters
29
 
Experts
29