424B2 1 dp39319_424b2-1756.htm PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT
The information in this pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This pricing supplement and the accompanying underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities, nor are they soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Preliminary Pricing Supplement Dated July 1, 2013
 
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-172562
PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 2013—CMTNH0127 DATED JULY    , 2013
(TO UNDERLYING SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 DATED DECEMBER 27, 2012, PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
DATED DECEMBER 20, 2012 AND PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 12, 2011)
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR NOTES, SERIES H
CITIGROUP INC.
Contingent-Return Optimization Securities Based on the S&P 500® Index due on or about July 31, 2015

Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Contingent-Return Optimization Securities Based on the S&P 500® Index due on or about July 31, 2015, which we refer to as the Securities, do not pay interest and do not guarantee the return of any of the stated principal amount at maturity.  At maturity, you will receive, for each $10 stated principal amount of Securities that you then hold, an amount in cash that will vary depending upon the closing level of the S&P 500® Index, which we refer to as the underlying index, on the final valuation date and which may be significantly less than the stated principal amount of the Securities and possibly zero. The Securities are unsecured debt securities issued by Citigroup Inc. The Securities may have limited or no liquidity, and you may lose some or all of your investment.  All payments on the Securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc. If we were to default on our obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the Securities and you could lose your entire investment.
The Securities will mature on July    , 2015 (expected to be July 31, 2015).  We will not make any payments on the Securities prior to maturity.
The minimum investment amount will be 100 Securities.  The stated principal amount is $10 per Security.
The issue price is $10.00 per Security for brokerage accounts and $9.80 per Security for fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor.  See “Description of Securities—Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” for more information.
At maturity, you will receive, for each $10 stated principal amount of Securities that you then hold, an amount in cash equal to:
 
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If the final index level is greater than or equal to the trigger level:
$10 + ($10 ´ the greater of (i) the contingent return and (ii) the index return, subject to the maximum gain)
In no event will the return on the Securities be greater than the maximum gain.
 
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If the final index level is less than the trigger level:
$10 + ($10 ´ the index return)
If the final index level is less than the trigger level, you will be exposed to the full negative index return, which will be lower than -20%, and your payment at maturity will be less than $8.00 per Security and possibly zero.
Please see the graph of “Hypothetical Payouts on the Securities at Maturity” on page PS-7.
The stated payout on the Securities, including any repayment of the stated principal amount, will only be paid by the issuer at maturity.  You may incur a substantial loss if you are able to sell your Securities prior to maturity.
The contingent return equals 5%.
The maximum gain will equal 16% to 22%.  The actual maximum gain will be determined on the day we price the Securities for initial sale to the public, which we refer to as the trade date.
The trigger level equals         , 80% of the initial index level.
The index return will equal a fraction equal to (i) the final index level minus the initial index level, divided by (ii) the initial index level.
The initial index level equals        ,  the closing level of the underlying index on the trade date.
The final index level will equal the closing level of the underlying index on the final valuation date.
The trade date will be July    , 2013 (expected to be July 26, 2013).
The final valuation date will be July    , 2015 (expected to be July 27, 2015), subject to postponement for non-index business days and certain market disruption events.
Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlying index or the stocks that constitute the underlying index, and you will not be entitled to receive any dividends paid with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying index.
The Securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.
The CUSIP number for the Securities is 173095316. The ISIN number for the Securities is US1730953163.
Investing in the Securities involves risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” beginning on page PS-9.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Securities or determined if this pricing supplement or the accompanying underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Securities are not deposits or savings accounts and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other governmental agency or instrumentality.
 
Per Security
 
Total
Issue Price(1)
$            10.00
 
$
Underwriting Discount(2)
$              0.20
 
$
Proceeds to Citigroup Inc.(2)
$              9.80
 
$
(1) Citigroup Inc. currently expects that the estimated value of the Securities on the trade date will be between $9.605 and $9.722 per Security, which will be less than the issue price. The estimated value of the securities is based on Citigroup Global Markets Inc’s. (“CGMI”) proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate. It is not an indication of actual profit to CGMI or other of our affiliates, nor is it an indication of the price, if any, at which CGMI or any other person may be willing to buy the Securities from you at any time after issuance. See “Valuation of the Securities” in this pricing supplement.
 
(2) CGMI, acting as principal, has agreed to purchase from Citigroup Inc., and Citigroup Inc. has agreed to sell to CGMI, the aggregate stated principal amount of the Securities set forth above for $9.80 per Security. UBS Financial Services Inc., acting as principal or agent, as applicable, has agreed to purchase from CGMI, and CGMI has agreed to sell to UBS Financial Services Inc., all  of the Securities sold in this offering for $9.80 per Security, which includes the underwriting discount to the extent applicable. UBS Financial Services Inc. proposes to offer the Securities to brokerage accounts at a price of $10.00 per Security and to fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor at a price of $9.80 per Security. UBS Financial Services Inc. will receive an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Security for each Security it sells to brokerage accounts but will not receive any sales commission with respect to sales to fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor. Additionally, it is possible that CGMI and its affiliates may profit from expected hedging activity related to this offering, even if the value of the Securities declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” and “Description of Securities—Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in this pricing supplement for more information.
CGMI expects to deliver the Securities to purchasers on or about July 31, 2013.
 
Investment Products
Not FDIC Insured
May Lose Value
No Bank Guarantee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KEY TERMS
Issuer:
Citigroup Inc.
Aggregate stated principal amount:
$
 
Stated principal amount:
$10 per Security (subject to a minimum investment of 100 Securities)
Issue price:
·    $10.00 per Security for brokerage accounts;
·    $9.80 per Security for fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor
Interest:
None
Trade date:
July    , 2013 (expected to be July 26, 2013)
Settlement date:
July    , 2013 (three business days after the trade date)
Final valuation date:
July    , 2015 (expected to be July 27, 2015), subject to postponement for non-index business days and market disruption events
Maturity date:
July    , 2015 (expected to be July 31, 2015)
Underlying index:
S&P 500® Index
Payment at maturity:
At maturity, you will receive for each Security you then hold an amount in cash equal to:
•     If the final index level is greater than or equal to the trigger level:
$10 + ($10 ´ the greater of (i) the contingent return and (ii) the index return, subject to the maximum gain)
In no event will the return on the Securities exceed the maximum gain.
•     If the final index level is less than the trigger level:
$10 + ($10 ´ the index return)
If the final index level is less than the trigger level, you will be exposed to the full negative index return, which will be lower than -20%, and your payment at maturity will be less than $8.00 per Security and possibly zero.
All payments on the Securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.
Contingent return:
5%
Maximum gain:
16% to 22%, to be determined on the trade date
Maximum payment at maturity:
$11.60 to $12.20 (116% to 122% of the stated principal amount), to be determined on the trade date, per Security
Index return:
(final index level – initial index level) / initial index level
Initial index level:
          , the closing level of the underlying index on the trade date
Final index level:
The closing level of the underlying index on the final valuation date
Trigger level:
      , 80% of the initial index level
CUSIP:
173095316
ISIN:
US1730953163
Listing:
The Securities will not be listed on any securities exchange and, accordingly, may have limited or no liquidity. You should not invest in the Securities unless you are prepared to hold them to maturity.
Index publisher:
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC
Risk Factors:
Please see “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” beginning on page PS-9.
Agents:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), our affiliate, as lead agent and principal, and UBS Financial Services Inc., as agent or principal, as applicable
Calculation Agent:
CGMI
Trustee:
The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee under an indenture dated as of March 15, 1987
Clearing and settlement:
DTC
 
 
 
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SUMMARY OF PRICING SUPPLEMENT
 
The following summary describes the Contingent-Return Optimization Securities Based on the S&P 500® Index due on or about July 31, 2015 (the “Securities”) 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 Relating to the Securities” as well as the description of risks relating to the underlying index contained in the section “Risk Factors” beginning on page 1 in the accompanying underlying supplement.
 
The Securities offered are medium-term debt securities of Citigroup Inc.  The Securities have been designed for investors who are willing to forgo market interest rates and dividends in exchange for a payment at maturity based on the performance of the S&P 500® Index, which we refer to as the underlying index, from the trade date to the final valuation date (as measured solely on those two dates), subject to the maximum gain.  At maturity, you will receive a positive return on the Securities only if the closing level of the underlying index on the final valuation date is greater than or equal to the trigger level.  All payments that become due on the Securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.
 
Please refer to the sections “Risk Factors” and “Equity Index Descriptions—S&P 500® Index” in the accompanying underlying supplement for important disclosures regarding the Underlying Index, including certain risks that are associated with an investment linked to the Underlying Index.
 
Each Security costs $10.00 for sales to brokerage accounts and $9.80 for sales to fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor
 
 
We, Citigroup Inc., are offering the Contingent-Return Optimization Securities Based on the S&P 500® Index due on or about July 31, 2015.  The stated principal amount of each Security is $10.  The issue price of each Security is $10.00 for sales to brokerage accounts and $9.80 for sales to fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor.
 
 
The issue price of the Securities includes the cost of hedging our obligations under the Securities and, for brokerage accounts, the underwriting discount paid with respect to the Securities.  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 issue price of the Securities reflects these hedging costs and, for brokerage accounts, this underwriting discount is expected to adversely affect the secondary market prices of the Securities.  See “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities— The estimated value of the Securities on the trade date, based on CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate, will be less than the issue price” and “Description of Securities—Use of Proceeds and Hedging.”
 
The Securities do not guarantee any repayment of principal at maturity; no interest
 
 
Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Securities do not pay interest and do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity.  At maturity you will receive, for each $10 stated principal amount of Securities that you then hold, an amount in cash that will vary depending upon the closing level of the underlying index on the final valuation date.  There is no minimum payment at maturity on the Securities, and, accordingly, you could lose your entire investment.  If the final index level is less than the trigger level, you will be exposed to the full negative index return and you will receive an amount at maturity that is substantially less than the stated principal amount of the Securities and could be zero.  If the final index level is greater than or equal to the trigger level, you will receive a positive return equal to the greater of (i) the contingent return described below and (ii) the return on the underlying index, subject to the maximum gain described below.  In no event will the return on the Securities be greater than the maximum gain.
 
 
 
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The initial index level equals          , the closing level of the underlying index on the day we price the Securities for initial sale to the public, which we refer to as the trade date and which we expect to be July 26, 2013.
 
 
 
 
The final index level will equal the closing level of the underlying index on July    , 2015 (expected to be July 27, 2015) (subject to postponement for non-index business days and market disruption events), which we refer to as the final valuation date.
 
 
 
 
The trigger level equals           , 80% of the initial index level.
 
Payment at maturity depends on the final index level
 
At maturity, you will receive, for each $10 stated principal amount of Securities that you then hold, an amount in cash that will vary depending upon the closing level of the underlying index on the final valuation date equal to:
 
 
 
 
• If the final index level is greater than or equal to the trigger level:
$10 + ($10 ´ the greater of (i) the contingent return and (ii) the index return, subject to the maximum gain)
   
  where,
 
   
  contingent return = 5%;
 
   
  maximum gain = 16% to 22% (to be determined on the trade date); and
 
    index return
   =  
final index level – initial index level
initial index level
 
In no event will the return on the Securities be greater than the maximum gain.
 
 
•   If the final index level is less than the trigger level:
$10 + ($10 ´ the index return)
 
If the final index level is less than the trigger level, investors will lose 1% of the stated principal amount for every 1% by which the final index level is less than the initial index level, and the payment at maturity will be less than $8.00 per Security and could be zero.
 
 
 
All payments on the Securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.
 
 
On page PS-7, we have provided a graph titled “Hypothetical Payouts on the Securities at Maturity,” which illustrates the performance of the Securities at maturity over a range of hypothetical index returns.  The graph does not show every situation that can occur.
 
 
You can review historical levels of the underlying index in the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—Historical Information.”  You cannot predict the future performance of the underlying index based upon its historical performance.
 
 
If no closing level of the underlying index is available or if a market disruption event occurs on the final valuation date, the final index level will be determined in accordance with “Description of Securities—Closing Level.”
 
 
 
 
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Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlying index or the stocks that constitute the underlying index, and you will not be entitled to receive any dividends paid with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying index.
 
By investing in the Securities, you will not be entitled to receive any dividends paid with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying index
 
 
Investors will not be entitled to receive any dividends paid with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying index.  As of July 1, 2013, the average dividend yield of those stocks was 2.12% per year, which, if the average dividend yield remained constant for the term of the Securities, would be equivalent to approximately 4.24% (calculated on a simple interest basis) over the approximately two-year term of the Securities.  However, it is impossible to predict whether the dividend yield over the term of the Securities will be higher, lower or the same as this average dividend yield or the average dividend yield during any other period.  You should carefully consider whether an investment that does not provide for dividends or periodic interest is appropriate for you. The payment scenarios described in this pricing supplement do not show any effect of lost dividend yield over the term of the Securities.
 
The Securities will not be listed on an exchange
 
 
The Securities will not be listed on any exchange and, accordingly, may have limited or no liquidity. You should not invest in the Securities unless you are prepared to hold them to maturity.
 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will be the calculation agent
 
 
We have appointed our affiliate, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), to act as calculation agent for The Bank of New York Mellon, under an indenture dated as of March 15, 1987, as the trustee for our senior securities.  As calculation agent, CGMI will determine, among other things, the initial index level, the trigger level, the final index level, the index return, whether a market disruption event has occurred and the payment, if any, that you will receive at maturity.
 
CGMI will be the lead agent; conflicts of interest
 
 
The lead agent for the offering of the Securities is CGMI, our affiliate. This offering will be conducted 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, CGMI 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 consent of the client.  See “Description of Securities—Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest.”
 
You may revoke your offer to purchase the Securities prior to our acceptance
 
 
We are using this pricing supplement to solicit from you an offer to purchase the Securities.  You may revoke your offer to purchase the Securities at any time prior to the time at which we accept such offer by notifying an agent.  We reserve the right to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the Securities prior to their issuance.  In the event of any material changes to the terms of the Securities, we will notify you.
 
Where you can find more information on the Securities
 
 
The Securities are senior unsecured debt securities issued as part of our Series H medium-term senior note program.  You can find a general description of our Series H medium-term senior note program in the accompanying prospectus supplement dated December 20, 2012 and prospectus dated May 12, 2011.  We describe the basic features of this type of security in the section of the prospectus supplement called “Description of the Notes—Indexed Notes” and in the section of the prospectus called “Description of Debt Securities.”
 
 
 
 
For a detailed description of the terms of the Securities, you should read the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities.”  You
 
 
 
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should also read about some of the risks involved in investing in the Securities in the section of this pricing supplement called “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” as well as the description of risks relating to the underlying index contained in the section “Risk Factors” beginning on page 1 in the accompanying underlying supplement.   The tax and accounting treatment of investments in equity-linked securities such as the Securities may differ from that of investments in ordinary debt securities or common stock.  See the section of this pricing supplement called “Description of Securities—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 Securities.
 
How to reach us
 
Clients may contact their local brokerage representative.
 
 
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HYPOTHETICAL PAYOUTS ON THE SECURITIES AT MATURITY
 
For each Security, the following graph illustrates the payment at maturity on the Securities for a range of hypothetical index returns.
 
Investors will not be entitled to receive any dividends paid with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying index.  As of July 1, 2013, the average dividend yield of those stocks was 2.12% per year, which, if the average dividend yield remained constant for the term of the Securities, would be equivalent to approximately 4.24% (calculated on a simple interest basis) over the approximately two-year term of the Securities.  However, it is impossible to predict whether the dividend yield over the term of the Securities will be higher, lower or the same as this average dividend yield or the average dividend yield during any other period.   You should carefully consider whether an investment that does not provide for dividends or periodic interest is appropriate for you.   The payment scenarios below do not show any effect of lost dividend yield over the term of the Securities.
 
The graph is based on the following terms:
 
Stated Principal Amount per Security:
$10
Contingent Return:
5%
Trigger Level:
80% of the initial index level
Hypothetical Maximum Gain:
16%
Hypothetical Maximum Payment at Maturity:
$11.60 per Security (116% of the stated principal amount)
 


 
If the index return is greater than or equal to -20%, such that the final index level is greater than or equal to the trigger level, the payment at maturity per Security reflected in the graph above is greater than the $10 stated principal amount per Security and is equal to the $10 stated principal amount plus the product of $10 and the greater of (i) the contingent return of 5% and (ii) the index return, subject to the hypothetical maximum gain of 16%.
 
 
PS-7
 
 
 
 
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If the index return is greater than or equal to -20% but less than or equal to 5%, an investor will receive a payment at maturity of $10.50 per Security, the stated principal amount plus the product of $10 and the contingent return of 5%.  This would represent a total return at maturity of 5.0% for brokerage account investors and approximately 7.1% for fee-based advisory account investors.*
 
 
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If the index return is greater than 5% but less than or equal to the hypothetical maximum gain of 16%, an investor will instead participate on a 1-to-1 basis in the positive performance of the underlying index from the trade date to the final valuation date (as measured solely on those two dates).  For example, if the index return is 15%, an investor will receive a payment at maturity equal to $11.50 per Security, representing a total return at maturity of 15.0% for brokerage account investors and approximately 17.3% for fee-based advisory account investors.*
 
 
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If the index return is greater than the hypothetical maximum gain of 16%, an investor will not participate in any positive performance of the underlying index from the trade date to the final valuation date beyond 16% and will receive the maximum payment at maturity of $11.60 per Security.  This represents a maximum total return at maturity of 16.0% for brokerage account investors and approximately 18.4% for fee-based advisory account investors.*
 
If the index return is less than -20%, such that the final index level is less than the trigger level, an investor will receive a payment at maturity per Security that is less than the stated principal amount by an amount that is proportionate to the percentage decrease of the final index level from the initial index level.
 
 
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For example, if the index return is -60%, an investor will lose 60% of the stated principal amount and receive only $4.00 per Security at maturity, or 40% of the stated principal amount.  This would represent a total return at maturity of -60% for brokerage account investors and approximately 59.2% for fee-based advisory account investors.*
 
*    The total return at maturity is calculated as (a) the payment at maturity per Security minus the public offering price per Security divided by (b) the public offering price per Security.  The public offering price per Security is $10.00 for brokerage accounts and $9.80 for fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor.
 
 
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RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE SECURITIES
 
The Securities are not secured debt, are riskier than ordinary debt securities, do not pay any interest and do not guarantee the return of any of the stated principal amount at maturity. Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlying index or the stocks that constitute the underlying index, and you will not be entitled to receive any dividends paid with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying index. This section describes some of the most significant risks relating to the Securities. You should read the risk factors below together with the description of risks relating to the underlying index contained in the section “Risk Factors” beginning on page 1 in the accompanying underlying supplement.  You should also carefully read the risk factors included in the documents incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which describe risks relating to our business more generally. You should carefully consider whether the Securities are suited to your particular circumstances before you decide to purchase them.
 
The Securities do not pay interest or guarantee return of principal
 
 
The terms of the Securities differ from those of ordinary debt securities in that the Securities do not pay interest and do not guarantee the return of any of the stated principal amount at maturity. If the final index level is less than 80% of the initial index level, the payment at maturity will be an amount in cash that is less than the $10 stated principal amount of each Security by an amount proportionate to the decrease in the final index level from the initial index level and will in all cases be less than $8.00 per Security. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the Securities, and, accordingly, you could lose your entire investment. See “Hypothetical Payouts on the Securities at Maturity.”
 
The appreciation potential of the Securities is limited by the maximum gain
 
The appreciation potential of the Securities is limited by the maximum gain of 16% to 22%, which results in a maximum payment at maturity of $11.60 to $12.20 per Security, or 116% to 122% of the stated principal amount.  The actual maximum gain and maximum payment at maturity will be determined on the trade date. Therefore, any increase in the final index level over the initial index level by more than the maximum gain of 16% to 22% (to be determined on the trade date) will not increase the return on the Securities.
 
The Securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc., and any actual or anticipated changes to its credit ratings or credit spreads may adversely affect the value of the Securities
 
Any payment on the Securities will be made by Citigroup Inc. and, therefore, you are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Inc.  If we default on our obligations under the Securities, your investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your investment.  As a result, the value of the Securities prior to maturity will be affected by changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness. Any decline, or anticipated decline, in our credit ratings or increase, or anticipated increase, in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the value of the Securities.
 
The Securities will not be listed on any securities exchange and you may not be able to sell them prior to maturity
 
The Securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.  Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the Securities.  CGMI currently intends to make a secondary market in relation to the Securities and to provide an indicative bid price for the Securities on a daily basis.  Any indicative bid price for the Securities provided by CGMI will be determined in CGMI’s sole discretion, taking into account prevailing market conditions and other relevant factors, and will not be a representation by CGMI that the Securities can be sold at that price, or at all.  CGMI may suspend or terminate making a market and providing indicative bid prices without notice, at any time and for any reason.  If CGMI suspends or terminates making a market, there may be no secondary market at all for the Securities because it is likely that CGMI will be the only broker-dealer that is willing to buy your Securities prior to maturity.  Accordingly, an investor must be prepared to hold the Securities until maturity.
 
 
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The estimated value of the Securities on the trade date, based on CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate, will be less than the issue price
 
The difference is attributable to certain costs associated with selling, structuring and hedging the Securities that are included in the issue price.  These costs include (i) the selling concessions paid in connection with the offering of the Securities, (ii) hedging and other costs incurred by us and our affiliates in connection with the offering of the Securities and (iii) the expected profit (which may be more or less than actual profit) to CGMI or other of our affiliates in connection with hedging our obligations under the Securities.  These costs adversely affect the economic terms of the Securities because, if they were lower, the economic terms of the Securities would be more favorable to you.  The economic terms of the Securities are also likely to be adversely affected by the use of our internal funding rate, rather than our secondary market rate, to price the Securities.  See “The estimated value of the Securities would be lower if it were calculated based on our secondary market rate” below.
 
The estimated value of the Securities was determined for us by our affiliate using proprietary pricing models
 
CGMI derived the estimated value disclosed on the cover of this pricing supplement from its proprietary pricing models. In doing so, it may have made discretionary judgments about the inputs to its models, such as the volatility of the index, dividend yields on the stocks that constitute the index and interest rates. CGMI’s views on these inputs may differ from your or others’ views, and as an underwriter in this offering, CGMI’s interests may conflict with yours. Both the models and the inputs to the models may prove to be wrong and therefore not an accurate reflection of the value of the Securities. Moreover, the estimated value of the Securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement may differ from the value that we or our affiliates may determine for the Securities for other purposes, including for accounting purposes. You should not invest in the Securities because of the estimated value of the Securities. Instead, you should be willing to hold the Securities to maturity irrespective of the initial estimated value.
 
The estimated value of the Securities would be lower if it were calculated based on our secondary market rate
 
The estimated value of the Securities included in this pricing supplement is calculated based on our internal funding rate, which is the rate at which we are willing to borrow funds through the issuance of the Securities. Our internal funding rate is generally lower than the market rate implied by traded instruments referencing our debt obligations in the secondary market for those debt obligations, which we refer to as our secondary market rate.  If the estimated value included in this pricing supplement were based on our secondary market rate, rather than our internal funding rate, it would likely be lower.  We determine our internal funding rate based on factors such as the costs associated with the Securities, which are generally higher than the costs associated with conventional debt securities, and our liquidity needs and preferences.  Our internal funding rate is not an interest rate that we will pay to investors in the Securities, which do not bear interest.
 
The estimated value of the Securities is not an indication of the price, if any, at which CGMI or any other person may be willing to buy the Securities from you in the secondary market
 
Any such secondary market price will fluctuate over the term of the Securities based on the market and other factors described in the next risk factor.  Moreover, unlike the estimated value included in this pricing supplement, any value of the Securities determined for purposes of a secondary market transaction will be based on our secondary market rate, which will likely result in a lower value for the Securities than if our internal funding rate were used.  In addition, any secondary market price for the Securities will be reduced by a bid-ask spread, which may vary depending on the aggregate stated principal amount of the Securities to be purchased in the secondary market transaction, and the expected cost of unwinding related hedging transactions.  As a result, it is likely that any secondary market price for the Securities will be less than the issue price.
 
 
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The value of the Securities will be influenced by many unpredictable factors
 
 
Several factors will influence the value of the Securities and the price, if any,  at which CGMI may be willing to purchase the Securities in any secondary market that may develop, including: the level and volatility (frequency and magnitude of changes in level or price) of the underlying index and the stocks that constitute the underlying index, the dividend yield of the stocks that constitute the underlying index, geopolitical conditions and economic, financial, political and regulatory or judicial events that affect the underlying index or equities markets generally and that may affect the closing level of the underlying index, interest and yield rates in the market, time remaining until the Securities mature and any actual or anticipated changes in the creditworthiness of Citigroup Inc, as reflected in our secondary market rate.  The level of the underlying index may be, and has recently been, extremely volatile, and we can give you no assurance that the volatility will lessen. See “Description of Securities—Historical Information” below. You must hold your Securities to maturity to receive the stated payout from the issuer, including any repayment of the stated principal amount. You may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the stated principal amount of the Securities if you try to sell your Securities prior to maturity, even if the level of the underlying index is at or above the trigger level at that time.
 
Immediately following issuance, any secondary market bid price provided by CGMI, and the value that will be indicated on any brokerage account statements prepared by CGMI or its affiliates, will reflect a temporary upward adjustment
 
 
The amount of this temporary upward adjustment will decline to zero over the temporary adjustment period.  See “Description of Securities—Valuation of the Securities” in this pricing supplement.
 
Volatility of the underlying index
 
 
Historically, the closing level of the underlying index has been volatile. From January 2, 2008 to July 1, 2013, the closing level of the underlying index has been as low as 676.53 and as high as 1,669.19. The volatility of the level of the underlying index may result in you receiving at maturity an amount that is less than the stated principal amount of the Securities, and possibly zero, even if the closing level of the underlying index is greater than or equal to the trigger level on one or more dates other than the final valuation date during the term of the Securities.
 
The historical performance of the underlying index is not an indication of its future performance
 
The historical performance of the underlying index, which is included in this pricing supplement, should not be taken as an indication of its future performance during the term of the Securities. You cannot predict the future performance of the underlying index based on its historical performance.
 
Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlying index or the stocks that constitute the underlying index, and you will not be entitled to receive any dividends paid with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlying
 
Investing in the Securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlying index or the stocks that constitute the underlying index. Investors in the Securities will not have voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to stocks that constitute the underlying index.  As of July 1, 2013, the stocks that constitute the underlying index average a dividend yield of 2.12% per year.  If this average dividend yield were to remain constant for the term of the Securities, then, assuming no reinvestment of dividends, you would be forgoing an aggregate yield of approximately 4.24% (calculated on a simple interest basis) over the approximately two-year term of the Securities by investing in the Securities instead of investing directly in the stocks that constitute the underlying index or in another investment linked to the underlying
 
 
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index  
index that provides for a pass-through of dividends.  However, it is impossible to predict whether the dividend yield over the term of the Securities will be higher, lower or the same as this average dividend yield or the average dividend yield during any other period.  You should carefully consider whether an investment that does not provide for dividends or periodic interest is appropriate for you.   The payment scenarios described in this pricing supplement do not show any effect of lost dividend yield over the term of the Securities.
 
Adjustments to the underlying index could adversely affect the value of the Securities
 
 
The publisher of the underlying index may add, delete or substitute the stocks that constitute the underlying index or make other methodological changes that could change the level of the underlying index. The publisher of the underlying index may discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of the underlying index at any time. In this circumstance, the calculation agent will have the sole discretion to substitute a successor index that is comparable to the discontinued underlying index and is not precluded from considering indices that are calculated and published by the calculation agent or any of its affiliates.
 
The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make determinations with respect to the Securities
 
 
CGMI, the calculation agent, is an affiliate of ours. As calculation agent, CGMI will determine, among other things, the initial index level, the trigger level, the final index level and the index return and will calculate the amount of cash, if any, you will receive at maturity. Determinations made by CGMI, in its capacity as calculation agent, including with respect to the occurrence or non-occurrence of market disruption events and the selection of a successor index or calculation of the final index level in the event of a market disruption event, or discontinuance of the underlying index, may adversely affect the payout to you at maturity.  Therefore, there may be a conflict between our connection to the calculation agent and your interests as an investor in the Securities.
 
Hedging and trading activity by the calculation agent and its affiliates could potentially affect the value of the Securities
 
 
One or more of our affiliates expect to hedge our obligations under the Securities and will carry out hedging activities related to the Securities (and other instruments linked to the underlying index and/or the stocks that constitute the underlying index), including trading in stocks that constitute the underlying index and/or in instruments, such as options, swaps or futures related to the underlying index and/or the stocks that constitute the underlying index. Our affiliates also trade in the stocks that constitute the underlying index and other financial instruments related to the underlying index and the stocks that constitute the underlying index on a regular basis as part of their general broker-dealer, proprietary trading and other businesses. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the trade date could potentially increase the initial index level and therefore, the trigger level and, as a result, could increase the level at which the underlying index must close on the final valuation date before an investor receives a payment at maturity that exceeds the stated principal amount of the Securities. Additionally, such hedging or trading activities during the term of the Securities, including on the final valuation date, could adversely affect the level of the underlying index on the final valuation date and, accordingly, the amount of cash, if any, an investor will receive at maturity.
 
The U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Securities are unclear
 
 
There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S. federal tax treatment of the Securities, and we do not plan to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”).  Consequently, significant aspects of the tax treatment of the Securities are uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the treatment of the Securities as prepaid forward contracts.  If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment of the Securities, the tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Securities might be affected materially and adversely.  As described below under “Description of Securities —United States Federal Tax
 
 
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Considerations,” in 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on various issues regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments.  Any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the Securities, possibly with retroactive effect.  Both U.S. and non-U.S. persons considering an investment in the Securities should review carefully the section of this pricing supplement entitled “Description of Securities —United States Federal Tax Considerations” and consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the Securities (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.
 
Potentially inconsistent research, opinions or recommendations by CGMI, UBS Financial Services Inc. or their respective affiliates
 
 
CGMI, UBS Financial Services Inc. or their respective affiliates and agents may publish research from time to time on financial markets and other matters that may influence the value of the Securities, or express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding the Securities.  Any research, opinions or recommendations expressed by CGMI, UBS Financial Services Inc. or their respective affiliates or agents may not be consistent with each other and may be modified from time to time without notice. You should make your own independent investigation of the merits of investing in the Securities.
 
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
 
Terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the accompanying prospectus supplement.  The term “Securities” refers to each $10 stated principal amount of our Contingent-Return Optimization Securities Based on the S&P 500® Index due on or about July 31, 2015.  In this pricing supplement, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Citigroup Inc.
 
You should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus before making your decision to invest in the Securities. The description in this pricing supplement of the particular terms of the Securities supplements, and, to the extent inconsistent with, replaces, the descriptions of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus.
 
You may access the underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for December 20, 2012 and December 27, 2012 on the SEC Web site):
 
 
§
Underlying Supplement No. 2 dated December 27, 2012:

 
§
Prospectus Supplement dated December 20, 2012 and Prospectus dated May 12, 2011:
 
Aggregate Principal Amount
$
Trade Date
July    , 2013 (expected to be July 26, 2013)
Settlement Date
July    , 2013 (three Business Days after the Trade Date)
Maturity Date
July    , 2015 (expected to be July 31, 2015)
Final Valuation Date
July    , 2015 (expected to be July 27, 2015).  If the originally scheduled Final Valuation Date is not an Index Business Day, the Final Valuation Date may be postponed by the Calculation Agent, but not past the Business Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date. In addition, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on the originally scheduled Final Valuation Date, the Calculation Agent may postpone the Final Valuation Date as described below in the definition of “Closing Level.”
Interest Rate
None
Specified Currency
U.S. dollars
Stated Principal Amount
$10 per Security
Issue Price
$10.00 per Security for brokerage accounts; $9.80 per Security for fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS Financial Services Inc. is an investment advisor
CUSIP Number
173095316
ISIN Number
US1730953163
 
 
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Denominations
$10 stated principal amount per Security and integral multiples of $10 in excess thereof
Underlying Index
S&P 500® Index
Payment at Maturity
At maturity, you will receive for each $10 Stated Principal Amount of Securities that you then hold a Payment at Maturity equal to:
 
If the Final Index Level is greater than or equal to the Trigger Level:
   
 
10 + ($10 ´ the greater of (i) the Contingent Return and (ii) the Index Return, subject to the Maximum Gain).  In no event will the return on the Securities be greater than the Maximum Gain; or
 
 
If the Final Index Level is less than the Trigger Level:
   
$10 + ($10 ´ the Index Return).
 
If the Final Index Level is less than the Trigger Level, you will be exposed to the full negative Index Return, which will be lower than -20%, and your Payment at Maturity will be less than $8.00 per Security and possibly zero.
 
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 Security, on or prior to 10:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Index Business Day preceding the Maturity Date (but if such Index Business 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 Securities to the Trustee for delivery to DTC, as holder of the Securities, 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 “Description of Debt Securities—Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement” in the accompanying prospectus.
Contingent Return
5%
Maximum Gain
16% to 22% (to be determined on the Trade Date)
Index Return
A fraction, the numerator of which is the Final Index Level minus the Initial Index Level and the denominator of which is the Initial Index Level, as described by the following formula:
 
  Index Return  =  
Final Index Level – Initial Index Level
 
Initial Index Level        
 
Initial Index Level
        , the Closing Level of the Underlying Index on the Trade Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
 
 
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Final Index Level
The Closing Level of the Underlying Index on the Final Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
Trigger Level
          , 80% of the Initial Index Level
Minimum Payment at Maturity
None (you could lose the entire Stated Principal Amount).
Maximum Payment at Maturity
$11.60 to $12.20 (116% to 122% of the Stated Principal Amount) (to be determined on the Trade Date) per Security
Closing Level
Subject to the terms described under “Discontinuance of the Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation” below, the Closing Level on any Index Business Day means the closing level of the Underlying Index on such day as published by the publisher of the Underlying Index. If the Closing Level of the Underlying Index is not available or if there is a Market Disruption Event on the originally scheduled Final Valuation Date, the Closing Level of the Underlying Index 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 level of the Underlying Index obtained from as many dealers in equities (which may include Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) or any of our other affiliates), but not exceeding three such dealers, as will make such level available to the Calculation Agent. Upon the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event, instead of obtaining levels from dealers as described above, the Calculation Agent may defer the Final Valuation Date or any other date of determination for up to three consecutive Index Business Days on which a Market Disruption Event is occurring, but not past the Business Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date.
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.
Index Business Day
A day, as determined by the Calculation Agent, on which the level of the Underlying Index or any Successor Index is calculated and published and on which securities comprising more than 80% of the level of the index on such day are capable of being traded on their primary exchanges or markets during the one-half hour before the determination of the Closing Level of the index. All determinations made by the Calculation Agent will be at the sole discretion of the Calculation Agent and will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on Citigroup Inc. and the beneficial owners of the Securities, absent manifest error.
Book Entry Security or
Certificated Security
Book Entry.  The Securities 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 Securities.  Your beneficial interest in the Securities will be evidenced solely by entries on the books of the securities 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
 
 
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  references to payments or notices to you will mean payments or notices to DTC, as the registered holder of the Securities, 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.
Senior Security or
Subordinated Security
Senior. The Securities will rank on par with all other senior, unsecured debt securities of Citigroup Inc.
Paying Agent
Citibank, N.A.
Trustee
The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee under an indenture dated as of March 15, 1987, will serve as trustee for the Securities
Agents
CGMI, as lead agent and principal, and UBS Financial Services Inc., as agent or principal, as applicable
Calculation Agent
CGMI
 
All determinations made by the Calculation Agent will be at the sole discretion of the Calculation Agent and will, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all purposes and binding on you, the Trustee and us.
 
All calculations with respect to the Payment at Maturity, 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 Security 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 Securities 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 and the selection of a Successor Index or calculation of the Final Index Level in the event of a Market Disruption Event, or discontinuance of the Underlying Index, may affect the Payment at Maturity.  See “—Discontinuance of the Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation” and “—Market Disruption Event” below.  CGMI 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 primary exchange or market, of accurate price, volume or related information in respect of (a) stocks which then comprise 20% or more of the level of the Underlying Index or any Successor Index, (b) any options or futures contracts, or any options on such futures contracts, relating to the Underlying Index or any Successor Index, or (c) any options or futures contracts relating to stocks which then comprise 20% or
 
 
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  more of the level of the Underlying Index or any Successor Index 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 the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event exists at any time, if trading in a security included in the Underlying Index is materially suspended or materially limited at that time, then the relevant percentage contribution of that security to the level of the Underlying Index will be based on a comparison of the portion of the level of the Underlying Index attributable to that security relative to the overall level of the Underlying Index, in each case immediately before that suspension or limitation.
No Redemption
The Securities are not subject to redemption at the option of Citigroup Inc. or any holder prior to maturity.
Alternate Payment Calculation in Case of an Event of Default
In case an event of default with respect to the Securities shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount declared due and payable per Security upon any acceleration of the Securities shall be determined by the Calculation Agent and shall be an amount in cash equal to the Payment at Maturity calculated using the Closing Level of the Underlying Index as of the date of such acceleration as the Final Index Level.
 
If the maturity of the Securities 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 Securities as promptly as possible and in no event later than two Business Days after the date of acceleration.
 
In case of default in Payment at Maturity of the Securities, no interest will accrue on such overdue payment.
Discontinuance of the Underlying Index; Alteration of Method of Calculation
If the publisher of the Underlying Index discontinues publication of the Underlying Index and it or another entity (including CGMI) publishes a successor or substitute index that the Calculation Agent determines, in its sole discretion, to be comparable to the discontinued Underlying Index, then the level of the Underlying Index will be determined by reference to the level of that index, which we refer to as a “Successor Index.”
 
Upon any selection by the Calculation Agent of a Successor Index, the Calculation Agent will cause notice to be furnished to the Trustee, us and to DTC, as holder of the Securities, within three Business Days of such selection. We expect that such notice will be made available to you, as a beneficial owner of the Securities, in accordance with the standard rules and procedures of DTC and its direct and indirect participants.
 
 
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If the publisher of the Underlying Index discontinues publication of the Underlying Index prior to, and such discontinuance is continuing on, the Final Valuation Date or the date of acceleration, and 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 Level for the Underlying Index for such date. Such Closing Level will be computed by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the formula for calculating the Underlying Index last in effect prior to such discontinuance, using the closing price (or, if 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) of each security most recently constituting the Underlying Index at the close of the principal trading session of the primary exchange(s) or market(s) of trading for such security on such date, without any rebalancing or substitution of such securities following such discontinuance. Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, discontinuance of the publication of the Underlying Index may adversely affect the value of the Securities.
 
If at any time the method of calculating the Underlying Index or a Successor Index is changed in any material respect, or if the Underlying Index or any Successor Index is in any other way modified so that the level of the Underlying Index or the Successor Index does not, in the opinion of the Calculation Agent, fairly represent the level of that index had the changes or modifications not been made, then, from and after that time, the Calculation Agent will, as of the close of business in New York, New York, make those adjustments as, in the good faith judgment of the Calculation Agent, may be necessary in order to arrive at a calculation of a level of an index comparable to the Underlying Index or any Successor Index as if the changes or modifications had not been made, and calculate the level of the index with reference to the Underlying Index or the Successor Index. Accordingly, if the method of calculating the Underlying Index or any Successor Index is modified so that the level of the Underlying Index or any Successor Index is a fraction or a multiple of what it would have been if it had not been modified, then the Calculation Agent will adjust that index in order to arrive at a level of the index as if it had not been modified.
The Underlying Index;
Public Information
The S&P 500® Index consists of 500 common stocks selected to provide a performance benchmark for the large capitalization segment of the U.S. equity markets.  It is calculated and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.  The S&P 500® Index is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “SPX.”
 
“Standard & Poor’s,” “S&P” and “S&P 500®” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and have been licensed for use by Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates.  For more information, see “Equity Index Descriptions—S&P 500® Index—License Agreement” in the accompanying underlying supplement.
 
Please refer to the sections “Risk Factors” and “Equity Index Descriptions—S&P 500® Index” in the accompanying underlying
 
 
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  supplement for important disclosures regarding the Underlying Index, including certain risks that are associated with an investment linked to the Underlying Index.
Historical Information
The following table sets forth, for each of the quarterly periods indicated, the published high, low and end-of-period Closing Levels of the Underlying Index from January 2, 2008 through July 1, 2013.  The related graph shows the Closing Levels of the Underlying Index for each day such level was available in that same period. We obtained the information in the table and graph below from Bloomberg L.P., without independent verification.  These historical data on the Underlying Index are not indicative of the future performance of the Underlying Index or what the market value of the Securities may be. Any historical upward or downward trend in the level of the Underlying Index during any period set forth below is not an indication that the Underlying Index is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time during the term of the Securities, and no assurance can be given as to the Closing Level of the Underlying Index on the Final Valuation Date.
 
S&P 500® Index
Historical High, Low and Period End Closing Levels
January 2, 2008 through July 1, 2013
 
High
Low
Period End
2008
     
First Quarter
1,447.16
1,273.37
1,322.70
Second Quarter
1,426.63
1,278.38
1,280.00
Third Quarter
1,305.32
1,106.39
1,166.36
Fourth Quarter
1,161.06
752.44
903.25
2009
     
First Quarter
934.70
676.53
797.87
Second Quarter
946.21
811.08
919.32
Third Quarter
1,071.66
879.13
1,057.08
Fourth Quarter
1,127.78
1,025.21
1,115.10
2010
     
First Quarter
1,174.17
1,056.74
1,169.43
Second Quarter
1,217.28
1,030.71
1,030.71
Third Quarter
1,148.67
1,022.58
1,141.20
Fourth Quarter
1,259.78
1,137.03
1,257.64
2011
     
First Quarter
1,343.01
1,256.88
1,325.83
Second Quarter
1,363.61
1,265.42
1,320.64
Third Quarter
1,353.22
1,119.46
1,131.42
Fourth Quarter
1,285.09
1,099.23
1,257.60
2012
     
First Quarter
1,416.51
1,277.06
1,408.47
Second Quarter
1,419.04
1,278.04
1,362.16
Third Quarter
1,465.77
1,334.76
1,440.67
Fourth Quarter
1,461.40
1,353.33
1,426.19
2013
     
First Quarter
1,569.19
1,457.15
1,569.19
Second Quarter
1,669.16
1,541.61
1,606.28
Third Quarter
(through July 1, 2013)
1,613.15
1,613.15
1,613.15
 
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  S&P 500® Index
January 2, 2008 through July 1, 2013
Daily Closing Levels
 
 
 
 
 
 
Use of Proceeds and Hedging
The net proceeds we receive from the sale of the Securities will be used for general corporate purposes and, in part, in connection with hedging our obligations under the Securities through one or more of our affiliates.  The Issue Price of the Securities includes the cost of hedging our obligations under the Securities and, for brokerage accounts, the underwriting discount (as shown on the cover page of this pricing supplement) paid with respect to the Securities.  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 and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.
 
 
On or prior to the Trade Date, we, through our affiliates or others, will hedge our anticipated exposure in connection with the Securities by taking positions in swaps, options or futures contracts on the Underlying Index or on the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index, in the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index and/or in any other securities or instruments that we may wish to use in connection with such hedging. Such purchase activity could increase the Closing Level of the Underlying Index, and, accordingly, potentially increase the Initial Index Level and, therefore, the Trigger Level and, as a result, increase the Closing Level at which the Underlying Index must close on the Final Valuation Date before investors would receive a Payment at Maturity that exceeds the Stated Principal Amount of the Securities. In addition, through our affiliates, we are likely to modify our hedge position throughout the life of the Securities by purchasing and selling the swaps, options or futures contracts on the Underlying Index or on the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index, the stocks that constitute the Underlying Index or such other securities or instruments, including by selling any such contracts or instruments on the Final Valuation Date. We
 
 
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  cannot give any assurance that our hedging activities will not affect the Closing Level of the Underlying Index and, therefore, adversely affect the value of the Securities or the Payment at Maturity.
Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest
The terms and conditions set forth in the Global Selling Agency Agreement dated December 20, 2012 among Citigroup Inc. and the Agents listed on Schedule I thereto, including CGMI and UBS Financial Services Inc. (“UBS”), govern the sale and purchase of the Securities.
 
CGMI, acting as lead agent and principal, has agreed to purchase from Citigroup Inc., and Citigroup Inc. has agreed to sell to CGMI, $       aggregate stated principal amount of Securities (        Securities) for $9.80 per Security. UBS, acting as agent or principal, as applicable, has agreed to purchase from CGMI, and CGMI has agreed to sell to UBS, all of the Securities sold in this offering for $9.80 per Security. UBS proposes to offer the Securities to brokerage accounts at a price of $10.00 per Security and to fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS is an investment advisor at a price of $9.80 per Security. UBS will receive an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Security for each Security it sells to brokerage accounts but will not receive any sales commission with respect to sales to fee-based advisory accounts for which UBS is an investment advisor.  The underwriting discount, if applicable, will be received by UBS and its financial advisors collectively. If all of the Securities are not sold at the initial offering price, CGMI may change the public offering price and other selling terms.
 
In order to hedge its obligations under the Securities, Citigroup Inc. 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 Relating to the Securities— The estimated value of the Securities on the trade date, based on CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate, will be less than the issue price” in this pricing supplement and the section “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.
 
The Securities will not be listed on any exchange.
 
CGMI is an affiliate of Citigroup Inc. Accordingly, the 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 Securities, either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the client.
 
 
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Certain Additional Selling Restrictions
 
Chile
 
The Securities are being offered as of the date hereof solely to Qualified Investors (Inversionistas Calificados) pursuant to the private placement exemption provided by General Rule No. 306 of the Superintendencia de Valores Y Seguros (the “SVS”). The offering of the Securities has not been and will not be registered with the Chilean Securities Registry or the Registry of Foreign Securities of the SVS and, therefore, the Securities are not subject to oversight by the SVS and may not be sold publicly in Chile. The issuer of the Securities is not obligated to make information available publicly in Chile regarding the Securities.
 
Peru
 
The information contained in this pricing supplement has not been reviewed by the Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (Peruvian Securities Market Superintendency or SMV; formerly, the Comisión Nacional Supervisora de Empresas y Valores or CONASEV). Neither the Regulations for Initial Offers and Sale of Securities (CONASEV Resolution 141-98-EF/94.10) nor the obligations regarding the information applicable to securities registered with the Registro Público del Mercado de Valores (Peruvian Stock Market Public Registry) apply to this private offering.
 
Uruguay
 
In Uruguay, the Securities are being placed relying on a private placement (“oferta privada”) pursuant to section 2 of law 18.627, as amended. The Securities are not and will not be registered with the Central Bank of Uruguay to be publicly offered in Uruguay.
Benefit Plan Investor Considerations
A fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), including entities such as collective investment funds, partnerships and separate accounts whose underlying assets include the assets of such plans (collectively, “ERISA Plans”), should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in the context of the ERISA Plan’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the Securities.  Among other factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with the documents and instruments governing the ERISA Plan.
 
Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) prohibit ERISA Plans, as well as plans (including individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans) subject to Section 4975 of the Code (together with ERISA Plans, “Plans”), from engaging in certain transactions involving the “plan assets” with persons who are “parties in interest” under ERISA or “disqualified persons” under Section 4975 of the Code (in either case, “Parties in Interest”) with respect to such Plans.  As
 
 
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  a result of our business, we, and our current and future affiliates, may be Parties in Interest with respect to many Plans.  Where we (or our affiliate) are a Party in Interest with respect to a Plan (either directly or by reason of our ownership interests in our directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries), the purchase and holding of the Securities by or on behalf of the Plan could be a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code, unless exemptive relief were available under an applicable exemption (as described below).
 
Certain prohibited transaction class exemptions (“PTCEs”) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor may provide exemptive relief for direct or indirect prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase or holding of the Securities.  Those class exemptions are PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving insurance company separate accounts) and PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions determined by independent qualified asset managers).  In addition, ERISA Section 408(b)(17) and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code may provide a limited exemption for the purchase and sale of the Securities and related lending transactions, provided that neither the issuer of the Securities nor any of its affiliates have or exercise any discretionary authority or control or render any investment advice with respect to the assets of the Plan involved in the transaction and provided further that the Plan pays no more, and receives no less, than adequate consideration in connection with the transaction (the so-called “service provider exemption”).  There can be no assurance that any of these statutory or class exemptions will be available with respect to transactions involving the Securities.
 
Accordingly, the Securities may not be purchased or held by any Plan, any entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of any Plan’s investment in the entity (a “Plan Asset Entity”) or any person investing “plan assets” of any Plan, unless such purchaser or holder is eligible for the exemptive relief available under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14 or the service provider exemption or there is some other basis on which the purchase and holding of the Securities will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.  Each purchaser or holder of the Securities or any interest therein will be deemed to have represented by its purchase or holding of the Securities that (a) it is not a Plan and its purchase and holding of the Securities is not made on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan or (b) its purchase and holding of the Securities will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
 
Certain governmental plans (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) and non-U.S. plans (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) (“Non-ERISA Arrangements”) are not subject to these “prohibited transaction” rules of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, but may
 
 
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  be subject to similar rules under other applicable laws or regulations (“Similar Laws”).  Accordingly, each such purchaser or holder of the Securities shall be required to represent (and deemed to have represented by its purchase of the Securities) that such purchase and holding is not prohibited under applicable Similar Laws.
 
Due to the complexity of these rules, it is particularly important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing the Securities on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan consult with their counsel regarding the relevant provisions of ERISA, the Code or any Similar Laws and the availability of exemptive relief under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1, 84-14, the service provider exemption or some other basis on which the acquisition and holding will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any applicable Similar Laws.
 
The Securities are contractual financial instruments.  The financial exposure provided by the Securities is not a substitute or proxy for, and is not intended as a substitute or proxy for, individualized investment management or advice for the benefit of any purchaser or holder of the Securities.  The Securities have not been designed and will not be administered in a manner intended to reflect the individualized needs and objectives of any purchaser or holder of the Securities.
 
Each purchaser or holder of any Securities acknowledges and agrees that:
 
(i) the purchaser or holder or its fiduciary has made and shall make all investment decisions for the purchaser or holder and the purchaser or holder has not relied and shall not rely in any way upon us or our affiliates to act as a fiduciary or adviser of the purchaser or holder with respect to (A) the design and terms of the Securities, (B) the purchaser or holder’s investment in the Securities, (C) the holding of the Securities or (D) the exercise of or failure to exercise any rights we have under or with respect to the Securities;
 
(ii) we and our affiliates have acted and will act solely for our own account in connection with (A) all transactions relating to the Securities and (B) all hedging transactions in connection with our obligations under the Securities;
 
(iii) any and all assets and positions relating to hedging transactions by us or our affiliates are assets and positions of those entities and are not assets and positions held for the benefit of the purchaser or holder;
 
(iv) our interests are adverse to the interests of the purchaser or holder; and
 
(v) neither we nor any of our affiliates is a fiduciary or adviser of the purchaser or holder in connection with any such assets,
 
 
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  positions or transactions, and any information that we or any of our affiliates may provide is not intended to be impartial investment advice.
 
Each purchaser and holder of the Securities has exclusive responsibility for ensuring that its purchase, holding and subsequent disposition of the Securities does not violate the fiduciary or prohibited transaction rules of ERISA, the Code or any applicable Similar Laws.  The sale of any Securities to any Plan is in no respect a representation by us or any of our affiliates or representatives that such an investment meets all relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by Plans or Non-ERISA Arrangements generally or any particular Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement, or that such an investment is appropriate for Plans or Non-ERISA Arrangements generally or any particular Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement.
  However, individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities and Keogh plans, as well as employee benefit plans that permit participants to direct the investment of their accounts, will not be permitted to purchase or hold the Securities if the account, plan or annuity is for the benefit of an employee of CGMI or a family member and the employee receives any compensation (such as, for example, an addition to bonus) based on the purchase of Securities by the account, plan or annuity.
Valuation of the Securities
CGMI calculated the estimated value of the Securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement based on proprietary pricing models.  CGMI’s proprietary pricing models generated an estimated value for the Securities by estimating the value of a hypothetical package of financial instruments that would replicate the payout on the Securities, which consists of a fixed-income bond (the “bond component”) and one or more derivative instruments underlying the economic terms of the Securities (the “derivative component”).  CGMI calculated the estimated value of the bond component using a discount rate based on our internal funding rate.  CGMI calculated the estimated value of the derivative component based on a proprietary derivative-pricing model, which generated a theoretical price for the instruments that constitute the derivative component based on various inputs, including the factors described under “Summary Risk Factors—The value of the Securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on many unpredictable factors” in this pricing supplement, but not including our creditworthiness.  These inputs may be market-observable or may be based on assumptions made by CGMI in its discretionary judgment.  The top and bottom of the range for the estimated value of the Securities set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement correspond to the top and bottom of the range for the maximum gain set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement.
 
For a period of approximately six-and-a-half months following issuance of the Securities, the price at which CGMI would be willing to buy the Securities from investors, and the value that will be indicated for the Securities on any brokerage account statements prepared by CGMI or its affiliates (which value CGMI may also
 
 
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  publish through one or more financial information vendors), will reflect a temporary upward adjustment from the price or value that would otherwise be determined.  This temporary upward adjustment represents a portion of the hedging profit expected to be realized by CGMI or its affiliates over the term of the Securities.  The amount of this temporary upward adjustment will decline to zero over the six-and-a-half-month temporary adjustment period.
United States Federal Tax Considerations
Prospective investors should note that the discussion under the section called “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus supplement does not apply to the Securities issued under this pricing supplement and is superseded by the following discussion.
   The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Securities.  It applies only to an initial investor who holds the Securities as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  It 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 Securities;
     
  investors holding the Securities as part of a “straddle,” conversion transaction or constructive sale transaction;
     
  U.S. Holders (defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar;
     
  entities classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
     
  regulated investment companies;
     
  tax-exempt entities, including “individual retirement accounts” or “Roth IRAs”; and
     
  persons subject to the alternative minimum tax.
     
 
  If an entity that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Securities, 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 Securities and partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisers as to their particular U.S. federal tax consequences of holding and disposing of the Securities.
  We will not attempt to ascertain whether any of the issuers of the shares that constitute the Underlying Index (the shares hereafter referred to as “Underlying Shares”) should be treated as “U.S. real property holding corporations” (“USRPHCs”) within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.  If any of the issuers of Underlying Shares were so treated, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences might apply to a Non-U.S. Holder (as defined below)
 
 
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upon the sale, exchange or retirement of the Securities.  Non-U.S. persons considering an investment in the Securities should refer to information filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or another governmental authority by the issuers of Underlying Shares and consult their tax advisers regarding the possible consequences to them if any issuer of Underlying Shares is or becomes a USRPHC.
 
As the law applicable to the U.S. federal taxation of instruments such as the Securities is technical and complex, the discussion below necessarily represents only a general summary.  Moreover, this discussion does not address the effect of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws or the potential application of the Medicare Contribution Tax.

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 Securities
 
In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, which is based on current market conditions, a Security should be treated as a prepaid forward contract for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  By purchasing a Security, a holder agrees (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to this treatment.
 
Due to the absence of statutory, judicial or administrative authorities that directly address the U.S. federal tax treatment of the Securities or similar instruments, significant aspects of the treatment of an investment in the Securities 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 Securities 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 Securities 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 Security that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
 
  a citizen or individual resident of the United States;
     
  a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in
 
 
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    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.
 
  Tax Treatment Prior to Maturity.  A U.S. Holder should not be required to recognize taxable income over the term of the Securities prior to maturity, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange as described below.
 
Sale, Exchange or Retirement of the Securities.  Upon a sale, exchange or retirement of the Securities, a U.S. Holder should recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange or retirement and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Securities that are sold, exchanged or retired.  A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Securities should equal the amount paid by the U.S. Holder to acquire them.  Any gain or loss should be capital gain or loss and should be long-term capital gain or loss if at the time of the sale, exchange or retirement the U.S. Holder has held the Securities for more than one year.
 
Possible Alternative Tax Treatments of an Investment in the Securities
 
Alternative U.S. federal income tax treatments of the Securities are possible that, if applied, could materially and adversely affect the timing and/or character of income, gain or loss with respect to them.  It is possible, for example, that the Securities could be treated as debt instruments issued by us.  Under this treatment, the Securities 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 tax accounting method, in each year that the U.S. Holder held the Securities, 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 Securities, even though we will not be required to make any payment with respect to them prior to maturity.  In addition, any gain on the sale, exchange or retirement of the Securities would be treated as ordinary income.
 
Other possible U.S. federal income tax treatments of the Securities could also affect the timing and character of income or loss with respect to them.  In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments.  The notice focuses in particular on whether to require holders of these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment.  It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; whether short-term instruments should be subject to any such accrual regime; the relevance of factors such as the exchange-traded status of the instruments and the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very generally can operate
 
 
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  to recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose an interest charge.  While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the Securities, 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 Securities, 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 Security 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 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 Securities.
 
Sale, Exchange or Retirement of the Securities. Subject to the possible application of Section 897 of the Code, a Non-U.S. Holder of the Securities generally should not be subject to U.S. federal withholding or income tax in respect of amounts paid to the Non-U.S. Holder.

If a Non-U.S. Holder is engaged in a U.S. trade or business, and if income from the Securities is effectively connected with the 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 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 Securities, 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. Subject to the possible application of Section 897 of the Code, if all or any portion of a Security were recharacterized as a debt instrument, any payment made to a Non-U.S. Holder with respect to the Security generally would not be subject to U.S. federal withholding or income tax, provided that: (i) income in respect of the Security is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-U.S. Holder in the United States, and (ii)
 
 
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the Non-U.S. Holder furnishes to the applicable withholding agent an appropriate IRS Form W-8 certifying under penalties of perjury that the beneficial owner is not a U.S. person.
 
Other U.S. federal income tax treatments of the Securities are also possible.  In 2007, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments.  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 Securities, possibly with retroactive effect.  If withholding applies to the Securities, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.  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 exemption, the Securities may be treated as U.S. situs property subject to U.S. federal estate tax.  Prospective investors 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 Securities.
 
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
 
Amounts paid on the Securities, and the proceeds of a sale, exchange or other disposition of the Securities, may be subject to information reporting and, 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, may also be subject to backup withholding at the rate specified in the Code.  A Non-U.S. Holder that provides the applicable withholding agent with the appropriate IRS Form W-8 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.

The preceding discussion constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of owning and disposing of the Securities.  

Prospective investors in the Securities should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of an investment in the Securities and any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction.
 
 
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We are responsible for the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement and the accompanying underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus and in any related free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement or the accompanying underlying supplement, prospectus supplement or prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.     Citigroup Inc.

Medium-Term Senior Notes,
Series H
 
Contingent-Return Optimization
Securities Based on the S&P 500® Index
due on or about July 31, 2015
 
($10 Stated Principal Amount
per Security)
 
 


Pricing Supplement
July    , 2013
 
(Including Underlying Supplement No. 2 dated
December 27, 2012, Prospectus Supplement
dated December 20, 2012 and
Prospectus dated May 12, 2011)

 
       
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
    Page  
Pricing Supplement  
Key Terms      
Summary of Pricing Supplement   PS-2  
Hypothetical Payouts on the Securities at Maturity   PS-7  
Risk Factors Relating to the Securities   PS-9  
Description of Securities   PS-14  
The Underlying Index; Public Information   PS-19  
Use of Proceeds and Hedging   PS-21  
Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest   PS-22  
Benefit Plan Investor Considerations   PS-23  
Valuation of the Securities   PS-26  
United States Federal Tax Considerations   PS-27  
   
Underlying Supplement
 
Risk Factors
 
1
 
Equity Index Descriptions
 
16
 
Commodity Index Descriptions
 
119
 
Fund Descriptions
 
139
 
Prospectus Supplement
 
Risk Factors
 
S-1
 
Important Currency Information
 
S-3
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
S-4
 
Description of the Notes
 
S-5
 
United States Federal Tax Considerations
 
S-22
 
Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest
 
S-31
 
Benefit Plan Investor Considerations
 
S-35
 
Legal Matters
 
S-37
 
Prospectus
 
Prospectus Summary
 
1
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
7
 
Citigroup Inc.
 
7
 
Use of Proceeds and Hedging
 
7
 
European Monetary Union
 
9
 
Description of Debt Securities
 
9
 
United States Tax Documentation Requirements
 
33
 
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
 
34
 
Currency Conversions and Foreign Exchange Risks Affecting Debt
Securities Denominated in a Foreign Currency
 
41
 
Description of Common Stock Warrants
 
43
 
Description of Index Warrants
 
44
 
Description of Capital Stock
 
47
 
Description of Preferred Stock
 
49
 
Description of Depositary Shares
 
52
 
Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units
 
54
 
Plan of Distribution
 
55
 
ERISA Considerations
 
57
 
Legal Matters
 
58
 
Experts
 
58