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Exhibit 12.01

CITIGROUP INC.
CALCULATION OF RATIO OF INCOME TO FIXED CHARGES

 
  Year ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
In millions of dollars, except for ratios
  2011(1)(3)(4)(5)   2010(2)(3)(4)(5)   2009(3)(4)(5)   2008(3)(4)(5)   2007(3)(4)(5)   2012(1)(4)   2011(1)(4)  

EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS:

                                           

Fixed Charges

                                           

Interest expense (other than interest on deposits)

  $ 15,542   $ 16,674   $ 17,711   $ 33,410   $ 48,387   $ 3,539   $ 4,003  

Interest factor in rent expense

    503     493     522     734     623     124     124  
                               

Total fixed charges

  $ 16,045   $ 17,167   $ 18,233   $ 34,144   $ 49,010   $ 3,663   $ 4,127  
                               

Income

                                           

Income from continuing operations before taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes

  $ 14,624   $ 13,184   $ (7,799 ) $ (52,355 ) $ 646   $ 4,068   $ 4,216  

Fixed charges (excluding preferred stock dividends)

    16,045     17,167     18,233     34,144     49,010     3,663     4,127  
                               

Total income

  $ 30,669   $ 30,351   $ 10,434   $ (18,211 ) $ 49,656   $ 7,731   $ 8,343  
                               

Ratio of income to fixed charges excluding interest on deposits

    1.91     1.77     NM     NM     1.01     2.11     2.02  
                               

INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS:

                                           

Fixed Charges

                                           

Interest expense

  $ 24,234   $ 25,096   $ 27,902   $ 53,133   $ 75,958   $ 5,590   $ 6,053  

Interest factor in rent expense

    503     493     522     734     623     124     124  
                               

Total fixed charges

  $ 24,737   $ 25,589   $ 28,424   $ 53,867   $ 76,581   $ 5,714   $ 6,177  
                               

Income

                                           

Income from continuing operations before taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes

  $ 14,624   $ 13,184   $ (7,799 ) $ (52,355 ) $ 646   $ 4,068   $ 4,216  

Fixed charges (excluding preferred stock dividends)

    24,737     25,589     28,424     53,867     76,581     5,714     6,177  
                               

Total income

  $ 39,361   $ 38,773   $ 20,625   $ 1,512   $ 77,227   $ 9,782   $ 10,393  
                               

Ratio of income to fixed charges including interest on deposits

    1.59     1.52     NM     NM     1.01     1.71     1.68  
                               

(1)
On March 1, 2011, Citigroup announced an agreement to sell its Egg credit card business to Barclays Bank PLC. Citigroup reports this business separately as discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income for the full year of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012. The calculation of the ratio of income to fixed charges excludes discontinued operations. Prior periods have not been restated due to the immateriality of the impact in those periods.

(2)
On September 17, 2010, Citigroup announced an agreement to sell its The Student Loan Corporation to Discover Financial Services ("Discover") and SLM Corporation ("Sallie Mae"). Citigroup reports these businesses separately as discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income for the third and fourth quarters of 2010 only. The calculation of the ratio of income to fixed charges excludes discontinued operations. Prior periods have not been restated due to the immateriality of the impact in those periods.

(3)
On May 1, 2009, Citigroup announced an agreement to sell its Nikko Cordial Securities to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (hereafter SMBC). Citigroup reports these businesses separately as discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income. The calculation of the ratio of income to fixed charges excludes discontinued operations. Prior periods have been restated on a comparable basis.

(4)
On July 11, 2008, the Company announced an agreement to sell its German retail banking operations to Credit Mutuel. Citigroup reports these businesses separately as discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income. The calculation of the ratio of income to fixed charges excludes discontinued operations. Prior periods have been restated on a comparable basis.

(5)
On April 17, 2008, Citigroup announced an agreement to sell most of Citigroup's CitiCapital business unit to GE Capital. Citigroup reports these businesses separately as discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income. The calculation of the ratio of income to fixed charges excludes discontinued operations. Prior periods have been restated on a comparable basis.



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