424B2 1 d424b2.htm PRELIMINARY PRICING SUPPLEMENT Preliminary Pricing Supplement
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Nos. 333-132370
333-132370-01

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 prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JANUARY 31, 2007

Pricing Supplement No. 2006 – MTNDD072, Dated                     , 2007

(To Prospectus Supplement Dated April 13, 2006 and Prospectus Dated March 10, 2006)

US$ principal amount

Citigroup Funding Inc.

Medium-Term Notes, Series D

Any Payments Due from Citigroup Funding Inc.

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.

 

Principal-Protected Notes Based Upon the

CMS Spread Due 2009

 

  We will not make any payments on the notes prior to maturity.

 

  The notes will mature on                     , 2009. You will receive at maturity, for each US$10,000 principal amount of notes you hold, an amount in cash equal to US$10,000 plus a supplemental return amount, which may be positive or zero.

 

  The supplemental return amount will be based on the difference between the 10-year Constant Maturity Swap Rate (“CMS10”) and the 2-year Constant Maturity Swap Rate (“CMS2”), which difference we refer to as the CMS Spread, on the second business day before maturity, which we refer to as the valuation date. The supplemental return amount will equal the product of (a) US$10,000, (b) the CMS Spread on the valuation date and (c) a participation rate of 30.

 

  The notes will be issued in minimum denominations and integral multiples of US$10,000.

 

  We will not apply to list the notes on any exchange.

Investing in the notes involves a number of risks. See “ Risk Factors Relating to the Notes” beginning on page PS-6.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or determined that this prospectus, prospectus supplement and pricing supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 


The notes are not deposits or savings accounts but are unsecured debt obligations of Citigroup Funding Inc. The notes are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality.

 

     Per Note      Total

Public Offering Price

   US$ 10,000      US$            

Agent’s Discount

   US$      US$

Proceeds to Citigroup Funding Inc. (before expenses)

   US$      US$

We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about                     , 2007. Because the notes will not settle in T+3, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on the date hereof or the              business day(s) will be required to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own investment advisor.

Citigroup

 

Investment Products   Not FDIC Insured   No Bank Guarantee

 


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SUMMARY INFORMATION—Q&A

This summary includes questions and answers that highlight selected information from the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement and this pricing supplement to help you understand the Principal-Protected Notes Based Upon the CMS Spread Due 2009. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, prospectus supplement and pricing supplement to understand fully the terms of the notes, as well as the principal tax and other considerations that are important to you in making a decision about whether to invest in the notes. You should, in particular, carefully review the section entitled “Risk Factors Relating to the Notes,” which highlights a number of risks, to determine whether an investment in the notes is appropriate for you. All of the information set forth below is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed explanation set forth elsewhere in this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus.

What Are the Notes?

The notes are debt securities issued by Citigroup Funding Inc. that have a maturity of approximately two and one-half years. The notes pay an amount at maturity that will depend on the value of the CMS Spread as observed on the valuation date. If the CMS Spread on the valuation date is less than or equal to zero, the payment you receive at maturity will equal the amount of your initial investment in the notes. If the CMS Spread on the valuation date is greater than zero, the payment you receive at maturity will be greater than the amount of your initial investment in the notes and, due to the participation rate, the return on the notes will equal your initial investment plus 30 times the CMS Spread.

The notes mature on                     , 2009 and do not provide for earlier redemption by you or by us. The notes are a series of unsecured senior debt securities issued by Citigroup Funding. Any payments due on the notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Funding’s parent company. The notes will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of Citigroup Funding, and, as a result of the guarantee, any payments due under the notes will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of Citigroup.

You may transfer the notes only in minimum denominations and integral multiples of US$10,000. You will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing your ownership except under limited circumstances. Instead, we will issue the notes in the form of a global certificate, which will be held by the Depository Trust Company or its nominee. Direct and indirect participants in DTC will record beneficial ownership of the notes by individual investors. Accountholders in the Euroclear or Clearstream clearance systems may hold beneficial interests in the notes through the accounts that each of these systems maintains as a participant in DTC. You should refer to “Description of the Notes—Book-Entry System” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and the section “Description of Debt Securities—Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement” in the accompanying prospectus for further information.

What Does “Principal Protected” Mean?

“Principal Protected” means that your principal investment in the notes is not at risk at maturity of the notes regardless of the value of the CMS Spread on the valuation date. However, because the notes are not principal-protected prior to maturity, you may receive less than your initial investment if you sell your notes in the secondary market prior to maturity. See “Risk Factors Relating to the Notes” for further information.

Will I Receive Interest on the Notes?

No. We will not make any periodic payments of interest on the notes or any other payments on the notes until maturity.

What Will I Receive at Maturity of the Notes?

The notes will mature on                     , 2009. You will receive at maturity, for each US$10,000 principal amount of notes you hold, an amount in cash equal to US$10,000 plus a supplemental return amount, which may be positive or zero.

How is the Supplemental Return Amount Defined?

The supplemental return amount will be based on the CMS Spread, which is equal to the difference between the 10-year Constant Maturity Swap Rate and the 2-year Constant Maturity Swap Rate, on the valuation date.

The supplemental return amount will equal the product of (a) US$10,000, (b) the CMS Spread on the valuation date and (c) a participation rate of 30, provided that the supplemental return amount will not be less than zero.

For more specific information about the supplemental return amount, please see “Description of the Notes—Supplemental Return Amount” in this pricing supplement.

 

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Where Can I Find Examples of Hypothetical Maturity Payments?

For examples of hypothetical maturity payments, see “Description of the Notes—Hypothetical Maturity Payment Examples” in this pricing supplement.

What Will I Receive if I Sell the Notes Prior to Maturity?

If you choose to sell your notes before maturity, you are not guaranteed to receive the full principal amount of the notes you sell. You should refer to the sections “Risk Factors Relating to the Notes—The Price at Which You Will Be Able to Sell Your Notes Prior to Maturity Will Depend on a Number of Factors and May Be Substantially Less Than the Amount You Originally Invest” and “—You May Not Be Able to Sell Your Notes if an Active Trading Market for the Notes Does Not Develop” in this pricing supplement for further information. You will receive at least the full amount of the principal amount of your notes only if you hold the notes at maturity.

What Has the CMS Spread Been Historically?

We have provided a graph showing the daily value of the CMS Spread, as reported on Bloomberg, from January 2, 1996 to January 30, 2007, and a table showing the high and low values of the CMS Spread for each quarter since the first quarter of 1996. You can find this graph and table in the section “Historical Data on the CMS Spread” in this pricing supplement. We have provided this historical information to help you evaluate the behavior of the value of the CMS Spread in recent years. However, past performance is not indicative of how each of CMS10 and CMS2 will perform in the future.

Can You Tell Me More About the Effect of Citigroup Funding’s Hedging Activity?

We expect to hedge our obligations under the notes through one or more of our affiliates. This hedging activity will likely involve trading in instruments, such as options, swaps or futures, based on the relevant Constant Maturity Swap Rates. The costs of maintaining or adjusting this hedging activity could affect the price at which our affiliate Citigroup Global Markets may be willing to purchase your notes in the secondary market. Moreover, this hedging activity may result in us or our affiliates receiving a profit, even if the market value of the notes declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors Relating to the Notes—The Price at Which You Will Be Able to Sell Your Notes Prior to Maturity Will Depend on a Number of Factors and May Be Substantially Less Than the Amount You Originally Invest” in this pricing supplement, “Risk Factors—Citigroup Funding’s Hedging Activity Could Result in a Conflict of Interest” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.

Does ERISA Impose Any Limitations on Purchases of the Notes?

Employee benefit plans and other entities the assets of which are subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or substantially similar federal, state or local laws, including individual retirement accounts, (which we call “Plans”) will be permitted to purchase and hold the notes, provided that each such Plan shall by its purchase be deemed to represent and warrant either that (A)(i) none of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., its affiliates or any employee thereof is a Plan fiduciary that has or exercises any discretionary authority or control with respect to the Plan’s assets used to purchase the notes or renders investment advice with respect to those assets and (ii) the Plan is paying no more than adequate consideration for the notes or (B) its acquisition and holding of the notes is not prohibited by any such provisions or laws or is exempt from any such prohibition. 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 notes if the account, plan or annuity is for the benefit of an employee of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. or a family member and the employee receives any compensation (such as, for example, an addition to bonus) based on the purchase of notes by the account, plan or annuity. Please refer to the section “ERISA Matters” in this pricing supplement for further information.

What Are the U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of Investing in the Notes?

Because the notes are contingent payment debt obligations of Citigroup Funding, U.S. Holders of a note will be required to include original issue discount (“OID”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes in gross income on a constant yield basis over the term of the note, which yield will be assumed to be         % per year, compounded semi-annually. This tax OID (computed at the assumed comparable yield) will be includible in a U.S. Holder’s gross income (as ordinary income) over the term of the note (although holders will receive no payments on the notes prior to maturity). The assumed comparable yield is based on a rate at which Citigroup Funding would issue a similar debt obligation with no contingent payments. The amount of the tax OID is calculated based in part on an assumed amount payable at maturity. This assumed amount is neither a prediction nor guarantee of the actual yield of, or payment to be made in respect of, a note. If the amount we actually pay at

 

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maturity is, in fact, less than this assumed amount, then a U.S. Holder will have recognized taxable income in periods prior to maturity that exceeds that holder’s economic income from holding the note during such periods (with an offsetting ordinary loss). If a U.S. Holder disposes of the note prior to maturity, the U.S. Holder will be required to treat any gain recognized upon the disposition of the note as ordinary income (rather than capital gain). You should refer to “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement for more information.

Will the Notes Be Listed on a Stock Exchange?

No. The notes will not be listed on any exchange.

Can You Tell Me More About Citigroup and Citigroup Funding?

Citigroup is a diversified global financial services holding company whose businesses provide a broad range of financial services to consumer and corporate customers. Citigroup Funding is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup whose business activities consist primarily of providing funds to Citigroup and its subsidiaries for general corporate purposes.

What Is the Role of Citigroup Funding’s and Citigroup’s Affiliates, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Citigroup Financial Products Inc.?

Our affiliate, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is the agent for the offering and sale of the notes. After the initial offering, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and/or other of our affiliated dealers currently intend, but are not obligated, to buy and sell the notes to create a secondary market for holders of the notes, and may engage in other activities described in the section “Plan of Distribution” in this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus. However, neither Citigroup Global Markets Inc. nor any of these affiliates will be obligated to engage in any market-making activities, or continue those activities once it has started them.

Our affiliate, Citigroup Financial Products Inc., will act as calculation agent for the notes. Potential conflicts of interest may exist between Citigroup Financial Products Inc. as calculation agent and you as a holder of the notes.

Are There Any Risks Associated With My Investment?

Yes, the notes are subject to a number of risks. Please refer to the section “Risk Factors Relating to the Notes” in this pricing supplement.

 

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RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE NOTES

An investment in the notes entails significant risks not associated with similar investments in a conventional debt security, including, among other things, fluctuations in the value of CMS10 and CMS2, and other events that are difficult to predict and beyond our control.

The Return on Your Notes May Be Zero

The amount of the maturity payment will depend on the value of the CMS Spread on the valuation date. Unless the CMS Spread is greater than zero, the payment you receive at maturity will be limited to the amount of your initial investment in the notes. This will be true even if the CMS Spread has been greater than zero at any time during the term of the notes.

No Principal Protection Unless You Hold the Notes to Maturity

You will be entitled to receive at least the full principal amount of your notes only if you hold the notes to maturity. The market value of the notes may fluctuate and, because the notes are not principal-protected prior to maturity, you may receive less than your initial investment if you sell your notes in the secondary market prior to maturity.

The Yield on the Notes May Be Lower Than the Yield On a Standard Debt Security of Comparable Maturity

The notes do not pay any interest. As a result, if the CMS Spread is less than         %, the effective yield on your notes will be less than that which would be payable on a conventional fixed-rate debt security of Citigroup Funding of comparable maturity.

The Price at Which You Will Be Able to Sell Your Notes Prior to Maturity Will Depend on a Number of Factors and May Be Substantially Less Than the Amount You Originally Invest

We believe that the value of the notes in the secondary market will be affected by supply of and demand for the notes, the value of the CMS Spread, and a number of other factors. Some of these factors are interrelated in complex ways. As a result, the effect of any one factor may be offset or magnified by the effect of another factor. The following paragraphs describe what we expect to be the impact on the market value of the notes of a change in a specific factor, assuming all other conditions remain constant.

The CMS Spread. We expect that the market value of the notes at any time maybe affected by changes in the value of the CMS Spread. For example, a decrease in the CMS Spread could cause a decrease in the market value of the notes because if the value of the CMS Spread on the valuation date is less than or equal to zero, the return on the notes at maturity will be limited to the amount of your initial investment. Conversely, an increase in the CMS Spread could cause an increase in the market value of the notes because if the value of the CMS Spread on the valuation date is greater than zero, the return on the notes at maturity will be the sum of the amount of your initial investment plus a positive supplemental return amount.

The CMS Spread will be influenced by complex and interrelated political, economic, financial and other factors that can affect the swap markets generally.

Volatility of CMS10 or CMS2. Volatility is the term used to describe the size and frequency of market fluctuations. If the expected volatility of either CMS10 or CMS2 changes, the market value of the notes may change.

Interest Rates. We expect that the market value of the notes will be affected by changes in U.S. interest rates. In general, if U.S. interest rates increase, the market value of the notes may decrease, and if U.S. interest rates decrease, the market value of the notes may increase.

Hedging Activities. Hedging activities related to the notes by one or more of our affiliates will likely involve trading in one or more instruments, such as options, swaps or futures, based upon CMS10 or CMS2. It is possible that we or our affiliates may profit from our hedging activity, even if the market value of the notes declines. Profit or loss from this hedging activity could affect the price at which Citigroup Funding’s affiliate Citigroup Global Markets may be willing to purchase your notes in the secondary market.

Citigroup Funding and Citigroup’s Credit Ratings, Financial Condition and Results. Actual or anticipated changes in our credit ratings, financial condition or results or those of Citigroup may affect the market value of the notes. The notes are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup, the guarantor of any payments due on the notes.

 

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We want you to understand that the impact of one of the factors specified above, such as an increase in interest rates, may offset some or all of any change in the market value of the notes attributable to another factor, such as an increase in the value of the CMS Spread.

The Historical CMS Spread Is Not an Indication of the Future CMS Spread

The historical CMS Spread, which is included in this pricing supplement, should not be taken as an indication of the future CMS Spread during the term of the notes. Changes in the value of either CMS10 or CMS2 will affect the trading price of the notes, but it is impossible to predict whether those rates will rise or fall.

You May Not Be Able to Sell Your Notes if an Active Trading Market for the Notes Does Not Develop

The notes have not been and will not be listed on any exchange. There is currently no secondary market for the notes. Citigroup Global Markets and/or other of Citigroup Funding’s affiliated dealers currently intend, but are not obligated, to make a market in the notes. Even if a secondary market does develop, it may not be liquid and may not continue for the term of the notes. If the secondary market for the notes is limited, there may be few buyers should you choose to sell your notes prior to maturity and this may reduce the price you receive.

Citigroup Financial Products Is the Calculation Agent, Which Could Result in a Conflict of Interest

Citigroup Financial Products, which is acting as the calculation agent for the notes, is an affiliate of ours. As a result, Citigroup Financial Products’ duties as calculation agent, including with respect to certain determinations and judgments that the calculation agent must make in determining amounts due to you, may conflict with its interest as an affiliate of ours.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

The description in this pricing supplement of the particular terms of the notes supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replaces, the descriptions of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities set forth in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement.

General

The Principal-Protected Notes Based Upon the CMS Spread due 2009 (the “Notes”) are debt securities issued by Citigroup Funding Inc. that have a maturity of approximately two and one-half years. The Notes pay an amount at maturity that will depend on the value of the CMS Spread as observed on the Valuation Date. If the CMS Spread on the Valuation Date is less than or equal to zero, the payment you receive at maturity will equal the amount of your initial investment in the Notes. If the CMS Spread on the Valuation Date is greater than zero, the payment you receive at maturity will be greater than the amount of your initial investment in the Notes and, due to the Participation Rate, the return on the Notes will be equal to your initial investment plus 30 times the CMS Spread.

The Notes are a series of debt securities issued by Citigroup Funding under the senior debt indenture described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus and any payments due under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup. The aggregate principal amount of Notes issued will be US$              (             Notes). The Notes will mature on             , 2009, will constitute part of the senior debt of Citigroup Funding, and will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of Citigroup Funding. As a result of the Citigroup guarantee, any payments due under the Notes will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of Citigroup. The Notes will be issued only in fully registered form and in denominations of US$10,000 per Note and integral multiples thereof.

Reference is made to the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus for a detailed summary of additional provisions of the Notes and of the senior debt indenture under which the Notes will be issued.

Interest

We will not make any periodic payments of interest on the Notes or any other payments on the Notes until maturity.

Payment at Maturity

The Notes will mature on             , 2009. You will receive at maturity, for each US$10,000 principal amount of Notes you hold, an amount in cash equal to US$10,000 plus a Supplemental Return Amount, which may be positive or zero.

Supplemental Return Amount

The Supplemental Return Amount will be based on the CMS Spread. The CMS Spread will equal (x) the 10-year 30/360 U.S. dollar semi-annual swap rate (“CMS10”) minus (y) the 2-year 30/360 U.S. dollar semi-annual swap rate (“CMS2”), each as quoted on Reuters page “ISDAFIX1” (or any successor page as determined by the calculation agent) at 11:00 am (New York time) on the Valuation Date.

The Supplemental Return Amount will equal the product of (a) US$10,000, (b) the CMS Spread and (c) the Participation Rate, provided that the Supplemental Return Amount will not be less than zero.

The Participation Rate will equal 30.

The Valuation Date will be the second Business Day before maturity.

If a rate for CMS10 or CMS2 is not published on “ISDAFIX1” (or any successor page as determined by the calculation agent) on any New York Business Day on which the rate for CMS10 and CMS2 is required, then the calculation agent will request the principal London office of each of five major reference banks in the London interbank market, selected by the calculation agent, to provide such bank’s offered quotation to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars in an amount that is representative of a single transaction in that market at that time (a “Representative Amount”) and for a term of 10 years or 2 years, as the case may be, as of 11:00 am (London time) on such New York Business Day. If at least two such quotations are so provided, CMS10 or CMS2, as the case may be, will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are provided, the calculation agent will request each of three major banks in The City of New York to provide such bank’s rate to leading European banks for loans in U.S. dollars in a Representative Amount and for a term of 10 years or 2 years, as the case may be, as of approximately 11:00 am (New York City time) on such London Business Day. If at least two such rates are so provided, CMS10 or CMS2, as the case may be, will be the

 

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arithmetic mean of such rates. If fewer than two such rates are so provided or if the New York Business Day is not also a London Business Day, then CMS10 or CMS2, as the case may be, will be the rate for CMS10 or CMS2, as the case may be, in effect at 11:00 am (New York City time) on the immediately preceding Business Day.

New York Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the securities exchanges or banking institutions or trust companies in the City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

London Business Day means any day on which dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.

Business Day means any day that is both a New York Business Day and a London Business Day.

Hypothetical Maturity Payment Examples

The examples below show the hypothetical maturity payments to be made on an investment of US$10,000 principal amount of Notes based on various CMS Spread values. The following examples of hypothetical maturity payment calculations are based on the following assumptions:

 

    Pricing Date: February 1, 2007

 

    Issue Date: February 7, 2007

 

    Principal amount: US$10,000 per Note

 

    Participation Rate: 30

 

    Maturity Date: August 7, 2009

 

    The Notes are purchased on the Issue Date and are held through the Maturity Date.

The following examples are for purposes of illustration only and would provide different results if different assumptions were applied. The actual maturity payment will depend on the actual Supplemental Return Amount, which, in turn, will depend on the actual CMS Spread on the Valuation Date and the Participation Rate.

 

Example

   Hypothetical CMS
Spread on the
Valuation Date (1)
   Hypothetical
Supplemental
Return Amount (2)
  

Hypothetical

Payment at

Maturity (3)

  

Hypothetical

Return on
the Note (4)

1

   -0.500%    $ 0.00    $ 10,000.00    0.000%

2

   -0.400%    $ 0.00    $ 10,000.00    0.000%

3

   -0.300%    $ 0.00    $ 10,000.00    0.000%

4

   -0.200%    $ 0.00    $ 10,000.00    0.000%

5

   -0.100%    $ 0.00    $ 10,000.00    0.000%

6

   0.000%    $ 0.00    $ 10,000.00    0.000%

7

   0.100%    $ 300.00    $ 10,300.00    3.000%

8

   0.200%    $ 600.00    $ 10,600.00    6.000%

9

   0.300%    $ 900.00    $ 10,900.00    9.000%

10

   0.400%    $ 1,200.00    $ 11,200.00    12.000%

11

   0.500%    $ 1,500.00    $ 11,500.00    15.000%

(1) Hypothetical CMS Spread on the Valuation Date = (CMS10 – CMS2)
(2) Hypothetical Supplemental Return Amount = the greater of (US$10,000 x CMS Spread x Participation Rate (30)) and $0.
(3) Hypothetical Payment at Maturity = US$10,000 + Supplemental Return Amount
(4) Hypothetical Return on the Note = (Hypothetical Payment at Maturity / US$10,000 initial amount invested) – 1

Redemption at the Option of the Holder; Defeasance

The Notes are not subject to redemption at the option of any holder prior to maturity and are not subject to the defeasance provisions described in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of Debt Securities—Defeasance.”

 

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Default Interest Rate

In case of default in payment at maturity of the Notes, the Notes shall bear interest, payable upon demand of the beneficial owners of the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes, from and after the maturity date through the date when payment of the unpaid amount has been made or duly provided for, at the rate of          % per annum on the unpaid amount due. If default interest is required to be calculated for a period of less than one year, it will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Paying Agent and Trustee

Citigroup Financial Products will serve as paying agent and registrar for the Notes and will also hold the global security representing the Notes as custodian for DTC. The Bank of New York, as successor trustee under an indenture dated as of June 1, 2005, will serve as trustee for the Notes.

Calculation Agent

The calculation agent for the Notes will be Citigroup Financial Products. 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 Citigroup Funding, Citigroup and the holders of the Notes. Because the calculation agent is an affiliate of Citigroup Funding and Citigroup, potential conflicts of interest may exist between the calculation agent and the holders of the Notes, including with respect to certain determinations and judgments that the calculation agent must make in determining amounts due to holders of the Notes. Citigroup Financial Products Inc. is obligated to carry out its duties and functions as calculation agent in good faith and using its reasonable judgment.

 

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HISTORICAL DATA ON THE CMS SPREAD

The following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated, the high and the low values of the CMS Spread, as CMS10 and CMS2 were reported on Reuters page “ISDAFIX1”. The historical CMS Spread should not be taken as an indication of the future CMS Spread or the future performance of either rate during the term of the Notes or what the value of the Notes may be. Any historical upward or downward trend in the CMS Spread during any period set forth below is not any indication that the CMS Spread is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time over the term of the Notes.

CMS Spread

 

     High     Low  

1996

    

Quarter

    

First

   1.130 %   0.650 %

Second

   0.930 %   0.740 %

Third

   0.820 %   0.715 %

Fourth

   0.875 %   0.470 %

1997

    

Quarter

    

First

   0.880 %   0.440 %

Second

   0.705 %   0.440 %

Third

   0.600 %   0.250 %

Fourth

   0.500 %   0.130 %

1998

    

Quarter

    

First

   0.465 %   0.150 %

Second

   0.330 %   0.070 %

Third

   0.585 %   0.130 %

Fourth

   0.885 %   0.300 %

1999

    

Quarter

    

First

   0.630 %   0.245 %

Second

   0.830 %   0.415 %

Third

   0.820 %   0.480 %

Fourth

   0.645 %   0.295 %

2000

    

Quarter

    

First

   0.570 %   0.027 %

Second

   0.289 %   -0.053 %

Third

   0.336 %   -0.019 %

Fourth

   0.525 %   0.083 %

2001

    

Quarter

    

First

   1.123 %   0.246 %

Second

   1.580 %   1.006 %

Third

   1.980 %   1.399 %

Fourth

   2.370 %   1.876 %

2002

    

Quarter

    

First

   2.385 %   1.876 %

Second

   2.128 %   1.918 %

Third

   2.526 %   1.965 %

Fourth

   2.435 %   2.095 %

2003

    

Quarter

    

First

   2.537 %   2.311 %

Second

   2.551 %   2.139 %

 

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     High     Low  

Third

   2.990 %   2.377 %

Fourth

   2.751 %   2.285 %

2004

    

Quarter

    

First

   2.550 %   2.266 %

Second

   2.447 %   1.937 %

Third

   2.016 %   1.519 %

Fourth

   1.674 %   1.141 %

2005

    

Quarter

    

First

   1.181 %   0.731 %

Second

   0.802 %   0.354 %

Third

   0.412 %   0.184 %

Fourth

   0.298 %   0.090 %

2006

    

Quarter

    

First

   0.142 %   -0.031 %

Second

   0.273 %   0.074 %

Third

   0.141 %   0.021 %

Fourth

   0.095 %   -0.032 %

2007

    

Quarter

    

First (through January 30)

   0.065 %   -0.019 %

The CMS Spread at 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on January 30, 2007, was 0.059%.

 

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The following graph shows the daily values of the CMS Spread in the period from January 2, 1996 through January 30, 2007 using historical data obtained from Bloomberg. Past movements of the CMS Spread are not indicative of future values of the CMS Spread.

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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to a beneficial owner of a Note that is a citizen or resident of the United States or a domestic corporation or otherwise subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of a Note (a “U.S. Holder”). All references to “holders” (including U.S. Holders) are to beneficial owners of the Notes. This summary is based on U.S. federal income tax laws, regulations, rulings and decisions in effect as of the date of this pricing supplement, all of which are subject to change at any time (possibly with retroactive effect).

This summary addresses the U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders who are initial holders of the Notes and who will hold the Notes as capital assets. This summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular holder in light of its individual investment circumstances or to certain types of holders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as dealers in securities or foreign currency, financial institutions, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations or taxpayers holding the Notes as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or other integrated financial transaction. Moreover, the effect of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws is not discussed.

Investors should consult their own tax advisors in determining the tax consequences to them of holding the Notes, including the application to their particular situation of the U.S. federal income tax considerations discussed below.

Tax Characterization of the Notes

Citigroup Funding will treat each Note for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a single debt instrument issued by Citigroup Funding that is subject to U.S. Treasury regulations governing contingent debt instruments generally (the “Contingent Debt Regulations”). Each holder, by accepting a Note, agrees to this treatment of the Note and to report all income (or loss) with respect to the Note in accordance with the Contingent Debt Regulations. The remainder of this summary assumes the treatment of each Note as a single debt instrument subject to the Contingent Debt Regulations and the holder’s agreement thereto.

United States Holders

Taxation of Interest. A U.S. Holder of a Note will recognize income (or loss) on a Note in accordance with the Contingent Debt Regulations. The Contingent Debt Regulations require the application of a “noncontingent bond method” to determine accruals of income, gain, loss and deductions with respect to a contingent debt obligation. As described in more detail in the second and third succeeding paragraphs, under the noncontingent bond method, a U.S. Holder of a Note will be required for tax purposes to include in income each year an accrual of interest at the annual computational rate of              %, compounded semi-annually (the “comparable yield”). The comparable yield is based on a rate at which Citigroup Funding could issue a fixed rate debt instrument with terms comparable to those of the Notes and no contingent payments. In addition, solely for purposes of determining the comparable yield pursuant to the Contingent Debt Regulations, a U.S. Holder of a Note will be assumed to be entitled to receive, in respect of each Note, a payment of US$              at maturity (the “Projected Payment Amount”). The Projected Payment Amount is calculated as the amount required to produce the comparable yield, taking into account the Note’s issue price.

The comparable yield and the Projected Payment Amount are used to determine accruals of interest FOR TAX PURPOSES ONLY and are not assurances or predictions by Citigroup Funding with respect to the actual yield of or payment to be made in respect of a Note. The comparable yield and the Projected Payment Amount do not necessarily represent Citigroup Funding’s expectations regarding such yield or the amount of such payment.

Each note will be issued at par. However, there will be original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes (“Tax OID”) because a U.S. Holder must accrue income at the comparable yield. Under the Tax OID rules of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, a U.S. Holder of a Note, whether such holder uses the cash or the accrual method of tax accounting, will be required to include as ordinary interest income the sum of the “daily portions” of Tax OID on the Note for all days during the taxable year that the U.S. Holder owns the Note. As a result, U.S. Holders of Notes, including U.S. Holders that employ the cash method of tax accounting, will be required to include amounts in respect of Tax OID accruing on Notes in taxable income each year although holders will receive no payments on the Notes prior to maturity.

The daily portions of Tax OID on a Note are determined by allocating to each day in any accrual period a ratable portion of the Tax OID allocable to that accrual period. In the case of an initial holder, the amount of Tax OID on a Note allocable to each accrual period is determined by multiplying the “adjusted issue price” (as defined below) of a Note at the

 

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beginning of the accrual period by the comparable yield of a Note (appropriately adjusted to reflect the length of the accrual period). The “adjusted issue price” of a Note at the beginning of any accrual period will generally be the sum of its issue price and the amount of Tax OID allocable to all prior accrual periods, less the amount of any payments made in all prior accrual periods. Based upon the comparable yield, if a U.S. Holder that employs the accrual method of tax accounting and pays taxes on a calendar year basis buys a Note at original issue for US$10,000 and holds it until maturity, such holder will be required to pay taxes on the following amounts of ordinary income from the Note for each of the following periods: US$              in 2007; US$              in 2008; and US$              in 2009 (adjusted as described in the second paragraph below).

Disposition of the Notes. When a U.S. Holder sells, exchanges or otherwise disposes of the Note (including upon repayment of the Note at maturity) (a “disposition”), the U.S. Holder’s gain (or loss) on such disposition will equal the difference between the amount received by the U.S. Holder for the Note and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Note. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis (i.e., adjusted cost) in a Note will be equal to the U.S. Holder’s original purchase price for such Note, plus any Tax OID accrued by the U.S. Holder and less the amount of any payments received by the holder while holding the Note.

If the amount received on the Note at maturity exceeds the Projected Payment Amount, the U.S. Holder will be required to include any such excess in income as ordinary income. Alternatively, if the amount received at maturity is less than the Projected Payment Amount, the difference between the Projected Payment Amount and the amount received at maturity will be treated as an offset to any interest otherwise includible in income by the U.S. Holder with respect to the Note for the taxable year in which maturity occurs, but only to the extent of the amount of such includible interest. Any remaining portion of such shortfall may be recognized and deducted by the U.S. Holder as an ordinary loss to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s previous Tax OID inclusions with respect to the Note.

On a disposition of a Note other than repayment of a Note at maturity, any gain realized by a U.S. Holder will be treated as ordinary interest income. Any loss realized by a U.S. Holder on a disposition will be treated as an ordinary loss to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s Tax OID inclusions with respect to the Note up to the date of disposition. Any loss realized in excess of such amount generally will treated as a capital loss.

An individual U.S. Holder generally will be allowed a deduction for any ordinary loss without regard to the two-percent miscellaneous itemized deduction rule of Section 67 of the Code. Any capital loss recognized by a U.S. Holder will be a long-term capital loss if the U.S. Holder has held such Note for more than one year, and a short-term capital loss in other cases.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. Information returns may be required to be filed with the IRS relating to payments made to a particular U.S. Holder of Notes. In addition, U.S. Holders may be subject to backup withholding tax on such payments if they do not provide their taxpayer identification numbers in the manner required, fail to certify that they are not subject to backup withholding tax, or otherwise fail to comply with applicable backup withholding tax rules. U.S. Holders may also be subject to information reporting and backup withholding tax with respect to the proceeds from a sale, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of the Notes.

Non-United States Holders

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences that will apply to Non-U.S. Holders of the Notes. The term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Note that is a foreign corporation or nonresident alien.

Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state and local and any foreign tax consequences that may be relevant to them.

Payment with Respect to the Notes. All payments on the Notes made to a Non-U.S. Holder, and any gain realized on a sale, exchange or redemption of the Notes, will be exempt from U.S. income and withholding tax, provided that:

(i) such Non-U.S. Holder does not own, actually or constructively, 10 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of the Citigroup Funding’s stock entitled to vote, and is not a controlled foreign corporation related, directly or indirectly, to Citigroup Funding through stock ownership;

(ii) the beneficial owner of a Note certifies on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or successor form), under penalties of perjury, that it is not a U.S. person and provides its name and address or otherwise satisfies applicable documentation requirements; and

(iii) such payments and gains are not effectively connected with the conduct by such Non-U.S. Holder to a trade or business in the United States.

 

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If a Non-U.S. Holder of the Notes is engaged in a trade or business in the United States, and if interest on the Notes is effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business, the Non-U.S. Holder, although exempt from the withholding tax discussed in the preceding paragraphs, generally will be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax on interest and on any gain realized on the sale, exchange or redemption of the Notes in the same manner as if it were U.S. Holder. In lieu of the certificate described in clause (ii) of the second preceding paragraph, such a Non-U.S. Holder will be required to provide to the withholding agent a properly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form) in order to claim an exemption from withholding tax.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. In general, a Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to backup withholding and information reporting with respect to payments made with respect to the Notes if such Non-U.S. Holder has provided Citigroup Funding with an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN described above and Citigroup Funding does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such Non-U.S. Holder is a U.S. person. In addition, no backup withholding will be required regarding the proceeds of the sale of the Notes made within the United States or conducted through certain U.S. financial intermediaries if the payor receives the statement described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the Non-U.S. Holder is a U.S. person or the Non-U.S. Holder otherwise establishes an exemption.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The terms and conditions set forth in the Global Selling Agency Agreement dated April 20, 2006 among Citigroup Funding, Citigroup and the agents named therein, including Citigroup Global Markets Inc., govern the sale and purchase of the Notes.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as principal, has agreed to purchase from Citigroup Funding, and Citigroup Funding has agreed to sell to Citigroup Global Markets, $             principal amount of Notes (             Notes), any payments due on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup.

The Notes will not be listed on any exchange.

In order to hedge its obligations under the Notes, Citigroup Funding expects to enter into one or more swaps or other derivatives transactions with one or more of its affiliates. You should refer to the section “Risk Factor Relating to the Notes—The Price at Which You Will Be Able to Sell Your Notes Prior to Maturity Will Depend on a Number of Factors and May Be Substantially Less Than the Amount You Originally Invest” in this pricing supplement, “Risk Factors—Citigroup Funding’s Hedging Activity Could Result in a Conflict of Interest” in the accompanying prospectus supplement and the section “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.

Citigroup Global Markets is an affiliate of Citigroup Funding. Accordingly, the offering will conform to the requirements set forth in Rule 2720 of the Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Client accounts over which Citigroup or its affiliates have investment discretion are not permitted to purchase the Notes, either directly or indirectly.

The agent or dealer has agreed that it will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Notes, directly or indirectly, or distribute this pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus or any other offering material relating to the Notes, in or from any jurisdiction, except when to the best knowledge and belief of the agent or dealer it is permitted under applicable laws and regulations. In so doing, the agent or dealer will not impose any additional obligations on Citigroup Funding.

ERISA MATTERS

Each purchaser of the Notes or any interest therein will be deemed to have represented and warranted on each day from and including the date of its purchase or other acquisition of the Notes through and including the date of disposition of such Notes that either:

 

  (a) it is not (i) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA, (ii) an entity with respect to which part or all of its assets constitute assets of any such employee benefit plan by reason of C.F.R. 2510.3-101 or otherwise, (iii) a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (for example, individual retirement accounts, individual retirement annuities or Keogh plans), or (iv) a government or other plan subject to federal, state or local law substantially similar to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (such law, provisions and Section, collectively, a “Prohibited Transaction Provision” and (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), collectively, “Plans”); or

 

  (b) if it is a Plan, either (A)(i) none of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., its affiliates or any employee thereof is a Plan fiduciary that has or exercises any discretionary authority or control with respect to the Plan’s assets used to purchase the Notes or renders investment advice with respect to those assets, and (ii) the Plan is paying no more than adequate consideration for the Notes or (B) its acquisition and holding of the Notes is not prohibited by a Prohibited Transaction Provision or is exempt therefrom.

The above representations and warranties are in lieu of the representations and warranties described in the section “ERISA Matters” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Please also refer to the section “ERISA Matters” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.

 


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Pricing Supplement

Summary Information—Q&A

   PS-2

Risk Factors Relating to the Notes

   PS-5

Description of the Notes

   PS-7

Historical Data on the CMS Spread

   PS-10

Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

   PS-13

Plan of Distribution

   PS-16

ERISA Matters

   PS-16
Prospectus Supplement   

Risk Factors

   S-3

Important Currency Information

   S-6

Description of the Notes

   S-7

Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

   S-33

Plan of Distribution

   S-40

ERISA Matters

   S-41
Prospectus   

Prospectus Summary

   1

Forward-Looking Statements

   6

Citigroup Inc.

   6

Citigroup Funding Inc.

   6

Use of Proceeds and Hedging

   7

European Monetary Union

   8

Description of Debt Securities

   8

Description of Index Warrants

   21

Description of Debt Security and Index Warrant Units

   24

Limitations on Issuances in Bearer Form

   25

Plan of Distribution

   26

ERISA Matters

   29

Legal Matters

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Experts

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Citigroup Funding Inc.

Medium-Term Notes, Series D

US$                     principal amount

Principal-Protected Notes Based

Upon the CMS Spread

Due                     , 2009

(US$10,000 Principal Amount per Note)

Any Payments Due from Citigroup Funding Inc.

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed

by Citigroup Inc.

 


Pricing Supplement

                    , 2007

(Including Prospectus Supplement dated

April 13, 2006 and Prospectus dated

March 10, 2006)

 


Citigroup