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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Registration Nos. 333-132370 and 333-132370-01

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Class of securities offered


   Aggregate
offering price

   Amount of
registration fee

Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series D

   $11,650,000.00    $457.85(1)

(1) The filing fee of $457.85 is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933. The registration fee of $457.85 due for this offering is offset against the $133,498.97 remaining of the fees most recently paid on May 28, 2008, of which $133,041.12 remains available for future registration fees. No additional registration fee has been paid with respect to this offering.


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PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 2008-MTNDD318 DATED AUGUST 25, 2008

(TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 13, 2006 AND PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 10, 2006)

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES D

 

 

 

 

 

CITIGROUP FUNDING INC.

 

Premium mAndatory Callable

Equity-linked secuRitieS

 

8% Per Annum PACERS Based Upon the

iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund

Due September 15, 2009

$10.00 per PACERS

Any Payments Due from Citigroup Funding Inc.

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.

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The PACERS will mature on September 15, 2009, unless called earlier by us.

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The PACERS bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum. We will pay interest in cash quarterly on December 15, 2008, March 13, 2009, June 15, 2009, and September 15, 2009, commencing on December 15, 2008 up to and including the earlier of (i) any date on which the PACERS are called by us or (ii) maturity.

 

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We will call the PACERS for cash in an amount equal to the sum of $10.00 and a mandatory call premium if the closing price of the shares (which we refer to as the index fund shares) of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund (which we refer to as the index fund) on any trading day during each of the three-trading-day periods starting on and including December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009 or September 8, 2009 is greater than or equal to $71.74.

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If we do not call the PACERS, you will receive at maturity for each PACERS either (1) a certain number of index fund shares (or if you elect, the cash value of those shares), which we refer to as the share ratio and which is subject to adjustment for a number of dilution events, if the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the third trading day before maturity is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the initial share price) or (2) $10.00 in cash. The share ratio will equal $10.00 divided by the initial share price.

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The PACERS are not principal-protected. At maturity you could receive the index fund shares with a value less than your initial investment in the PACERS (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares in an amount less than $10.00 per PACERS).

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The PACERS will not be listed on any exchange.

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

The PACERS represent obligations of Citigroup Funding Inc. only. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund is not involved in any way in the offering and has no obligations relating to the PACERS or to the holders of the PACERS. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (“BGI”). BGI has licensed certain trademarks and trade names of BGI to Citigroup Global Markets and its affiliates. The PACERS are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by BGI. BGI makes no representations or warranties to the owners of the PACERS or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the PACERS. BGI has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing or sale of the PACERS.

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

 

           
    

Per PACERS


  

Total


Public Offering Price

   $ 10.000    $ 11,650,000

Underwriting Discount

   $ 0.175    $ 203,875

Proceeds to Citigroup Funding Inc.

   $ 9.825    $ 11,446,125

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., an affiliate of Citigroup Funding and the underwriter of the sale of the PACERS, will receive an underwriting fee of $0.175 for each $10.000 note sold in this offering. Certain dealers, including Citi International Financial Services, Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. Ltd. And Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, broker-dealers affiliated with Citigroup Global Markets, will receive $0.150 from this underwriting fee for each PACERS they sell. Financial Advisors employed by Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, will receive a fixed sales commission of $0.150 for each PACERS they sell. Additionally, it is possible that Citigroup Global Markets and its affiliates may profit from expected hedging activity related to this offering, even if the value of the PACERS declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors Relating to the PACERS” and “Plan of Distribution” in this pricing supplement for more information.

The agent expects to deliver the PACERS to purchasers on or about August 28, 2008.

Investment Products   Not FDIC Insured   May Lose Value  

No Bank Guarantee

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SUMMARY INFORMATION — Q&A

 

What Are the PACERS?

 

PACERS are callable equity-linked securities. PACERS’ return, if any, and the amount you will receive at maturity is linked to the closing price of the shares of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund. We will call the PACERS, in whole, but not in part, only if the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day during the three-trading-day periods starting on and including December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009, or September 8, 2009 (which we refer to as call determination periods) is greater than or equal to the initial share price of $71.74. The PACERS will not otherwise be called even if the closing price on any other day is greater than or equal to the initial share price of $71.74. If we call the PACERS, you will receive for each PACERS a call price in cash equal to the sum of $10.00 plus a mandatory call premium. We will provide notice of a call, including the exact payment date, within one business day after the call of the PACERS and will make the payment associated with such call on the earlier of at least three business days after such call or the maturity date. If we call the PACERS during the call determination period beginning on September 8, 2009, we will not provide notice of a call but will pay the call price to you at maturity.

 

If we do not call the PACERS, you will receive at maturity cash equal to your initial investment of $10.00 per PACERS, unless the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the third trading day before maturity (which we refer to as the valuation date) is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the initial share price). In this case, you will receive at maturity a certain number of the index fund shares (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares) the value of which will be directly linked to the change in price of the index fund shares from its closing price on the pricing date, will likely be less than the amount of your initial investment and could be zero. If we do not call the PACERS, you will not in any case benefit from any increase in the price of the index fund shares or receive an amount at maturity greater than your initial investment unless (1) the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the initial share price) (2) you do not exercise your cash election right but receive the index fund shares at maturity and (3) at maturity the price of the index fund shares is greater than the initial share price. The PACERS are not principal protected.

 

The PACERS mature on September 15, 2009, are callable by us quarterly on any trading day during each call determination period starting on and including December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009, or September 8, 2009, and do not provide for earlier redemption by you. The PACERS are a series of unsecured senior debt securities issued by Citigroup Funding Inc. and any payments due on the PACERS are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. The PACERS 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 PACERS will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of Citigroup Inc. The return of the principal amount of your investment in the PACERS at maturity is not guaranteed.

 

Will I Receive Interest on the PACERS?

 

The PACERS bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum. We will pay cash quarterly on December 15, 2008, March 13, 2009, June 15, 2009 and September 15, 2009, (which we refer to as a coupon payment date), commencing on December 15, 2008 up to and including the earlier of (i) any date on which the PACERS are called by us or (ii) maturity.

 

What Will I Receive if Citigroup Funding Calls the PACERS?

 

We will call the PACERS, in whole, but not in part, if the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day during the three-trading-day periods starting on and including December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009 or September 8, 2009 is greater than or equal to the initial share price of $71.74. We refer to the three trading days each three months as a call determination period, and we refer to the trading day on

 

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which we call the PACERS, if any, as the call date. If we call the PACERS, you will receive for each PACERS a call price in cash equal to the sum of $10.00 and a mandatory call premium. The mandatory call premium will equal $0.20 if the PACERS are called during the call determination period beginning on December 8, 2008, $0.40 if the PACERS are called during the call determination period beginning on March 6, 2009, $0.60 if the PACERS are called during the call determination period beginning on June 8, 2009, and $0.80 if the PACERS are called during the call determination period beginning on September 8, 2009.

 

If we call the PACERS during one of the call determination periods beginning on December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009 or June 8, 2009, we will provide notice of a call, including the exact call payment date, within one business day after the call date, and the call payment date will be at least three business days after the call date. If we call the PACERS during the call determination period beginning on September 8, 2009, we will not provide notice of a call but will pay the call price to you at maturity.

 

The opportunity to fully participate in possible increases in the price of the index fund shares through an investment in the PACERS is limited if we call the PACERS because the return you receive will be limited to the amount of the applicable mandatory call premium and any interest payments on the PACERS.

 

What Will I Receive at Maturity of the PACERS?

 

If we call the PACERS during the call determination period beginning on September 8, 2009, at maturity you will receive for each PACERS you hold a call price in cash equal to $10.80, the sum of $10.00 and the applicable mandatory call premium.

 

If we do not call the PACERS, at maturity you will receive for each PACERS you hold either:

 

   

a number of index fund shares equal to the share ratio (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares based on the closing price of the index fund shares on the valuation date), if the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the initial share price) (any fractional share, if applicable, will be paid in cash), or

 

   

$10.00 in cash.

 

As a result, if we do not call the PACERS and the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date is less than or equal to approximately 75% of the initial share price, the value of the index fund shares you receive at maturity (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares) for each PACERS will likely be less than the price paid for each PACERS, and could be zero.

 

If applicable, you may elect to receive from Citigroup Funding the cash value of the shares you would otherwise receive at maturity by providing notice of your election to your broker, in accordance with your broker’s procedures, so that your broker can irrevocably notify the trustee and paying agent of your election no sooner than 20 business days before maturity and no later than 5 business days before maturity. If you do not elect to receive cash, you will be deemed to have (1) instructed Citigroup Funding to pay the cash value of the number of index fund shares equal to the share ratio to the stock delivery agent, and (2) instructed the stock delivery agent to purchase for you the index fund shares based on its closing price on the valuation date. If you do not wish to receive the index fund shares at maturity under any circumstances, you should provide notice of your cash election to your broker. You should provide this notice even if the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day prior to your election has not been less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75%, of the initial share price). If you elect to receive the cash value of the index fund shares equal to the share ratio you would otherwise be entitled to at maturity, the amount of cash you receive at maturity will be determined based on the closing price of the index fund shares on the valuation date and will be an amount less than $10.00 per PACERS. This amount will not change from the amount fixed on the valuation date, even if the closing price of

 

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the index fund shares changes from the valuation date to maturity. Conversely, if you do not make a cash election and instead receive a number of index fund shares at maturity equal to the share ratio, the value of those shares at maturity will be different than the value of those shares on the valuation date if the closing price of the index fund shares changes from the valuation date to maturity.

 

The payment of cash to the stock delivery agent by Citigroup Funding pursuant to your deemed instruction will fully satisfy Citigroup Funding’s obligation to you under the PACERS, and the stock delivery agent will then be obligated to purchase the index fund shares for you based on the closing price on the valuation date. Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to act as stock delivery agent for the PACERS.

 

The initial share price equals $71.74, the closing price of the index fund shares on the pricing date.

 

The share ratio equals 0.13939, $10.00 divided by the initial share price.

 

Where Can I Find Examples of Hypothetical Amounts Payable at Call or at Maturity?

 

For a table and graphs setting forth hypothetical amounts you could receive upon a call of the PACERS or at maturity, see “Description of the PACERS—Amounts Payable at Call or Maturity—Hypothetical Examples” in this pricing supplement.

 

What is the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund?

 

The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Brazil Index which measures publicly traded securities in the Brazilian market. The fund uses a “Representative Sampling” strategy to try to track the MSCI Brazil Index, which means it invests in a representative sample of securities in the MSCI Brazil Index, which have a similar investment profile as the MSCI Brazil Index. Securities selected have aggregate investment characteristics (based on market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability, earnings valuation and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the MSCI Brazil Index. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s top portfolio holdings can be found on iShares® website.

 

The fund does not fully replicate the MSCI Brazil Index and may hold securities not included in the MSCI Brazil Index. Therefore, the fund is subject to management risk. Management risk is the risk that the fund’s investment strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. See “Risk Factors—The Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares May Not Completely Track the Value of the MSCI Brazil Index.” Additionally, the MSCI Brazil Index includes securities that trade on the Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo in the local and other relevant currencies while the index fund shares trade in U.S. dollars on the NYSE Arca Exchange under the symbol “EWZ.”

 

Please note that ownership of a note does not entitle you to any dividends, voting rights or any other ownership or other interest in respect of the index fund shares or the stocks underlying the fund.

 

What is the MSCI Brazil Index and What Does It Measure?

 

The MSCI Brazil Index is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization of the Brazilian equity market. The MSCI Brazil Index was launched on July 10, 2000 at an initial value of 100. Current information regarding the market value of the MSCI Brazil Index is published daily by Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. on its website.

 

The MSCI Brazil Index adjusts the market capitalization of index constituents for free float and targets for index inclusion 85% of free float-adjusted market capitalization in each industry group in Brazil. In order to maintain the representativeness of the MSCI Brazil Index, structural changes to the MSCI Brazil Index as a

 

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whole may be made by adding or deleting MSCI Brazil Index component securities. Currently, such changes in the MSCI Brazil Index may only be made on four dates throughout the year: as of the close of the last business day of each February, May, August and November.

 

Please note that an investment in the PACERS does not entitle you to any dividends, voting rights or any other ownership or other interest in respect of the stocks of the companies included in the MSCI Brazil Index.

 

How Have the Index Fund Shares Performed Historically?

 

We have provided a graph showing the daily closing price of the index fund shares, as reported on the NYSE Arca Exchange, NYSE, or American Stock Exchange, from January 2, 2003 to August 25, 2008 and a table showing the high and low closing prices for the index fund shares and the dividends paid on such shares for each quarter since the first quarter of 2003. You can find this table and the graph in the section “Description of iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund—Historical Data on the Index Fund Shares” in this pricing supplement. We have provided this historical information to help you evaluate the behavior of the index fund shares in recent years. However, past performance is not indicative of how the index fund shares will perform in the future. You should also refer to the section “Risk Factors Relating to the PACERS—The Historical Performance of the Index Fund Shares Is Not an Indication of the Future Performance of the Index Fund Shares” in this pricing supplement.

 

What Are the United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of Investing in the PACERS?

 

In purchasing a PACERS, you agree with Citigroup Funding that you and Citigroup Funding intend to treat a PACERS for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a derivative financial instrument providing for the future purchase of, or payment based on the value of, the index fund shares. Under this treatment, if you hold the PACERS until they mature and, if not called, you elect to receive cash at maturity, you will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash received (exclusive of any accrued interest, which will be taxed as such) and your purchase price for the PACERS. If you receive the index fund shares at maturity of the PACERS, you should not expect to recognize any gain or loss on the receipt of the index fund shares, and your tax basis in the index fund shares generally will equal your purchase price for the PACERS. Upon the mandatory redemption of the PACERS for cash prior to or at maturity, or the sale or other taxable disposition of a PACERS, you generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received as a result of such mandatory redemption, sale or other taxable disposition and your tax basis in the PACERS. Any such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the PACERS for more than one year at the time of disposition. Due to the absence of authority as to the proper characterization of the PACERS, no assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) will accept, or that a court will uphold, the characterization and tax treatment described above, and alternative treatments of the PACERS could result in less favorable U.S. federal income tax consequences to you, including a requirement to accrue income on a current basis. In addition, there is no assurance that the IRS will agree with the agreed-to characterization and tax treatment of the receipt of the index fund shares by you at maturity of the PACERS and you may be required by the IRS to recognize gain on the receipt of the index fund shares. You should refer to the section “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement for more information.

 

Will the PACERS Be Listed on a Stock Exchange?

 

No. The PACERS will not be listed on any exchange. There is currently no secondary market for the PACERS. Even if a secondary market does develop, it may not be liquid and may not continue for the term of the PACERS. Although Citigroup Global Markets intends to create a market in the PACERS, it is not obligated to do so.

 

Can You Tell Me More About Citigroup Inc. and Citigroup Funding?

 

Citigroup Inc. 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 Inc. whose business activities consist primarily of providing funds to Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries for general corporate purposes.

 

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

 

Our affiliate, Citigroup Global Markets, is the agent for the offering and sale of the PACERS and is expected to receive compensation for activities and services provided in connection with the offering. After the initial offering, Citigroup Global Markets and/or other of our broker-dealer affiliates intend to buy and sell the PACERS to create a secondary market for holders of the PACERS, 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 nor any of these affiliates will be obligated to engage in any market-making activities, or continue such activities once it has started them.

 

Citigroup Global Markets will also act as calculation agent for the PACERS. Potential conflicts of interest may exist between Citigroup Global Markets and you as holder of the PACERS. You should refer to “Risk Factors Relating to the PACERS–-Citigroup Global Markets, an Affiliate of Citigroup Funding and Citigroup Inc., Is the Calculation Agent, Which Could Result in a Conflict of Interest” in this pricing supplement.

 

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

 

We expect to hedge our obligations under the PACERS through one or more of our affiliates. This hedging activity will likely involve trading in the index fund shares or one or more of the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index, or in other instruments, such as options, swaps or futures, based upon the index fund shares, the MSCI Brazil Index, or the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index. This hedging activity could affect the market price of the index fund shares and therefore the market value of the PACERS. The costs of maintaining or adjusting this hedging activity could also affect the price at which our affiliate Citigroup Global Markets may be willing to purchase your PACERS 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 PACERS declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors Relating to the PACERS—The Price at Which You Will Be Able to Sell Your PACERS 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 PACERS?

 

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 PACERS, provided that each such Plan shall by its purchase be deemed to represent and warrant either that (A)(i) none of Citigroup Global Markets, its affiliates or any employee thereof is a Plan fiduciary that has or exercises any discretionary authority or control with respect to the Plan’s assets used to purchase the PACERS or renders investment advice with respect to those assets and (ii) the Plan is paying no more than adequate consideration for the PACERS or (B) its acquisition and holding of the PACERS 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 PACERS if the account, plan or annuity is for the benefit of an employee of Citigroup Global Markets or a family member and the employee receives any compensation (such as, for example, an addition to bonus) based on the purchase of PACERS by the account, plan or annuity. Please refer to the section “ERISA Matters” in this pricing supplement for further information.

 

Are There Any Risks Associated with My Investment in the PACERS?

 

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

 

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RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE PACERS

 

Because the terms of the PACERS differ from those of conventional debt securities in that, unless the PACERS are called by us, the amount you receive at maturity will be based on the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date, an investment in the PACERS entails significant risks not associated with similar investments in conventional debt securities, including, among other things, fluctuations in the price of the index fund shares and other events that are difficult to predict and beyond our control.

 

Your Investment in the PACERS May Result in a Loss if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares Declines

 

If we do not call the PACERS, the amount you receive at maturity will depend on the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date. As a result, the amount you receive at maturity may be less than the amount you paid for your PACERS. If we do not call the PACERS and if (i) on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date the closing price of the index fund shares is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the initial share price) and (ii) at maturity (or the valuation date if you elect to receive cash value of the index fund shares) the price of the index fund shares is less than the initial share price, then the value of the index fund shares you receive at maturity (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares on the valuation date) will be less than the price paid for each PACERS, and could be zero, in which case your investment in the PACERS will result in a loss, except to the extent of any interest payments on the PACERS. If we do not call the PACERS, this will be true even if the closing price of the index fund shares exceeds the initial share price at one or more times after the pricing date but is less than or equal to approximately 75% of the initial share price on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date and the price of the index fund shares at maturity (or the closing price on the valuation date if you elect to receive the cash value of the index fund shares) is less than the initial share price.

 

The PACERS Have a Mandatory Call Feature, Which Limits the Potential Appreciation of Your Investment

 

We will call the PACERS if the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day during any of the four call determination periods beginning on December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009, or September 8, 2009 is greater than or equal to the initial share price. If we call the PACERS, you will receive a call price in cash equal to $10.00 plus a mandatory call premium. The opportunity to participate in possible increases in the closing price of the index fund shares through an investment in the PACERS is limited because the return you receive if we call the PACERS will be limited to the amount of the applicable mandatory call premium and any interest payments on the PACERS. Therefore, your return on the PACERS may be less than your return on a similar security that was directly linked to the index fund shares and allowed you to participate more fully in the appreciation of the price of the index fund shares. Additionally, if we call the PACERS prior to their maturity, you may not be able to invest in other securities with a similar level of risk that yield as much as the interest and call premium on the PACERS.

 

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

 

The PACERS bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum. As a result, if we do not call the PACERS, (and regardless of whether the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day after the pricing date up to and including the valuation date is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the initial share price) the effective yield on the PACERS may be less than that which would be payable on a conventional fixed-rate, non-callable debt security of Citigroup Funding of comparable maturity.

 

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

 

The PACERS will not be listed on any exchange. There is currently no secondary market for the PACERS. Citigroup Global Markets currently intends, but is not obligated, to make a market in the PACERS. Even if a secondary market does develop, it may not be liquid and may not continue for the term of the PACERS. If the secondary market for the PACERS is limited, there may be few buyers should you choose to sell your PACERS prior to maturity and this may reduce the price you receive.

 

The Price at Which You Will Be Able to Sell Your PACERS 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 your PACERS in the secondary market will be affected by the supply of and demand for the PACERS, the price of the index fund shares 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 PACERS of a change in a specific factor, assuming all other conditions remain constant.

 

Price of the Index Fund Shares. We expect that the market value of the PACERS will depend substantially on the amount, if any, by which the price of the index fund shares changes from the initial share price of $71.74. However, changes in the price of the index fund shares may not always be reflected, in full or in part, in the market value of the PACERS. If you choose to sell your PACERS when the price of the index fund shares exceeds the initial share price, you may receive substantially less than the amount that would be payable at maturity or upon a call based on that price because of expectations that the price of the index fund shares will continue to fluctuate between that time and the time when the amount you will receive at maturity or upon a call is determined. In addition, significant increases in the value of the index fund shares are not likely to be reflected in the trading price of the PACERS because we will call the PACERS on the earliest of the four call determination periods beginning on December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009, or September 8, 2009 for a mandatory call premium of $0.20, $0.40, $0.60, or $0.80, respectively, if the closing price of the index fund shares on any closing day during any of the call determination periods is greater than or equal to the initial share price. If you choose to sell your PACERS when the price of the index fund shares is below the initial share price, you may receive less than the amount you originally invested.

 

The price of the index fund shares will be influenced by complex and interrelated political, economic, financial and other factors that can affect the capital markets generally and the equity trading markets on which the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index are traded, and by various circumstances that can influence the values of the stocks in a specific market segment of a particular stock. Citigroup Funding’s hedging activities, the issuance of securities similar to the PACERS and other trading activities by Citigroup Funding and its affiliates and other market participants can also affect the prices of the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index and thus the price of the index fund shares.

 

Volatility of the Index Fund Shares. Volatility is the term used to describe the size and frequency of market fluctuations. If the expected volatility of the trading price of the index fund shares changes during the term of the PACERS, the market value of the PACERS in the secondary market may decrease.

 

Mandatory Call Feature. The possibility that the PACERS may be called during one of the call determination periods occurring every three months is likely to limit their value. If the PACERS did not include a mandatory call feature, we expect their value would be significantly different.

 

Events Involving the Companies Included in the MSCI Brazil Index. General economic conditions and earnings results of the companies whose stocks are included in the MSCI Brazil Index and real or anticipated changes in those conditions or results may affect the market value of the PACERS. In addition, if the dividend yields on those stocks increase, we expect that the market value of the PACERS may decrease because the value of any shares or cash you will receive at maturity will not reflect the value of such dividend payments.

 

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The PACERS Are Subject to Currency Exchange Rate Risks. Because the trading price of the index fund shares generally reflects the U.S. dollar value of the securities represented in the MSCI Brazil Index, holders of the PACERS will be exposed to currency exchange rate risks with respect to relevant currencies in which most or all of the securities or underlying securities represented in the MSCI Brazil Index trade. An investor’s net exposure will depend on the extent to which these currencies strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of each security. If, taking into account such weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against these currencies, the trading price of the index fund shares will be adversely affected and the amount you receive at maturity or the market value upon sale prior to maturity may be reduced. Furthermore, the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against these currencies may also affect the likelihood of the mandatory call.

 

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

 

Time Premium or Discount. As a result of a “time premium” or “discount,” the PACERS may trade at a value above or below that which would be expected based on the level of interest rates and the trading price of the index fund shares during the term of the PACERS. A “time premium” or “discount” results from expectations concerning the trading price of the index fund shares during the period prior to the maturity of the PACERS. However, as the time remaining to maturity decreases, this “time premium” or “discount” may diminish, increasing or decreasing the market value of the PACERS.

 

Hedging Activities. Hedging activities related to the PACERS by one or more of our affiliates will likely involve trading in the index fund shares or one or more of the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index or in the other instruments, such as options, swaps or futures, based upon the index fund shares, the MSCI Brazil Index or the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index. This hedging activity could affect the trading price of the index fund shares and therefore the market value of the PACERS. It is possible that our affiliates may profit from this hedging activity, even if the market value of the PACERS declines. Profit or loss from this hedging activity could affect the price at which our affiliate Citigroup Global Markets may be willing to purchase your PACERS in the secondary market.

 

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

 

We want you to understand that the impact of one of the factors specified above, may offset some or all of any change in the market value of the PACERS attributable to another factor.

 

The Value of the Index Fund Shares May Not Completely Track the Value of the MSCI Brazil Index

 

Although the trading characteristics and valuations of the index fund shares will seek to generally mirror the characteristics and valuations of the MSCI Brazil Index, the value of the index fund shares may not completely track the value of the MSCI Brazil Index. The index fund shares will reflect transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the MSCI Brazil Index. Additionally, because the fund does not actually hold all of the stocks underlying the MSCI Brazil Index but invests in a representative sample of securities that have a similar investment profile as the stocks underlying the MSCI Brazil Index, the fund will not fully replicate the performance of the MSCI Brazil Index. See “Description of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund” in this pricing supplement.

 

The Trading Price of the Index Fund Shares Will Be Affected by Conditions in the Brazilian Securities Markets

 

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MSCI Brazil Index or the prices of the stocks underlying the MSCI Brazil Index, the trading price of the index fund shares is expected to correspond generally to the value of publicly traded equity securities in the aggregate in the Brazilian equity market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil Index. This means that the trading price of the index fund shares is expected to be affected by factors affecting the Brazilian equity market.

 

Investments in securities linked to the value of the Brazilian equity market involve certain risks. The Brazilian markets may be more volatile than U.S. or other securities markets and may be affected by market developments in different ways than U.S. or other securities markets. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about Brazilian companies than about U.S. companies, and Brazilian companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements that differ from those applicable to U.S. companies.

 

Securities prices in Brazil are subject to political, economic, financial and social factors that apply in Brazil. These factors, which could negatively affect the Brazilian securities markets, include the possibility of recent or future changes in local or Brazil-wide political leadership and economic and fiscal policies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions applicable to such companies or investments in Brazilian equity securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies. Moreover, the Brazilian economy may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital investment, resources and self-sufficiency.

 

The Historical Performance of the Index Fund Shares Is Not an Indication of the Future Performance of the Index Fund Shares

 

The historical performance of the index fund shares, which is included in this pricing supplement, should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of the index fund shares during the term of the PACERS. Changes in the price of the index fund shares will affect the value of the PACERS, but it is impossible to predict whether the price of the index fund shares will rise or fall.

 

The Volatility of the Price of the Index Fund Shares May Result in Delivery of the Index Fund Shares at Maturity

 

Historically, the price of the index fund shares has been volatile. From January 2, 2003 to August 25, 2008, the closing price of the index fund shares has been as low as $7.4300 per share and as high as $100.4700 per share. As a result, on more than one occasion from January 2, 2007 to August 25, 2008, the closing price of the index fund shares has been less than 75% of its closing price of $71.74 on August 25, 2008. If we do not call the PACERS, whether you receive an amount at maturity in cash equal to the amount of your initial investment in the PACERS or a number of index fund shares (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares) with a value less than your initial investment depends upon the closing price of the index fund shares on any trading day during the term of the PACERS. The volatility of the price of the index fund shares may result in your receiving at maturity a number of index fund shares (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares) with a value less than your initial investment in the PACERS, which will result in a loss, except to the extent of any interest payments on the PACERS.

 

Your Return on the PACERS Will Not Reflect the Return You Would Realize if You Actually Owned the Index Fund Shares or the Stocks Included in the MSCI Brazil Index

 

Your return on the PACERS, if any, will not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the index fund shares or the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index because the PACERS do not provide a return directly linked to the actual appreciation of the index fund shares or the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index, nor do they take into consideration the value of any dividends paid on the index fund shares or the underlying stocks. As a result, the return on the PACERS may be less than the return you would realize if you actually owned the index fund shares or the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index, even if you participate

 

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fully in the appreciation of the index fund shares. Moreover, the fund does not invest in every security included within the MSCI Brazil Index but rather engages in a representative sampling. See “Description of iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund—iShares, Inc. and the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund” in this pricing supplement.

 

You Will Have No Rights Against the Fund Unless and Until You Receive Any Index Fund Shares at Maturity

 

You will have no rights against the index fund unless and until you receive the index fund shares at maturity, even though:

 

   

you will receive the index fund shares at maturity under some circumstances; and

 

   

the market value of the PACERS is expected to depend primarily on the price of the index fund shares.

 

The index fund is not in any way involved in this offering and has no obligation relating to the PACERS or to holders of the PACERS. In addition, you will have no voting rights and will receive no dividends or other distributions with respect to the index fund shares unless and until you receive the index fund shares at maturity, if applicable.

 

The Market Value of the PACERS May Be Affected by Purchases and Sales of the Index Fund Shares or Derivative Instruments Related to the Index Fund Shares by Affiliates of Citigroup Funding

 

Citigroup Funding’s affiliates, including Citigroup Global Markets, may from time to time buy or sell the index fund shares and/or stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index or derivative instruments relating to the index fund shares, the MSCI Brazil Index or the stocks included in the MSCI Brazil Index for their own accounts in connection with their normal business practices. These transactions could affect the price of the index fund shares and therefore the market value of the PACERS.

 

Citigroup Global Markets, an Affiliate of Citigroup Funding and Citigroup Inc., Is the Calculation Agent, Which Could Result in a Conflict of Interest

 

Citigroup Global Markets, which is acting as the calculation agent for the PACERS, is an affiliate of ours. As a result, Citigroup Global Markets’ duties as calculation agent, including with respect to making 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.

 

The United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the PACERS Are Uncertain

 

No statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addresses the characterization of the PACERS or instruments similar to the PACERS for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the PACERS are not certain. No ruling is being requested from the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the PACERS and no assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service will agree with the conclusions expressed under “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement. It is also possible that future U.S. legislation, regulations or other IRS guidance would require you to accrue income on the PACERS on a current basis at ordinary income rates (as opposed to capital gains rates) or to treat the PACERS in another manner that significantly differs from the agreed-to treatment discussed under “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement, and that any such guidance could have retroactive effect.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PACERS

 

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

 

General

 

Premium mAndatory Callable Equity-linked secuRitieS (PACERSSM) Based Upon the shares (which we also refer to as the Index Fund Shares) of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund (which we also refer to as the Index Fund) are callable equity-linked securities. PACERS’ return, if any, and the amount you receive at maturity are linked to the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares. We will call the PACERS, in whole, but not in part, only if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day during the three-Trading-Day periods starting on and including December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009 or September 8, 2009 is greater than or equal to the Initial Share Price of $71.74. The PACERS will not be called even if the Closing Price on any other day is greater than or equal to the Initial Share Price. If we call the PACERS, you will receive for each PACERS a Call Price in cash equal to the sum of $10.00 plus a Mandatory Call Premium. If we call the PACERS during one of the call determination periods beginning on December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, or June 8, 2009, we will provide notice of a call, including the exact payment date, within one business day after the call of the PACERS and will make the payment associated with such call on the earlier of at least three business days after such call. If we call the PACERS during the call determination period beginning on September 8, 2009, we will not provide notice of a call but will pay the call price to you at maturity.

 

If we do not call the PACERS, you will receive at maturity cash equal to your initial investment of $10.00 per PACERS, unless the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day after the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the Initial Share Price). In this case, you will receive at maturity a number of Index Fund Shares (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares) the value of which will be directly linked to the change in price of the Index Fund Shares from its Closing Price on the Pricing Date, will likely be less than the amount of your initial investment and could be zero. If we do not call the PACERS, you will not in any case benefit from any increase in the price of the Index Fund Shares or receive an amount at maturity greater than your initial investment unless (1) the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day after the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the Initial Share Price) (2) you do not exercise your cash election right but receive the Index Fund Shares at maturity and (3) at maturity the price of the Index Fund Shares is greater than the Initial Share Price. PACERS are not principal protected.

 

The PACERS are a series of debt securities issued under the senior debt indenture described in the accompanying prospectus, any payments due on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. The aggregate principal amount of PACERS issued will be $11,650,000 (1,165,000 PACERS). The PACERS will mature on September 15, 2009, unless called earlier by us, 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 Inc. guarantee, any payments due under the PACERS will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of Citigroup Inc. The return of the principal amount of your investment in the PACERS at maturity is not guaranteed.

 

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

 

Each PACERS represents a principal amount of $10.00. You may transfer the PACERS only in units of $10.00 and integral multiples of $10.00. You will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing your ownership except under limited circumstances. Instead, we will issue the PACERS in the form of a global

 

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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 PACERS by individual investors. Accountholders in the Euroclear or Clearstream Banking clearance systems may hold beneficial interests in the PACERS through the accounts that these systems maintain with DTC. You should refer to the section “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.

 

Interest

 

The PACERS bear interest at the rate of 8.00% per annum. We will pay interest in cash quarterly on December 15, 2008, March 13, 2009, June 15, 2009, and September 15, 2009 (each a Coupon Payment Date), commencing on December 15, 2008 up to and including the earlier of (i) any date on which the PACERS are called by us or (ii) maturity. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The coupon payment will be payable to the persons in whose names the PACERS are registered at the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Coupon Payment Date. If the Coupon Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the coupon payment to be made on that Coupon Payment Date will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on that Coupon Payment Date, and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment.

 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which 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.

 

Mandatory Call Feature

 

We will call the PACERS, in whole, but not in part, if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day during the three-Trading-Day periods starting on and including December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009, June 8, 2009 or September 8, 2009 is greater than or equal to the Initial Share Price. We refer to the three Trading Days each three months as a Call Determination Period, and we refer to the Trading Day within a Call Determination Period on which we call the PACERS, if any, as the Call Date. If we call the PACERS, you will receive for each PACERS a Call Price in cash equal to the sum of $10.00 and a Mandatory Call Premium. The Mandatory Call Premium will equal $0.20 if the PACERS are called during the Call Determination Period beginning on September 8, 2008, $0.40 if the PACERS are called during the Call Determination Period beginning on March 6, 2009, $0.60 if the PACERS are called during the Call Determination Period beginning on June 8, 2009 and $0.80 if the PACERS are called during the Call Determination Period beginning on September 8, 2009.

 

If we call the PACERS during one of the Call Determination Periods beginning on December 8, 2008, March 6, 2009 or June 8, 2009 we will provide notice of a call, including the exact call payment date, within one business day after the Call Date, and the call payment date will be at least three business days after the Call Date. If we call the PACERS during the Call Determination Period beginning on September 8, 2009, we will not provide notice of a call but will pay the Call Price to you at maturity.

 

The opportunity to participate in possible increases in the price of the Index Fund Shares through an investment in the PACERS is limited if we call the PACERS because the amount you receive will be limited to the Call Price.

 

So long as the PACERS are represented by global securities and are held on behalf of DTC, call notices and other notices will be given by delivery to DTC. If the PACERS are no longer represented by global securities or are not held on behalf of DTC, call notices and other notices will be published in a leading daily newspaper in the City of New York, which is expected to be The Wall Street Journal.

 

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Payment at Maturity

 

If we call the PACERS during the Call Determination Period beginning on September 8, 2009, at maturity you will receive for each PACERS you hold a Call Price in cash equal to $10.80, the sum of $10.00 and the applicable Mandatory Call Premium.

 

If we do not call the PACERS, they will mature on September 15, 2009. At maturity, you will receive for each PACERS an amount described below.

 

Determination of the Amount to be Received at Maturity

 

If not previously called, at maturity you will receive for each $10.00 principal amount of PACERS either:

 

   

a number of Index Fund Shares equal to the Share Ratio (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares based on the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on the Valuation Date), if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day after the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date is less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the Initial Share Price) (any fractional share will be paid in cash), which we refer to as the “Downside Trigger Price,” or

 

   

$10.00 in cash.

 

As a result, if we do not call the PACERS and the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day after the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date is less than or equal to the Downside Trigger Price, the value of the Index Fund Shares you receive at maturity (or, if you elect, the cash value of those shares) for each PACERS will most likely be less than the price paid for each PACERS, and could be zero.

 

You may elect to receive from Citigroup Funding the cash value of the shares you would otherwise receive at maturity by providing notice of your election to your broker, in accordance with your broker’s procedures, so that your broker can irrevocably notify the trustee and paying agent of your election no sooner than 20 business days before maturity and no later than 5 business days before maturity. If you do not elect to receive cash, you will be deemed to have (1) instructed Citigroup Funding to pay the cash value of the number of Index Fund Shares equal to the Share Ratio to the stock delivery agent, and (2) instructed the stock delivery agent to purchase for you the Index Fund Shares based on its Closing Price on the Valuation Date. If you do not wish to receive the Index Fund Shares at maturity under any circumstances, you should provide notice of your cash election to your broker. You should provide this notice even if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares at any time prior to your election has not been less than or equal to $53.81 (approximately 75% of the Initial Share Price). If you elect to receive the cash value of the Index Fund Shares equal to the Share Ratio you would otherwise be entitled to at maturity, the amount of cash you receive at maturity will be determined based on the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on the Valuation Date and will be an amount less than $10.00 per PACERS. This amount will not change from the amount fixed on the Valuation Date, even if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares changes from the Valuation Date to maturity. Conversely, if you do not make a cash election and instead receive a number of Index Fund Shares at maturity equal to the Share Ratio, the value of those shares at maturity will be different from the value of those shares on the Valuation Date if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares changes from the Valuation Date to maturity.

 

The payment of cash to the stock delivery agent by Citigroup Funding pursuant to your deemed instruction will fully satisfy Citigroup Funding’s obligation to you under the PACERS, and the stock delivery agent will then be obligated to purchase the Index Fund Shares for you based on the Closing Price on the Valuation Date. Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to act as stock delivery agent for the PACERS.

 

In lieu of any fractional share that you would otherwise receive in respect of any PACERS, at maturity you will receive an amount in cash equal to the value of such fractional share. The number of full the Index Fund Shares, and any cash in lieu of a fractional share, to be delivered at maturity, or any cash amount if elected, to each holder will be calculated based on the aggregate number of PACERS held by each holder.

 

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The “Initial Share Price” equals $71.74, the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on the Pricing Date.

 

The “Pricing Date” means the date of this Pricing Supplement and the date on which the PACERS were priced for initial sale to the public.

 

The “Valuation Date” means September 10, 2009, the third Trading Day before maturity.

 

The “Share Ratio” equals 0.13939, $10.00 divided by the Initial Share Price.

 

A “Market Disruption Event” means, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion, the occurrence or existence of any suspension of or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by any exchange or market or otherwise) of, or the unavailability, through a recognized system of public dissemination of transaction information, on the applicable exchange or market, of accurate price, volume or related information (with respect to the Closing Price only, for a period longer than two hours, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading) in respect of (1) the Index Fund Shares (or any other security for which a Trading Price or Closing Price must be determined) on any exchange or market, (2) stocks which then comprise 20% or more of the value of the MSCI Brazil Index or any successor index, or (3) any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Index Fund Shares (or other security), or any options on such futures contracts, on any exchange or market if, in each case, in the determination of the calculation agent, any such suspension, limitation or unavailability is material. For purposes of determining whether a Market Disruption Event exists at any time, if trading in a security included in the MSCI Brazil Index is materially suspended or materially limited at that time, then the relevant percentage contribution of that security to the value of the MSCI Brazil Index will be based on a comparison of the portion of the value of the MSCI Brazil Index attributable to that security relative to the overall value of the MSCI Brazil Index, in each case immediately before that suspension or limitation.

 

A “Trading Day” means a day, as determined by the calculation agent, on which trading is generally conducted (or was scheduled to have been generally conducted, but for the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event) on the NYSE Arca Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and in the over-the-counter market for equity securities in the United States, or in the case of a security traded on one or more non-U.S. securities exchanges or markets, on the principal non-U.S. securities exchange or market for such security.

 

The “Closing Price” of the Index Fund Shares (or any other security for which a Closing Price must be determined, as described under “—Delisting or Suspension of Trading in the Index Fund Shares; Termination of the MSCI Brazil Index” below) on any date of determination will be (1) if the shares are listed on a national securities exchange on that date of determination, the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on that date on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares are listed or admitted to trading or (2) if the shares are not listed on a national securities exchange on that date of determination, or if the closing sale price or last reported sale price on such exchange is not obtainable (even if the shares are listed or admitted to trading on such exchange), the last quoted bid price for the shares in the over-the-counter market on that date as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board, the National Quotation Bureau or a similar organization; provided that if the closing price of any other security for which a closing price must be determined, as described below in the section “—Delisting or Suspension of Trading in the Index Fund Shares; Termination of the MSCI Brazil Index” cannot be determined by the methods described in (1) or (2) above and if the security for which a closing price must be determined is traded on one or more non-U.S. securities exchanges or markets, then the closing price of such security will be the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on that date on the principal non-U.S. securities exchange or market on which the security is traded, expressed in U.S. dollars as converted from the relevant currency using the 12:00 noon buying rate in New York certified by the New York Federal Reserve Bank for customs purposes on that date, or if this rate is unavailable, such rate as the calculation agent may determine. The determination of the Closing Price by the calculation agent in the event of a Market Disruption Event may be deferred by the calculation agent for up to five consecutive Trading Days on which a Market Disruption Event is occurring, but

 

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not past the third Trading Day prior to maturity. If no sale price is available pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) above or the provisions above or if there is a Market Disruption Event, the Closing Price on any date of determination, unless deferred by the calculation agent as described in the preceding sentence, will be the arithmetic mean, as determined by the calculation agent, of the bid prices of the shares obtained from as many dealers in such shares (which may include Citigroup Global Markets or any of our other affiliates or subsidiaries), but not exceeding three such dealers, as will make such bid prices available to the calculation agent. The term “OTC Bulletin Board” will include any successor to such service.

 

Amounts Payable at Call or Maturity—Hypothetical Examples

 

The examples of hypothetical Call Prices and amounts received at maturity set forth below are intended to illustrate the effect of different Closing Prices of the Index Fund Shares on the amount you will receive in respect of the PACERS upon a mandatory call or at maturity. All of the hypothetical examples are based on the following assumptions:

 

   

Issue Price: $10.00 per PACERS

 

   

Pricing Date: August 22, 2008

 

   

Settlement Date: August 27, 2008

 

   

Valuation Date: September 9, 2009

 

   

Maturity Date: September 14, 2009

 

   

Initial Share Price: $77.00

 

   

Underlying Share price at which a Mandatory Call occurs: $77.00 (100% of the hypothetical Initial Share Price)

 

   

Interest: 8.00% per annum, payable quarterly ($0.80 per PACERS total)

 

   

Mandatory Call Premium:

 

  a. 2.25%, if called on any Call Date in December 2008

 

  b. 4.50%, if called on any Call Date in March 2009

 

  c. 6.75%, if called on any Call Date in June 2009

 

  c. 9.00%, if called on any Call Date in September 2009

 

   

Share Ratio: 0.12987 Index Fund Shares per PACERS

 

   

Annualized dividend yield of the Index Fund Shares: 1.64%

 

   

If the PACERS have not been previously called, at maturity, whether you receive the Index Fund Shares (or, if you elect, the equivalent cash value) or your initial investment ($10.00 per PACERS) depends on whether the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares has declined by 25% or more (to $57.75 or less, the “Downside Trigger Price”) from the Initial Share Price on any Trading Day after the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date.

 

The following examples are for purposes of illustration only and would provide different results if different assumptions were applied. The actual amount you receive at maturity will depend on the Initial Share Price; whether the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Call Date is greater than or equal to the Initial Share Price, causing the PACERS to be called; and if the PACERS are not called, whether the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day up to and including the Valuation Date has declined by approximately 25% or more from the Initial Share Price causing you to receive a fixed number of Index Fund Shares at maturity (or the cash value of those shares at your election).

 

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Additionally, if you elect to receive the cash value of the Index Fund Shares equal to the Share Ratio you would otherwise be entitled to at maturity, the amount of cash you receive at maturity will be determined based on the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on the Valuation Date. This amount will not change from the amount fixed on the Valuation Date, even if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares changes from the Valuation Date to maturity. Conversely, if you do not make a cash election and instead receive a number of the Index Fund Shares at maturity equal to the Share Ratio, the value of those shares at maturity will be different than the value of those shares on the Valuation Date if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares changes from the Valuation Date to maturity.

 

PACERS are Mandatorily Called on any of the Call Dates

 

The PACERS have not been previously called and the closing price of the Index Fund Shares on the relevant Call Date is equal to or greater than $77.00, the price at which a Mandatory Call occurs. The PACERS are consequently called at the applicable Call Price of $10.00 plus the Mandatory Call Premium per PACERS.

 

a.      If the Call Date occurs in December 2008, the Call Price will be $10.00 plus a Mandatory Call Premium of $0.225

 

Call Price = $10.00 + $0.225 = $10.225 per PACERS

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Call Price = $10.00 + $0.450 = $10.450 per PACERS

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c.      If the Call Date occurs in June 2009, the Call Price will be $10.00 plus a Mandatory Call Premium of $0.675

 

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d.      If the Call Date occurs in September 2009, the Call Price will be $10.00 plus a Mandatory Call Premium of $0.900

 

Call Price = $10.00 + $0.900 = $10.900 per PACERS

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e.      Even if the Downside Trigger Price has been breached, the PACERS will be called on any Trading Day within any Call Determination Period if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on such date is equal to or greater than $77.00, the price at which a Mandatory Call would occur. If the Call Date occurs in September 2009, the Call Price will be $10.00 plus a Mandatory Call Premium of $0.900

 

Call Price = $10.00 + $0.900 = $10.900 per PACERS

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PACERS are not Mandatorily Called on any of the Call Dates and Downside Trigger Price is Not Breached

 

The PACERS are not called on any of the Call Dates, and the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares is not less than or equal to 75% of the Initial Share Price, or $57.75, at any day from the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date.

 

Since the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day after the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date is not less than or equal to $57.75, the amount received at maturity will be $10.00 per PACERS.

 

Amount received at maturity = $10.00 per PACERS

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PACERS are not Mandatorily Called on any of the Call Dates and Downside Trigger Price is Breached

 

The PACERS are not called on any of the Call Dates, and the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares is less than 75% of the Initial Share Price, or $57.75, on any Trading Day from the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date. At maturity you will receive for each PACERS a number of the Index Fund Shares equal to the Share Ratio, or 0.12987 shares (or the cash value of those shares at your election).

 

Even if the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares is greater than $77.00, or the price at which a Mandatory Call occurs, at one or more times on or prior to the Valuation Date, the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares is below $77.00 on all of the Call Dates. Consequently, the PACERS will not be called on any Call Date.

 

If the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on any Trading Day from the Pricing Date up to and including the Valuation Date is equal to or less than $57.75, then you will receive at maturity a number of the Index Fund Shares equal to the Share Ratio (or the cash value of those Shares at your election). If the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on the Maturity Date is $40.04 then the market value of the Index Fund Shares you will receive, based on such Closing Price, will be $5.20.

 

Value of the Index Fund Shares received at maturity = 0.12987 shares * $40.040 = $5.20

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Summary Chart of Hypothetical Examples

 

PACERS are Mandatorily Called

 

Date on which the PACERS are called    Any Call Date
in

December 2008

    Any Call Date
in
March 2009


    Any Call Date
in
June 2009


    Any Call Date
in
September 2009


    Any Call Date
in
September 2009


 

Hypothetical Initial Share Price

   $ 77.00     $ 77.00     $ 77.00     $ 77.00     $ 77.00  

Hypothetical lowest Closing Price on or prior to the Valuation Date

   $ 69.30     $ 61.60     $ 63.76     $ 61.60     $ 46.97  

Is the hypothetical lowest Closing Price less than or equal to 75% of the Initial Share Price, or $57.75?

     No       No       No       No       Yes  

Hypothetical minimum price at which a Mandatory Call would occur

   $ 77.00     $ 77.00     $ 77.00     $ 77.00     $ 77.00  

Hypothetical Closing Price of the Underlying Index Fund Shares on the Call Date

   $ 78.93     $ 82.78     $ 88.55     $ 93.17     $ 80.85  

Call Price for the PACERS

   $ 10.23     $ 10.45     $ 10.68     $ 10.90     $ 10.90  

Return on the Index Fund Shares (excluding any cash dividend payments)

     2.50 %     7.50 %     15.00 %     21.00 %     5.00 %

Return on the PACERS (excluding fixed coupon payments)

     2.25 %     4.50 %     6.75 %     9.00 %     9.00 %

Return on the Index Fund Shares (including all cash dividend payments)

     2.91 %     8.32 %     16.23 %     22.64 %     6.64 %

Return on PACERS (including fixed coupon payments)

     4.25 %     8.50 %     12.75 %     17.00 %     17.00 %

 

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PACERS are not Mandatorily Called

 

     Downside
Trigger
Not Breached


    Downside
Trigger
Breached


 

Hypothetical Initial Share Price

   $ 77.00     $ 77.00  

Hypothetical lowest Closing Price on or prior to the Valuation Date

   $ 60.83     $ 40.04  

Is the hypothetical lowest Closing Price less than or equal to 75% of the Initial Share Price, or $57.75?

     No       Yes  

Will 0.12987 (the Hypothetical Share Ratio) the Index Fund Shares be delivered at maturity?

     No       Yes  

Hypothetical Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares at maturity

   $ 61.60     $ 40.04  

Amount received at maturity (cash or value of the Index Fund Shares per PACERS)

   $ 10.00     $ 5.20  

Return on the Index Fund Shares (excluding any cash dividend payments)

     -20.00 %     -48.00 %

Return on the PACERS (excluding fixed coupon payments)

     0.00 %     -48.00 %

Return on the Index Fund Shares (including all cash dividend payments)

     -18.36 %     -46.36 %

Return on the PACERS (either in cash or the market value of the Index Fund Shares)

     8.00 %     -40.00 %

 

Delisting or Suspension of Trading in the Index Fund Shares; Termination of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund

 

If the Index Fund Shares are delisted from, or trading of the Index Fund Shares is suspended on, the NYSE Arca Exchange and a major U.S. exchange or market lists or approves for trading successor or substitute securities that the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion to be comparable to the Index Fund Shares (any such securities, “Successor Shares”), the value of such Successor Shares will be substituted for all purposes, including but not limited to determining the Initial Share Price, the Closing Price, and whether the Downside Trigger Price has been breached. Upon any selection by the calculation agent of Successor Shares, the calculation agent will cause notice thereof to be furnished to the registered holders of the PACERS.

 

If the Index Fund Shares are delisted from, or trading of the Index Fund Shares is suspended on, the NYSE Arca Exchange and Successor Shares that the calculation agent determines to be comparable to the Index Fund Shares are not listed or approved for trading on a major U.S. exchange or market, a successor or substitute security will be selected by the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, and the value of such successor or substitute security, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion, will be substituted for all purposes, including but not limited to determining the Initial Share Price, the Closing Price and whether the Downside Trigger has been breached. Upon any selection by the calculation agent of successor or substitute securities, the calculation agent will cause notice thereof to be furnished to the registered holders of the PACERS.

 

If the Index Fund is liquidated or otherwise terminated (a “Termination Event”), the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on each Trading Day from the date of the Termination Event up to and including the Valuation Date will be determined by the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, and will be a fraction of the closing value of the MSCI Brazil Index (or any Successor Index, as defined below) on such Trading Day (taking into account any material changes in the method of calculating the MSCI Brazil Index following such Termination Event) equal to that part of the closing value of the MSCI Brazil Index represented by the Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on the Trading Day prior to the occurrence of such Termination Event on which a Closing Price of the MSCI Brazil Index was available. The calculation agent will cause notice of the Termination Event and calculation of the Closing Price as described above to be furnished to registered holders of the PACERS.

 

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If a Termination Event has occurred and Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) discontinues publication of the MSCI Brazil Index or if it or another entity publishes a successor or substitute index that the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion, to be comparable to the MSCI Brazil Index, then the value of the MSCI Brazil Index will be determined by reference to the value 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 registered holders of the PACERS.

 

If a Termination Event has occurred and MSCI discontinues publication of the MSCI Brazil Index and a Successor Index is not selected by the calculation agent or is no longer published on each Trading Day from the date of the Termination Event up to and including the Valuation Date, the value to be substituted for the MSCI Brazil Index for that date will be a value computed by the calculation agent for that date in accordance with the procedures last used to calculate the MSCI Brazil Index prior to any such discontinuance. In such case, on each Trading Day until and including the date on which a determination by the calculation agent is made that a Successor Index is available, the calculation agent will determine the value that is to be used in determining the value of the MSCI Brazil Index as described in this paragraph. Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, discontinuance of the publication of the MSCI Brazil Index may adversely affect the value of the PACERS in any secondary market.

 

If a Successor Index is selected or the calculation agent calculates a value as a substitute for the MSCI Brazil Index as described above, the Successor Index or value will be substituted for the MSCI Brazil Index for all purposes, including for purposes of determining whether a Market Disruption Event occurs. Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, discontinuance of the publication of the MSCI Brazil Index may adversely affect the value of the PACERS in any secondary market.

 

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 your broker and the beneficial owners of the PACERS, absent manifest error.

 

Alteration of Method of Calculation

 

If at any time the method of calculating the MSCI Brazil Index or any Successor Index is changed in any material respect, or if the basket or the relevant index or any Successor Index is in any other way modified so that the value of the relevant index or the Successor Index does not, in the opinion of the calculation agent, fairly represent the value of that index had the changes or modifications not been made, then, from and after that time, the calculation agent will, at 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 value of a stock index comparable to the relevant index or the Successor Index as if the changes or modifications had not been made, and calculate the value of the index with reference to the relevant index or the Successor Index. Accordingly, if the method of calculating the MSCI Brazil Index or any Successor Index is modified so that the value of the relevant index or the 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 value of the relevant index as if it had not been modified.

 

Dilution Adjustments

 

The Share Ratio will be subject to adjustment from time to time in certain situations. Any of these adjustments could have an impact on the amount to be paid by Citigroup Funding to you. Citigroup Global Markets, as calculation agent, will be responsible for the effectuation and calculation of any adjustment described herein and will furnish the trustee with notice of any adjustment.

 

If the Index Fund, after the Pricing Date,

 

(1) pays a share dividend or makes a distribution with respect to the Index Fund Shares in the form of the Index Fund Shares (excluding any share dividend or distribution for which the number of the Index Fund Shares paid or distributed is based on a fixed cash equivalent value),

 

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(2) subdivides or splits the Index Fund Shares into a greater number of shares,

 

(3) combines the Index Fund Shares into a smaller number of shares, or

 

(4) issues by reclassification of the Index Fund Shares other shares issued by the Index Fund,

 

then, in each of these cases, the Share Ratio will be multiplied by a dilution adjustment equal to a fraction, the numerator of which will be the number of the Index Fund Shares outstanding immediately after the event, plus, in the case of a reclassification referred to in (4) above, the number of such other shares issued by the Index Fund, and the denominator of which will be the number of the Index Fund Shares outstanding immediately before the event. In the event of a reclassification referred to in (4) above as a result of which no Index Fund Shares are outstanding, the Share Ratio will be determined by reference to the other shares issued by the Index Fund in the reclassification.

 

If any adjustment is made to the Share Ratio as set forth above, an adjustment will also be made to the Initial Share Price and the Downside Trigger Price by dividing the Initial Share Price and the Downside Trigger Price, respectively, by the relevant dilution adjustment.

 

Each dilution adjustment will be effected as follows:

 

   

in the case of any dividend, distribution or issuance, at the opening of business on the Business Day next following the record date for determination of holders of the Index Fund Shares entitled to receive this dividend, distribution or issuance or, if the announcement of this dividend, distribution, or issuance is after this record date, at the time this dividend, distribution or issuance was announced by the Index Fund, and

 

   

in the case of any subdivision, split, combination or reclassification, on the effective date of the transaction.

 

All dilution adjustments will be rounded upward or downward to the nearest 1/10,000th or, if there is not a nearest 1/10,000th, to the next lower 1/10,000th. No adjustment in the Share Ratio will be required unless the adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent therein, provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this sentence are not required to be made will be carried forward (on a percentage basis) and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. If any announcement or declaration of a record date in respect of a dividend, distribution, issuance or repurchase requiring an adjustment as described herein is subsequently canceled by the Index Fund, or this dividend, distribution, issuance or repurchase fails to receive requisite approvals or fails to occur for any other reason, then, upon the cancellation, failure of approval or failure to occur, the Share Ratio, the Initial Share Price and the Downside Trigger Price will be further adjusted to the Share Ratio, the Initial Share Price and the Downside Trigger Price which would then have been in effect had adjustment for the event not been made. If a Reorganization Event described below occurs after the occurrence of one or more events requiring an adjustment as described herein, the dilution adjustments previously applied to the Share Ratio will not be rescinded but will be applied to the Reorganization Event as provided for below.

 

Redemption at the Option of the Holder; Defeasance

 

The PACERS 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.”

 

Events of Default and Acceleration

 

In case an Event of Default (as defined in the accompanying prospectus) with respect to any PACERS shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount declared due and payable upon any acceleration of the PACERS

 

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will be determined by the calculation agent and will equal, for each PACERS, the Call Price or amount to be received at maturity, as applicable, calculated as though the Call Date or maturity of the PACERS were the date of early repayment. See “—Mandatory Call Feature” and “—Determination of the Amount to be Received at Maturity” above. If a bankruptcy proceeding is commenced in respect of Citigroup Funding or Citigroup Inc., the claim of a beneficial owner of a PACERS against the entity that becomes subject to a bankruptcy proceeding will be capped at the Call Price, the amount to be received at maturity or cash equivalent of the amount to be received at maturity, as applicable, calculated as though the Call Date or maturity of the PACERS were the date of the commencement of the proceeding.

 

In case of default in payment at maturity of the PACERS, the PACERS shall bear interest, payable upon demand of the beneficial owners of the PACERS in accordance with the terms of the PACERS, 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 3.5% per annum on the unpaid amount (or the cash equivalent of such unpaid amount) due.

 

Paying Agent and Trustee

 

Citibank, N.A. will serve as the paying agent for the PACERS and will also hold the global security representing the PACERS as custodian for DTC. The Bank of New York Mellon, formerly known as The Bank of New York, as successor trustee under an indenture dated June 1, 2005, will serve as trustee for the PACERS.

 

Calculation Agent

 

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

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL INDEX FUND

 

iShares, Inc. and the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund

 

According to publicly available documents, the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund is one of numerous separate investment portfolios called “Funds” which make up iShares, Inc., a registered investment company. iShares, Inc. is currently subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and the Investment Company Act. Accordingly, iShares, Inc. files reports (including its Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders on Form N-CSRS for the six-month period ended February 29, 2008) and other information with the SEC. iShares, Inc.’s reports and other information are available to the public from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or may be inspected and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at the location listed in the section “Prospectus Summary—Where You Can Find More Information” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Brazilian market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil Index. The MSCI Brazil Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo. As of April 7, 2008, the Fund’s five largest stock investments were Petroleo Brasilerio S.A.—Preferred Shares, Cia Vale do Rio Doce—Preferred Class A Shares, Petroleo Brasilerio S.A.—Common Shares, Cia Vale do Rio Doce—American Depositary Receipts representing the common stock of Cia Vale do Rio Doce and Banco Bradesco S.A.—Preferred Shares and its three largest industries were materials, energy and financial.

 

The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund uses a “Representative Sampling” strategy to try to track the MSCI Brazil Index, which means it invests in a representative sample of securities in the MSCI Brazil Index, which have a similar investment profile as the MSCI Brazil Index. Securities selected have aggregate investment characteristics (based on market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability, earnings valuation and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the MSCI Brazil Index. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s top portfolio holdings can be found at the iShares® website. Funds like the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund that use Representative Sampling generally do not hold all of the securities that are included in the relevant underlying index. Fund fact sheets which provide information regarding the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s top holdings may be requested by calling 1-800-iShares.

 

None of Citigroup Funding, Citigroup Inc. or Citigroup Global Markets has participated in the preparation of iShares, Inc.’s publicly available documents or made any due diligence investigation or inquiry of iShares, Inc. in connection with the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund or the offering of the PACERS. No representation is made that the publicly available information about iShares, Inc. or the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund is accurate or complete.

 

The PACERS represent obligations of Citigroup Funding and Citigroup Inc. only. iShares, Inc. is not involved in any way in this offering and has no obligation relating to the PACERS or to holders of the PACERS.

 

MSCI Brazil Index

 

The MSCI Brazil Index is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization of the Brazilian equity market. The MSCI Brazil Index was launched on July 10, 2000 at an initial value of 100. Current information regarding the market value of the MSCI Brazil Index is published daily by MSCI on its website.

 

The MSCI Brazil Index adjusts the market capitalization of index constituents for free float and targets for index inclusion 85% of free float-adjusted market capitalization in each industry group in Brazil. In order to maintain the representativeness of the MSCI Brazil Index, structural changes to the MSCI Brazil Index as a whole may be made by adding or deleting MSCI Brazil Index component securities. Currently, such changes in the MSCI Brazil Index may only be made on four dates throughout the year: as of the close of the last business day of each February, May, August and November.

 

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Computation of the MSCI Brazil Index: Underlying Stock Eligibility Criteria and Annual Ranking Review

 

The selection of the companies and securities for the MSCI Brazil Index is based on the following guidelines:

 

  (i) Define the equity universe of listed securities within Brazil;

 

  (ii) Adjust the total market capitalization for each security for its respective free float available to foreign investors;

 

  (iii) Classify the universe of securities into industry groups under the Global Industry Classification Standards (GICS); and

 

  (iv) Select securities for inclusion according to MSCI’s index construction rules and guidelines.

 

To determining the free float of a security, MSCI considers the proportion of shares of such security available for purchase in the public equity markets by international investors. In practice, limitations on the investment opportunities for international investors include: strategic stakes in a company held by private or public shareholders whose investment objective indicates that the shares held are not likely to be available in the market; limits on the proportion of a security’s share capital authorized for purchase by non-domestic investors; or other foreign investment restrictions which materially limit the ability of foreign investors to freely invest in a particular equity market, sector or security.

 

MSCI will then derive a “foreign inclusion factor” for the company that reflects the percentage of the total number of shares of the company that are not subject to strategic shareholdings and/or foreign shareholder ownership or investment limits. MSCI will then “float-adjust” the weight of each constituent company in the MSCI Brazil Index by the company’s foreign inclusion factor. Typically, securities with a free float adjustment ratio of .15 or less will not be eligible for inclusion in the MSCI Brazil Index.

 

Once the free float factor has been determined for a security, the security’s total market capitalization is then adjusted by such free float factor, resulting in the free float-adjusted market capitalization figure for the security.

 

MSCI may add additional companies and securities to the MSCI Brazil Index or subtract one or more of its current companies and securities prior to the maturity date of the PACERS. Any such adjustments are made to the MSCI Brazil Index so that the value of the MSCI Brazil Index at the effective date of such change is the same as it was immediately prior to such change.

 

Each company’s securities is maintained with the objective of reflecting, on a timely basis, the evolution of Brazil’s equity markets. In maintaining the MSCI Brazil Index, emphasis is also placed on continuity, replicability and on minimizing turnover in the MSCI Brazil Index.

 

MSCI classifies index maintenance in three broad categories. The first consists of ongoing event-related changes, such as mergers and acquisitions, which are generally implemented in the index as promptly as they occur. The second category consists of quarterly index reviews aimed at promptly reflecting other significant market events. The third category consists of full MSCI Brazil Index review that systematically re-assess the various dimensions of the equity universe for Brazil and is conducted on a fixed annual timetable.

 

Ongoing event-related changes to the MSCI Brazil Index are the result of mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, bankruptcies, reorganizations and other similar corporate events. They can also result from capital reorganizations in the form of rights issues, bonus issues, public placements and other similar corporate actions that take place on a continuing basis. These changes are reflected in the index at the time of the event. All changes resulting from corporate events are announced prior to their implementation, provided all necessary information on the event is available.

 

The quarterly index review process is designed to ensure that the MSCI Brazil Index continues to be an accurate reflection of the evolving Brazilian equity marketplace. This is achieved by rapidly reflecting significant market driven changes that were not captured in the MSCI Brazil Index at the time of their actual occurrence and

 

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that should not wait until the annual index review due to their importance. These quarterly index reviews may result in additions and deletions of MSCI Brazil Index component securities from the MSCI Brazil Index and changes in “foreign inclusion factors” and in number of shares. Additions and deletions to securities may result from: the addition or deletion of securities due to the significant over- or under-representation of one or more industry groups as a result of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings or other major market events affecting the industry group; the addition or deletion of securities resulting from changes in industry classification, significant increases or decreases in free float or relaxation/removal or decreases of foreign ownership limits not implemented immediately; the additions of large companies that did not meet the minimum size criterion for inclusion at the time of their initial public offering or secondary offering; the replacement of companies which are no longer suitable industry representatives; the deletion of securities whose overall free float has fallen to less than 15% and that do not meet specified criteria; the deletion of securities that have become very small or illiquid; the replacement of securities resulting from the review of price source for securities with both domestic and foreign board quotations; and the addition or deletion of securities as a result of other market events.

 

Significant changes in free float estimates and corresponding changes in the foreign inclusion factor for securities may result from: large market transactions involving strategic shareholders that are publicly announced; secondary offerings that, given lack of sufficient notice, were not reflected immediately; increases in foreign ownership limits; decreases in foreign ownership limits not applied earlier; corrections resulting from the reclassification of shareholders from strategic to non-strategic, and vice versa; updates to foreign inclusion factors following the public disclosure of new shareholder structures for companies involved in mergers, acquisitions or spin-offs, where different from MSCI’s pro forma free float estimate at the time of the event; large conversions of exchangeable bonds and other similar securities into already existing shares; the end of lock-up periods or expiration of loyalty incentives for non-strategic shareholders; and changes in the foreign inclusion factor as a result of other events of similar nature.

 

Changes in the number of shares are generally small changes in a security’s shares outstanding and result from, for example, exercise of options or warrants, conversion of convertible bonds or other instruments, share buybacks or cancellations. The implementation of changes resulting from quarterly index reviews occurs on only three dates throughout the year: as of the close of the last business day of February, August and November. The results of the quarterly index reviews are announced at least two weeks prior to their implementation.

 

The annual full MSCI Brazil Index review includes a reappraisal of the free float-adjusted industry group representation relative to the 85% target, a detailed review of the shareholder information used to estimate free float for constituent securities and non-constituent securities, updating the minimum size guidelines for new and existing constituent securities, as well as changes typically considered for quarterly index reviews. During a full index review, securities may be added or deleted from the MSCI Brazil Index for a range of reasons, including the reasons discussed in the preceding sentence and the reasons for index changes during quarterly index reviews as discussed above. The results of the annual full index reviews are announced at least two weeks in advance of their effective implementation date as of the close of the last business day in May.

 

Index maintenance also includes monitoring and completing the adjustments for share changes, stock splits, stock dividends, and stock price adjustments due to company restructurings or spinoffs. Index maintenance is reflected in the MSCI Brazil Index.

 

These guidelines and the policies implementing the guidelines are the responsibility of, and, ultimately, subject to adjustment by, MSCI.

 

We have derived all information regarding the MSCI Brazil Index from publicly available sources and other sources we believe to be reliable. Such information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by MSCI. MSCI is under no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue or suspend the publication of, the MSCI Brazil Index at any time. None of Citigroup Funding, Citigroup Inc. or Citigroup Global Markets assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information relating to the MSCI Brazil Index.

 

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Historical Data on the Index Fund Shares

 

The Index Fund Shares have been listed on the NYSE Arca Exchange under the symbol “EWZ” since December 6, 2007. The Index Fund Shares were listed on the NYSE from November 30, 2005 to December 5, 2007. The Index Fund Shares were listed on the American Stock Exchange from July 10, 2000 to November 29, 2005. The following table sets forth, for each of the quarterly periods indicated, the high and the low closing prices for the Index Fund Shares, as reported on the American Stock Exchange or the NYSE Arca Exchange, as applicable, as well as the cash dividends paid per share of the Fund.

 

According to information on EWZ on the website of the NYSE Arca Exchange, on August 25, 2008, there were 98,850,000 Index Fund Shares outstanding.

 

Holders of PACERS will not be entitled to any rights with respect to the Index Fund Shares (including, without limitation, voting rights or rights to receive dividends or other distributions in respect thereof).

 

     High

   Low

   Dividend

2003

                    

Quarter

                    

First

   $ 8.9000    $ 7.4300    $ 0.11031

Second

     11.2800      8.8500      0.00000

Third

     13.2200      10.1900      0.00000

Fourth

     16.8600      12.8400      0.00000

2004

                    

Quarter

                    

First

     18.7400      15.6000      0.27019

Second

     17.3500      12.4800      0.00000

Third

     18.5600      14.6700      0.00000

Fourth

     22.2600      18.2500      0.46144

2005

                    

Quarter

                    

First

     25.5400      19.8700      0.00000

Second

     24.9600      21.2700      0.00000

Third

     33.4500      23.7600      0.00000

Fourth

     36.0200      28.9700      0.58269

2006

                    

Quarter

                    

First

     43.0700      34.6800      0.00000

Second

     46.9300      31.9800      0.00000

Third

     40.6300      36.1800      0.00000

Fourth

     46.7400      38.0900      0.86884

2007

                    

First

     49.4000      42.6700      0.07108

Second

     62.8500      49.5000      0.00000

Third

     74.5200      51.6000      0.00000

Fourth

     85.9600      72.4000      0.00000

2008

                    

First

     88.2300      69.1300      1.20306

Second

     100.4700      79.8400      0.63283

Third (through August 25)

     87.7800      69.2900      0.00000

 

The Closing Price of the Index Fund Shares on August 25, 2008 was $71.74.

 

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The following graph sets forth the daily closing price of the Index Fund Shares, as reported on the American Stock Exchange, the NYSE, or the NYSE Arca Exchange, from January 2, 2003 to August 25, 2008. The data reflected in the graph below was obtained from Bloomberg L.P. Past performance of the Index Fund Shares is not indicative of future closing prices.

 

LOGO

 

iShares® is a registered mark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (“BGI”). BGI has licensed certain trademarks and trade names of BGI to Citigroup Global Markets and its affiliates. The PACERS are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by BGI. BGI makes no representations or warranties to the owners of the PACERS or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the PACERS. BGI has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing or sale of the PACERS.

 

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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the PACERS. This summary does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to the decision to purchase the PACERS by any particular investor, including tax consequences that arise from rules of general application to all taxpayers or to certain classes of taxpayers or that are generally assumed to be known by investors. Unless otherwise specifically indicated herein, this summary addresses the tax consequences only to a person that is (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (iii) otherwise subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of the PACERS (a “U.S. Holder”). This summary also does not address the tax consequences to (i) persons that may be subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law, such as banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, tax-exempt organizations, traders in securities that elect to mark to market and dealers in securities or currencies, (ii) persons that will hold the PACERS as part of a position in a “straddle” or as part of a “hedging,” “conversion” or other integrated investment transaction for federal income tax purposes, (iii) persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, (iv) persons that do not hold the PACERS as capital assets or (v) persons that did not purchase the PACERS in the initial offering.

 

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). As the law is technical and complex, the discussion below necessarily represents only a general summary. Moreover, this summary does not address the effects of any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws.

 

This summary does not address tax consequences specific to Index Fund Shares except where otherwise stated. Before acquiring a PACERS, prospective investors should consult other publicly available information concerning the tax treatment of the Index Fund Shares. The discussion below assumes the accuracy of publicly available tax disclosure for the Index Fund Shares, and in particular assumes that the issuer of the Index Fund Shares is treated as a “regulated investment company” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Prospective investors should note that if that assumption is not accurate, then it is possible that the U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning the PACERS would differ significantly from the consequences described below.

 

No statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addresses the characterization of the PACERS or instruments similar to the PACERS for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the PACERS are not certain. No ruling is being requested from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to the PACERS and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the conclusions expressed herein. It is possible that the IRS could seek to characterize the PACERS in a manner that results in tax consequences different from those described below. ACCORDINGLY, A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR IN THE PACERS SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISORS IN DETERMINING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE PACERS, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF STATE, LOCAL OR OTHER TAX LAWS AND THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN FEDERAL OR OTHER TAX LAWS.

 

In General

 

In purchasing a PACERS, unless otherwise required by law, each holder agrees with Citigroup Funding that Citigroup Funding and such holder, intend to treat a PACERS for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a derivative financial instrument providing for the future purchase of, or payment based on the value of the index fund shares, under which an amount equal to the purchase price of the PACERS is treated as an interest-bearing cash deposit to be applied at maturity in full satisfaction of the holder’s payment obligation under the derivative financial instrument. Prospective investors should note that cash proceeds of this offering will not be segregated by Citigroup Funding during the term of the PACERS, but instead will be commingled with Citigroup Funding’s

 

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other assets and applied in a manner consistent with the “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus. As discussed below, there is no assurance that the IRS will agree with this treatment, and alternative treatments of the PACERS could result in less favorable U.S. federal income tax consequences to a holder, including a requirement to accrue income on a current basis or to recognize gain on the receipt of the index fund shares at the maturity of the PACERS.

 

Under the above characterization of the PACERS, if a U.S. Holder receives the index fund shares at maturity, a U.S. Holder will recognize no gain or loss on the purchase of the index fund shares by application of the monies received by Citigroup Funding in respect of the PACERS. A U.S. Holder will have a tax basis in such stock equal to the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the PACERS (less the portion of the tax basis of the PACERS allocable to any fractional share, as described below). A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in a PACERS generally will equal such Holder’s cost for that PACERS. A U.S. Holder’s holding period for the index fund shares received at maturity will begin on the day following the receipt of such shares. However, if the value of the index fund shares received by a U.S. Holder is greater than the U.S. Holder’s purchase price for the PACERS, it is possible that the IRS would treat the U.S. Holder as if, at maturity of the PACERS, the holder had received a taxable cash payment from Citigroup Funding (which will be taxed in the same manner as the mandatory redemption of the PACERS for cash prior to or at maturity, as described below), and had then used that cash to purchase a number of the index fund shares. Under this alternative treatment, the U.S. Holder would be required to recognize capital gain equal to the difference between (x) the amount treated as paid by Citigroup Funding with respect to the U.S. Holder’s PACERS and (y) the U.S. Holder’s purchase price for the PACERS. Under this alternative treatment, the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the index fund shares received would be equal to the amount of cash treated as paid by Citigroup Funding with respect to the U.S. Holder’s PACERS. Citigroup Funding believes that, if at maturity of the PACERS a U.S. Holder receives the underlying equity, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is reasonable to treat a U.S. Holder as purchasing the underlying equity (rather than receiving cash) under the derivative financial instrument, because (a) a U.S. Holder is entitled to receive at maturity of the PACERS a quantity of the underlying equity equal to the Equity Ratio set forth in the terms of the PACERS, (b) the U.S. Holder will automatically receive such underlying equity pursuant to a pre-existing agreement between Citigroup Funding and Citigroup Global Markets and deemed instructions from the holder to Citigroup Funding and Citigroup Global Markets and (c) a holder that wishes to receive the cash equivalent of such underlying equity must affirmatively instruct Citigroup Funding to deliver such cash.

 

Payments of interest on the PACERS will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary income at the time that such payments are accrued or received in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s method of tax accounting.

 

Under the characterization of the PACERS agreed to above, if at maturity the U.S. Holder receives cash, rather than Fund Shares, then such U.S. Holder (i) will include any interest payment in income as interest in the manner described above and (ii) generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between (x) the amount of cash received at maturity of the PACERS and (y) the purchase price of the PACERS. Such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the PACERS for more than one year at maturity.

 

A U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss (which may be treated as short-term capital gain or loss without regard to such Holder’s holding period for the PACERS) with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional Shares, in an amount equal to the difference between the cash received and the portion of the basis of the PACERS allocable to fractional Shares (based on the relative number of fractional shares and full shares delivered to the holder). If, as a result of one or more dilution adjustments, at maturity the U.S. Holder receives any combination of cash and Marketable Securities, pursuant to the U.S. Holder’s purchase obligation under the PACERS, although not free from doubt, the U.S. Holder should allocate its cash deposit pro rata to the cash and Marketable Securities received. Under this treatment, the U.S. Holder generally would be taxed as described in the preceding paragraph, except that the U.S. Holder’s basis in any Marketable Securities received would equal the pro rata portion of its deposit allocated thereto and the U.S. Holder would recognize short-term capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the cash received and the amount allocated thereto.

 

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Under the above characterization of the PACERS, upon the mandatory redemption of the PACERS for cash prior to or at maturity, or the sale or other taxable disposition of a PACERS by a U.S. Holder, the U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received at maturity or the amount realized as a result of the mandatory redemption, sale or other taxable disposition and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the PACERS. Any such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the PACERS for more than one year at the time of disposition.

 

Possible Alternative Treatment

 

Due to the absence of authority as to the proper characterization of the PACERS and the absence of any comparable instruments for which there is a widely accepted tax treatment, no assurance can be given that the IRS will accept, or that a court will uphold, the characterization of the PACERS as derivative financial instruments and the tax treatment described above. In particular, because a holder will be entitled to cash (or, in certain limited cases, the index fund shares with a trading value) equal to or greater than the amount of the initial purchase price paid for PACERS unless (i) the Closing Price of the index fund shares on any Trading Day after the Pricing Date up to and including the third Trading Day before maturity is less than or equal to approximately 75% of the Initial Share Price and (ii) the Closing Price of the index fund shares on each Trading Day within each Call Determination Period, and on the maturity date, is less than 100% of the Initial Share Price; the IRS could seek to analyze the federal income tax consequences of owning PACERS under Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments (the “Contingent Payment Regulations”). The Contingent Payment Regulations are complex, but very generally apply the original issue discount rules of the Internal Revenue Code to a contingent payment debt instrument by requiring that original issue discount be accrued every year at a “comparable yield” for the issuer of the instrument, determined at the time of issuance of the obligation. In addition, the Contingent Payment Regulations require that a projected payment schedule, which results in such a “comparable yield,” be determined, and that adjustments to income accruals be made to account for differences between actual payments and projected amounts. To the extent that the comparable yield as so determined exceeds the projected payments on a contingent debt instrument in any taxable year, the owner of that instrument will recognize ordinary interest income for that taxable year in excess of the cash the owner receives and such excess would increase the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the debt instrument. In addition, any gain realized on the sale, exchange or redemption of a contingent payment debt instrument will be treated as ordinary income. Any loss realized on such sale, exchange or redemption will be treated as an ordinary loss to the extent that the holder’s original issue discount inclusions with respect to the obligation exceed prior reversals of such inclusions required by the adjustment mechanism described above. Any loss realized in excess of such amount generally will be treated as a capital loss.

 

The Contingent Payment Regulations apply only to debt instruments that provide for contingent payments. The PACERS are expected to provide economic returns that are linked to the performance of the index fund shares, and offer no assurance that a holder’s investment will be returned to the holder. The PACERS also are payable in certain circumstances by the delivery of the index fund shares (or the cash equivalent). Further, based on the historical performance of the index fund shares, a holder may receive economic returns on the PACERS that are substantially lower or higher than the holder’s investment therein and the amounts payable if the PACERS are called substantially exceed a conventional interest rate return. Accordingly, Citigroup Funding believes that it is reasonable to treat the PACERS for U.S. federal income tax purposes, not as debt instruments, but as derivative financial instruments in respect of which holders have deposited a fixed amount of cash with Citigroup Funding. If, however, the IRS were successfully to maintain that the Contingent Payment Regulations apply to the PACERS, then, among other matters, a U.S. Holder would be required to include in income each year an accrual of interest at a comparable yield for a comparable non-contingent instruments issued by Citigroup Funding even though the holder will be entitled to no payments until the maturity of the PACERS. In addition, gain realized by a holder upon the mandatory redemption, sale or other taxable disposition of a PACERS (including as a result of payments made at maturity) generally would be characterized as ordinary income, rather than as short- or long-term capital gain (depending on whether the PACERS has been held for more than one year).

 

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Even if the Contingent Payment Regulations do not apply to the PACERS, it is possible that the IRS could seek to characterize the PACERS in a manner that results in tax consequences different from those described above. Under alternative characterizations of the PACERS, it is possible, for example, that a PACERS could be treated as including a debt instrument and a derivative financial instrument or two or more options. In addition, as described above, a U.S. Holder may be required by the IRS to recognize capital gain even in a case where the PACERS are retired for the Index Fund Shares.

 

It is also possible that future regulations or other IRS guidance would require you to accrue income with respect to the PACERS on a current basis in excess of any amounts paid currently or to treat the PACERS in another manner that significantly differs from the agreed-to treatment discussed above.

 

The IRS and U.S. Treasury Department also recently issued a notice (the “Notice”) that requests public comments on a comprehensive list of tax policy issues raised by prepaid forward contracts, which include financial instruments similar to the PACERS. The Notice contemplates that such instruments may become subject to taxation on a current accrual basis under one or more possible approaches, including a mark-to-market methodology; a regime similar to the Contingent Payment Regulations; categorization of prepaid forward contracts as debt; and treatment of prepaid forward contracts as “constructive ownership” transactions. The Notice also contemplates that all (or significant portions) of an investor’s returns under prepaid forward contracts could be taxed at ordinary income rates (as opposed to capital gains rates). It is currently impossible to predict what guidance, if any, will be issued as a result of the Notice, and whether any such guidance could have retroactive effect.

 

In addition, legislation recently has been introduced for consideration in the United States Congress that, if enacted into law, would require current accrual of interest income on prepaid derivative contracts with a term of more than one year (which may include financial instruments similar to the PACERS) acquired after the date of the legislation’s enactment. The legislation also would implement special income accrual rules for publicly traded prepaid derivative contracts. The schedule for consideration of this legislation and the outcome of the legislative process currently is uncertain.

 

The IRS and U.S. Treasury Department issued proposed regulations that require current accrual of income with respect to contingent nonperiodic payments made under certain notional principal contracts. The preamble to the proposed regulations states that the “wait and see” method of tax accounting does not properly reflect the economic accrual of income on such contracts, and requires current accrual of income with respect to some contracts already in existence at the time the proposed regulations were released. While the proposed regulations do not apply to derivative financial instruments other than notional principal contracts, the preamble to the proposed regulations expresses the view that similar timing issues exist in the case of prepaid forward contracts. If the IRS published future guidance requiring current accrual of income with respect to contingent payments on prepaid forward contracts, it is possible that you could be required to accrue income over the term of the PACERS.

 

Potential Application of Constructive Ownership Rules

 

Under the “constructive ownership” rules, the net long-term capital gain arising from certain constructive ownership transactions on financial assets is characterized as ordinary income to the extent such gain exceeds the amount of long-term capital gain that a U.S. Holder would have had if it held the underlying asset directly during the term of the transaction. In that case, an interest charge also would be imposed on any deemed underpayment of tax with respect to the deferral of such ordinary income. These rules generally apply to constructive ownership transactions, including forward contracts or certain options, with respect to equity interests in “pass-through entities,” including stock of a company treated as a regulated investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes like the issuer of the Index Fund Shares. They are intended to apply to transactions that provide a taxpayer with the economic benefits of direct ownership in a financial asset without a significant change in the risk-reward profile with respect to the underlying asset but with potentially different tax consequences, absent the

 

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application of the constructive ownership rules, as to the character and timing of any gain. A “forward contract” is defined for this purpose as any contract to acquire in the future (or provide or receive credit for the future value of) any financial asset. The rules direct the U.S. Treasury Department to promulgate regulations excluding a forward contract that does not convey substantially all of the economic return on an underlying asset from the scope of “constructive ownership” transactions. This category may include the PACERS. It is not possible to predict whether such regulations will be promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department, or the form or effective date that any regulations that may be promulgated might take.

 

It is possible that the PACERS would be treated as a constructive ownership transaction with respect to the Index Fund Shares, in which case some of the long-term capital gain, if any, on a PACERS held for more than one year could be recharacterized as ordinary income and any resulting deemed underpayment of tax subject to an interest charge as described above. While there is no authority addressing the potential application of the constructive ownership rules to instruments such as the PACERS, the PACERS should not be treated as a constructive ownership transaction with respect to the Index Fund Shares, for reasons including that the PACERS do not effect the conversion of ordinary income or short-term capital gain that a U.S. Holder would have derived from investing in the Index Fund Shares into long-term capital gain, the payment received by a U.S. Holder if the Index Fund Shares increase in value bears no relationship to the value of the Index Fund Shares, and there is substantial uncertainty whether U.S. Holders will acquire the Index Fund Shares and if any such acquisition takes place U.S. Holders would not have gain of the kind to which the constructive ownership rules apply. Accordingly, the PACERS do not provide a U.S. Holder with the economic benefits of direct ownership in the Index Fund Shares without a significant change in the risk-reward profile of such an investment.

 

Non-United States Holders

 

The following is a summary of certain United States federal income tax consequences that will apply to Non-U.S. Holders of the PACERS. The term “Non-U.S. Holder” means a holder of the PACERS that is a non-resident alien individual or a foreign corporation.

 

In the case of a Non-U.S. Holder of the PACERS, any payments made with respect to the PACERS will not be subject to U.S. withholding tax, provided that such holder complies with applicable certification requirements. Any capital gain realized upon the maturity, mandatory redemption, sale or other disposition of the PACERS by a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if (i) such gain is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business of such holder and (ii) in the case of an individual, such individual is not present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or other disposition.

 

In the Notice discussed above under Possible Alternative Treatment, the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department specifically question whether, and to what degree, payments (or deemed accruals) in respect of a prepaid forward contract should be subject to withholding. Accordingly, it is possible that future guidance could be issued as a result of the Notice requiring us to withhold on payments made to non-U.S. Holders under the PACERS.

 

A Non-U.S. Holder that is subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis with respect to its investment in the PACERS should see the discussion relating to U.S. Holders of the PACERS, above.

 

Estate Tax

 

If you are an individual who will be subject to U.S. federal estate tax only with respect to U.S. situs property (generally an individual who at death is neither a citizen nor a domiciliary of the United States) or an entity 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), you should note that, absent an applicable treaty benefit, the PACERS may be treated as U.S. situs property for U.S. federal estate tax purposes. You are urged to consult your own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of investing in the PACERS.

 

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Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

 

A holder of the PACERS may be subject to information reporting and to backup withholding with respect to certain amounts paid to the holder unless such holder provides proof of an applicable exemption or a correct taxpayer identification number, and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be refunded or credited against the U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.

 

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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 Inc. and the agents named therein, including Citigroup Global Markets, govern the sale and purchase of the PACERS.

 

Citigroup Global Markets, acting as principal, has agreed to purchase from Citigroup Funding, and Citigroup Funding has agreed to sell to Citigroup Global Markets, $11,650,000 principal amount of PACERS (1,165,000 PACERS) at $9.825 per PACERS, any payments due on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. Citigroup Global Markets proposes to offer some of the PACERS directly to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement and some PACERS to certain dealers, including Citi International Financial Services, Citigroup Global Markets Singapore Pte. and Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, broker-dealers affiliated with Citigroup Global Markets, at the public offering price less a concession of $0.150 per PACERS. Citigroup Global Markets may allow, and these dealers may reallow, a concession of $0.150 per PACERS on sales to certain other dealers. Financial Advisors employed by Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets, will receive a fixed sales commission of $0.150 per PACERS for each PACERS they sell. If all of the PACERS are not sold at the initial offering price, Citigroup Global Markets may change the public offering price and other selling terms.

 

The PACERS will not be listed on any exchange.

 

In order to hedge its obligations under the PACERS, Citigroup Funding expects to enter into one or more swaps or other derivatives transactions with one or more of its affiliates. You should refer to the section “Risk Factors Relating to the PACERS—The Market Value of the PACERS May Be Affected by Purchases and Sales of the Index Fund Shares or Derivative Instruments Related to the Index Fund Shares by Affiliates of Citigroup Funding” in this pricing supplement, “Risk Factors—Citigroup Funding’s Hedging Activity Could Result in a Conflict of Interest” in the accompanying pricing 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 NASD Conduct Rules adopted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Client accounts over which Citigroup or its affiliates have investment discretion are NOT permitted to purchase the PACERS, either directly or indirectly.

 

WARNING TO INVESTORS IN HONG KONG ONLY: The contents of this document have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. Investors are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If investors are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, they should obtain independent professional advice.

 

This offer is not being made in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than (1) to persons whose ordinary business it is to buy or sell ADRs or debentures (whether as principal or agent); (2) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (the “SFO”) and any rules made under the SFO; or (3) as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap 32) of Hong Kong (the “CO”) or which do not constitute the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong (the “CO”) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the CO.

 

There is no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the PACERS, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to PACERS which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to the persons or in the circumstances described in the preceding paragraph.

 

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WARNING TO INVESTORS IN SINGAPORE ONLY: This document has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of the Singapore Statutes (the Securities and Futures Act). Accordingly, neither this document nor any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the PACERS may be circulated or distributed, nor may the PACERS be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to the public or any member of the public in Singapore other than in circumstances where the registration of a prospectus is not required and thus only (1) to an institutional investor or other person falling within section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, (2) to a relevant person (as defined in section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act) or to any person pursuant to section 275(1A) of the Securities and Futures Act and in accordance with the conditions specified in section 275 of that Act, or (3) pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the Securities and Futures Act. No person receiving a copy of this document may treat the same as constituting any invitation to him/her, unless in the relevant territory such an invitation could be lawfully made to him/her without compliance with any registration or other legal requirements or where such registration or other legal requirements have been complied with. Each of the following relevant persons specified in Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act who has subscribed for or purchased ELKS, namely a person who is:

 

a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor, or

 

b) a trust (other than a trust the trustee of which is an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and of which each beneficiary is an individual who is an accredited investor,

 

should note that securities of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust may not be transferred for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the PACERS under Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act pursuant to an offer made in reliance on an exemption under Section 275 of the Securities and Futures Act unless:

 

(i) the transfer is made only to institutional investors, or relevant persons as defined in Section 275(2) of that Act, or arises from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) of that Act (in the case of a corporation) or in accordance with Section 276(4)(i)(B) of that Act (in the case of a trust);

 

(ii) no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or

 

(iii) the transfer is by operation of law.

 

ERISA MATTERS

 

Each purchaser of the PACERS 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 PACERS through and including the date of disposition of such PACERS 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, 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

 

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used to purchase the PACERS or renders investment advice with respect to those assets, and (ii) the Plan is paying no more than adequate consideration for the PACERS or (B) its acquisition and holding of the PACERS 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 accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement, prospectus supplement or prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of such document.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

Pricing Supplement

    

Summary Information — Q&A

   PS - 1

Risk Factors Relating to the PACERS

   PS - 6

Description of the PACERS

   PS - 11

Description of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund

   PS - 24

Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

   PS - 29

Plan of Distribution

   PS - 35

ERISA Matters

   PS - 36

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

Ratio of Income to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Income to Combined Fixed Charges Including Preferred Stock Dividends

   4

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 Unit

   24

Limitations on Issuances in Bearer Form

   25

Plan of Distribution

   26

ERISA Matters

   29

Legal Matters

   29

Experts

   29

 

 

Citigroup Funding Inc.

 

Medium-Term Notes, Series D

 

PREMIUM MANDATORY CALLABLE

EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES

 

 

1,165,000 8% Per Annum PACERS Based Upon the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund

Due September 15, 2009

($10.00 Principal Amount per PACERS)

Any Payments Due from

Citigroup Funding Inc.

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by

Citigroup Inc.

 

 

Pricing Supplement

 

August 25, 2008

(Including Prospectus Supplement

dated April 13, 2006 and Prospectus dated

March 10, 2006)

 

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