Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. (the “Issuer”)
announces the offering of guaranteed cash-settled exchangeable
bonds due February 2030 (the “Bonds”) in an aggregate
principal amount of minimum EUR 375,000,000 and maximum EUR
400,000,000. The Bonds are referable to ordinary shares (the
“Shares”) of Airbus SE (the “Company”). Exchange
rights in respect of the Bonds will be cash-settled only.
The Bonds will be issued by the Issuer, a subsidiary of
Citigroup Inc. (the “Guarantor”). The Issuer’s senior debt
is currently rated A2 (Stable Outlook) / P-1 (Moody’s) / A (Stable
Outlook) / A-1 (S&P) and A+ (Stable Outlook) / F1 (Fitch). Such
ratings may be subject to revision, qualification, suspension,
reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating
agency.
The Issuer’s payment obligations under the Bonds will be
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed (the “Guarantee”)
by the Guarantor, whose senior debt is currently rated A3 (Stable
Outlook) / P-2 (Moody’s) / BBB+ (Stable Outlook) / A-2 (S&P)
and A (Stable Outlook) / F1 (Fitch) as of the date of this
announcement. Such ratings may be subject to revision,
qualification, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by
the assigning rating agency.
The Bonds will be issued in principal amounts of EUR 100,000 and
integral multiples of EUR 100,000 in excess thereof. The Bonds will
be issued with an issue price expected to be between 100%-100.25%
of their principal amount and will be redeemed at par on 5 February
2030. Coupons of 0.80% per annum are payable.
The exchange price (the “Exchange Price”) will be set at
a 35% premium over the reference share price (the “Reference
Share Price”), which will be based on the arithmetic average of
the daily volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Shares on
Euronext Paris, on each of the 3 consecutive Scheduled Trading Days
commencing on and including 30 January 2025, subject as provided in
the terms and conditions of the Bonds. The Reference Share Price
and Exchange Price are expected to be announced by 11:59 p.m.
(London time) on 3 February 2025.
Settlement and delivery of the Bonds is expected to take place
on 5 February 2025 (the “Issue Date”).
The net proceeds from the issue of Bonds will be used by the
Issuer for its general corporate purposes.
Application will be made for the Bonds to be listed and admitted
to trading on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) segment of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange as determined
by the Issuer, and such admission to trading is expected to take
place within six months following the Issue Date.
Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Citigroup Global Markets
Europe AG and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as Joint
Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners. Citigroup Global Markets
Limited is the Calculation Agent.
Each of the Joint Global Coordinators, the Joint Bookrunners,
the Issuer and the Guarantor may be party to certain existing
derivative arrangements in relation to the Shares, and Citigroup
Global Markets Limited is also acting as Calculation Agent with
respect to the Bonds and may participate in market making
activities. In addition, the Calculation Agent will make all
determinations, calculations and adjustments under the terms and
conditions of the Bonds which will involve the exercise of its
discretion. Such arrangements and activities may present a conflict
of interest between the interests of Bondholders and the interests
of the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners in their
various capacities and the Joint Global Coordinators may adjust
their hedging positions or take positions that are inconsistent
with, or adverse to, the investment objectives of the holders of
the Bonds. Such activities may impact the price or value of the
Shares and/or the Bonds, and may affect a Bondholder’s return on
the Bonds.
About Citi
Citi is a preeminent banking partner for institutions with
cross-border needs, a global leader in wealth management and a
valued personal bank in its home market of the United States. Citi
does business in nearly 160 countries and jurisdictions, providing
corporations, governments, investors, institutions and individuals
with a broad range of financial products and services.
Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com | X
(formerly Twitter): @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog:
http://blog.citigroup.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi |
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi
IMPORTANT NOTICE
NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTOR, THE JOINT
BOOKRUNNERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES THAT WOULD PERMIT
AN OFFERING OF THE BONDS OR POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS
PRESS RELEASE OR ANY OFFERING OR PUBLICITY MATERIAL RELATING TO THE
BONDS IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE ACTION FOR THAT PURPOSE IS
REQUIRED. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS PRESS RELEASE COMES
ARE REQUIRED BY THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTOR AND THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS
TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT, AND TO OBSERVE, ANY SUCH
RESTRICTIONS.
THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT
OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE
U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
ACT")), EXCEPT TO “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” (AS DEFINED
IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT). THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT
AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES OR THE SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY
SECURITIES, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES IN ANY
JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THE BONDS AND THE GUARANTEE DESCRIBED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE ARE
NOT REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR WITH ANY
SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION
OF THE UNITED STATES. THE BONDS AND THE GUARANTEE MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES
IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS
EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.
THIS PRESS RELEASE IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND IS NOT AN OFFERING
CIRCULAR, OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR PROSPECTUS AND SHOULD NOT BE
TREATED AS OFFERING OR PUBLICITY MATERIAL OF ANY SORT AND IS FOR
INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. NO OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OFFERING
MEMORANDUM WILL BE PREPARED OR DISTRIBUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OFFERING OF THE BONDS.
THE BONDS AND THE GUARANTEE, WHEN OFFERED, WILL BE OFFERED AND
SOLD (I) IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY TO “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYERS” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND (II)
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT. THE BONDS AND THE
GUARANTEE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN
THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S.
PERSONS AT ANY TIME, EXCEPT TO “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).
THIS PRESS RELEASE AND THE OFFERING WHEN MADE ARE ONLY ADDRESSED
TO, AND DIRECTED IN, MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA
(THE “EEA”), AT PERSONS WHO ARE “QUALIFIED INVESTORS” WITHIN
THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(E) OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION
(“QUALIFIED INVESTORS”). FOR THESE PURPOSES, THE EXPRESSION
"PROSPECTUS REGULATION" MEANS EU REGULATION 2017/1129. THE
BONDS WILL NOT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN HONG KONG, BY
MEANS OF ANY DOCUMENT, OTHER THAN (A) TO “PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS”
AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 571 OF
THE LAWS OF HONG KONG) (THE “SFO”) AND ANY RULES MADE UNDER
THE SFO; OR (B) IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN ANY
DOCUMENT BEING A “PROSPECTUS” AS DEFINED IN THE COMPANIES (WINDING
UP AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 32 OF THE LAWS
OF HONG KONG) (THE “C(WUMP)O”) OR WHICH DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE C(WUMP)O. ANY TERM
SHEET PRODUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BONDS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN
ADVERTISEMENT, INVITATION OR DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE BONDS WHICH
IS DIRECTED AT, AND THE CONTENTS OF WHICH ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE
ACCESSED OR READ BY, THE PUBLIC IN HONG KONG (EXCEPT IF PERMITTED
TO DO SO UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF HONG KONG) OTHER THAN WITH
RESPECT TO THE BONDS WHICH ARE OR ARE INTENDED TO BE DISPOSED OF
ONLY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE HONG KONG OR ONLY TO “PROFESSIONAL
INVESTORS” AS DEFINED IN THE SFO AND ANY RULES MADE UNDER THE
SFO.
NO OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REGISTERED AS A
PROSPECTUS WITH THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE. ACCORDINGLY,
NEITHER THIS PRESS RELEASE NOR ANY DOCUMENT OR MATERIAL IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OR SALE, OR INVITATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION
OR PURCHASE, OF THE BONDS MAY BE CIRCULATED OR DISTRIBUTED, NOR MAY
THE BONDS BE OFFERED OR SOLD, OR BE MADE SUBJECT OF AN INVITATION
FOR SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO
ANY PERSON IN SINGAPORE OTHER THAN (I) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
(AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4A OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT 2001 OF
SINGAPORE, AS MODIFIED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE
“SFA”)) PURSUANT TO SECTION 274 OF THE SFA, (II) TO A
RELEVANT PERSON (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 275(2) OF THE SFA) PURSUANT
TO SECTION 275(1) OF THE SFA, OR ANY PERSON PURSUANT TO SECTION
275(1A) OF THE SFA, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED
IN SECTION 275 OF THE SFA, OR (III) OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO, AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF, ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISION
OF THE SFA.
WHERE THE BONDS ARE SUBSCRIBED OR PURCHASED UNDER SECTION 275 OF
THE SFA BY A RELEVANT PERSON WHICH IS: (A) A CORPORATION (WHICH IS
NOT AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4A OF THE SFA))
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 (WHERE THE TRUSTEE
IS NOT AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR) WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO HOLD
INVESTMENTS AND EACH BENEFICIARY OF THE TRUST IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, SECURITIES OR SECURITIES-BASED
DERIVATIVES CONTRACT (EACH TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(1) OF THE
SFA) OF THAT CORPORATION OR THE BENEFICIARIES’ RIGHTS AND INTEREST
(HOWSOEVER DESCRIBED) IN THAT TRUST SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHIN
SIX MONTHS AFTER THAT CORPORATION OR THAT TRUST HAS ACQUIRED THE
BONDS PURSUANT TO AN OFFER MADE UNDER SECTION 275 OF THE SFA
EXCEPT: (I) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR OR TO A RELEVANT PERSON,
OR TO ANY PERSON ARISING FROM AN OFFER REFERRED TO IN SECTION
275(1A) OR SECTION 276(4)(I)(B) OF THE SFA; (II) WHERE NO
CONSIDERATION IS OR WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE TRANSFER; (III) WHERE THE
TRANSFER IS BY OPERATION OF LAW; OR (IV) AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION
276(7) OF THE SFA; OR (V) AS SPECIFIED IN REGULATION 37A OF THE
SECURITIES AND FUTURES (OFFERS OF INVESTMENTS) (SECURITIES AND
SECURITIES-BASED DERIVATIVES CONTRACTS) REGULATIONS 2018.
SINGAPORE SFA PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION: IN CONNECTION WITH SECTION
309B OF THE SFA AND THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES (CAPITAL MARKETS
PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS 2018 OF SINGAPORE (THE “CMP REGULATIONS
2018”), THE ISSUER HAS DETERMINED, AND HEREBY NOTIFIES ALL RELEVANT
PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 309(A)(1) OF THE SFA), THAT THE
BONDS ARE ‘PRESCRIBED CAPITAL MARKETS PRODUCTS’ (AS DEFINED IN THE
CMP REGULATIONS 2018) AND EXCLUDED INVESTMENT PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED
IN MAS NOTICE SFA 04-N12: NOTICE ON THE SALE OF INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
AND MAS NOTICE FAA-N16: NOTICE ON RECOMMENDATIONS ON INVESTMENT
PRODUCTS).THE BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER
THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND EXCHANGE ACT OF JAPAN (ACT NO. 25 OF
1948, AS AMENDED, THE “FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND EXCHANGE
ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, THE BONDS MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN JAPAN OR TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, ANY
RESIDENT OF JAPAN (WHICH TERM AS USED HEREIN MEANS ANY PERSON
RESIDENT IN JAPAN, INCLUDING ANY CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY
ORGANISED UNDER THE LAWS OF JAPAN) OR TO OTHERS FOR RE-OFFERING OR
RE-SALE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN JAPAN OR TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT
OF, ANY RESIDENT OF JAPAN EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF, AND OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, THE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND EXCHANGE ACT AND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS AND
REGULATIONS OF JAPAN.
THE BONDS ARE NOT BEING OFFERED OR SOLD AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED
OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(FOR SUCH PURPOSES, NOT INCLUDING THE HONG KONG AND MACAU SPECIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OR TAIWAN, THE “PRC”), EXCEPT AS
PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE PRC.
EU PRIIPS REGULATION / UK PRIIPS REGULATION / PROHIBITION OF
SALES TO EEA AND UK RETAIL INVESTORS - THE BONDS ARE NOT INTENDED
TO BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO AND SHOULD NOT
BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY RETAIL INVESTOR
IN THE EEA OR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. FOR THESE PURPOSES, A RETAIL
INVESTOR MEANS (A) IN THE EEA, A PERSON WHO IS ONE (OR MORE) OF:
(I) A RETAIL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (11) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF
DIRECTIVE 2014/65/EU (AS AMENDED, "MIFID II"); OR (II) A
CUSTOMER WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/97 (AS AMENDED,
THE “IDD”), WHERE THAT CUSTOMER WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A
PROFESSIONAL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (10) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF
MIFID II AND (B) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, A PERSON WHO IS ONE (OR
MORE) OF: (I) A RETAIL CLIENT, AS DEFINED IN POINT (8) OF ARTICLE 2
OF REGULATION (EU) NO 2017/565 AS IT FORMS PART OF UNITED KINGDOM
DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018
(THE “EUWA”) OR (II) A CUSTOMER WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PROVISIONS OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM (THE "FSMA") AND ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS
MADE UNDER THE FSMA TO IMPLEMENT THE IDD, WHERE THAT CUSTOMER WOULD
NOT QUALIFY AS A PROFESSIONAL CLIENT, AS DEFINED IN POINT (8) OF
ARTICLE 2(1) OF REGULATION (EU) NO 600/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF
UNITED KINGDOM DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUWA.
CONSEQUENTLY, NO KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT REQUIRED BY REGULATION
(EU) NO 1286/2014 (AS AMENDED, THE "PRIIPS REGULATION") OR
THE PRIIPS REGULATION AS IT FORMS PART OF UNITED KINGDOM DOMESTIC
LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUWA (THE "UK PRIIPS REGULATION") FOR
OFFERING OR SELLING THE BONDS OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO
RETAIL INVESTORS IN THE EEA OR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS BEEN
PREPARED AND THEREFORE OFFERING OR SELLING THE BONDS OR OTHERWISE
MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO ANY RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EEA OR IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM MAY BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE PRIIPS REGULATION AND/OR
THE UK PRIIPS REGULATION.
IN ADDITION, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THIS PRESS RELEASE IS BEING
DISTRIBUTED ONLY TO, AND IS DIRECTED ONLY AT, QUALIFIED INVESTORS
(AS DEFINED UNDER REGULATION 2017/1129 AS IT FORMS PART OF UNITED
KINGDOM DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUWA) (I) WHO HAVE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING
WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000
(FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMENDED (THE “ORDER”)
AND QUALIFIED INVESTORS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) OF
THE ORDER, AND (II) TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE
COMMUNICATED (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS
“RELEVANT PERSONS”). THIS PRESS RELEASE MUST NOT BE ACTED ON
OR RELIED ON (I) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT
RELEVANT PERSONS, AND (II) IN ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA, BY
PERSONS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED INVESTORS. ANY INVESTMENT OR
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS PRESS RELEASE RELATES IS
AVAILABLE ONLY TO (A) RELEVANT PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
AND (B) QUALIFIED INVESTORS IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EEA.
ANY DECISION TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE BONDS SHOULD ONLY BE MADE ON
THE BASIS OF AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW BY A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR OF THE
ISSUER’S, THE GUARANTOR’S AND THE COMPANY’S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION (INCLUDING THE OFFERING CIRCULAR DATED 13 DECEMBER 2024
RELATING TO THE CITI GLOBAL MEDIUM TERM NOTE PROGRAMME). NEITHER
THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS NOR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES ACCEPT ANY
LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION AS TO
THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF, THIS PRESS RELEASE OR THE
ISSUER’S, THE GUARANTOR’S AND THE COMPANY’S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN ITS ENTIRETY WITHOUT NOTICE UP TO THE ISSUE
DATE.
THE SECURITIES ARE NOT READILY LIQUID INSTRUMENTS. THE JOINT
BOOKRUNNERS OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES MAY BUT SHALL HAVE NO
OBLIGATION TO MAKE A SECONDARY MARKET FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF
THE SECURITIES. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES WILL TRY TO
PROVIDE PRICING OR OFFER UNWIND FACILITIES, THERE MAY EXIST A TIME
WHEN THERE IS A LACK OF LIQUIDITY OR LOW TRADING VOLUME IN THE
MARKET FOR THE SECURITIES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DECREASE OF THE
MARKET VALUE OF THE SECURITIES. IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEALER OR ITS
AFFILIATES MAKES A SECONDARY MARKET, IT IS NOT A COMMITMENT TO
PURCHASE ANY SECURITY AT A PARTICULAR TIME OR PRICE AND THE DEALER
OR ITS AFFILIATES MAY SUSPEND OR TERMINATE MARKET MAKING AT ANY
TIME, AT ITS OWN DISCRETION AND WITHOUT NOTICE TO THE HOLDERS. IF
THE SECURITIES ARE EARLY REDEEMED PRIOR TO THE MATURITY DATE OR
EARLY REDEMPTION DATE (IF APPLICABLE), THE HOLDER OF SECURITIES MAY
SUFFER A HIGHER LOSS OR SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER GAIN ON THE PRINCIPAL
INVESTED, AND MAY ALSO SUFFER SIGNIFICANT UNWIND COSTS AND WIDE BID
OFFER SPREADS. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD PROCEED ON THE
ASSUMPTION THAT IT MUST BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF AN INVESTMENT IN
THE BONDS OR THE SHARES NOTIONALLY UNDERLYING THE BONDS (TOGETHER
WITH THE BONDS, THE “SECURITIES”). NEITHER OF THE ISSUER,
THE GUARANTOR NOR THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION AS
TO (I) THE SUITABILITY OF THE SECURITIES FOR ANY PARTICULAR
INVESTOR, (II) THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL
TAX CONSEQUENCES OF INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES OR (III) THE FUTURE
PERFORMANCE OF THE SECURITIES EITHER IN ABSOLUTE TERMS OR RELATIVE
TO COMPETING INVESTMENTS.
THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE ISSUER AND NO
ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BONDS AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO
CLIENTS OF THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS OR FOR PROVIDING ADVICE IN
RELATION TO THE SECURITIES.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE BONDS, THE JOINT
BOOKRUNNERS AND ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES ACTING AS AN INVESTOR FOR
ITS OWN ACCOUNT MAY TAKE UP THE SECURITIES AND IN THAT CAPACITY MAY
RETAIN, PURCHASE OR SELL FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES OR ANY
OTHER SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTOR, THE COMPANY OR
RELATED INVESTMENTS, MAY OFFER OR SELL THE SECURITIES OR OTHER
INVESTMENTS OTHERWISE THAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE
BONDS, AND MAY ENTER INTO CONVERTIBLE ASSET SWAPS, CREDIT
DERIVATIVES OR OTHER DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO THE BONDS
AND/OR THE UNDERLYING SHARES. AS A RESULT OF SUCH TRANSACTIONS OR
FROM TIME TO TIME, THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS OR THEIR AFFILIATES MAY
HOLD LONG OR SHORT POSITIONS IN SUCH BONDS OR DERIVATIVES OR IN THE
UNDERLYING SHARES. THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS DO NOT INTEND TO DISCLOSE
THE EXTENT OF ANY SUCH INVESTMENT OR TRANSACTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE
JOINT BOOKRUNNERS AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES MAY PERFORM
SERVICES FOR, OR SOLICIT BUSINESS FROM, THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTOR,
THE COMPANY OR MEMBERS OF THE ISSUER’S, THE GUARANTOR’S AND THE
COMPANY’S RESPECTIVE GROUPS, MAY MAKE MARKETS IN THE SECURITIES OF
SUCH PERSONS AND/OR HAVE A POSITION OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN SUCH
SECURITIES. EACH POTENTIAL INVESTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE JOINT
BOOKRUNNERS AND THEIR AFFILIATES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PERFORM
VARIOUS INVESTMENT BANKING AND ADVISORY, BROKERAGE, COMMERCIAL
BANKING, FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND FIDUCIARY SERVICES FOR THE COMPANY
OR ITS AFFILIATES WHICH MAY HAVE CONFLICTING INTERESTS WITH RESPECT
TO ANY POTENTIAL INVESTOR.
EACH OF THE ISSUER, THE GUARANTOR AND THE JOINT BOOKRUNNERS AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR
UNDERTAKING TO UPDATE, REVIEW OR REVISE ANY STATEMENT CONTAINED IN
THIS PRESS RELEASE WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE
DEVELOPMENTS OR OTHERWISE.
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR
FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN
REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AS AMENDED, (THE
“SECURITIES ACT”)), EXCEPT TO “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” (AS
DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), AND NOT FOR
DISTRIBUTION OR IN OR INTO JAPAN, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE
PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250129439675/en/
Media Contact Anja Klein anja.klein@citi.com
Citigroup (NYSE:C)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jan 2025 to Feb 2025
Citigroup (NYSE:C)
Historical Stock Chart
From Feb 2024 to Feb 2025