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These excerpts taken from the C 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2009.

Section 3. Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series AA Preferred Stock:

“Agent Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(c).

“Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“Business Day” means any weekday that is not a legal holiday in New York, New York and is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law or regulation to be closed.

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, or any other shares of the capital stock of the Company into which such shares of common stock shall be reclassified or changed.

“Depositary” means DTC or its nominee or any successor depositary appointed by the Company.

“Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

“Dividend Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

Exhibit I - 1

“Dividend Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

“Global Series AA Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(a).

“Holder” means the Person in whose name the shares of the Series AA Preferred Stock are registered, which may be treated by the Company, Transfer Agent, Registrar and paying agent as the absolute owner of the shares of Series AA Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and for all other purposes.

“Junior Stock” means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized over which Series AA Preferred Stock has preference or priority in the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Nonpayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i) hereof.

“Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman, the Chief Administrative Officer, any Vice Chairman, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Treasurer and Head of Corporate Finance, any Assistant Treasurer, the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

“Parity Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company hereafter authorized that ranks equally with the Series AA Preferred Stock in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company or trust.

“Preferred Stock Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i) hereof.

“Registrar” means the Transfer Agent acting in its capacity as registrar for the Series AA Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

“Senior Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized which has preference or priority over the Series AA Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Series AA Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.

“Transfer Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon acting as Transfer Agent, Registrar and paying agent for the Series AA Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

“Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

Exhibit I - 2

Section 3. Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series E Preferred Stock:

“Agent Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(c).

“Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“Business Day” means any weekday that is not a legal holiday in New York City and is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law or regulation to be closed.

“Calculation Agent” means the Transfer Agent acting in its capacity as calculation agent for the Series E Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

“Depositary” means DTC or its nominee or any successor depositary appointed by the Company.

“Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

Exhibit II - 1

“Dividend Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

“Dividend Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

“Global Series E Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(a).

“Holder” means the Person in whose name the shares of the Series E Preferred Stock are registered, which may be treated by the Company, Calculation Agent, Transfer Agent, Registrar and paying agent as the absolute owner of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and for all other purposes.

“Junior Stock” means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized over which Series E Preferred Stock has preference or priority in the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“LIBOR Determination Date” means the second London Banking Day immediately preceding the first day of the relevant Dividend Period.

“London Banking Day” means any day on which commercial banks are open for general business (including dealings in deposits in United States dollars) in London.

“Nonpayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i) hereof.

“Parity Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized that ranks equally with the Series E Preferred Stock in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company or trust.

“Preferred Stock Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i) hereof.

“Registrar” means the Transfer Agent acting in its capacity as registrar for the Series E Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

Exhibit II - 2

“Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page” means the display designated on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or such other page as may replace Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page on the service or such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates for United States dollar deposits).

“Senior Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized which has preference or priority over the Series E Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Series E Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.

“Three-month LIBOR” means the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for deposits in United States dollars for a three-month period commencing on the first day of a Dividend Period that appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the LIBOR Determination Date for that Dividend Period. If such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, Three-month LIBOR will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars for a three-month period commencing on the first day of that Dividend Period and in a principal amount of not less than $1 million are offered to prime banks in the London interbank market by four major banks in the London interbank market selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with the Company), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the LIBOR Determination Date for that Dividend Period. The Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each of such banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, Three-month LIBOR with respect to that Dividend Period will be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 0.00001%) of such quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, Three-month LIBOR with respect to that Dividend Period will be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 0.00001%) of the rates quoted by three major banks in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with the Company), at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the LIBOR Determination Date for that Dividend Period for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a three-month period commencing on the first day of that Dividend Period and in a principal amount of not less than $1 million. However, if fewer than three banks selected by the Calculation Agent to provide quotations are quoting as described above, Three-month LIBOR for that Dividend Period will be the same Three-month LIBOR as determined for the previous Dividend Period or, in the case of the Dividend Period beginning on April 30, 2018, 2.920%. The determination of Three-month LIBOR for each relevant Dividend Period by the Calculation Agent will (in the absence of manifest error) be final and binding.

“Transfer Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon acting as Transfer Agent, Calculation Agent, Registrar and paying agent for the Series E Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

“Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

Exhibit II - 3

Section 3. Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series F Preferred Stock:

“Agent Members” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(c).

“Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

“Depositary” means DTC or its nominee or any successor depositary appointed by the Company.

“Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

“Dividend Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

Exhibit III - 1

“Dividend Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

“Global Series F Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 15(a).

“Holder” means the Person in whose name the shares of the Series F Preferred Stock are registered, which may be treated by the Company, Transfer Agent, Registrar and paying agent as the absolute owner of the shares of Series F Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and for all other purposes.

“Junior Stock” means the Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized over which Series F Preferred Stock has preference or priority in the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Nonpayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i) hereof.

“Parity Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized that ranks equally with the Series F Preferred Stock in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company or trust.

“Preferred Stock Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i) hereof.

“Registrar” means the Transfer Agent acting in its capacity as registrar for the Series F Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

“Senior Stock” means any class or series of stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized which has preference or priority over the Series F Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends or in the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

“Series F Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.

“Transfer Agent” means The Bank of New York Mellon acting as Transfer Agent, Registrar and paying agent for the Series F Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns.

Exhibit III - 2

“Trust” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

This excerpt taken from the C DEF 14A filed Mar 20, 2009.

Definitions

For purposes of these Corporate Governance Guidelines, (i) the term “Immediate Family Member” means a Director’s or Executive Officer’s (designated as such pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) spouse, parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, mother- and father-in law, sons- and daughters-in-law, and brothers and sisters-in-law and any person (other than a tenant or domestic employee) who shares the Director’s household; (ii) the term “Primary Business Affiliation” means an entity of which the Director or Executive Officer, or an Immediate Family Member of such a person, is an officer, partner or employee or in which the Director, Executive Officer or Immediate Family Member owns directly or indirectly at least a 5% equity interest; and (iii) the term “Related Party Transaction” means any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship in which (a) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any fiscal year, (b) the Company is a participant, and (c) any Related Person (any Director, any Executive Officer of the Company, any nominee for director, any shareholder owning in excess of 5% of the total equity of the Company, and any Immediate Family Member of any such person) has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

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These excerpts taken from the C 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009.

DEFINITIONS

As used herein, the following terms have the meanings set forth below.

“Accelerated Vesting Event” means (i) a Participant’s Disability, (ii) a Participant’s death, or (iii) a transaction that is considered a Change in Control occurs with respect to a Participant’s employer.

“Account” means a bookkeeping account maintained on the books and records of the Company to record the Award earned by a Participant in respect of one Fiscal Year, and the Return thereon, all in accordance with the Plan. Each Participant will have a separate Account in respect of each Fiscal Year for which an Award is earned by him or her under the Plan. An Account is established only for purposes of measuring a benefit accrued under the Plan and not to segregate assets or to identify assets that may be used to make payments hereunder.

“Account Balance” means the amount reflected on the books and records of the Company as the value of a Participant’s Account at any date of determination, as determined in accordance with the Plan.

“Affiliate” means any person or entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.

“Award” means, as to any Fiscal Year, the amount credited to a Participant’s Account in respect of such Fiscal Year as described in Section 2.01.

“Award Date” means the date in a Fiscal Year in which incentive and retention compensation is awarded to Eligible Executives in respect of the prior Fiscal Year.

“Change in Control” means a transaction described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect from time to time.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Committee” means the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Disability” means a determination by the U.S. Social Security Administration that the Participant is entitled to long-term U.S. Social Security disability benefits; provided that the Participant has provided to the Company appropriate documentation to such effect.

“Eligible Executive” means any executive employed by the Company or an Affiliate who is a member of the Citigroup Senior Leadership Committee, or any successor committee, on the Award Date.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“Fiscal Year” means the accounting fiscal year of the Company.

“Investment Option” means the notional investment(s) made available under the Plan from time to time to measure the gain and loss on the Participants’ Accounts determined in accordance with Section 3.02; provided, however, that unless the Committee determines otherwise, the Investment Option offered under the Plan shall be the 90-day, U.S. dollar-based London Interbank Offered Rate (or LIBOR), compounded on a monthly basis.

“Participant” means an executive in respect of whom one or more Accounts are maintained under the Plan.

“Return” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect from time to time.

“Sub Plans” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.03.

“Vesting Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03.

3. Definitions

“Award” shall mean an Option, SAR or other form of Stock Award granted under the Plan.

“Award Agreement” shall mean the paper or electronic document evidencing an Award granted under the Plan.

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Committee” shall mean the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board, the members of which shall satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act and who shall also qualify, and remain qualified as “outside directors,” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code.

“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share.

“Company” shall mean Citigroup Inc., a Delaware Corporation.

“Covered Employee” shall mean “covered employee” as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code.

“Deferred Stock” shall mean an Award payable in shares of Common Stock at the end of a specified deferral period that is subject to the terms, conditions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(c)(iv) and Section 7(d).

“Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in General Instruction A to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor form or statute, as determined by the Committee.

“Fair Market Value” shall mean, in the case of a grant of an Option or a SAR, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or on any national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed, on the trading date immediately preceding the date on which the Option or the SAR was granted.

“ISO” shall mean an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code.

“Nonqualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is granted to a participant that is not designated as an ISO.

“Option” shall mean the right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at a stated exercise price for a specified period of time subject to the terms, conditions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(a) and Section 7(d). The term “Option” as used in this Plan includes the terms “Nonqualified Stock Option” and “ISO”.

“Participant” shall mean an Employee who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

“Plan Administrator” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.

“Prior Plans” shall mean the Citicorp 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, the Travelers Group Capital Accumulation Plan, and the Citigroup Employee Incentive Plan (formerly the Travelers Group Employee Incentive Plan).

“Restricted Stock” shall mean an Award of Common Stock that is subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(c)(iii) and Section 7(d).

“SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right that is subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(b) and Section 7(d).

“Section 16(a) Officer” shall mean an Employee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act.

“Separation from Service” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

“Specified Employee” shall have meaning set forth in Section 409A of the Code.

“Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c)(i).

“Stock Payment” shall mean a stock payment that is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(c)(iii) and Section 7(d).

“Stock Unit” shall mean a stock unit that is subject to the terms, conditions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(c)(v) and Section 7(d).

“Subsidiary” shall mean any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity, including an acquired entity, in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, provided that with respect to any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, “Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation or other entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity, starting with the Company, has a controlling interest in another corporation or other entity in the chain, ending with such corporation or other entity. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “controlling interest” has the same meaning as provided in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, provided that the language “at least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of determining whether a corporation or other entity is a Subsidiary for purposes of Section 5(a) hereof, if the Awards proposed to be granted to Employees of such corporation or other entity would be granted based upon legitimate business criteria, the term “controlling interest” has the same meaning as provided in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, provided that the language “at least 20 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Code Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i). For purposes of determining ownership of an interest in an organization, the rules of Sections 1.414(c)-3 and 1.414(c)-4 of the Treasury Regulations apply.

“Treasury Regulations” shall mean the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Internal Revenue Service, as amended.