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This excerpt taken from the C DEF 14A filed Mar 13, 2008.

Employment Agreements

To the extent that Citi has entered into employment agreements with senior executives, they have generally been limited in duration and scope. Accordingly, the compensation described in the Summary Compensation Table was not generally paid pursuant to employment agreements, except as noted below.

 

Mr. Crittenden’s compensation reflected in the Summary Compensation Table was awarded pursuant to the terms of his employment

agreement dated February 23, 2007, which has been publicly filed. As CFO of Citi, he is paid a base salary at an annual rate of $500,000 and is generally entitled to receive incentive awards with a pre-tax nominal value of $9,500,000 in respect of 2007 and 2008 (the 2007 Award and the 2008 Award, respectively). Thereafter, he will be eligible to be considered for discretionary incentive awards on the same basis as other similarly situated executives. The committee awarded Mr. Crittenden 30 percent of the 2007 Award in cash ($2,850,000) and 70 percent in Citi stock ($6,650,000) under the same allocation of cash and equity awarded to other members of senior management for 2007.

 

Also pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Crittenden (a) was paid in cash $11,180,000 on March 30, 2007 and (b) received 277,574 restricted shares of Citi stock effective July 17, 2007, as make-whole awards to offset forfeitures of compensation from his former employer. The cash award was determined with reference to the value of forfeited vested stock options and the restricted stock award was determined with reference to the value of other forfeited awards as well as interest on deferred compensation. The committee agreed to the make-whole awards as a necessary condition to


 

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hiring Mr. Crittenden to fill a critical executive role. The make-whole awards made in the form of Citi restricted stock vest 50 percent on each of the first two anniversaries of his employment commencement date at Citi, subject to acceleration if his employment is terminated without cause or he resigns with good cause, as explained in more detail below under Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control. If Mr. Crittenden terminates his employment without good cause or is terminated for cause before the second anniversary of his employment commencement date, the cash and equity make-whole awards must be forfeited and/or repaid.

 

Pursuant to the agreement, Citi provides a car and driver for his business and personal use, and he is eligible to receive personal security protection to the extent that other senior executives receive such protection. Pursuant to the employment agreement, in the event that Mr. Crittenden’s employment with Citi terminates for any reason, he has agreed to not directly or indirectly solicit, induce or otherwise encourage any person to leave the employment of, or terminate any customer relationship with, Citi. Covenants protecting Citi’s confidential and proprietary information also apply during employment and thereafter.

 

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