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This excerpt taken from the C 10-K filed Feb 22, 2008.

Finalizing the 2005 Sale of Travelers Life & Annuity

In 2005, the Company sold Citigroup’s Travelers Life & Annuity and substantially all of Citigroup’s international insurance businesses to MetLife. The businesses sold were the primary vehicles through which Citigroup engaged in the Life Insurance and Annuities business. This transaction encompassed Travelers Life & Annuity’s U.S. businesses and its international operations, other than Citigroup’s life insurance business in Mexico (which is now included within International Retail Banking). (This transaction is referred to hereinafter as the “Sale of the Life Insurance and Annuities Business”.)

At closing, Citigroup received $1.0 billion in MetLife equity securities and $10.830 billion in cash, which resulted in an after-tax gain of approximately $2.120 billion ($3.386 billion pretax), which was included in discontinued operations.

During 2006, Citigroup recognized an $85 million after-tax gain from the sale of MetLife shares. This gain was reported within Income from continuing operations in the Alternative Investments business.

In July 2006, the Company received the final closing adjustment payment related to this sale, resulting in an after-tax gain of $75 million ($115 million pretax), which was recorded in discontinued operations.

Additional information can be found in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page 125.

This excerpt taken from the C 10-K filed Feb 23, 2007.

Finalizing the 2005 Sale of Travelers Life & Annuity

On July 1, 2005, the Company sold Citigroup’s Travelers Life & Annuity and substantially all of Citigroup’s international insurance businesses to MetLife. The businesses sold were the primary vehicles through which Citigroup engaged in the Life Insurance and Annuities business. This transaction encompassed Travelers Life & Annuity’s U.S. businesses and its international operations, other than Citigroup’s life insurance business in Mexico (which is now included within International Retail Banking). (This transaction is referred to hereinafter as the “Sale of the Life Insurance and Annuities Business”).

At closing, Citigroup received $1.0 billion in MetLife equity securities and $10.830 billion in cash, which resulted in an after-tax gain of approximately $2.120 billion ($3.386 billion pretax), which was included in discontinued operations.

In July 2006, Citigroup recognized an $85 million after-tax gain from the sale of MetLife shares. This gain was reported within Income from continuing operations in the Alternative Investments business.

In July 2006, the Company received the final closing adjustment payment related to this sale, resulting in an after-tax gain of $75 million ($115 million pretax), which was recorded in discontinued operations.

Additional information can be found in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page 118.

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