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This excerpt taken from the C 10-Q filed Oct 31, 2008.

New Additional Disclosures for Derivative Instruments

        In September 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 "Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45, and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161," (FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4), that require additional disclosures for sellers of credit derivative instruments and certain guarantees. This FSP amends FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," and FASB Interpretation No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others," by requiring additional disclosures for certain guarantees and credit derivatives sold including: maximum potential amount

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of future payments, the related fair value, and the current status of the payment/performance risk.

        These new disclosure requirements are effective for the 2008 Annual Report. While the Company already provides some of these disclosures, enhancements will be incorporated into the 2008 Annual Report.

        In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 161), an amendment to SFAS 133. The standard requires enhanced disclosures about derivative instruments and hedged items that are accounted for under SFAS 133 and related interpretations. The standard will be effective for all of the Company's interim and annual financial statements beginning with the first quarter of 2009. The standard expands the disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedged items and has no impact on how Citigroup accounts for these instruments.

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