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This excerpt taken from the C 10-K filed Feb 24, 2006.

Plan Assets

        Citigroup's pension and postretirement plan asset allocation for the U.S. plans at the end of 2005 and 2004, and the target allocation for 2006 by asset category based on asset fair values are as follows:

 
  Target Asset
Allocation

  U.S. Pension Assets
at December 31

  U.S. Postretirement Assets
at December 31

 
Asset Category

 
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2005
  2004
 
Equity securities   22.5% to 42.5%   45.0 % 47.0 % 45.0 % 51.0 %
Debt securities   17.5 to 42.5     27.0   29.0   26.0   21.0  
Real estate   5.5 to 11.5     6.0   5.0   6.0   6.0  
Other investments   18.5 to 42.5     22.0   19.0   23.0   22.0  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total       100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
   
 
 
 
 
 

        Equity securities in the U.S. pension plans include Citigroup common stock with a fair value of $122 million or 1.1% of plan assets and $123 million or 1.2% of plan assets at the end of 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Citigroup Pension Plan sold approximately $500 million of Citigroup common stock in 2004.

        Affiliated and third-party investment managers and affiliated advisors provide their respective services to Citigroup's U.S. pension plans. Assets are rebalanced as the Company deems appropriate. Citigroup's investment strategy with respect to its pension assets is to maintain a globally diversified investment portfolio across several asset classes targeting an annual rate of return of 8% while ensuring that the accumulated benefit obligation is fully funded.

        Citigroup's pension and postretirement plans' weighted average asset allocations for the non-U.S. plans and the actual ranges at the end of 2005 and 2004, and the weighted average target allocations for 2006 by asset category based on asset fair values are as follows:

 
  Non-U.S. Pension Plans
 
 
  Weighted Average
  Actual Range
  Weighted Average
 
 
  Target Asset
Allocation

   
   
   
   
 
 
  at December 31
  at December 31
 
Asset Category

 
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2005
  2004
 
Equity securities   57.2 % 0.0% to 80.4%   0.0% to 77.8%   57.3 % 55.1 %
Debt securities   32.3   0.0 to 96.0     0.0 to 97.0     37.9   28.3  
Real estate   0.2   0.0 to 21.2     0.0 to 18.4     3.0   0.3  
Other investments   10.3   0.0 to 100     0.0 to 100     1.8   16.3  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   100 %         100 % 100 %
   
 
 
 
 
 

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  Non-U.S. Postretirement Plans
 
 
  Weighted Average
  Actual Range
  Weighted Average
 
 
  Target Asset
Allocation

   
   
   
   
 
 
  at December 31
  at December 31
 
Asset Category

 
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2005(1)
  2004(1)
 
Equity securities   50.0 % 17.5% to 46.5 % 17.5% to 49.3 % 46.5 % 49.3 %
Debt securities   32.5   43.0 to 82.5   28.0 to 82.5   43.0   28.0  
Real estate            
Other investments   17.5   0.0 to 10.5   0.0 to 22.7   10.5   22.7  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total   100 %         100 % 100 %
   
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
The weighted average asset allocation is affected by the assets of one plan only, as the assets in the other postretirement plans are insignificant and do not affect the weighting.

        Citigroup's global pension and postretirement funds' investment strategies are to invest in a prudent manner for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants. The investment strategies are targeted to produce a total return that, when combined with Citigroup's contributions to the funds, will maintain the funds' ability to meet all required benefit obligations. Risk is controlled through diversification of asset types and investments in domestic and international equities, fixed income securities and cash. The target asset allocation in most locations is 50% equities and 50% debt securities. These allocations may vary by geographic region and country depending on the nature of applicable obligations and various other regional considerations. The wide variation in the actual range of plan asset allocations for the funded non-U.S. plans is a result of differing local economic conditions. For example, in certain countries local law requires that all pension plan assets must be invested in fixed income investments, or in government funds, or in local country securities.

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