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Sale of Citigroup's German Retail Banking Operation

        On July 11, 2008, Citigroup announced the agreement to sell its German retail banking operations to Credit Mutuel for Euro 4.9 billion in cash plus the German retail banks operating net earnings accrued in 2008 through the closing. The transaction is expected to result in an after-tax gain of approximately $4 billion. The sale does not include the corporate and investment banking business or the Germany-based European data center. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008 pending regulatory approvals.

        The German retail banking operations generated total revenue of $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, and pretax earnings of $521 million and $398 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These results are reported in Discontinued operations on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income. In addition to these results, there was a $330 million pre-tax foreign exchange gain realized during the third quarter of 2008 from hedging the sale proceeds, which are denominated in Euros, and a tax benefit of $279 million that arose as a result of this sale. Including these two items, total revenue and after-tax income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2.0 billion and $829 million, respectively. Furthermore, the assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2008 of the German retail banking operations to be sold are included within Assets of discontinued operations held for sale, and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale, respectively, on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Sale of Citigroup's German Retail Banking Operation

        On July 11, 2008, Citigroup announced the agreement to sell its German retail banking operations to Credit Mutuel for Euro 4.9 billion in cash plus the German operating net earnings accrued in 2008 through the closing. The transaction is expected to result in an after-tax gain of approximately $4 billion. The sale does not include the corporate and investment banking business or the Germany-based European data center. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008 pending regulatory approvals.

        The German retail banking operations generated total revenue of $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion, and pretax earnings of $521 million and $398 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These results are reported in Discontinued operations on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income. In addition to these results, there was a $330 million pre-tax FX gain realized during the third quarter of 2008 from the hedging of the sale proceeds, which are denominated in Euros, and a tax benefit of $279 million that arose as a result of this sale. Including these two items, total revenue and after-tax income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2.0 billion and $829 million, respectively.

        The German retail banking operations had total assets and total liabilities as of September 30, 2008, of $18.6 billion and $14.3 billion, respectively.

        Results for all of the German retail banking businesses sold are reported as Discontinued operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of the businesses being sold are included in Assets of Discontinued operations held for sale and Liabilities of Discontinued operations held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        The following is a summary as of September 30, 2008 of the assets and liabilities of Discontinued operations held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the operations related to the German retail banking businesses to be sold:

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To mark assets held-for-sale to their selling price.

        Summarized financial information for discontinued operations, including cash flows, related to the sale of the German retail bank follows:

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Includes the recognition of a German foreign tax credit...(more language to follow)

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Sale of Citigroup's German Retail Banking Operation

        On July 11, 2008, Citigroup announced the agreement to sell its German retail banking operations to Credit Mutuel for Euro 4.9 billion ($7.7 billion) in cash plus earnings accrued in 2008 through the closing. The transaction is expected to result in an after-tax gain of approximately $4 billion upon closing. After giving effect to the proposed sale, Citigroup's Tier 1 capital ratio as of June 30 would have a pro forma increase of approximately 60 basis points. The sale does not include the corporate and investment banking business or the Germany-based European data center. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008 pending regulatory approvals.

        The German retail banking operations generated post-tax earnings for the six months of 2008 of approximately $262 million, and for the full year 2007 of approximately $500 million, and had a net asset value of approximately $2.1 billion at June 30, 2008.

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SEGMENT AND REGIONAL—NET INCOME (LOSS) AND REVENUE

        The following tables present net income (loss) and revenues for Citigroup's businesses on a segment view and on a regional view: