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This excerpt taken from the C DEF 14A filed Jun 18, 2009.

The USG/Private Holders Transactions

We will exchange certain series of our preferred stock held by the USG and the Private Holders for Interim Securities at an exchange price (referred to herein as the related offers exchange ratio) of $3.25 per share (relative to the aggregate liquidation preference of the preferred stock exchanged) and for warrants (the USG/Private Holders Transactions). The material terms of the Interim Securities and warrants are described below.

We are creating a new series of preferred stock to be designated as “Series M Common Stock Equivalent” (the Interim Securities). The following are the material terms of the Interim Securities:

 

   

the number of Interim Securities to be issued to any holder will be determined by the related offers exchange ratio;

 

   

the Interim Securities will automatically convert into shares of common stock if the Authorized Share Increase is approved by our stockholders;

 

   

for the first six months following issuance, each Interim Security will receive dividends in an amount equal to the dividends paid on the number of shares of common stock into which such Interim Security is convertible; if the Authorized Share Increase is not approved within six months of the issuance of the Interim Securities, each Interim Security will have a cumulative dividend equal to the greater of (i) 9% (increasing by 2 percentage points each quarter up to a cap of 19%) and (ii) the dividend actually paid on the number of shares of common stock into which such Interim Security is convertible;

 

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the Interim Securities will rank equally with the Public Preferred Stock in the event that we liquidate or dissolve;

 

   

after six months following the issuance of the Interim Securities, the Interim Securities will rank equally with the Public Preferred Stock with respect to (i) receiving dividends proportionately with all other series of stock that rank equally with such series in the event that dividends on such series have not been paid in full and (ii) the right to, together with the other parity stock (subject to the results of the vote with respect to the Director Amendment), elect two additional directors to our board of directors in the event that we do not pay dividends on the Interim Securities for six quarterly dividend periods (or in the case of the Series E Public Preferred Stock for three semi-annual dividend periods), whether or not consecutive;

 

   

the Interim Securities will have the right to (x) receive dividends before any junior stock or other preferred stock dividends are paid after six months following issuance of the Interim Securities, subject to the dividend sharing provision described in clause (i) in the paragraph above, and (y) approve any amendment to our restated certificate of incorporation that would adversely affect the Interim Securities, voting as a separate class; and

 

   

generally, the Interim Securities will have the same voting rights as the common stock and will vote together, as one class, with holders of common stock; however, the Interim Securities do not have voting rights on the Common Stock Amendments, and the Interim Securities will not vote on any of the Public Preferred Stock Amendments.

Warrants to purchase our common stock will be issued to each of the USG and the Private Holders. The following are the material terms of the warrants:

 

   

the warrants will only become exercisable if the Authorized Share Increase is not approved by our stockholders within six months after the issuance of the warrants;

 

   

if the Authorized Share Increase is approved by our stockholders, the warrants will automatically expire;

 

   

the exercise price of the warrants will be equal to $0.01 per share; and

 

   

the total number of shares of common stock underlying the warrants will be 790,000,000.

Other material terms of the USG/Private Holders Transactions include the following:

 

   

the USG would participate in the USG/Private Holders Transactions on a “dollar-for-dollar” basis with the exchanging Private Holders of our preferred stock, who collectively hold preferred stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of $12.5 billion;

 

   

the USG’s participation is conditioned on at least $11.5 billion in aggregate liquidation preference of our preferred stock being exchanged by the Private Holders;

 

   

the USG has also agreed to exchange an additional amount of its preferred stock to match on a “dollar-for-dollar” basis the aggregate liquidation preference or amount of the Public Preferred Depositary Shares and trust preferred securities (the Trust Preferred Securities, and together with the Public Preferred Depositary Shares, the Subject Securities) exchanged in the Exchange Offers, subject to an overall cap of $25 billion aggregate liquidation preference of USG Preferred Stock exchanged;

 

 

 

the USG and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) currently hold Citigroup preferred stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $52 billion. The preferred stock that is not exchanged by the USG in the exchanges described in the preceding three bullet points, and the preferred stock held by the FDIC, will be exchanged for a new series of trust preferred securities with a coupon of 8% and having other material terms substantially similar to our outstanding TRUPS®; and

 

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each of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) and the Private Holders exchanging in the USG/Private Holders Transactions is entitled to preemptive rights if we issue common stock (or securities that are convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for common stock) within one year after the consummation of the USG/Private Holders Transactions at a price per share of common stock of less than $3.25 (or if the conversion, exercise or exchange price per share of common stock is less than $3.25), as appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to common stock.

The consummation of the USG/Private Holders Transactions is also subject to certain conditions, including the receipt of material regulatory approvals and the accuracy of representations and warranties of each party. We cannot assure you that the Authorized Share Increase will be approved by our stockholders or that the USG/Private Holders Transactions will be consummated on the terms or schedule described above.

We are also commencing public exchange offers (the Exchange Offers), pursuant to which we are offering to exchange newly issued shares of our common stock (a) for any and all issued and outstanding Public Preferred Depositary Shares, and (b) for Trust Preferred Securities, subject to an overall cap of $20.5 billion in liquidation preference or amount. In the case of the Trust Preferred Securities, due to a limitation on the number of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock, we will be able to accept only a limited amount of Trust Preferred Securities for exchange in the Exchange Offers. Specifically, we will be able to accept for exchange a number of Trust Preferred Securities with a liquidation amount equal to approximately $5.6 billion plus the amount of the liquidation preference of any Public Preferred Depositary Shares that are not tendered and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offers, subject to an overall cap of $20.5 billion in liquidation preference or amount.

These excerpts taken from the C DEF 14A filed Jun 18, 2009.

The USG/Private Holders Transactions

We will exchange certain series of our preferred stock held by the USG and the Private Holders for Interim Securities at an exchange price (referred to herein as the related offers exchange ratio) of $3.25 per share (relative to the aggregate liquidation preference of the preferred stock exchanged) and for warrants (the

USG/Private Holders Transactions). The material terms of the Interim Securities and warrants are described below.

We are creating a new series of preferred stock to be designated as “Series M Common Stock Equivalent” (the Interim Securities). The following are the material terms of the Interim Securities:

 

   

the number of Interim Securities to be issued to any holder will be determined by the related offers exchange ratio;

 

   

the Interim Securities will automatically convert into shares of common stock if the Authorized Share Increase is approved by our stockholders;

 

   

for the first six months following issuance, each Interim Security will receive dividends in an amount equal to the dividends paid on the number of shares of common stock into which such Interim Security is convertible; if the Authorized Share Increase is not approved within six months of the issuance of the Interim Securities, each Interim Security will have a cumulative dividend equal to the greater of (i) 9% (increasing by 2 percentage points each quarter up to a cap of 19%) and (ii) the dividend actually paid on the number of shares of common stock into which such Interim Security is convertible;

 

   

the Interim Securities will rank equally with the Public Preferred Stock in the event that we liquidate or dissolve;

 

   

after six months following the issuance of the Interim Securities, the Interim Securities will rank equally with the Public Preferred Stock with respect to (i) receiving dividends proportionately with all

 

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other series of stock that rank equally with such series in the event that dividends on such series have not been paid in full and (ii) the right to, together with the other parity stock, (subject to the results of the vote with respect to the Director Amendment (as defined below)) elect two additional directors to our board of directors in the event that we do not pay dividends on the Interim Securities for six quarterly dividend periods (or in the case of the Series E Public Preferred Stock, for three semi-annual dividend periods), whether or not consecutive;

 

   

the Interim Securities will have the right to (x) receive dividends before any junior stock or other preferred stock dividends are paid after six months following issuance of the Interim Securities, subject to the dividend sharing provision described in clause (i) in the paragraph above, and (y) approve any amendment to our restated certificate of incorporation that would adversely affect the Interim Securities, voting as a separate class; and

 

   

generally, the Interim Securities will have the same voting rights as the common stock and will vote together, as one class with holders of common stock; however, the Interim Securities do not have voting rights with respect to the Common Stock Amendments and the Interim Securities will not vote on any of the Public Preferred Stock Amendments.

Warrants to purchase our common stock will be issued to each of the USG and the Private Holders. The following are the material terms of the warrants:

 

   

the warrants will become exercisable only after approximately six months from the date on which the warrants are issued to the Private Holders and the USG (the Trigger Date) and only if the Authorized Share Increase is not approved by our stockholders;

 

   

if the Authorized Share Increase is approved by our stockholders, the warrants will automatically expire;

 

   

the exercise price of the warrants will be equal to $0.01 per share; and

 

   

the total number of shares of common stock underlying the warrants will be 790,000,000.

Other material terms of the USG/Private Holders Transactions include the following:

 

   

the USG would participate in the USG/Private Holders Transactions on a “dollar-for-dollar” basis with the exchanging Private Holders of our preferred stock, who collectively hold preferred stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of $12.5 billion;

 

   

the USG’s participation is conditioned on at least $11.5 billion in aggregate liquidation preference of our preferred stock being exchanged by the Private Holders;

 

   

the USG has also agreed to exchange an additional amount of its preferred stock to match on a “dollar-for-dollar” basis the aggregate liquidation preference or amount of the Public Preferred Depositary Shares and Trust Preferred Securities exchanged in the Exchange Offers, subject to an overall cap of $25 billion aggregate liquidation preference of USG Preferred Stock (as defined below) exchanged;

 

 

 

the USG and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) currently hold Citigroup preferred stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $52 billion. The preferred stock that is not exchanged by the USG in the exchanges described in the preceding three bullet points, and the preferred stock held by the FDIC, will be exchanged for a new series of trust preferred securities with a coupon of 8% and having other material terms substantially similar to our outstanding TRUPS®; and

 

   

each of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) and the Private Holders exchanging in the USG/Private Holders Transactions is entitled to preemptive rights if we issue common stock (or securities that are convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for common stock) within one year after the consummation of the USG/Private Holders Transactions at a price per share of common stock of less than $3.25 (or if the conversion, exercise or exchange price per share of common stock is less than $3.25), as appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to common stock.

 

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The consummation of the USG/Private Holders Transactions is also subject to certain conditions, including the receipt of material regulatory approvals and the accuracy of representations and warranties of each party. We cannot assure you that the Authorized Share Increase will be approved by our stockholders or that the USG/Private Holders Transactions will be consummated on the terms or schedule described above.

We are also commencing public exchange offers (the Exchange Offers), pursuant to which we are offering to exchange newly issued shares of our common stock (a) for any and all issued and outstanding Public Preferred Depositary Shares, and (b) for Trust Preferred Securities, subject to an overall cap of $20.5 billion in liquidation preference or amount. In the case of the Trust Preferred Securities, due to a limitation on the number of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock, we will be able to accept only a limited amount of Trust Preferred Securities for exchange in the Exchange Offers. Specifically, we will be able to accept for exchange a number of Trust Preferred Securities with a liquidation amount equal to approximately $5.6 billion plus the amount of the liquidation preference of any Public Preferred Depositary Shares that are not tendered and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offers, subject to an overall cap of $20.5 billion in liquidation preference or amount.

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