Citigroup Global Markets Holdings
Inc. |
November 28, 2022
Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series N
Pricing Supplement No. 2022- USNCH14632
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement Nos. 333-255302 and 333-255302-03
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Fixed to Floating Rate Notes Linked to the 2-Year U.S. Dollar SOFR
ICE Swap Rate Due December 1, 2023
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The notes will bear interest during each monthly interest
period (i) during the first six months: at a fixed rate of 6.00%
per annum and (ii) after the sixth month until maturity: at a
floating rate based on the 2-Year U.S. Dollar SOFR ICE Swap Rate
(“SOFR CMS2” or, a “USD SOFR ICE swap rate”) plus the floating rate
spread specified below, subject to a minimum interest rate of 3.50%
per annum. After the sixth month, interest payments on the notes
will vary and may be paid at a rate as low as 3.50% per annum. |
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The notes are designed for investors who seek fixed interest
payments for the first six months of the term of the notes and
floating interest payments linked to SOFR CMS2 thereafter. |
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The notes are senior unsecured debt obligations of Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. and are guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.
All payments due on the notes are subject to the credit risk of
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc. |
KEY
TERMS |
Issuer: |
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. |
Guarantee: |
All payments due on the notes are fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. |
Stated principal
amount: |
$1,000 per note |
Pricing
date: |
November 28, 2022 |
Issue
date: |
December 1, 2022 |
Maturity
date: |
December 1, 2023. If the maturity date is not a business day,
then such date will be postponed to the next succeeding business
day. |
Payment at
maturity: |
$1,000 per note plus accrued and unpaid interest |
Interest rate per
annum: |
·During each interest
period from and including the issue date to but excluding June 1,
2023, the notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% per
annum (or, 3.00% in total with respect to the first six interest
periods).
·During each interest
period commencing on or after June 1, 2023, the notes will bear
interest at a floating rate equal to SOFR CMS2, as determined on
the interest determination date for that interest period,
plus a spread of 0.65% (the “floating rate spread”), subject
to a minimum interest rate of 3.50% per annum.
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SOFR CMS2: |
On any interest determination date, SOFR CMS2, as
determined under “Additional Terms of the Notes—Determination of
SOFR CMS2” on that interest determination date. For more
information, see “Additional Terms of the Notes—Discontinuance of
SOFR CMS2” and “Information About SOFR and USD SOFR ICE Swap Rates”
in this pricing supplement. |
Interest
period: |
Each period from, and including, an interest
payment date (or the issue date in the case of the first interest
period) to, but excluding, the next succeeding interest payment
date. |
Interest payment
dates: |
The first day of each month, commencing on January
1, 2023 and ending on the maturity date. If any interest payment
date is not a business day, then such date will be postponed to the
next succeeding business day. |
Interest determination
date: |
For any interest period commencing on or after June
1, 2023, the second U.S. government securities business day prior
to the first day of that interest period. |
Day count
convention: |
Act/360. See “Determination of Interest Payments”
in this pricing supplement. |
U.S. government securities
business day: |
Any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Association’s U.S. holiday schedule recommends that the fixed
income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for
purposes of trading in U.S. government securities. |
Business day: |
A
business day means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a
day on which the securities exchanges or banking institutions or
trust companies in the City of New York are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close
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Business day
convention: |
Following |
CUSIP / ISIN: |
17330YRR3 / US17330YRR35 |
Listing: |
The notes will not be listed on any securities
exchange and, accordingly, may have limited or no liquidity. You
should not invest in the notes unless you are willing to hold them
to maturity. |
Underwriter: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), an
affiliate of the issuer, acting as principal. See “General
Information—Supplemental information regarding plan of
distribution; conflicts of interest” in this pricing
supplement. |
Underwriting
fee and issue price: |
Issue price(1) |
Underwriting fee(2) |
Proceeds to
issuer(3) |
Per
note: |
$1,000.00 |
$2.20 |
$997.80 |
Total: |
$50,000,000.00 |
$110,000.00 |
$49,890,000.00 |
(1) On the date of this pricing supplement, the estimated value of
the notes is $994.26 per note, which is less than the issue price.
The estimated value of the notes is based on CGMI’s proprietary
pricing models and our internal funding rate. It is not an
indication of actual profit to CGMI or other of our affiliates, nor
is it an indication of the price, if any, at which CGMI or any
other person may be willing to buy the notes from you at any time
after issuance. See “Valuation of the Notes” in this pricing
supplement.
(2) CGMI, an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.
and the underwriter of the sale of the notes, is acting as
principal and will receive an underwriting fee of up to $2.20 per
note sold in this offering. The total underwriting fee and proceeds
to issuer in the table above give effect to the actual total
underwriting fee. You should refer to “Risk Factors” and “General
Information—Fees and selling concessions” in this pricing
supplement for more information. In addition to the underwriting
fee, CGMI and its affiliates may profit from hedging activity
related to this offering, even if the value of the notes declines.
See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying
prospectus.
(3) The per note proceeds to issuer indicated above represent the
minimum per note proceeds to issuer for any note, assuming the
maximum per note underwriting fee. As noted above, the underwriting
fee is variable.
Investing in the notes involves risks not associated with an
investment in conventional fixed-rate debt securities. See “Risk
Factors” beginning on page PS-2.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or
determined that this pricing supplement and the accompanying
prospectus supplement and prospectus are truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
You
should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying
prospectus
supplement and prospectus, which can be accessed via the
hyperlink below:
Prospectus
Supplement and Prospectus each dated May 11, 2021
The notes are not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by,
a bank.
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Risk Factors
The following is a non-exhaustive list of certain key risk
factors for investors in the notes. You should read the risk
factors below together with the risk factors included in the
accompanying prospectus supplement and in the documents
incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus, including
Citigroup Inc.’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any
subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which describe risks
relating to the business of Citigroup Inc. more generally. We also
urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and
other advisers in connection with your investment in the
notes.
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After the sixth month, the notes will pay interest at a
floating rate that may be as low as 3.50% on one or more interest
payment dates. The rate at which the notes will bear interest
during each monthly interest period after the sixth month will
depend on SOFR CMS2 on the interest determination date for that
interest period plus the floating rate spread. As a result,
the interest payable on the notes will vary with fluctuations in
SOFR CMS2, subject to the minimum interest rate of 3.50% per annum.
It is impossible to predict whether SOFR CMS2 will rise or fall or
the amount of interest payable on the notes. After the sixth month,
you may receive interest on the notes reflecting only the minimum
interest rate for extended periods of time or even throughout the
remaining term of the notes. |
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The notes are subject
to the credit risk of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and
Citigroup Inc., and any actual or perceived changes to the
creditworthiness of either entity may adversely affect the value of
the notes. You are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc. If Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. defaults on its obligations under the notes
and Citigroup Inc. defaults on its guarantee obligations, your
investment would be at risk and you could lose some or all of your
investment. As a result, the value of the notes will be affected by
changes in the market’s view of the creditworthiness of Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. or Citigroup Inc. Any decline, or
anticipated decline in the credit ratings of either entity, or any
increase or anticipated increase in the credit spreads of either
entity, is likely to adversely affect the value of the
notes. |
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The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange and
you may not be able to sell them prior to maturity. The notes
will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may
be little or no secondary market for the notes. CGMI currently
intends to make a secondary market in relation to the notes and to
provide an indicative bid price for the notes on a daily basis. Any
indicative bid price for the notes provided by CGMI will be
determined in CGMI’s sole discretion, taking into account
prevailing market conditions and other relevant factors, and will
not be a representation by CGMI that the notes can be sold at that
price or at all. CGMI may suspend or terminate making a market and
providing indicative bid prices without notice, at any time and for
any reason. If CGMI suspends or terminates making a market, there
may be no secondary market at all for the notes because it is
likely that CGMI will be the only broker-dealer that is willing to
buy your notes prior to maturity. Accordingly, an investor must be
prepared to hold the notes until maturity. |
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The estimated value of the notes on the pricing date, based
on CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate,
is less than the issue price. The difference, if any, is
attributable to certain costs associated with selling, structuring
and hedging the notes that are included in the issue price. These
costs include (i) any selling concessions or other fees paid in
connection with the offering of the notes, (ii) hedging and other
costs incurred by us and our affiliates in connection with the
offering of the notes and (iii) the expected profit (which may be
more or less than actual profit) to CGMI or other of our affiliates
in connection with hedging our obligations under the notes. These
costs adversely affect the economic terms of the notes because, if
they were lower, the economic terms of the notes would be more
favorable to you. The economic terms of the notes are also likely
to be adversely affected by the use of our internal funding rate,
rather than our secondary market rate, to price the notes. See “The
estimated value of the notes would be lower if it were calculated
based on our secondary market rate” below. |
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The estimated value of the notes was determined for us by
our affiliate using proprietary pricing models. CGMI derived
the estimated value disclosed on the cover page of this pricing
supplement from its proprietary pricing models. In doing so, it may
have made discretionary judgments about the inputs to its models,
such as the volatility of SOFR CMS2 and interest rates. CGMI’s
views on these inputs and assumptions may differ from your or
others’ views, and as an underwriter in this offering, CGMI’s
interests may conflict with yours. Both the models and the inputs
to the models may prove to be wrong and therefore not an accurate
reflection of the value of the notes. Moreover, the estimated value
of the notes set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement
may differ from the value that we or our affiliates may determine
for the notes for other purposes, including for accounting
purposes. You should not invest in the notes because of the
estimated value of the notes. Instead, you should be willing to
hold the notes to maturity irrespective of the initial estimated
value. |
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The estimated value of the notes would be lower if it were
calculated based on our secondary market rate. The estimated
value of the notes included in this pricing supplement is
calculated based on our internal funding rate, which is the rate at
which we are willing to borrow funds through the issuance of the
notes. Our internal funding rate is generally lower than our
secondary market rate, which is the rate that CGMI will use in
determining the value of the notes for purposes of any purchases of
the notes from you in the secondary market. If the estimated value
included in this pricing supplement were based on our secondary
market rate, rather than our internal funding rate, it would likely
be lower. We determine our internal funding rate based on factors
such as the costs associated with the notes, which are generally
higher than the costs associated with conventional debt securities,
and our liquidity needs and preferences. Our internal funding rate
is not the same as the rate at which interest is payable on the
notes. |
Because there is not an active market for traded instruments
referencing our outstanding debt obligations, CGMI determines our
secondary market rate based on the market price of traded
instruments referencing the debt obligations of Citigroup Inc., our
parent company and the guarantor of all payments due on the notes,
but subject to adjustments that CGMI makes in its sole
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discretion. As a result, our secondary market rate is not a
market-determined measure of our creditworthiness, but rather
reflects the market’s perception of our parent company’s
creditworthiness as adjusted for discretionary factors such as
CGMI’s preferences with respect to purchasing the notes prior to
maturity.
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The estimated value of the notes is not an indication of the
price, if any, at which CGMI or any other person may be willing to
buy the notes from you in the secondary market. Any such
secondary market price will fluctuate over the term of the notes
based on the market and other factors described in the next risk
factor. Moreover, unlike the estimated value included in this
pricing supplement, any value of the notes determined for purposes
of a secondary market transaction will be based on our secondary
market rate, which will likely result in a lower value for the
notes than if our internal funding rate were used. In addition, any
secondary market price for the notes will be reduced by a bid-ask
spread, which may vary depending on the aggregate stated principal
amount of the notes to be purchased in the secondary market
transaction, and the expected cost of unwinding related hedging
transactions. As a result, it is likely that any secondary market
price for the notes will be less than the issue price. |
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The value of the notes prior to maturity will fluctuate
based on many unpredictable factors. The value of your notes
prior to maturity will fluctuate based on the level and volatility
of SOFR CMS2, interest and yield rates in the market generally, the
time remaining to maturity of the notes and our and Citigroup
Inc.’s creditworthiness, as reflected in our secondary market rate.
Changes in the level of SOFR CMS2 may not result in a comparable
change in the value of your notes. You should understand that the
value of your notes at any time prior to maturity may be
significantly less than the issue price. |
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Immediately following issuance, any secondary market bid
price provided by CGMI, and the value that will be indicated on any
brokerage account statements prepared by CGMI or its affiliates,
will reflect a temporary upward adjustment. The amount of this
temporary upward adjustment will steadily decline to zero over the
temporary adjustment period. See “Valuation of the Notes” in this
pricing supplement. |
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Our offering of the notes does not constitute a
recommendation to invest in an instrument linked to SOFR CMS2.
You should not take our offering of the notes as an expression of
our views about how SOFR CMS2 will perform in the future or as a
recommendation to invest in any instrument linked to SOFR CMS2,
including the notes. As we are part of a global financial
institution, our affiliates may, and often do, have positions
(including short positions), and may publish research or express
opinions, that in each case conflict with an investment in the
notes. You should undertake an independent determination of whether
an investment in the notes is suitable for you in light of your
specific investment objectives, risk tolerance and financial
resources. |
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Secondary market sales of the notes may result in a loss of
principal. You will be entitled to receive at least the full
stated principal amount of your notes, subject to the credit risk
of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc., only
if you hold the notes to maturity. If you are able to sell your
notes in the secondary market prior to maturity, you are likely to
receive less than the stated principal amount of the notes. |
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SOFR CMS2 will be affected by a number of factors and may be
highly volatile. SOFR CMS2 is influenced by many factors,
including: |
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the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board; |
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current market expectations about future interest rates; |
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current market expectations about inflation; |
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the volatility of the foreign exchange markets; |
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the availability of relevant hedging instruments; |
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supply and demand for overnight U.S. Treasury repurchase
agreements; and |
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general credit and economic conditions in global markets, and
particularly in the United States. |
As a result of these factors, SOFR CMS2 may be highly volatile.
Because SOFR CMS2 is a market rate and is influenced by many
factors, it is impossible to predict the future value of SOFR
CMS2.
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USD SOFR ICE swap rates and SOFR have limited histories and
future performance cannot be predicted based on historical
performance. The publication of USD SOFR ICE swap rates began
in November 2021, and, therefore, have a limited history. ICE
Benchmark Administration Limited (“IBA”) launched USD SOFR ICE swap
rates for use as a reference rate for financial instruments in
order to aid the market’s transition to SOFR and away from LIBOR.
However, the composition and characteristics of SOFR differ from
those of LIBOR in material respects, and the historical performance
of LIBOR and the USD LIBOR-based swap rates will have no bearing on
the performance of SOFR or USD SOFR ICE swap rates. In addition,
the publication of SOFR began in April 2018, and, therefore, it has
a limited history. The future performance of USD SOFR ICE swap
rates and SOFR cannot be predicted based on the limited historical
performance. The level of SOFR CMS2 and SOFR during the term of the
notes may bear little or no relation to the historical actual or
historical indicative data. Prior observed patterns, if any, in the
behavior of market variables and their relation to USD SOFR ICE
swap rates and SOFR, such as correlations, may change in the
future. While some pre-publication historical data for SOFR has
been released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “NY
Federal Reserve”), production of such historical indicative SOFR
data inherently involves assumptions, estimates and approximations.
No future performance of USD SOFR ICE swap rates or SOFR may be
inferred from any of the historical actual or historical indicative
SOFR data. Hypothetical or historical performance data are not
indicative of, and have no bearing on, the |
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potential performance of USD SOFR ICE swap rates or SOFR. Changes
in the levels of SOFR will affect SOFR CMS2 and, therefore, the
return on the notes and the value of the notes, but it is
impossible to predict whether such levels will rise or fall.
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A lack of input data may impact IBA’s ability to calculate
and publish USD SOFR ICE swap rates. The input data for USD
SOFR ICE swap rates is based on swaps referencing SOFR as the
floating leg. USD SOFR ICE swap rates are dependent on receiving
sufficient eligible input data, from the trading venue sources
identified by IBA in accordance with the “Waterfall” methodology
for each USD SOFR ICE swap rate. The ability of the applicable
trading venues to provide sufficient eligible input data in
accordance with the Waterfall methodology depends on, among other
things, there being a liquid market in swap contracts referencing
SOFR on such trading venues, which in turn depends, among other
things, on there being a liquid market in loans, floating rate
notes and other financial contracts referencing SOFR. Because
SOFR’s use as a reference rate for financial contracts began
relatively recently and the related market for SOFR-based swaps is
relatively new, there is limited information on which to assess
potential future liquidity in SOFR-based swap markets or in the
market for SOFR-based financial contracts more generally. If the
market for SOFR-based swap contracts is not sufficiently liquid, or
if the liquidity in such market proves to be volatile, this could
result in the inability of IBA to calculate SOFR CMS2, which could
adversely affect the return on and value of the notes and the price
at which you are able to sell the notes in the secondary market, if
any. In addition, if SOFR does not maintain market acceptance for
use as a reference rate for U.S. dollar denominated financial
contracts, uncertainty about SOFR may adversely affect the return
on and the value of the notes. |
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The way SOFR CMS2 is calculated may change in the future,
which could adversely affect the value of the notes. The method
by which USD SOFR ICE swap rates are calculated may change in the
future, as a result of governmental actions, actions by the
publisher of USD SOFR ICE swap rates or otherwise. We cannot
predict whether the method by which USD SOFR ICE swap rates are
calculated will change or what the impact of any such change might
be. Any such change could affect SOFR CMS2 in a way that has a
significant adverse effect on the notes. |
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SOFR CMS2 may be determined by the calculation agent in good
faith using its reasonable judgment. If, on any interest
determination date SOFR CMS2 is not published (subject to a
discontinuance as described below), then SOFR CMS2 on that day will
be determined by the calculation agent in good faith and using its
reasonable judgment. SOFR CMS2 determined in this manner and used
in the determination of any interest payment may be different from
SOFR CMS2 that would have been published by the administrator of
SOFR CMS2. |
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The calculation agent, which is our affiliate, will make
important determinations with respect to the notes. If certain
events occur, Citibank, N.A., as calculation agent, will be
required to make certain discretionary judgments that could
significantly affect one or more payments owed to you under the
notes. Such judgments could include, among other things,
determining SOFR CMS2 under the circumstances described herein,
selecting a successor rate if SOFR CMS2 is discontinued and, if no
successor rate is selected, calculating SOFR CMS2 in good faith and
using its reasonable judgment. Any of these determinations made by
Citibank, N.A. in its capacity as calculation agent may adversely
affect any interest payment owed to you under the notes. |
Additional Terms of the
Notes
Determination of SOFR CMS2
SOFR CMS2 on any date of determination is the swap rate for a
fixed-for-floating U.S. Dollar SOFR-linked interest rate swap
transaction with a 2-year maturity as published by the
administrator of SOFR CMS2 as of 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on
that date of determination. If SOFR CMS2 is not published on any
U.S. government securities business day on which such rate is
required (subject to “—Discontinuance of SOFR CMS2” below), then
SOFR CMS2 for that date will be determined by the calculation agent
in good faith and using its reasonable judgment.
In
a fixed-for-floating U.S. Dollar SOFR-linked interest rate swap
transaction, one party pays a fixed rate (the “swap rate”) and the
other pays a floating rate based on the secured overnight financing
rate (“SOFR”) compounded in arrears for twelve months using
standard market conventions. SOFR is intended to be a broad measure
of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury
securities. For more information about SOFR, see “Information About
SOFR and USD SOFR ICE Swap Rates—SOFR” in this pricing
supplement.
IBA is the current administrator of SOFR CMS2. According to
publicly available information (which we have not independently
verified), IBA currently determines SOFR CMS2 based on a
“waterfall” methodology using eligible input data in respect of
SOFR-linked interest rate swaps. The first level of the waterfall
(“Level 1”) uses eligible, executable prices and volumes provided
by regulated, electronic, trading venues. If these trading venues
do not provide sufficient eligible input data to calculate a rate
in accordance with Level 1 of the methodology, then the second
level of the waterfall (“Level 2”) uses eligible dealer to client
prices and volumes displayed electronically by trading venues. If
there is insufficient eligible input data to calculate a rate in
accordance with Level 2 of the waterfall, then the third level of
the waterfall (“Level 3”) uses movement interpolation, where
possible for applicable tenors, to calculate a rate. Where it is
not possible to calculate SOFR CMS2 at Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3
of the waterfall on a given date, then SOFR CMS2 will not be
published for that date.
Discontinuance of SOFR CMS2
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If
the calculation and publication of SOFR CMS2 is permanently
canceled, then the calculation agent may identify an alternative
rate that it determines, in its sole discretion, represents the
same or a substantially similar measure or benchmark as SOFR CMS2,
and the calculation agent may deem that rate (the “successor rate”)
to be SOFR CMS2. Upon the selection of any successor rate by the
calculation agent pursuant to this paragraph, references in this
pricing supplement to the original SOFR CMS2 will no longer be
deemed to refer to the original SOFR CMS2 and will be deemed
instead to refer to that successor rate for all purposes. In such
event, the calculation agent will make such adjustments, if any, to
any value of SOFR CMS2 that is used for purposes of the notes and
to any other terms of the notes as it determines are appropriate in
the circumstances. Upon any selection by the calculation agent of a
successor rate, the calculation agent will cause notice to be
furnished to us and the trustee.
If
the calculation and publication of SOFR CMS2 is permanently
canceled and no successor rate is chosen as described above, then
the calculation agent will calculate the value of SOFR CMS2 on each
subsequent date of determination in good faith and using its
reasonable judgment. Such value, as calculated by the calculation
agent, will be the relevant rate for SOFR CMS2 for all
purposes.
Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, the cancellation of
SOFR CMS2 may adversely affect payments on, and the value of, the
notes.
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General
Information |
Additional
information: |
The description of the notes in this pricing supplement
supplements, and, to the extent inconsistent with, replaces the
general terms of the notes set forth in the accompanying prospectus
supplement and prospectus. The accompanying prospectus supplement
and prospectus contain important disclosures that are not repeated
in this pricing supplement.
The notes are senior unsecured debt securities issued by Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. under the senior debt indenture
described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus,
the payments on which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
Citigroup Inc. The notes will constitute part of the senior debt of
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and will rank equally with
all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. The guarantee of payments due on the notes
will constitute part of the senior indebtedness of Citigroup Inc.
and will rank on an equal basis with all other unsecured debt of
Citigroup Inc. other than subordinated debt.
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Regular record
date: |
Interest will be payable on each
interest payment date to the holders of record of the notes at the
close of business on the business day immediately preceding the
relevant interest payment date, except that the final interest
payment will be made to the persons who hold the notes on the
maturity date. |
U.S. federal
income tax considerations: |
Prospective investors should
review the discussion under “United States Federal Tax
Considerations,” and in particular the discussion under “United
States Federal Tax Considerations—Short-Term Notes,” in the
accompanying prospectus supplement for more information regarding
the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the
notes. |
Fees and
selling concessions: |
CGMI, an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and
the underwriter of the sale of the notes, is acting as principal
and will receive an underwriting fee of up to $2.20 for each note
sold in this offering. The actual underwriting fee will be equal to
up to $2.20 for each note sold by CGMI directly to the public and
will otherwise be equal to the selling concession provided to
selected dealers, as described in this paragraph. CGMI will pay
selected dealers a selling concession of up to $2.20 for each note
they sell.
Additionally, it is possible that CGMI and its affiliates may
profit from hedging activity related to this offering, even if the
value of the notes declines. You should refer to “Risk Factors”
above and the section “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the
accompanying prospectus.
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Supplemental
information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of
interest: |
The terms and conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated
Global Selling Agency Agreement dated April 7, 2017 among Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc., Citigroup Inc. and the agents named
therein, including CGMI, govern the sale and purchase of the
notes.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
In order to hedge its obligations under the notes, Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. has entered into one or more swaps or other
derivatives transactions with one or more of its affiliates. You
should refer to the sections “Risk Factors—The estimated value of
the notes on the pricing date, based on CGMI’s proprietary pricing
models and our internal funding rate, is less than the issue
price,” and the section “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the
accompanying prospectus.
CGMI is an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.
Accordingly, the offering of the notes will conform with the
requirements addressing conflicts of interest when distributing the
securities of an affiliate set forth in Rule 5121 of the Conduct
Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Client
accounts over which Citigroup Inc., its subsidiaries or affiliates
of its subsidiaries have investment discretion are not permitted to
purchase the notes, either directly or indirectly, without the
prior written consent of the client.
See “Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in the
accompanying prospectus supplement for more information.
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Calculation
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Citibank, N.A., an affiliate of
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., will serve as calculation
agent for the notes. All determinations made by the calculation
agent will be at the sole discretion of the calculation agent and
will, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive for all
purposes and binding on Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.,
Citigroup Inc. and the holders of the notes. Citibank, N.A. is
obligated to carry out its duties and functions as calculation
agent in good faith and using its reasonable judgment. |
We encourage you to also read the accompanying prospectus
supplement and prospectus, which can be accessed via the hyperlink
on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
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Determination of Interest Payments
On each interest payment date, the amount of each interest payment
will equal (i) the stated principal amount of the notes
multiplied by the interest rate in effect during the
applicable interest period multiplied by (ii) the quotient of the actual number of
calendar days in such interest period divided by 360,
subject to the minimum interest rate.
Information About SOFR and USD SOFR ICE Swap Rates
SOFR
SOFR is published by the NY Federal Reserve
and is intended to be a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash
overnight collateralized by Treasury securities. The NY Federal
Reserve reports that SOFR includes all trades in the Broad General
Collateral Rate, plus bilateral Treasury repurchase agreement
(“repo”) transactions cleared through the delivery-versus-payment
service offered by the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (the
“FICC”), a subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing
Corporation (“DTCC”). SOFR is filtered by the NY Federal Reserve to
remove a portion of the foregoing transactions considered to be
“specials”. According to the NY Federal Reserve, “specials” are
repos for specific-issue collateral which take place at
cash-lending rates below those for general collateral repos because
cash providers are willing to accept a lesser return on their cash
in order to obtain a particular security.
The NY Federal Reserve reports that SOFR is calculated as a
volume-weighted median of transaction-level tri-party repo data
collected from The Bank of New York Mellon, which currently acts as
the clearing bank for the tri-party repo market, as well as General
Collateral Finance Repo transaction data and data on bilateral
Treasury repo transactions cleared through the FICC’s
delivery-versus-payment service. The NY Federal Reserve notes that
it obtains information from DTCC Solutions LLC, an affiliate of
DTCC.
The NY Federal Reserve currently publishes SOFR daily on its
website. The NY Federal Reserve states on its publication page for
SOFR that use of SOFR is subject to important disclaimers,
limitations and indemnification obligations, including that the NY
Federal Reserve may alter the methods of calculation, publication
schedule, rate revision practices or availability of SOFR at any
time without notice. Information contained in the publication page
for SOFR is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be
considered part of, this pricing supplement.
USD SOFR ICE Swap Rates
A
USD SOFR ICE swap rate for a given maturity is the annual fixed
rate of interest payable on a hypothetical fixed-for-floating U.S.
Dollar interest rate swap transaction with the given maturity. In
such a hypothetical swap transaction, the fixed rate of interest,
payable annually on an actual / 360 basis (i.e., interest accrues
based on the actual number of days elapsed, with a year assumed to
comprise 360 days), is exchangeable for a floating payment stream
based on SOFR (compounded in arrears for twelve months using
standard market conventions), also payable annually on an actual /
360 basis.
Many complex economic factors may influence USD SOFR ICE swap
rates, including:
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the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board; |
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current market expectations about future interest rates; |
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current market expectations about inflation; |
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the volatility of the foreign exchange markets; |
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the availability of relevant hedging instruments; |
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supply and demand for overnight U.S. Treasury repurchase
agreements; and |
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general credit and economic conditions in global markets, and
particularly in the United States. |
Because USD SOFR ICE swap rates are market rates and are influenced
by many factors, it is impossible to predict the future value of
any USD SOFR ICE swap rate.
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Historical Information on SOFR CMS2
The graph below shows the daily value of SOFR CMS2 from November
18, 2021 to November 28, 2022. We obtained the values below from
Bloomberg L.P., without independent verification. You should not
take the historical values of SOFR CMS2 as an indication of the
future values of SOFR CMS2 during the term of the notes.
Publication of SOFR CMS2 began on November 8, 2021, and it
therefore has a limited history.
SOFR CMS2 at 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on November 28, 2022 was
4.468%.
Historical SOFR CMS2 (%)
November 18, 2021 through November 28, 2022
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Certain Selling Restrictions
Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors
The notes may not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to
any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the
purposes of this provision:
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the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or
more) of the following: |
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a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of
Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or |
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a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC, where
that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined
in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or |
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not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC;
and |
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the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form
and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the
offer and the notes offered so as to enable an investor to decide
to purchase or subscribe the notes. |
Valuation of the Notes
CGMI calculated the estimated value of the notes set forth on the
cover page of this pricing supplement based on proprietary pricing
models. CGMI’s proprietary pricing models generated an estimated
value for the notes by estimating the value of a hypothetical
package of financial instruments that would replicate the payout on
the notes, which consists of a fixed-income bond (the “bond
component”) and one or more derivative instruments underlying the
economic terms of the notes (the “derivative component”). CGMI
calculated the estimated value of the bond component using a
discount rate based on our internal funding rate. CGMI calculated
the estimated value of the derivative component based on a
proprietary derivative-pricing model, which generated a theoretical
price for the instruments that constitute the derivative component
based on various inputs, including the factors described under
“Risk Factors—The value of the notes prior to maturity will
fluctuate based on many unpredictable factors” in this pricing
supplement, but not including our and Citigroup Inc.’s
creditworthiness. These inputs may be market-observable or may be
based on assumptions made by CGMI in its discretionary
judgment.
For a period of approximately three months following issuance of
the notes, the price, if any, at which CGMI would be willing to buy
the notes from investors, and the value that will be indicated for
the notes on any brokerage account statements prepared by CGMI or
its affiliates (which value CGMI may also publish through one or
more financial information vendors), will reflect a temporary
upward adjustment from the price or value that would otherwise be
determined. This temporary upward adjustment represents a portion
of the hedging profit expected to be realized by CGMI or its
affiliates over the term of the notes. The amount of this temporary
upward adjustment will decline to zero on a straight-line basis
over the three-month temporary adjustment period. However, CGMI is
not obligated to buy the notes from investors at any time. See
“Risk Factors—The notes will not be listed on any securities
exchange and you may not be able to sell them prior to
maturity.”
Validity of the Notes
In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special
products counsel to Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., when
the notes offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and
issued by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and authenticated
by the trustee pursuant to the indenture, and delivered against
payment therefor, such notes and the related guarantee of Citigroup
Inc. will be valid and binding obligations of Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc., respectively, enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of
general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of
good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that
such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent
conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable
law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of
the date of this pricing supplement and is limited to the laws of
the State of New York, except that such counsel expresses no
opinion as to the application of state securities or Blue Sky laws
to the notes.
In giving this opinion, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has assumed
the legal conclusions expressed in the opinions set forth below of
Alexia Breuvart, Secretary and General Counsel of Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc., and Barbara Politi, Associate General
Counsel—Capital Markets of Citigroup Inc. In addition, this opinion
is subject to the assumptions set forth in the letter of Davis Polk
& Wardwell LLP dated May 11, 2021, which has been filed as an
exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Citigroup Inc. on
May 11, 2021, that the indenture has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by, and is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement
of, the trustee and that none of the terms of the notes nor the
issuance and delivery of the notes and the related guarantee, nor
the compliance by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and
Citigroup Inc. with the terms of the notes and the related
guarantee respectively, will result in a violation of any provision
of any instrument or agreement then binding upon Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. or Citigroup Inc., as applicable, or any
restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having
jurisdiction over Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. or
Citigroup Inc., as applicable.
In the opinion of Alexia Breuvart, Secretary and General Counsel of
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., (i) the terms of the notes
offered by this pricing supplement have been duly established under
the indenture and the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized
committee thereof) of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. has
duly authorized the issuance and sale of such notes and such
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authorization has not been modified or rescinded; (ii) Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. is validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New York; (iii) the
indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.; and (iv) the execution and
delivery of such indenture and of the notes offered by this pricing
supplement by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., and the
performance by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. of its
obligations thereunder, are within its corporate powers and do not
contravene its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other
constitutive documents. This opinion is given as of the date of
this pricing supplement and is limited to the laws of the State of
New York.
Alexia Breuvart, or other internal attorneys with whom she has
consulted, has examined and is familiar with originals, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to her satisfaction, of such
corporate records of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.,
certificates or documents as she has deemed appropriate as a basis
for the opinions expressed above. In such examination, she or such
persons has assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the
genuineness of all signatures (other than those of officers of
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.), the authenticity of all
documents submitted to her or such persons as originals, the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to her
or such persons as certified or photostatic copies and the
authenticity of the originals of such copies.
In the opinion of Barbara Politi, Associate General Counsel—Capital
Markets of Citigroup Inc., (i) the Board of Directors (or a duly
authorized committee thereof) of Citigroup Inc. has duly authorized
the guarantee of such notes by Citigroup Inc. and such
authorization has not been modified or rescinded; (ii) Citigroup
Inc. is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware; (iii) the indenture has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Citigroup Inc.; and (iv) the execution
and delivery of such indenture, and the performance by Citigroup
Inc. of its obligations thereunder, are within its corporate powers
and do not contravene its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or
other constitutive documents. This opinion is given as of the date
of this pricing supplement and is limited to the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Barbara Politi, or other internal attorneys with whom she has
consulted, has examined and is familiar with originals, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to her satisfaction, of such
corporate records of Citigroup Inc., certificates or documents as
she has deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed
above. In such examination, she or such persons has assumed the
legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all
signatures (other than those of officers of Citigroup Inc.), the
authenticity of all documents submitted to her or such persons as
originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents
submitted to her or such persons as certified or photostatic copies
and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.
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