Pricing Supplement No. 2022—USNCH15117 to Product Supplement No.
EA-04-09 dated May 11, 2021,
Underlying Supplement No. 10 dated May 11, 2021, Prospectus
Supplement and Prospectus each dated May 11, 2021
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement Nos. 333-255302 and 333-255302-03
Dated November 29, 2022
Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. $3,349,820 Trigger Callable Yield
Notes
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Linked to the Russell 2000® Index Due February 29,
2024
All payments due on the notes are fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.
The Trigger Callable Yield Notes (the
“notes”) are unsecured, unsubordinated debt obligations of
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. (the “issuer”),
guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. (the “guarantor”), linked to
the Russell 2000® Index (the
“underlying”). The notes will pay a coupon on
each monthly coupon payment date regardless of the performance of
the underlying. Beginning approximately three months
after issuance, on any coupon payment date prior to the maturity
date, the issuer may, in its sole discretion, call the notes in
whole, but not in part, and pay you the stated principal amount per
note plus any coupon otherwise due on such coupon payment date and
no further amounts will be owed to you. If the notes
have not previously been called by the issuer prior to maturity and
the final underlying level is greater than or equal to the downside
threshold, you will receive the stated principal amount of your
notes at maturity plus any coupon payment otherwise due on the
maturity date. However, if the notes have not been
called prior to maturity and the final underlying level is less
than the downside threshold, you will receive, in addition to the
final coupon, an amount that is less than the stated principal
amount of your notes at maturity, resulting in a loss that is
proportionate to the decline in the closing level of the underlying
from the trade date to the final valuation date, up to a 100% loss
of your investment. The “final underlying level”
is the closing level of the underlying on the final valuation
date. Investing in the notes involves significant
risks. You may lose a substantial portion or all of your
initial investment if the notes are not called by the issuer in its
sole discretion on any coupon payment date prior to the maturity
date and the final underlying level is less than the downside
threshold. You will not receive dividends or other
distributions paid on any stocks included in the underlying or
participate in any appreciation of the underlying. The
contingent repayment of the stated principal amount applies only if
you hold the notes to maturity or earlier call by the
issuer. Any payment on the notes, including any
repayment of the stated principal amount, is subject to the
creditworthiness of the issuer and the guarantor and is not, either
directly or indirectly, an obligation of any third party. If the
issuer and the guarantor were to default on their payment
obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the
notes and you could lose your entire investment. |
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Monthly Coupon — We will pay you a coupon
on each monthly coupon payment date regardless of the performance
of the underlying unless the notes have been previously
called. |
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Issuer
Callable — Beginning approximately three months after issuance,
on any coupon payment date prior to the maturity date, the issuer
may, in its sole discretion, call the notes in whole, but not in
part, and pay you the stated principal amount per note plus any
coupon otherwise due on such coupon payment date. If the
notes are not called, investors may have full downside market
exposure to the underlying at maturity. |
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Downside Exposure with Contingent Repayment of
Principal at Maturity — If the notes have not previously been
called by the issuer prior to maturity and the final underlying
level is greater than or equal to the downside threshold, you will
receive the stated principal amount of your notes at maturity plus
any coupon payment otherwise due on the maturity
date. However, if the notes have not been called prior
to maturity and the final underlying level is less than the
downside threshold, you will receive, in addition to the final
coupon, an amount that is less than the stated principal amount of
your notes at maturity, resulting in a loss that is proportionate
to the decline in the closing level of the underlying from the
trade date to the final valuation date, up to a 100% loss of your
investment. Any payment on the notes is subject to
the creditworthiness of the issuer and guarantor. If the issuer and
the guarantor were to default on their obligations, you might not
receive any amounts owed to you under the notes and you could lose
your entire investment. |
Trade date |
November 29, 2022 |
Settlement date |
November
30, 2022 |
Coupon
payment dates1 |
Monthly,
beginning on December 29, 2022 |
Final
valuation date1 |
February
26, 2024 |
Maturity
date |
February
29, 2024 |
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See page PS-4 for additional details.
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NOTICE TO INVESTORS: The
notes are significantly riskier than conventional debt INSTRUMENTS.
THE ISSUER IS NOT NECESSARILY OBLIGATED TO REPAY THE STATED
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTES AT MATURITY, AND the notes CAN have
downside MARKET risk SIMILAR TO the UNDERLYING. This MARKET risk is
in addition to the CREDIT risk INHERENT IN PURCHASING A DEBT
OBLIGATION OF CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS HOLDINGS INC. THAT IS
GUARANTEED BY CITIGROUP INC. You should not PURCHASE the
notes if you do not understand or are not comfortable with the
significant risks INVOLVED in INVESTING IN the
notes.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISKS DESCRIBED UNDER
‘‘SUMMARY RISK FACTORS’’ BEGINNING ON PAGE PS-7 OF THIS PRICING
SUPPLEMENT AND UNDER ‘‘RISK FACTORS RELATING TO THE SECURITIES’’
BEGINNING ON PAGE EA-7 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT SUPPLEMENT IN
CONNECTION WITH YOUR PURCHASE OF THE NOTES. EVENTS RELATING TO ANY
OF THOSE RISKS, OR OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, COULD ADVERSELY
AFFECT THE MARKET VALUE OF, AND THE RETURN ON, YOUR NOTES. YOU MAY
LOSE SOME OR ALL OF YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES. THE NOTES
WILL NOT BE LISTED ON ANY SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND MAY HAVE LIMITED
OR NO LIQUIDITY.
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We are offering Trigger Callable Yield Notes
Linked to the Russell 2000® Index. The notes are our
unsecured, unsubordinated debt obligations, guaranteed by Citigroup
Inc., and are offered for a minimum investment of 100 notes at the
issue price described below. |
Underlying |
Coupon Rate |
Initial Underlying
Level |
Downside Threshold |
CUSIP/ISIN |
Russell 2000® Index
(Ticker: RTY) |
10.15%
per annum |
1,836.551 |
1,101.931, which is 60% of the initial underlying
level |
17330X599 / US17330X5995 |
See “Additional Terms Specific to the Notes” in this pricing
supplement. The notes will have the terms specified in the
accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and
prospectus, as supplemented by this pricing supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of
the notes or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this
pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement,
underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The notes are
not bank deposits and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
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Issue
Price(1) |
Underwriting
Discount(2) |
Proceeds to Issuer |
Per
note |
$10.00 |
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$10.00 |
Total |
$3,349,820.00 |
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$3,349,820.00 |
(1) On the date of this pricing supplement, the estimated value of
the notes is $9.962 per note, which is less than the issue price.
The estimated value of the notes is based on proprietary pricing
models of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) 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, acting as principal, has agreed to purchase from
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., and Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. has agreed to sell to CGMI, the aggregate
stated principal amount of the notes set forth above for $10.00 per
note. UBS Financial Services Inc. (“UBS”), acting as agent for
sales of the notes, has agreed to purchase from CGMI, and CGMI has
agreed to sell to UBS, all of the notes for $10.00 per note. UBS
will not receive any underwriting discount for any note it sells in
this offering. UBS proposes to offer the notes to the public at a
price of $10.00 per note. Investors that purchase and hold the
notes in fee-based advisory accounts will pay advisory fees to UBS
based on the amount of assets held in those accounts. For
additional information on the distribution of the notes, see
“Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in this pricing supplement.
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.
Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. |
UBS Financial Services
Inc. |
Additional Terms Specific to the
Notes |
The terms of the notes are set forth in the accompanying product
supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, as supplemented
by this pricing supplement. The accompanying product supplement,
prospectus supplement and prospectus contain important disclosures
that are not repeated in this pricing supplement. For example,
certain events may occur that could affect whether you receive a
coupon payment on a coupon payment date and whether you are repaid
the stated principal amount of your notes at maturity. These events
and their consequences are described in the accompanying product
supplement in the sections “Description of the
Securities—Consequences of a Market Disruption Event; Postponement
of a Valuation Date” and “Description of the Securities—Certain
Additional Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying
Index—Discontinuance or Material Modification of an Underlying
Index,” and not in this pricing supplement. The accompanying
underlying supplement contains important disclosures regarding the
underlying that are not repeated in this pricing supplement. It is
important that you read the accompanying product supplement,
underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus
together with this pricing supplement in connection with your
investment in the notes. Certain terms used but not defined in this
pricing supplement are defined in the accompanying product
supplement.
You may access the accompanying product supplement, underlying
supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus on the SEC website
at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by
reviewing our filings for the relevant dates on the SEC
website):
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Product Supplement No. EA-04-09 dated May 11, 2021: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200245/000095010321007044/dp150747_424b2-coba0409.htm
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Underlying Supplement No. 10 dated May 11, 2021: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200245/000095010321007028/dp150879_424b2-us10.htm
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Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus each dated May 11,
2021: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200245/000119312521157552/d423193d424b2.htm
References to “Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.,”
“Citigroup,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Citigroup Global Markets
Holdings Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. References to
“Citigroup Inc.” refer to Citigroup Inc. and not to any of its
subsidiaries. In this pricing supplement, “notes” refers to the
Trigger Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Russell 2000®
Index that are offered hereby, unless the context otherwise
requires.
This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed
above, contains the terms of the notes and supersedes all other
prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other
written materials including preliminary or indicative pricing
terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation,
sample structures, brochures or other educational materials of
ours. The description in this pricing supplement of the particular
terms of the notes supplements, and, to the extent inconsistent
with, replaces, the descriptions of the general terms and
provisions of the debt securities set forth in the accompanying
product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. You
should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set
forth in “Summary Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement and
“Risk Factors Relating to the Securities” in the accompanying
product supplement, as the notes involve risks not associated with
conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your
investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers in connection
with your decision to invest in the notes.
The suitability considerations identified below are not exhaustive.
Whether or not the notes are a suitable investment for you will
depend on your individual circumstances, and you should reach an
investment decision only after you and your investment, legal, tax,
accounting and other advisors have carefully considered the
suitability of an investment in the notes in light of your
particular circumstances. You should also review “Summary Risk
Factors” beginning on page PS-7 of this pricing supplement, “The
Russell 2000® Index” beginning on page PS-12 of this
pricing supplement, “Risk Factors Relating to the Securities”
beginning on page EA-7 of the accompanying product supplement and
“Equity Index Descriptions—The Russell Indices” beginning on page
US-67 of the accompanying underlying supplement.
The notes may be suitable for you if, among other
considerations:
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You fully understand the risks inherent in an investment in the
notes, including the risk of loss of your entire initial
investment. |
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You can tolerate a loss of all or a substantial portion of your
initial investment and are willing to make an investment that may
have the full downside market risk of an investment in the
underlying. |
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You understand and accept the risks associated with the
underlying. |
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You believe the final underlying level will be greater than or
equal to the downside threshold, and, if the final underlying level
is below the downside threshold, you can tolerate a loss of all or
a substantial portion of your investment. |
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You can tolerate fluctuations in the value of the notes prior
to maturity that may be similar to or exceed the downside
fluctuations in the level of the underlying. |
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You are willing to hold notes that may be called early by the
issuer (beginning approximately three months after issuance) in its
sole discretion regardless of the closing level of the underlying,
and you are otherwise willing to hold such notes to maturity. |
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You are willing to make an investment whose positive return is
limited to the coupon payments, regardless of the potential
appreciation of the underlying, which could be significant. |
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You are willing to invest in the notes based on the coupon rate
indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement. |
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You are willing to invest in the notes based on the downside
threshold indicated on the cover page of this pricing
supplement. |
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You are willing and able to hold the notes to maturity, and
accept that there may be little or no secondary market for the
notes and that any secondary market will depend in large part on
the price, if any, at which CGMI is willing to purchase the
notes. |
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You do not seek guaranteed current income from your investment
and are willing to forgo dividends or any other distributions paid
on the stocks included in the underlying for the term of the
notes. |
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You are willing to assume the credit risk of Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc. for all payments under the
notes, and understand that if Citigroup Global Markets Holdings
Inc. and Citigroup Inc. default on their obligations, you might not
receive any amounts due to you, including any repayment of the
stated principal amount. |
The notes may not be suitable for you if, among other
considerations:
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You do not fully understand the risks inherent in an investment
in the notes, including the risk of
loss of your entire initial investment. |
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You cannot tolerate the loss of all or a substantial portion of
your initial investment, or you are not willing to make an
investment that may have the full downside market risk of an
investment in the underlying. |
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You do not understand or are not willing to accept the risks
associated with the underlying. |
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You believe the final underlying level will be less than the
downside threshold, exposing you to the full downside performance
of the underlying. |
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You require an investment designed to guarantee a full return
of the stated principal amount at maturity. |
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You cannot tolerate fluctuations in the value of the notes
prior to maturity that may be similar to or exceed the downside
fluctuations in the level of the underlying. |
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You are unwilling to hold notes that may be called early by the
issuer (beginning approximately three months after issuance) in its
sole discretion regardless of the closing level of the underlying,
or you are otherwise unable or unwilling to hold such notes to
maturity. |
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You seek an investment that participates in the full
appreciation of the underlying and whose positive return is not
limited to the coupon payments. |
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You are unwilling to invest in the notes based on the coupon
rate indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement. |
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You are unwilling to invest in the notes based on the downside
threshold indicated on the cover page of this pricing
supplement. |
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You seek an investment for which there will be an active
secondary market. |
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You seek guaranteed current income from this investment or
prefer to receive the dividends and any other distributions paid on
the stocks included in the underlying for the term of the
notes. |
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You prefer the lower risk of conventional fixed income
investments with comparable maturities and credit ratings. |
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You are not willing to assume the credit risk of Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc. for all payments
under the notes, including any repayment of the stated principal
amount. |
Issuer |
Citigroup
Global Markets Holdings Inc. |
Guarantee |
All payments due on the notes are
fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. |
Issue price |
100% of the stated principal
amount per note |
Stated principal amount per
note |
$10.00 per note |
Term |
Approximately 1.25 years, unless
called earlier |
Trade date |
November 29, 2022 |
Settlement date |
November 30, 2022 |
Final valuation date[1] |
February 26, 2024 |
Maturity date |
February 29, 2024 |
Underlying |
Russell 2000® Index
(Ticker: RTY) |
Issuer call feature |
Beginning approximately three months after issuance, the issuer
may, in its sole discretion, call the notes in whole, but not in
part, on any coupon payment date prior to the maturity date by
providing notice on the call notice date prior to such coupon
payment date.
If the notes are called, we will pay you on the applicable coupon
payment date a cash payment per $10.00 stated principal amount of
each note equal to the stated principal amount per note plus any
coupon otherwise due on such coupon payment date.
After the notes are called, no further payments will be made on the
notes.
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Coupon payment dates |
The 29th day of each month (or
the last day in the case of February), beginning in December 2022,
provided that the final coupon payment date will be the maturity
date. Each coupon payment date is subject to postponement to the
following business day if such day is not a business day. No
interest will accrue as a result of any delayed payment. See “Call
Notice Dates and Coupon Payment Dates for the Offering of the
Notes” on page PS-6.” |
Coupon/coupon rate |
Each coupon payment will be in
the amount of $0.0846 for each $10.00 stated principal amount note
(based on the per annum coupon rate of approximately
10.15%). |
Payment at maturity (per $10.00
stated principal amount of notes) |
If the notes are not called prior to maturity and the final
underlying level is greater than or equal to the downside
threshold, we will pay you the $10.00 stated principal amount
plus any coupon otherwise due on the maturity date.
If the notes are not called prior to maturity and the final
underlying level is less than the downside threshold, we will
pay you, in addition to the final coupon, a cash payment on the
maturity date that is less than your stated principal amount and
may be zero, resulting in a loss that is proportionate to the
negative underlying return, equal to:
$10.00 ×
(1 + underlying return)
Accordingly, you may lose all or a substantial portion of
your stated principal amount at maturity, depending on how
significantly the underlying declines.
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Underlying return |
final underlying level – initial underlying
level initial underlying level |
Downside threshold |
60.00% of the initial underlying
level, as specified on the cover of this pricing
supplement. |
Initial
underlying level |
The closing
level of the underlying on the trade date, as specified on the
cover page of this pricing supplement. |
Final underlying
level |
The closing level of the
underlying on the final valuation date. |
INVESTING IN THE
NOTES INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISKS. YOU MAY LOSE A SUBSTANTIAL
PORTION OR ALL OF YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT. THE CONTINGENT
REPAYMENT OF THE STATED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT APPLIES ONLY IF YOU HOLD
THE NOTES TO MATURITY. ANY PAYMENT ON THE NOTES IS SUBJECT TO THE
CREDITWORTHINESS OF THE ISSUER AND THE GUARANTOR. IF CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS HOLDINGS INC. AND CITIGROUP INC. WERE TO DEFAULT ON
THEIR OBLIGATIONS, YOU MIGHT NOT RECEIVE ANY AMOUNTS OWED TO YOU
UNDER THE NOTES AND YOU COULD LOSE YOUR ENTIRE
INVESTMENT. |
1 Subject to
postponement as described under “Description of the
Securities—Consequences of a Market Disruption Event; Postponement
of a Valuation Date” in the accompanying product
supplement.
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Trade date |
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The closing level of the underlying
(the initial underlying level) is observed, the coupon rate is set
and the downside threshold for the underlying is
determined. |
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Monthly
(callable by the issuer in its sole discretion after three
months)
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We
pay the applicable coupon.
Beginning approximately three months after issuance, the issuer
may, in its sole discretion, call the notes in whole, but not in
part, on any coupon payment date prior to the maturity date by
providing notice on the call notice date prior to such coupon
payment date.
If
the notes are called, we will pay you on the applicable coupon
payment date a cash payment per $10.00 stated principal amount of
each note equal to the stated principal amount per note plus any
coupon otherwise due on such coupon payment date.
After the notes are called, no further payments will be made on the
notes.
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Maturity date (if not previously
called) |
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If
the notes are not called prior to maturity, the final underlying
level is observed on the final valuation date.
If the notes are not called prior to maturity and the final
underlying level is greater than or equal to the downside
threshold, we will pay you the $10.00 stated principal amount
plus any coupon otherwise due on the maturity date.
If the notes are not called prior to maturity and the final
underlying level is less than the downside threshold, we will
pay you, in addition to the final coupon, a cash payment on the
maturity date that is less than your stated principal amount and
may be zero, resulting in a loss that is proportionate to the
negative underlying return, equal to:
$10.00 ×
(1 + underlying return)
Accordingly, you may lose all or a substantial portion of
your stated principal amount at maturity, depending on how
significantly the underlying declines.
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Call Notice Dates and Coupon Payment Dates for the Offering of
the Notes
Call Notice
Dates |
Coupon Payment
Dates |
N/A |
December 29, 2022 |
N/A |
January 30, 2023 |
February 23,
2023* |
February 28, 2023 |
March 24, 2023 |
March 29, 2023 |
April 26, 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
May 24, 2023 |
May 30, 2023 |
June 26, 2023 |
June 29, 2023 |
July 26, 2023 |
July 31, 2023 |
August 24, 2023 |
August 29, 2023 |
September 26, 2023 |
September 29, 2023 |
October 25, 2023 |
October 30, 2023 |
November 24, 2023 |
November 29, 2023 |
December 26, 2023 |
December 29, 2023 |
January 24, 2024 |
January 29, 2024 |
N/A |
February 29,
2024 (the maturity date) |
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The notes are callable beginning on the third coupon payment date,
which is February 28, 2023.
An investment in the notes is significantly riskier than an
investment in conventional debt securities. The notes are subject
to all of the risks associated with an investment in our
conventional debt securities (guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.),
including the risk that we and Citigroup Inc. may default on our
obligations under the notes, and are also subject to risks
associated with the underlying. Accordingly, the notes are suitable
only for investors who are capable of understanding the
complexities and risks of the notes. You should consult your own
financial, tax and legal advisers as to the risks of an investment
in the notes and the suitability of the notes in light of your
particular circumstances.
The following is a summary of certain key risk factors for
investors in the notes. You should read this summary together with
the more detailed description of risks relating to an investment in
the notes contained in the section “Risk Factors Relating to the
Securities” beginning on page EA-7 in the accompanying product
supplement. You should also carefully read 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.
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You may lose some or all of your investment — The notes
differ from ordinary debt securities in that we will not
necessarily repay the full stated principal amount of your notes at
maturity. If the notes are not called prior to maturity (beginning
approximately three months after issuance) and the final underlying
level is less than the downside threshold, you will lose 1% of the
stated principal amount of the notes for every 1% by which the
final underlying level is less than the initial underlying level.
There is no minimum payment at maturity on the notes, and you may
lose up to all of your investment in the notes. |
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Higher coupon rates are associated with greater risk —
The notes offer coupon payments at an annualized rate that, if all
are paid, would produce a yield that is generally higher than the
yield on our conventional debt securities of the same maturity.
This higher potential yield is associated with greater levels of
expected risk as of the trade date for the notes, including the
risk that the amount you receive at maturity may be significantly
less than the stated principal amount of your notes and may be
zero. The volatility of the underlying is an important factor
affecting this risk. Greater expected volatility of the underlying
as of the trade date may result in a higher coupon rate, but would
also represent a greater expected likelihood as of the trade date
that the closing level of the underlying will be less than the
downside threshold on the final valuation date, such that you will
not be repaid the stated principal amount of your notes at
maturity. |
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You may not be adequately compensated for assuming the
downside risk of the underlying — The coupon payments on the
notes are the compensation you receive for assuming the downside
risk of the underlying, as well as all the other risks of the
notes. The coupon payments are the compensation you receive not
only for the downside risk of the underlying, but also for all of
the other risks of the notes, including the risk that the notes may
be called prior to maturity, interest rate risk and our and
Citigroup Inc.’s credit risk. If those other risks increase or are
otherwise greater than you currently anticipate, the coupon
payments may turn out to be inadequate to compensate you for all
the risks of the notes, including the downside risk of the
underlying. |
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We may call the notes in our sole discretion, which will
limit your ability to receive the coupon payments — Beginning
approximately three months after issuance, we may call the notes on
any coupon payment date prior to the maturity date by providing
notice on the call notice date prior to such coupon payment date.
In the event that we call the notes, you will receive the stated
principal amount of your notes and any coupon otherwise due on such
coupon payment date. Thus, the term of the notes may be limited to
as short as approximately three months. If we call the notes prior
to maturity, you will not receive any additional coupon payments.
It is more likely that we will call the notes in our sole
discretion prior to maturity to the extent that the expected coupon
payable on the notes is greater than the coupon that would be
payable on other instruments issued by us of comparable maturity,
terms and credit rating trading in the market. The greater
likelihood of us calling the notes in that environment increases
the risk that you will not be able to reinvest the proceeds from
the called notes in an another investment that provides a similar
yield with a similar level of risk. We are less likely to call the
notes prior to maturity when the expected coupon payable on the
notes is less than the coupon that would be payable on other
comparable instruments issued by us. Therefore, the notes are more
likely to remain outstanding when the expected coupon payable on
the notes is less than what would be payable on other comparable
instruments. |
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The notes offer downside exposure to the underlying, but no
upside exposure to the underlying — You will not participate in
any appreciation in the level of the underlying over the term of
the notes. Consequently, your return on the notes will be limited
to the coupon payments you receive and may be significantly less
than the return on the underlying over the term of the notes. In
addition, you will not receive any dividends or other distributions
or have any other rights with respect to the underlying or the
stocks included in the underlying. |
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The payment at maturity depends on the closing level of the
underlying on a single day — If the closing level of the
underlying on the final valuation date is less than the downside
threshold, you will not receive the full stated principal amount of
your notes at maturity, even if the closing level of the underlying
is greater than the downside threshold on other dates during the
term of the notes. |
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Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the
underlying or the stocks that constitute the underlying — You
will not have voting rights, rights to receive any dividends or
other distributions or any other rights with respect to any of the
stocks that constitute the underlying. It is important to
understand that, for purposes of measuring the performance of the
underlying, the levels used will not reflect the receipt or
reinvestment of dividends or distributions on the stocks that
constitute the underlying. Dividend or distribution yield on the
stocks that constitute the underlying would be expected to
represent a significant portion of the overall return on a direct
investment in the stocks that constitute the underlying, but will
not be reflected in the performance of the underlying as measured
for purposes of the notes (except to the extent that dividends and
distributions reduce the level of the underlying). |
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The notes are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Global
Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc. — Any payment on the
notes will be made by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and is
guaranteed by Citigroup Inc., and therefore is subject to the
credit risk of both Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and
Citigroup Inc. If we default on our obligations under the notes and
Citigroup Inc. defaults on its guarantee obligations, you may not
receive any payments that become due under the notes. As a result,
the value of the notes prior to maturity will be affected by
changes in the market’s view of our and Citigroup Inc.’s
creditworthiness. Any decline, or anticipated decline, in either of
our or Citigroup Inc.’s credit ratings or increase, or anticipated
increase, in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking
either of our or Citigroup Inc.’s credit risk 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 probability that the underlying will fall below the
downside threshold on the final valuation date will depend in part
on the volatility of the underlying — “Volatility” refers to
the frequency and magnitude of changes in the level of the
underlying. In general, the greater the volatility of the
underlying, the greater the probability that the underlying will
experience a large decline over the term of the notes and fall
below the downside threshold on the final valuation date. The
underlying has historically experienced significant volatility. As
a result, there is a significant risk that the underlying will fall
below the downside threshold on the final valuation date, such that
you will incur a significant loss on your investment in the notes.
The terms of the notes are set, in part, based on expectations
about the volatility of the underlying as of the trade date. If
expectations about the volatility of the underlying change over the
term of the notes, the value of the notes may be adversely
affected, and if the actual volatility of the underlying proves to
be greater than initially expected, the notes may prove to be
riskier than expected on the trade date. |
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The estimated value of the notes on the trade date, based on
CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and our internal funding rate, is
less than the issue price — The difference is attributable to
certain costs associated with selling, structuring and hedging the
notes that are included in the issue price. These costs include (i)
hedging and other costs incurred by us and our affiliates in
connection with the offering of the notes and (ii) 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 the underlying, dividend yields on the
stocks that constitute the underlying and interest rates. CGMI’s
views on these inputs 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 coupon rate that 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 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 — As described under
“Valuation of the Notes” below, the payout on the notes could be
replicated by a hypothetical package of financial instruments
consisting of a fixed-income bond and one or more derivative
instruments. As a result, the factors that influence the values of
fixed-income bonds and derivative instruments will also influence
the terms of the notes at issuance and the value of the notes prior
to maturity. Accordingly, the value of your notes prior to maturity
will fluctuate based on the level and volatility of the underlying
and a number of other factors, including the price and volatility
of the stocks that constitute the underlying, dividend yields on
the stocks that constitute the underlying, interest rates
generally, the time remaining to maturity and our and Citigroup
Inc.’s creditworthiness, as reflected in our secondary market rate.
Changes in the level of the underlying 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. The stated payout from the
issuer only applies if you hold the notes to maturity or earlier
issuer call, as applicable. |
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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 decline to zero over the temporary
adjustment period. See “Valuation of the Notes” in this pricing
supplement. |
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The Russell 2000® Index is subject to risks
associated with small capitalization stocks — The stocks that
constitute the Russell 2000® Index are issued by
companies with relatively small market capitalization. The stock
prices of smaller companies may be more volatile than the stock
prices of large capitalization companies. These
companies tend to be less well-established than large market
capitalization companies. Small
capitalization companies may be less able to withstand adverse
economic, market, trade and competitive conditions relative to
larger companies. Small
capitalization companies are less likely to pay dividends on their
stocks, and the presence of a dividend payment could be a factor
that limits downward stock price pressure under adverse market
conditions. |
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Our offering of the notes is not a recommendation of the
underlying — The fact that we are offering the notes does not
mean that we believe that investing in an instrument linked to the
underlying is likely to achieve favorable returns. In fact, as we
are part of a global financial institution, our affiliates may have
positions (including short positions) in the stocks that constitute
the underlying or in instruments related to the underlying or such
stocks, and may publish research or express opinions, that in each
case are inconsistent with an investment linked to the underlying.
These and other activities of our affiliates may affect the level
of the underlying in a way that has a negative impact on your
interests as a holder of the notes. |
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Our affiliates, or UBS or its affiliates, may publish
research, express opinions or provide recommendations that are
inconsistent with investing in or holding the notes — Any such
research, opinions or recommendations could affect the closing
level of the underlying and the value of the notes. Our affiliates,
and UBS and its affiliates, publish research from time to time on
financial markets and other matters that may influence the value of
the notes, or express opinions or provide recommendations that may
be inconsistent with purchasing or holding the notes. Any research,
opinions or recommendations expressed by our affiliates or by UBS
or its affiliates may not be consistent with each other and may be
modified from time to time without notice. These and other
activities of our affiliates or UBS or its affiliates may adversely
affect the level of the underlying and may have a negative impact
on your interests as a holder of the notes. Investors should make
their own independent investigation of the merits of investing in
the notes and the underlying to which the notes are linked. |
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Trading and other transactions by our affiliates, or by UBS
or its affiliates, in the equity and equity derivative markets may
impair the value of the notes — We have hedged our exposure
under the notes through CGMI or other of our affiliates, who have
entered into equity and/or equity derivative transactions, such as
over-the-counter options or exchange-traded instruments, relating
to the underlying or the stocks included in the underlying and may
adjust such positions during the term of the notes. It is possible
that our affiliates could receive substantial returns from these
hedging activities while the value of the notes declines. Our
affiliates and UBS and its affiliates may also engage in trading in
instruments linked to the underlying on a regular basis as part of
their respective general broker-dealer and other businesses, for
proprietary accounts, for other accounts under management or to
facilitate transactions for customers, including block
transactions. Such trading and hedging activities may affect the
level of the underlying and reduce the return on your investment in
the notes. Our affiliates or UBS or its affiliates may also issue
or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative
instruments with returns linked or related to the underlying. By
introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner,
our affiliates or UBS or its affiliates could adversely affect the
value of the notes. Any of the foregoing activities described in
this paragraph may reflect trading strategies that differ from, or
are in direct opposition to, investors’ trading and investment
strategies relating to the notes. |
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Our affiliates, or UBS or its affiliates, may have economic
interests that are adverse to yours as a result of their respective
business activities — Our affiliates or UBS or its affiliates
may currently or from time to time engage in business with the
issuers of the stocks that constitute the underlying, including
extending loans to, making equity investments in or providing
advisory services to such issuers. In the course of this business,
our affiliates or UBS or its affiliates may acquire non-public
information about those issuers, which they will not disclose to
you. Moreover, if any of our affiliates or UBS or any of its
affiliates is or becomes a creditor of any such issuer, they may
exercise any remedies against that issuer that are available to
them without regard to your interests. |
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The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will
make important determinations with respect to the notes — If
certain events occur, such as market disruption events or the
discontinuance of the underlying, CGMI, as calculation agent, will
be required to |
make discretionary judgments that could significantly affect the
payments on the notes. Such judgments could include, among other
things:
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determining whether a market disruption event has occurred with
respect to the underlying; |
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if a market disruption event occurs on the final valuation date
with respect to the underlying, determining whether to postpone the
final valuation date; |
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determining the level of the underlying if the level of the
underlying is not otherwise available or a market disruption event
has occurred; and |
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selecting a successor underlying or performing an alternative
calculation of the level of the underlying if the underlying is
discontinued or materially modified (see “Description of the
Securities—Certain Additional Terms for Securities Linked to an
Underlying Index—Discontinuance or Material Modification of an
Underlying Index” in the accompanying product supplement). |
In making these judgments, the calculation agent’s interests as an
affiliate of ours could be adverse to your interests as a holder of
the notes.
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Adjustments to the underlying may affect the value of your
notes — FTSE Russell, as publisher of the Russell
2000® Index, may add, delete or substitute the stocks
that constitute the underlying or make other methodological changes
that could affect the level of the underlying. FTSE Russell may
discontinue or suspend calculation or publication of the underlying
at any time without regard to your interests as holders of the
notes. |
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The U.S. federal tax
consequences of an investment in the notes are unclear.
There is no direct legal authority regarding the proper U.S.
federal tax treatment of the notes, and we do not plan to request a
ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). Consequently,
significant aspects of the tax treatment of the notes are
uncertain, and the IRS or a court might not agree with the
treatment of the notes as described in “United States Federal Tax
Considerations” below. If the IRS were successful in asserting an
alternative treatment of the notes, the tax consequences of the
ownership and disposition of the notes might be materially and
adversely affected. Moreover, future legislation, Treasury
regulations or IRS guidance could adversely affect the U.S. federal
tax treatment of the notes, possibly retroactively. |
As described in “United States Federal Tax Considerations” below,
in connection with any information reporting requirements we may
have in respect of the notes under applicable law, we intend to
treat a portion of each coupon payment as attributable to interest
and the remainder to option premium. However, in light of the
uncertain treatment of the notes, it is possible that other persons
having withholding or information reporting responsibility in
respect of the notes may treat a note differently, for instance, by
treating the entire coupon payment as ordinary income at the time
received or accrued by a holder and/or treating some or all of each
coupon payment on a note to a non-U.S. investor as subject to
withholding tax at a rate of 30%.
If withholding applies to the notes, we will not be required to
pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts
withheld.
Hypothetical terms only. Actual terms may vary. See the cover
page for actual offering terms.
The examples below illustrate the hypothetical payment upon an
issuer call or at maturity for a $10.00 stated principal amount
note with the following assumptions* (the actual terms of the notes
are listed on the cover page of this pricing supplement; amounts
may have been rounded for ease of reference):
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Stated Principal Amount: $10 |
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Term: Approximately 1.25 years, unless called earlier |
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Hypothetical Initial Underlying Level: 100.00 |
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Hypothetical Coupon Rate: 9.25% per annum (or 0.771% per
month) |
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Hypothetical Monthly Coupon Payment: $0.0771 per month per
note |
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Issuer Call: Monthly, after approximately three months, as set
forth on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement |
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Hypothetical Downside Threshold: 60.00, which is 60% of its
hypothetical initial underlying level |
*The hypothetical contingent coupon rate does not represent the
actual contingent coupon rate. The actual contingent coupon rate is
listed on the cover page of this pricing supplement. In addition,
the examples below are based on the above hypothetical values and
do not reflect the actual initial underlying level or downside
threshold. For the actual initial underlying level and downside
threshold, see the cover page of this pricing supplement. We have
used these hypothetical values, rather than the actual values, to
simplify the calculations and aid understanding of how the
securities work. However, you should understand that any actual
payments on the securities will be calculated based on the actual
initial underlying level and downside threshold, and not on the
hypothetical values indicated below.
Example 1 — The notes are called on the third coupon payment
date.
Date |
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Payment (per note) |
First
Coupon Payment Date |
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$0.0771 |
Second
Coupon Payment Date |
|
$0.0771 |
Third
Coupon Payment Date |
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$10.0771 (principal amount plus coupon); notes
are called |
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Total Payment: |
$10.2313 (2.313% total return) |
Since the notes are not callable by us prior to the third coupon
payment date, we will pay you a coupon of $0.0771 per note on each
of the first two coupon payment dates. However, the notes are
called by us in our sole discretion on the third coupon payment
date and we will pay you a total of $10.0771 per note (equal to the
stated principal amount plus the coupon) on that coupon payment
date. When added to the coupon payments of $0.1542 received with
respect to the first two coupon payment dates, you would have been
paid a total of $10.2313 per note, representing a 2.313% total
return on the notes over the approximately three months the notes
were outstanding before they were called by us in our sole
discretion. You will not receive any further payments on the
notes.
Example 2 — The notes are NOT called and the final underlying
level is above the downside threshold.
Date |
Closing Level of The
Underlying |
Payment (per note) |
First
through Fourteenth Coupon Payment Dates |
N/A |
$1.0794 in total coupons; notes are not
called |
Final
Valuation Date |
80.00
(at or above downside threshold) |
$10.0771 (principal amount plus final
coupon) |
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Total Payment: |
$11.1565 (11.565%) total return) |
Since the notes are not called by us on any of the first fourteen
coupon payment dates, we will pay you a coupon of $0.0771 per note
on each coupon payment date, for a total of $1.0794. Because the
final underlying level is greater than the downside threshold, we
will pay you $10 per note (equal to the stated principal amount) on
the maturity date, in addition to the final coupon. When added to
the coupon payments of $1.0794 received with respect to the first
fourteen coupon payment dates, you would have been paid a total of
$11.1565 per note, representing a 11.565% total return on the notes
over the 1.25-year term of the notes.
Example 3 — Notes are NOT called and the final underlying level
is below the downside threshold.
Date |
Closing Level of The
Underlying |
Payment (per note) |
First
through Fourteenth Coupon Payment Dates |
N/A |
$1.0794 in total coupons; notes are not
called |
Final
Valuation Date |
30.00
(below downside threshold) |
Final
coupon + [$10.00 × (1 + underlying return)] =
$0.0771 + [$10.00 × (1 +
-70.00%)] =
$0.0771 + ($10.00 × 0.30) =
$3.0771 |
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Total Payment: |
$1.0794 + $3.0771 = $4.1565
(-58.435% total return) |
Since the notes are not called by us on any of the first fourteen
coupon payment dates, we will pay you a coupon of $0.0771 per note
on each coupon payment date, for a total of $1.0794. On the final
valuation date, the underlying closes below the downside threshold.
Therefore, at maturity, in addition to receiving the final coupon,
investors are exposed to the downside performance of the underlying
and you will receive $3.0771 per note, which reflects the final
coupon plus a return reflecting the percentage decrease of
the underlying from the trade date to the final valuation date.
When added to the coupon payments of $1.0794 received with respect
to the first fourteen coupon payment dates, you would have been
paid a total of $4.1565 per note, representing a 58.435% loss on
the notes over the 1.25-year term of the notes.
The Russell 2000® Index
The Russell 2000® Index is designed to track the
performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity
market. All stocks included in the Russell 2000® Index
are traded on a major U.S. exchange. It is calculated and
maintained by FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange
Group. The Russell 2000® Index is reported by Bloomberg
L.P. under the ticker symbol “RTY.”
“Russell 2000® Index” is a trademark of FTSE Russell and
has been licensed for use by Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates. For
more information, see “Equity Index Descriptions—The Russell
Indices—License Agreement” in the accompanying underlying
supplement.
Please refer to the section “Equity Index Descriptions—The Russell
Indices—The Russell 2000® Index” in the accompanying
underlying supplement for important disclosures regarding the
Russell 2000® Index.
The graph below illustrates the performance of the Russell
2000® Index from January 3, 2012 to November 29, 2022.
The closing level of the Russell 2000® Index on November
29, 2022 was 1,836.551. We obtained the closing levels of the
Russell 2000® Index from Bloomberg, and we have not
participated in the preparation of or verified such information.
Currently, whereas the sponsor of the Russell 2000®
Index publishes the official closing level of the Russell
2000® Index to six decimal places, Bloomberg reports the
closing level to three decimal places. As a result, the closing
level of the Russell 2000® Index reported by Bloomberg
may be lower or higher than the official closing level of the
Russell 2000® Index published by the sponsor of the
Russell 2000® Index. The historical closing levels of
the Russell 2000® Index should not be taken as an
indication of future performance and no assurance can be given as
to the final underlying level or any future closing level of the
Russell 2000® Index. We cannot give you assurance that
the performance of the Russell 2000® Index will result
in a positive return on your initial investment and you could lose
a significant portion or all of the stated principal amount at
maturity.

United States Federal Tax
Considerations |
You should read carefully the discussion under “United States
Federal Tax Considerations” and “Risk Factors Relating to the
Securities” in the accompanying product supplement and “Summary
Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement.
Due to the lack of any controlling legal authority, there is
substantial uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences
of an investment in the notes. In connection with any information
reporting requirements we may have in respect of the notes under
applicable law, we intend (in the absence of an administrative
determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to treat a note
as a put option (the “Put Option”) written by you with respect to
the underlying shares, secured by a cash deposit equal to the
stated principal amount of the note (the “Deposit”). In the opinion
of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, which is based on
current market conditions, this treatment of the notes is
reasonable under current law; however, our counsel has advised us
that it is unable to conclude affirmatively that this treatment is
more likely than not to be upheld, and that alternative treatments
are possible. Under this treatment:
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a portion of each coupon payment made with respect to the notes
will be attributable to interest on the Deposit; and |
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the remainder will represent premium attributable to your grant
of the Put Option (“Put Premium”). |
We will treat 58.38% of each coupon payment as interest on the
Deposit and 41.62% as Put Premium.
Assuming the treatment of a note as a Put Option and a Deposit is
respected, amounts treated as interest on the Deposit should be
taxed as ordinary interest income, while the Put Premium should not
be taken into account prior to maturity or disposition of the
notes. See “United States Federal Tax Considerations—Tax
Consequences to U.S. Holders” in the accompanying product
supplement.
We do not plan to request a ruling from the IRS regarding the
treatment of the notes. An alternative characterization of the
notes could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of
ownership and disposition of the notes, including the timing and
character of income recognized. In addition, the U.S. Treasury
Department and the IRS requested comments on various issues
regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward
contracts” and similar financial instruments and have indicated
that such transactions may be the subject of future regulations or
other guidance. Furthermore, members of Congress have proposed
legislative changes to the tax treatment of derivative contracts.
Any legislation, Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated
after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely
affect the tax consequences of an investment in the notes, possibly
with retroactive effect. You should consult your tax adviser
regarding possible alternative tax treatments of the notes and
potential changes in applicable law.
Non-U.S. Holders. Subject to the discussions below and in
the section of the accompanying product supplement entitled “United
States Federal Tax Considerations,” if you are a Non-U.S. Holder
(as defined in the accompanying product supplement) of the notes,
under current law you generally should not be subject to U.S.
federal withholding or income tax in respect of any amount paid to
you with respect to the notes, provided that (i) income in respect
of the notes is not effectively connected with your conduct of a
trade or business in the United States, and (ii) you comply with
the applicable certification requirements.
As discussed under “United States Federal Tax Considerations—Tax
Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders—Dividend Equivalents under Section
871(m) of the Code” in the accompanying product supplement, Section
871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (“Section 871(m)”)
generally impose a 30% withholding tax on dividend equivalents paid
or deemed paid to Non-U.S. Holders with respect to certain
financial instruments linked to U.S. equities (“Underlying
Securities”) or indices that include Underlying Securities. Section
871(m) generally applies to instruments that substantially
replicate the economic performance of one or more Underlying
Securities, as determined based on tests set forth in the
applicable Treasury regulations. However, the regulations, as
modified by an IRS notice, exempt financial instruments issued
prior to January 1, 2025 that do not have a “delta” of one. Based
on the terms of the notes and representations provided by us, our
counsel is of the opinion that the notes should not be treated as
transactions that have a “delta” of one within the meaning of the
regulations with respect to any Underlying Security and, therefore,
should not be subject to withholding tax under Section 871(m).
A
determination that the notes are not subject to Section 871(m) is
not binding on the IRS, and the IRS may disagree with this
treatment. Moreover, Section 871(m) is complex and its application
may depend on your particular circumstances, including your other
transactions. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the
potential application of Section 871(m) to the notes.
While we currently do not intend to withhold on payments on the
notes to Non-U.S. Holders (subject to compliance with the
applicable certification requirements and the discussion in the
accompanying product supplement regarding “FATCA”), in light of the
uncertain treatment of the notes other persons having withholding
or information reporting responsibility in respect of the notes may
treat some or all of each coupon payment on a note as subject to
withholding tax at a rate of 30%. Moreover, it is possible that in
the future we may determine that we should withhold at a rate of
30% on coupon payments on the notes. We will not be required to pay
any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.
You should read the section entitled “United States Federal Tax
Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement. The
preceding discussion, when read in combination with that section,
constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of owning and
disposing of the notes.
You should also consult your tax adviser regarding all aspects
of the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of an
investment in the notes and any tax consequences arising under the
laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
Supplemental Plan of
Distribution |
CGMI, an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and
the lead agent for the sale of the notes, will not receive an
underwriting discount for any note sold in this offering. UBS, as
agent for sales of the notes, has agreed to purchase from CGMI, and
CGMI has agreed to
sell to UBS, all of the notes sold in this offering for $10.00 per
note. UBS proposes to offer the notes to the public at a price of
$10.00 per note. UBS will not receive any underwriting discount for
any note it sells in this offering. Investors that purchase and
hold the notes in fee-based advisory accounts will pay advisory
fees to UBS based on the amount of assets held in those accounts.
If all of the notes are not sold at the initial offering price,
CGMI may change the public offering price and other selling terms.
For the avoidance of doubt, the underwriting discount will not be
rebated if the notes are called by the issuer prior to
maturity.
See “Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in the
accompanying product supplement and “Plan of Distribution” in the
accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus for additional
information.
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 “Summary 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 or Citigroup Inc.’s
creditworthiness. These inputs may be market-observable or may be
based on assumptions made by CGMI in its discretionary
judgment.
During a temporary adjustment period immediately 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 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
over the temporary adjustment period. CGMI
currently expects that the temporary adjustment period will be
approximately three months, but the actual length of the temporary
adjustment period may be shortened due to various factors, such as
the volume of secondary market purchases of the notes and other
factors that cannot be predicted. However, CGMI is not obligated to
buy the notes from investors at any time. See “Summary 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
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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