The information in this preliminary pricing supplement is not complete and may be changed. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This preliminary pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities, nor are they soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 5, 2016

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Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series N

Pricing Supplement No. 2016-USNCH0246

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Registration Statement Nos. 333-214120 and 333-214120-03

Fixed to Floating Rate Notes Due on or about December 13, 2046

· The notes will pay interest at a fixed rate of 1.15% to 1.25% per annum (to be determined on the pricing date) for the first five years after issuance. After the first five years, the notes will pay interest at a floating rate that will be reset quarterly and will equal 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR, subject to a minimum interest rate of 0%. After the first five years, interest payments on the notes will vary and may be paid at a rate as low as 0% per annum.

· You may request that we repurchase your notes on an annual basis beginning approximately five years after the original issue date, subject to your compliance with the minimum repurchase amount, the procedural requirements and the other limitations set forth under “Key Terms” on page PS-2 and in “Annex A—Supplemental Terms of Notes—Early Repurchase” of this pricing supplement. You will receive less than your principal amount if you request that we repurchase your notes on any repurchase date on or prior to December 13, 2031.

· The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated 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.

· It is important for you to consider the information contained in this pricing supplement together with the information contained in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus. The description of the notes below supplements, and to the extent inconsistent with replaces, the description of the general terms of the notes set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus.

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
Aggregate stated principal amount: $     
Pricing date * : December 8, 2016
Original issue date * : December 13, 2016
Maturity date * : December 13, 2046.  If the maturity date is not a business day, then the payment required to be made on the maturity date will be made on the next succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on the maturity date.  No additional interest will accrue as a result of delayed payment.
Payment at maturity: Unless earlier repurchased, $1,000 per note plus any accrued and unpaid interest
Interest rate per annum * :

From and including the original issue date to but excluding December 13, 2021 : 1.15% to 1.25%

(to be determined on the pricing date)

From and including December 13, 2021 to but excluding the maturity date : a floating rate equal to 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR determined on the second London business day prior to the first day of the applicable interest period, subject to a minimum interest rate of 0.00% per annum for any interest period

Interest period: Each three-month period from and including an interest payment date (or the original issue date, in the case of the first interest period) to but excluding the next interest payment date
Interest payment dates * : Interest on the notes is payable quarterly on the 13th day of each March, June, September and December, beginning on March 13, 2017 and ending on the maturity date or, if applicable, the applicable repurchase date. If any interest payment date is not a business day, then the payment required to be made on that interest payment date will be made on the next succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on that interest payment date. No additional interest will accrue as a result of delayed payment.
Day count convention: 30/360 Unadjusted. See “Determination of Interest Payments” in this pricing supplement.
CUSIP / ISIN: 17324CCV6 / US17324CCV63
Listing: The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange and, accordingly, may have limited or no market liquidity.  
Underwriter: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), an affiliate of the issuer, as lead agent, and UBS Financial Services Inc. (“UBS”), as agent, each acting as principal.
Underwriting fee and issue price: Issue price Underwriting fee (1) Proceeds to issuer
Per note: $1,000 $10 $990
Total: $ $ $

* Expected dates are subject to change. (Key Terms continued on next page)

(1) The underwriting fee is $10 per note. CGMI expects to purchase from Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. expects to sell to CGMI, the aggregate stated principal amount of the notes set forth above for $990 per note. UBS expects to purchase from CGMI, and CGMI expects to sell to UBS, all of the notes for $990 per note. UBS will receive an underwriting fee of $10 per note for each note it sells. UBS proposes to offer the notes to the public at a price of $1,000 per note. For additional information on the distribution of the notes, see “General Information—Fees and selling concessions” and “—Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest” in this pricing supplement. In addition to the underwriting fee, CGMI and its affiliates may profit from expected hedging activity related to this offering, even if the value of the notes declines. See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

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 is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. 

Y ou should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus , each of which can be accessed via the hyperlink below.  

Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus each dated October 14, 2016  

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.

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. UBS Financial Services Inc.

 

 

 

 

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KEY TERMS (continued)
Early repurchase: You may request that we repurchase all or any portion of your notes on any repurchase date on or after December 13, 2021 (the “initial repurchase date”) by following the procedures described under “Annex A—Supplemental Terms of Notes—Early Repurchase,” which will include us receiving a repurchase notice by no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, fifteen business days prior to the relevant repurchase date. If you fail to comply with these procedures, your notice will be deemed ineffective.  To exercise the early repurchase right, you must submit notes for repurchase having an aggregate stated principal amount equal to the minimum repurchase amount of $100,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
Repurchase amount:

Upon early repurchase, you will receive for each $1,000 stated principal amount note, on the applicable repurchase date, a cash “repurchase amount” equal to the following amount, as applicable, plus any accrued and unpaid interest:

  Repurchase dates occurring:
  From and including December 13, 2021 to and including December 13, 2031......$990
  From and including December 13, 2032 to but excluding the maturity date.......$1,000
 

You may request that we repurchase your notes on an annual basis on or after the initial repurchase date, subject to your compliance with the minimum repurchase amount, the procedural requirements and the other limitations set forth herein and under “Annex A—Supplemental Terms of Notes—Early Repurchase.” You will receive less than your stated principal amount per note if you request that we repurchase your notes on any repurchase date on or prior to December 13, 2031.

Depending on market conditions, including changes in interest rates, it is possible that the value of the notes in the secondary market at any time may be greater than the repurchase amount. Accordingly, prior to exercising the early repurchase right described above, you should contact the broker or other entity through which the notes are held to determine whether a sale of the notes in the secondary market may result in greater proceeds than the repurchase amount.

Repurchase dates: The 13th day of each December, commencing on December 13, 2021.  If any repurchase date is not a business day, then the payment required to be made on that repurchase date will be made on the next succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on that repurchase date. No additional interest will accrue as a result of delayed payment.
Repurchase notice: A repurchase notice substantially in the form of the repurchase notice set forth in Annex B to this pricing supplement

 

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 before you decide to invest in the notes.

 

§ The amount of interest payable on the notes will vary after the first five years. The notes differ from conventional fixed-rate debt securities in that the interest payable on the notes will vary after the first five years of the term of the notes based on the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR and may be as low as 0.00%. The per annum interest rate that is determined on the relevant interest determination date will apply to the entire interest period following that interest determination date, even if 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR increases during that interest period, but is applicable only to that quarterly interest period; interest payments for any other quarterly interest period will vary.

 

§ The yield on the notes may be lower than the yield on a conventional fixed-rate debt security of ours of comparable maturity. During the first five years of the term of the notes, the notes will bear interest at a per annum rate of 1.15% to 1.25% (to be determined on the pricing date). After the first five years of the term of the notes, the interest rate applicable to the notes will vary based on the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR, and may be as low as 0.00% on each interest payment date. As a result, the effective yield on your notes may be less than that which would be payable on a conventional fixed-rate debt security of ours (guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.) of comparable maturity.

 

§ The notes may be riskier than an investment with a shorter term. The notes have a relatively long term to maturity. Accordingly, if you do not own a sufficient principal amount of notes to satisfy the minimum repurchase amount in connection with an exercise of the early repurchase right, you will be subject to heightened risks as compared to an investment in notes with a shorter term because you will be subject to those risks for a longer period of time. For example, because of the longer time horizon of the notes, you will be subject to greater risk that we and Citigroup Inc. may default on our obligations under the notes at some point prior to maturity. In addition, you will be subject to greater interest rate risk. If 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR fails to increase significantly from current levels, you may be holding a long-dated security with a yield that is lower than you might achieve on other investments, including our fixed rate debt securities of the same maturity. The relatively long term of the notes means that it may be a considerable length of time before you would be able to redeploy your funds to a higher yielding investment. Moreover, the

 

 

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value of a longer-dated note is typically less than the value of an otherwise comparable note with a shorter term, so that, if you were to desire to sell the notes prior to maturity in order to invest in a better performing alternative investment, you may not be able to do so except at a substantial loss.

 

§ If you request that we repurchase your notes on any repurchase date on or prior to December 13, 2031, you will receive less than the stated principal amount of your notes. The repurchase amount for any repurchase date from and including December 13, 2021 to and including December 13, 2031 is equal to $990 for each $1,000 stated principal amount note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. As a result, if you request that we repurchase your notes on any repurchase date on or prior to December 13, 2031, you will receive less than the stated principal amount of your notes upon an early repurchase.

 

§ There are restrictions on your ability to request that we repurchase your notes. To request that we repurchase your notes, you must submit at least the minimum repurchase amount of $100,000 in stated principal amount of your notes. You may not exercise the early repurchase right prior to December 13, 2021, and thereafter you may exercise the early repurchase right only once per year. In addition, if you elect to exercise your early repurchase right, your request that we repurchase your notes is only valid if we receive your repurchase notice by no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, fifteen business days prior to the relevant repurchase date and if you follow the procedures described under “Annex A—Supplemental Terms of Notes—Early Repurchase” and we or our affiliates acknowledge receipt of the repurchase notice that same day. If we do not receive that repurchase notice or we or our affiliates do not acknowledge receipt of that notice, your repurchase request will not be effective and we will not be required to repurchase your notes on the corresponding repurchase date. Because of the timing requirements of the repurchase notice, settlement of the repurchase will be prolonged when compared to a sale and settlement in a secondary market sale transaction. As your request that we repurchase your notes is irrevocable, this will subject you to market risk in the event the market fluctuates after we receive your request.

 

§ 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.

 

§ 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, except to the extent the early repurchase right is available, an investor must be prepared to hold the notes until maturity.

 

§ 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 “General Information—Temporary adjustment period” in this pricing supplement.

 

§ 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 or to a repurchase date occurring on or after December 13, 2032. 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.

 

§ The inclusion of underwriting fees and projected profit from hedging in the issue price is likely to adversely affect secondary market prices. Assuming no changes in market conditions or other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which CGMI may be willing to purchase the notes in secondary market transactions will likely be lower than the issue price since the issue price of the notes will include, and secondary market prices are likely to exclude, underwriting fees paid with respect to the notes, as well as the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes. The cost of hedging includes the projected profit that our affiliates may realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in managing the hedging transactions. The secondary market prices for the notes are also likely to be reduced by the costs of unwinding the related hedging transactions. Our affiliates may realize a profit from the expected hedging activity even if the value of the notes declines. In addition, any secondary market prices for the notes may differ from values determined by pricing models used by CGMI, as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups or other transaction costs.

 

§ The price at which you may be able to sell your notes prior to maturity will depend on a number of factors and may be substantially less than the amount you originally invest. A number of factors will influence the value of the notes in any secondary market that may develop and the price at which CGMI may be willing to purchase the notes in any such secondary market, including: the level and volatility of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR, interest rates in the market, the time remaining to maturity of the notes, changes in CGMI’s estimation of the value of the early repurchase right, hedging activities by our affiliates, fees and

 

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projected hedging fees and profits and any actual or anticipated changes in the credit ratings, financial condition and results of either Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. or Citigroup Inc. The value of the notes will vary and is likely to be less than the issue price at any time prior to maturity, and sale of the notes prior to maturity may result in a loss.

 

§ The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of the issuer, will make determinations with respect to the notes. Citibank, N.A., the calculation agent for the notes, is an affiliate of ours. As calculation agent, Citibank, N.A. will determine, among other things, the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR and will calculate the interest payable to you on each interest payment date. Any of these determinations or calculations made by Citibank, N.A. in its capacity as calculation agent, including with respect to the calculation of the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR in the event of the unavailability of the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR, may adversely affect the amount of one or more interest payments to you.

 

§ Hedging and trading activity by us or our affiliates could result in a conflict of interest. One or more of our affiliates will likely enter into hedging transactions. This hedging activity will likely involve trading in instruments, such as options, swaps or futures, based upon 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR. This hedging activity may present a conflict between your interest in the notes and the interests our affiliates have in executing, maintaining and adjusting their hedge transactions because it could affect the price at which our affiliate CGMI may be willing to purchase your notes in the secondary market. Because hedging our obligations under the notes involves risk and may be influenced by a number of factors, it is possible that our affiliates may profit from the expected hedging activity, even if the value of the notes declines.

 

§ The historical performance of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is not an indication of its future performance. The historical performance of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR, which is included in this pricing supplement, should not be taken as an indication of the future performance of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR during the term of the notes. Changes in the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR will affect the value of the notes, but it is impossible to predict whether the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR will rise or fall.

 

§ 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR and the manner in which it is calculated may change in the future. The method by which 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is calculated may change in the future, as a result of governmental actions, actions by the publisher of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR or otherwise. We cannot predict whether the method by which 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is calculated will change or what the impact of any such change might be. Any such change could affect the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR in a way that has a significant adverse effect on the notes.

 

§ You will have no rights against the publisher of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR. You will have no rights against the publisher of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR even though the amount you receive on each interest payment date after the first five years of the term of the notes will depend upon the level of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR. The publisher of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is not in any way involved in this offering and has no obligations relating to the notes or the holders of the notes.

 

General Information
Temporary adjustment period: 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 four 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 “Risk Factors—The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange and you may not be able to sell them prior to maturity.”
U.S. federal income tax considerations:

In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the notes should be treated as “variable rate debt instruments” that provide for a single fixed rate followed by a qualified floating rate (“QFR”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under the Treasury Regulations applicable to variable rate debt instruments, the notes may be treated as issued with original issue discount (“OID”).

 

In order to determine the amount of qualified stated interest (“QSI”) and OID in respect of the notes, an equivalent fixed rate debt instrument must be constructed. The equivalent fixed rate debt instrument is constructed in the following manner: (i) first, the initial fixed rate is converted to a QFR that would preserve the fair market value of the notes, and (ii) second, each QFR (including the QFR determined under (i) above) is converted to a fixed rate substitute (which will generally be the value of that QFR as of the issue date of the notes). The rules described under “United States Federal Tax Considerations – Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders – Original Issue Discount” in the accompanying prospectus supplement are then applied to the equivalent fixed rate debt instrument for purposes of calculating the amount of OID on the notes. Under these rules, the notes will generally be treated as providing for QSI at a rate equal to the lowest rate of interest in

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effect at any time under the equivalent fixed rate debt instrument, and any interest in excess of that rate will generally be treated as part of the stated redemption price at maturity and, therefore, as giving rise to OID. Based on the application of these rules to the notes, we will indicate in the final pricing supplement if the notes are issued with OID.

 

QSI on the notes will generally be taxable to a U.S. Holder (as defined in the accompanying prospectus supplement) as ordinary interest income at the time it accrues or is received in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s method of tax accounting. If the notes are issued with OID, a U.S. Holder will be required to include the OID in income for federal income tax purposes as it accrues, in accordance with a constant-yield method based on a compounding of interest. If the notes are not issued with OID, all stated interest on the notes will be treated as QSI and will be taxable to a U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time it accrues or is received in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s method of tax accounting. If the amount of interest a U.S. Holder receives on the notes in a calendar year is greater than the interest assumed to be paid or accrued under the equivalent fixed rate debt instrument, the excess is treated as additional QSI taxable to the U.S. Holder as ordinary income. Otherwise, any difference will reduce the amount of QSI the U.S. Holder is treated as receiving and will therefore reduce the amount of ordinary income the U.S. Holder is required to take into income.

 

Upon the sale or other taxable disposition of a note, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the disposition (other than any amount attributable to accrued QSI, which will be treated as a payment of interest) and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the note. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in a note generally will equal the cost of the note to the U.S. Holder, increased by the amounts of OID (if any) previously included in income by the U.S. Holder with respect to the note and reduced by any payments other than QSI received by the U.S. Holder. Such gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has held the note for more than one year at the time of disposition.

 

Subject to the discussion below, under current law Non-U.S. Holders (as defined in the accompanying prospectus supplement) generally will not be subject to U.S. federal withholding or income tax with respect to interest (or OID, if any) paid on and amounts received on the sale, exchange or retirement of the notes if they comply with applicable certification requirements. Special rules apply to Non-U.S. Holders whose income on the notes is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business or who are individuals present in the United States for 183 days or more in a taxable year.

 

As discussed in the section of the accompanying prospectus supplement entitled “United States Federal Tax Considerations,” withholding under legislation commonly referred to as “FATCA” (if applicable) will generally apply to amounts treated as interest paid with respect to the notes and to the payment of gross proceeds of a disposition (including a retirement) of the notes. However, under an Internal Revenue Service notice, withholding under “FATCA” will apply to payments of gross proceeds (other than amounts treated as interest) only with respect to dispositions after December 31, 2018. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the potential application of “FATCA” to the notes.

 

You should read the section entitled “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus 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. It does not address the potential consequences of an investment in the notes for the tax treatment of your other investments or transactions.

 

You should also consult your tax adviser regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal 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.

 

Notes used as qualified replacement property:

Prospective investors seeking to treat the notes as “qualified replacement property” for purposes of Section 1042 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), should be aware that Section 1042 requires the issuer to meet certain requirements in order for the notes to constitute qualified replacement property. In general, qualified replacement property is a security issued by a domestic corporation that did not, for the taxable year preceding the taxable year in which such security was purchased, have “passive investment income” in excess of 25 percent of the gross receipts of such corporation for such preceding taxable year (the “passive income test”). For purposes of the passive income test, where the issuing corporation is in control of one or more corporations or such issuing corporation is controlled by one or more other corporations, all such corporations are treated as one corporation (the “affiliated group”) when computing the amount of

 

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passive investment income under Section 1042.

 

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. believes that less than 25 percent of its affiliated group’s gross receipts was passive investment income for the taxable year ending December 31, 2015. In making this determination, we have made certain assumptions and used procedures which we believe are reasonable. Accordingly, Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., as issuer, is of the view that the notes should qualify as “qualified replacement property.” Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. cannot give any assurance as to whether its affiliated group will continue to meet the passive income test. It is, in addition, possible that the Internal Revenue Service may disagree with the manner in which Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. has calculated the affiliated group’s gross receipts (including the characterization thereof) and passive investment income and the conclusions reached herein.

 

The notes are securities with no established trading market. No assurance can be given as to whether a trading market for the notes will develop or as to the liquidity of a trading market for the notes. The availability and liquidity of a trading market for the notes will also be affected by the degree to which purchasers treat the notes as qualified replacement property.

 

Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon (as trustee under an indenture dated March 8, 2016) will serve as trustee for the notes.
Use of proceeds and hedging:

The net proceeds received from the sale of the notes will be used for general corporate purposes and, in part, in connection with hedging our obligations under the notes through one or more of our affiliates.

 

Hedging activities related to the notes by one or more of our affiliates will likely involve trading in one or more instruments, such as options, swaps and/or futures, based on 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR and/or taking positions in any other available securities or instruments that we may wish to use in connection with such hedging. It is possible that our affiliates may profit from this hedging activity, even if the value of the notes declines. Profit or loss from this hedging activity could affect the price at which Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.’s affiliate, CGMI, may be willing to purchase your notes in the secondary market. For further information on our use of proceeds and hedging, see “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

ERISA and IRA purchase considerations: Please refer to “Benefit Plan Investor Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus supplement for important information for investors that are ERISA or other benefit plans or whose underlying assets include assets of such plans.
Fees and selling concessions:

CGMI, an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and the lead agent for the sale of the notes, will receive an underwriting fee of $10 for each note sold in this offering. UBS, as agent for sales of the notes, expects to purchase from CGMI, and CGMI expects to sell to UBS, all of the notes sold in this offering for $990 per note. UBS proposes to offer the notes to the public at a price of $1,000 per note. UBS will receive an underwriting fee of $10 per note for each note it sells to the public. The underwriting fee will be received by UBS and its financial advisors collectively. If all of the notes are not sold at the initial offering price, CGMI may change the public offering price and other selling terms.

 

Additionally, it is possible that CGMI and its affiliates may profit from expected 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.

 

Supplemental information regarding plan of distribution; conflicts of interest:

The terms and conditions set forth in the Global Selling Agency Agreement dated March 8, 2016 among Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., Citigroup Inc. and the agents named therein, including CGMI and UBS, 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. expects to enter into one or more swaps or other derivatives transactions with one or more of its affiliates. You should refer to the sections “Risk Factors—Hedging and trading activity by us or our affiliates could result in a conflict of interest,” and “General Information—Use of proceeds and hedging” in this pricing supplement 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

 

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  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.
Calculation agent: 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.
Paying agent: Citibank, N.A. will serve as paying agent and registrar and will also hold the global security representing the notes as custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

 

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.

 

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 divided by (ii) 4.

 

Determination of 3-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

 

3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is a daily reference rate fixed in U.S. dollars based on the interest rates at which banks borrow funds from each other for a term of three months, in marketable size, in the London interbank market. For any relevant date, 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR will equal the rate for 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR appearing on Reuters page “LIBOR01” (or any successor page as determined by the calculation agent) as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on that date.

 

If a rate for 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is not published on Reuters page “LIBOR01” (or any successor page as determined by the calculation agent) on any day on which the rate for 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR is required, then the calculation agent will request the principal London office of each of five major reference banks in the London interbank market, selected by the calculation agent, to provide such bank’s offered quotation to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars in an amount that is representative of a single transaction in that market at that time (a “Representative Amount”) and for a term of three months as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day. If at least two such quotations are so provided, the rate for 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are provided, the calculation agent will request each of three major banks in New York City to provide such bank’s rate to leading European banks for loans in U.S. dollars in a Representative Amount and for a term of three months as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such day. If at least two such rates are so provided, the rate for 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR will be the arithmetic mean of such rates. If fewer than two such rates are so provided, then the rate for 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR will be 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR in effect as of 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the immediately preceding London business day.

 

A “business day” means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday and that, in New York City, is not a day on which banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

A “London business day” means any day on which dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.

 

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Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.
Fixed to Floating Rate Notes Due on or about December 13, 2046
 

 

 

Historical Information on 3-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR

 

3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR was 0.94806% on December 5, 2016.

 

The graph below shows the published daily rate for 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR for each day it was available from January 3, 2006 to December 5, 2016. We obtained the values below from Bloomberg L.P., without independent verification. You should not take the historical performance of 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR as an indication of future performance.

 

Historical 3-Month U.S. Dollar LIBOR  

January 3, 2006 to December 5, 2016  

 

Additional Information

 

We reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify any offering of the notes and to reject orders in whole or in part prior to their issuance.

 

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Annex A

 

Supplemental Terms of Notes

 

Early Repurchase

 

You may submit a request to have us repurchase all or any portion of your notes on any repurchase date during the term of the notes on or after the initial repurchase date, subject to the procedures and terms set forth below. Any repurchase request that we accept in accordance with the procedures and terms set forth below will be irrevocable. To exercise the early repurchase right, you must submit notes for repurchase having an aggregate stated principal amount equal to the minimum repurchase amount of $100,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

To request that we repurchase your notes, you must instruct your broker or other person through which you hold your notes to take the following steps:

 

· Send a notice of repurchase, substantially in the form attached as Annex B to this pricing supplement (a “repurchase notice”), to us via email at [               ], with “Fixed to Floating Rate Notes Due December 13, 2046, CUSIP No. 17324CCV6” as the subject line, by no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, fifteen business days prior to the relevant repurchase date. We or our affiliate must acknowledge receipt of the repurchase notice on the same business day for it to be effective, which acknowledgment will be deemed to evidence our acceptance of your repurchase request;

 

· Instruct your DTC custodian to book a delivery versus payment trade with respect to your notes on the relevant repurchase date at a price equal to the repurchase amount payable upon early repurchase of the notes; and

 

· Cause your DTC custodian to deliver the trade as booked for settlement via DTC at or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day on which the notes will be repurchased.

 

Different brokerage firms may have different deadlines for accepting instructions from their customers. Accordingly, you should consult the brokerage firm through which you own your interest in the notes in respect of those deadlines. If we do not receive your repurchase notice by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, fifteen business days prior to the relevant repurchase date or we (or our affiliates) do not acknowledge receipt of the repurchase notice on the same day, your repurchase notice will not be effective, and we will not repurchase your notes. Once given, a repurchase notice may not be revoked.

 

The calculation agent will, in its sole discretion, resolve any questions that may arise as to the validity of a repurchase notice and the timing of receipt of a repurchase notice or as to whether and when the required deliveries have been made. Questions about the repurchase requirements should be directed to [                  ].

 

December 2016

Annex B

 

Form of Repurchase Notice

 

To: [ ]

 

Subject: Fixed to Floating Rate Notes Due December 13, 2046, CUSIP No. 17324CCV6

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned holder of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.’s Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series N, Fixed to Floating Rate Notes Due December 13, 2046, CUSIP No. 17324CCV6, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. (the “notes”), hereby irrevocably elects to exercise, with respect to the number of the notes indicated below, as of the date hereof, the right to have you repurchase such notes on the repurchase date specified below as described in the pricing supplement dated December     , 2016 relating to the notes (collectively, the “supplement”). Terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the supplement.

 

The undersigned certifies to you that it will (i) instruct its DTC custodian with respect to the notes (specified below) to book a delivery versus payment trade on the relevant repurchase date with respect to the number of notes specified below at a price per $1,000 stated principal amount note determined in the manner described in the supplement, facing DTC [ ] 1 and (ii) cause the DTC custodian to deliver the trade as booked for settlement via DTC at or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the repurchase date.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF HOLDER]

 

Name:
Title:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:

 

Number of notes surrendered for repurchase (minimum of $100,000 stated principal amount):

 

Applicable repurchase date: _________________, 20__*

 

DTC # (and any relevant sub-account):

 

Contact Name:
Telephone:

 

Acknowledgment: I acknowledge that the notes specified above will not be repurchased unless all of the requirements specified in the supplement are satisfied, including the acknowledgment by you or your affiliate of the receipt of this notice on the date hereof.

 

Questions regarding the repurchase requirements of your notes should be directed to [               ].

 

*Subject to adjustment as described in the supplement.

 

 

________________________

1 Citi to provide DTC number.

 

 

December 2016

 

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