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MLI Autocall (MLI 2010 - 05)

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Overview

The MLI is a short term product that is linked to the performance of 2 Australian stocks (BHP & WBC). The structure provides Investors with Conditional Protection and offers a high Conditional Coupon if an Autocall Event occurs on an Autocall Event Observation Date.

Indicative Terms

  • Maturity: 31 May 2011
  • Currency: AUD and USD
  • Conditional Protection
  • Type: Deferred Purchase Agreement
Issuer:

Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited

Guarantor:

Citigroup Inc.

Reference Assets:

A share in the following Australian companies is a “Reference Asset” and together they are the “Reference Assets”:

  • BHP Billiton Limited; and
  • Westpac Banking Corporation.
Offer Opening Date:

27 April 2010 at 9:00 am (Sydney time)

Offer Closing Date:

25 May 2010 at 5:00 pm (Sydney time)

Issue Date:

31 May 2010

Maturity Date:

31 May 2011

If an Autocall Event occurs on any Autocall Event Observation Date, the Maturity Date will be deemed to be the Autocall Event Observation Date on which that Autocall Event occurs.

Term:

12 months

Denomination:

AUD Series: Australian dollars (AUD)
USD Series: United States dollars (USD)

Investment:

The MLI, which is an agreement between the Investor and the Issuer governed by the Terms.

Issue Price:

AUD Series: AUD 1.00 per Unit
USD Series: USD 1.00 per Unit

Minimum Investment Amount:

AUD Series: AUD 10,000 and multiples of AUD 1,000 thereafter.
USD Series: USD 10,000 and multiples of USD 1,000 thereafter.

Investment Amount:

The total amount paid in respect of an Investment by the Investor to the Issuer by the Offer Closing Date.

Initial Price:

In respect of each Reference Asset, the ‘Initial Price’ is the Official Closing Price of the Reference Asset on the Issue Date.

Reference Price:

In respect of each Reference Asset, the ‘Reference Price’ is the Official Closing Price of the Reference Asset as at the date on which it is observed.

Reference Asset Return:

In respect of each Reference Asset:

Reference Asset Return (%) = (Reference Price – Initial Price) / Initial Price

Worst Performing Reference Asset:

The Worst Performing Reference Asset is the Reference Asset with the lowest Reference Asset Return, as determined by the Issuer. The Worst Performing Reference Asset as at the Maturity Date is not necessarily the Reference Asset (if any) that has triggered a Knock-In Event.

Autocall Event:

An Autocall Event will occur if the Reference Asset Return of each Reference Asset on an Autocall Event Observation Date is greater than or equal to 0%.

If an Autocall Event occurs on any Autocall Event Observation Date, the Maturity Date will be deemed to be the Autocall Event Observation Date on which the Autocall Event occurs and the Final Value per Unit will be as specified below.

Autocall Event Observation Dates:

The Autocall Event Observation dates are the date three months after the Issue Date and, thereafter, monthly throughout the Term (including the Maturity Date).

Conditional Coupon Payment Date:

5 Business Days after the Autocall Event Observation Date on which an Autocall Event occurs.

Conditional Coupon Rate:

The ‘Conditional Coupon Rate’ is a simple (non-compounding) fixed rate of return per annum payable if an Autocall Event occurs.

The Conditional Coupon Rate is to be determined by the Issuer on the Issue Date and notified to the Investor after the Issue Date.

The Conditional Coupon Rate determined by the Issuer will be between 17.50% p.a. and 25.50% p.a. for the AUD Series and between 10.50% p.a. and 18.50% p.a. for the USD Series.

As an indication, if the Units had been issued on 20 April 2010, the Conditional Coupon Rate for the AUD Series would have been 21.50% p.a. and the Conditional Coupon Rate for the USD Series would have been 14.50% p.a..

Please refer to the section “What factors affect how the Conditional Coupon Rate is determined?” on page 16 for further details.

Conditional Coupon Amount:

The Conditional Coupon Amount is an amount determined in accordance with the formula set out below:

m/M x Conditional Coupon Rate x Issue Price x number of Units held

where:m = the number of months between the Issue Date and the date on which an Autocall Event occurs.
M = the number of months in the Term.

The Conditional Coupon Amount will be paid on the Conditional Coupon Payment Date.

Knock-In Event:

A Knock-In Event occurs if any Reference Asset has a Reference Asset Return equal to, or less than, -30% of the Initial Price on any day on, or prior to, the Maturity Date.

Knock-In Level:

The Knock-In Level is where the Reference Asset Return of the Worst Performing Reference Asset is less than, or equal to, -30% of the Initial Price.

Numerically, the Knock-In Level is:

Reference Asset Return of the Worst Performing Reference Asset  ≤  -30%

Final Value per Unit ¤ :

The Final Value per Unit will be determined in the following manner:

Autocall Event occurs

If an Autocall Event occurs, then the Final Value per Unit will be equal to:

Issue Price x 100%

This will be the case even if a Knock-In Event occurs during the investment period prior to the occurrence of the Autocall Event.

Neither Knock-In Event  nor Autocall Event occur

If neither a Knock-In Event nor an Autocall Event occurs on, or prior to, the Maturity Date, then the Final Value per Unit will be equal to:

Issue Price x 100%

Knock-In Event does occur but Autocall Event does not occur

If a Knock-In Event occurs on, or prior to, the Maturity Date but no Autocall Event occurs, then the Final Value per Unit will be equal to:

Issue Price x [100% + Min (Reference Asset Return of the Worst Performing Reference Asset on the Maturity Date, 0%)]

This means that the Final Value per Unit cannot be greater than the Issue Price.

Conditional Protection+:

Conditional Protection means that the Issuer will deliver to an Investor the Delivery Assets with a value equal to the number of Units held by the Investor multiplied by the Issue Price if the requirements below for Conditional Protection apply.

The value of each Unit will not be principal protected but is conditionally protected if:

  • a Knock-In Event does not occur; or
  • both a Knock-In Event and Autocall Event occur.

Conditional Protection does not apply where a Knock-In Event occurs and an Autocall Event does not occur. Investors should consider the Conditional Protection risk and credit risk as described in Section 4 of this PDS.

Delivery Asset: Ordinary shares in Westpac Banking Corporation (“WBC”) (an ASX quoted share, ASX code: WBC).
Fees:

Distributor Fee – an upfront fee payable by the Issuer of up to 2.50% (including GST if applicable) of the Investment Amount.

This fee is payable by the Issuer out of its own funds and is not an additional cost to the Applicant, nor is it deducted from the Investment Amount.

¤ Potential returns in the MLI are linked to the Reference Asset Return of the Worst Performing Reference Asset. Hence, Investors should be aware that their exposure is not based on the average performance of the Reference Assets and, therefore, the negative performance of one Reference Asset may not be offset by the positive performance of other Reference Assets.
+ Conditional Protection only applies to Investments held at Maturity provided no Early Maturity occurs, and no Knock-In Event occurs in the absence of an Autocall Event. This means that if a Knock-In Event occurs, Investors will not have the benefit of Conditional Protection unless an Autocall Event subsequently occurs.   Conditional Protection safeguards the MLI from market risks but is subject to the creditworthiness of Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited and Citigroup Inc. For more details, please refer to Section 4 of this PDS.


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