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 product
supplement, underlying supplement, 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 JUNE 25, 2025 |
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June----,
2025
Medium-Term
Senior Notes, Series N
Pricing
Supplement No. 2025-USNCH27319
Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration
Statement Nos. 333-270327 and 333-270327-01 |
Autocallable Phoenix Securities Based on the Worst
Performing of the S&P 500® Index, the Russell 2000® Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index®
Due June , 2028
| § | The securities offered by this pricing supplement are unsecured
senior debt securities issued by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. The securities offer
the potential for contingent 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. In exchange for this higher potential yield, you must be willing
to accept the risks that (i) your actual yield may be lower than the yield on our conventional debt securities of the same maturity because
you may not receive one or more, or any, contingent coupon payments; (ii) your actual yield may be negative because, at maturity, you
may receive significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities and possibly nothing; and (iii) the securities may
be automatically redeemed prior to maturity. Each of these risks will depend solely on the performance of the worst performing of the
underlyings specified below. |
| § | You will be subject to risks associated with each of the underlyings
and will be negatively affected by adverse movements in any one of the underlying indices. Although you will have downside exposure to
the worst performing underlying, you will not receive dividends with respect to any underlying or participate in any appreciation of
any underlying. |
| § | Investors in the securities must be willing to accept (i) an
investment that may have limited or no liquidity and (ii) the risk of not receiving any payments due under the securities if we and Citigroup
Inc. default on our obligations. All payments on the securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Global Markets
Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc. |
KEY TERMS |
Issuer: |
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. |
Guarantee: |
All payments due on the securities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. |
Underlying indices:
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Underlying index |
Initial index level* |
Coupon barrier level** |
Final barrier level** |
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S&P 500® Index |
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Russell 2000® Index |
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Nasdaq-100 Index® |
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*
For each underlying index, its closing level on the pricing date
** For each underlying index, 80.00% of
its initial index level
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Stated principal amount: |
$1,000 per security |
Minimum purchase amount: |
$10,000 / 10 securities |
Pricing date: |
June , 2025 (expected to be June 25, 2025) |
Issue date: |
June , 2025 (expected to be June 30, 2025) |
Interim valuation dates: |
Expected to be September 25, 2025, December 26, 2025, March 25, 2026, June 25, 2026, September 25, 2026, December 28, 2026, March 25, 2027, June 25, 2027, September 27, 2027, December 27, 2027 and March 27, 2028, each subject to postponement if such date is not a scheduled trading day or if certain market disruption events occur |
Final valuation date: |
Expected to be June 26, 2028, subject to postponement if such date is not a scheduled trading day or if certain market disruption events occur |
Maturity date: |
Unless earlier redeemed, June , 2028 (expected to be June 29, 2028), subject to postponement as described under “Additional Information” below |
Contingent coupon payment dates: |
For any interim valuation date, the third business day after such interim valuation date; and for the final valuation date, the maturity date |
Contingent coupon: |
On each contingent coupon payment date, unless previously redeemed, the securities will pay a contingent coupon equal to 2.85% of the stated principal amount of the securities if and only if the relevant index level of the worst performing underlying with respect to the immediately preceding interim valuation date or with respect to the final valuation date, as applicable, is greater than or equal to its coupon barrier level. If the relevant index level of the worst performing underlying with respect to any interim valuation date or the final valuation date, as applicable, is less than its coupon barrier level, you will not receive any contingent coupon payment on the related contingent coupon payment date. |
Payment at maturity: |
If the securities are not automatically redeemed prior to maturity,
you will be entitled to receive at maturity, for each $1,000 stated principal amount security you then hold:
▪ If
the final index level of the worst performing underlying is greater than or equal to its final barrier level: $1,000 plus
the contingent coupon payment due at maturity
▪ If
the final index level of the worst performing underlying is less than its final barrier level:
$1,000 + ($1,000 × the index
return)
If the final index level of the worst performing underlying
is less than its final barrier level, you will receive less than 80.00% of the stated principal amount of your securities, and possibly
nothing, at maturity, and you will not receive any contingent coupon payment at maturity. |
Final index level: |
For each underlying index, its closing level on the final valuation date |
Relevant index level: |
The relevant index level for each underlying index means (i) with respect to any interim valuation date, its closing level on that interim valuation date and (ii) with respect to the final valuation date, its final index level |
Listing: |
The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange |
Underwriter: |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”), an affiliate of the issuer, acting as principal |
Underwriting fee and issue price: |
Issue price(1)(2) |
Underwriting fee(3) |
Proceeds to issuer(3) |
Per security: |
$1,000.00 |
$20.00 |
$980.00 |
Total: |
$ |
$ |
$ |
(1) Citigroup Global Markets Holdings
Inc. currently expects that the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date will be at least $924.50 per security, which will
be less than the issue price. The estimated value of the securities is based on CGMI’s proprietary pricing models and
our internal funding rate. It is not an indication of actual profit to CGMI or other of our affiliates, nor is it an indication of the
price, if any, at which CGMI or any other person may be willing to buy the securities from you at any time after issuance. See
“Valuation of the Securities” in this pricing supplement.
(2) The issue
price for investors purchasing the securities in fiduciary accounts is $980.00 per
security.
(3) CGMI will
receive an underwriting fee of $20.00 for each security sold in this offering. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. will act as placement agents for the securities and, from the underwriting fee to CGMI, will receive a placement fee of $20.00
for each security they sell in this offering to accounts other than fiduciary accounts. CGMI and the placement agents will
forgo an underwriting fee and placement fee for sales to fiduciary accounts. For more information on the distribution of the securities,
see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” 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 securities declines. See
“Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus.
Investing in the securities involves risks not associated with an
investment in conventional debt securities. See “Summary Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-5.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or determined that this pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement,
underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus are truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
You
should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying product supplement,
underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus, which
can be accessed via the hyperlinks below:
Product
Supplement No. EA-04-10 dated March 7, 2023 Underlying
Supplement No. 11 dated March 7, 2023
Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus each dated March 7, 2023
The securities are not bank deposits and are
not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of,
or guaranteed by, a bank.
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KEY TERMS (continued) |
Index return: |
For each underlying index on an interim valuation date or with respect to the final valuation date, (i) its relevant index level with respect to that interim valuation date or the final valuation date minus its initial index level, divided by (ii) its initial index level |
Worst performing underlying: |
For any interim valuation date or with respect to the final valuation date, the underlying index with the lowest index return determined as of that interim valuation date or the final valuation date |
Automatic early redemption: |
If, on any of the interim valuation dates, the closing level of the worst performing underlying on that interim valuation date is greater than or equal to its initial index level, each security you then hold will be automatically redeemed on the related contingent coupon payment date for an amount in cash equal to $1,000 plus the related contingent coupon payment. |
CUSIP / ISIN: |
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Additional Information
General. The terms of the securities 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 contingent coupon payment on a contingent coupon payment date or the securities
are automatically redeemed as well as your payment at maturity. These events, including market disruption events and other events affecting
the underlying indices, 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 (except as set forth in the next paragraph). The accompanying underlying
supplement contains important disclosures regarding the underlying indices 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 deciding whether to invest in the securities. Certain terms used but not defined in this pricing supplement are defined
in the accompanying product supplement.
Postponement of the Final Valuation Date; Postponement of the Maturity
Date. If the scheduled final valuation date is not a scheduled trading day with respect to an underlying, the final valuation date
will be postponed to the next succeeding scheduled trading day with respect to that Underlying. In addition, if a market disruption event
occurs with respect to an underlying on the scheduled final valuation date, the calculation agent may, but is not required to, postpone
the final valuation date to the next succeeding scheduled trading day for that underlying on which a market disruption event does not
occur with respect to that underlying. However, in no event will the final valuation date for an underlying be postponed more than five
scheduled trading days after the originally scheduled final valuation date as a result of a market disruption event occurring on the scheduled
final valuation date (as it may be postponed). The postponement of the final valuation date for one underlying will not result in the
postponement of the final valuation date for any other underlying. If the final valuation date is postponed for an underlying so that
it falls less than three business days prior to the scheduled maturity date, the maturity date will be postponed to the third business
day after the last final valuation date for an underlying as postponed. The provisions in this paragraph supersede the related provisions
in the accompanying product supplement to the extent the provisions in this paragraph are inconsistent with those provisions. The terms
“scheduled trading day” and “market disruption event” are defined in the accompanying product supplement. Each
interim valuation date is subject to postponement on the terms set forth with respect to valuation dates in the accompanying product supplement.
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Hypothetical Examples
The table below illustrates various hypothetical payments on the securities
at maturity for a range of hypothetical final index levels of the worst performing underlying, assuming the securities are not automatically
redeemed. The outcomes illustrated in the table are not exhaustive, and the actual payment at maturity you receive on the securities
may differ from any example illustrated below.
The table and examples that follow are based on the following hypothetical
values and assumptions in order to illustrate how the securities work and do not reflect the actual initial index levels, coupon barrier
levels or final barrier levels. For the actual initial index level, coupon barrier level and final barrier level of each underlying index,
see the cover page of this pricing supplement. We have used these hypothetical levels, rather than the actual levels, to simplify the
calculations and aid understanding of how the securities work. However, you should understand that the actual payments on the securities
will be calculated based on the actual initial index level, coupon barrier level and final barrier level of each underlying index, and
not the hypothetical levels indicated below. For ease of analysis, figures below may have been rounded.
Underlying index |
Hypothetical initial index level |
Hypothetical coupon barrier level |
Hypothetical final barrier level |
S&P 500® Index |
100.00 |
80.00 (80.00% of its hypothetical initial index level) |
80.00 (80.00% of its hypothetical initial index level) |
Russell 2000® Index |
100.00 |
80.00 (80.00% of its hypothetical initial index level) |
80.00 (80.00% of its hypothetical initial index level) |
Nasdaq-100 Index® |
100.00 |
80.00 (80.00% of its hypothetical initial index level) |
80.00 (80.00% of its hypothetical initial index level) |
Maturity Date |
Hypothetical Final Index Level of Worst Performing Underlying with respect to Final Valuation Date(1) |
Hypothetical percentage change from initial index level to final index level |
Hypothetical cash amount you receive at maturity per security(2) |
150.00 |
50.00% |
$1,028.50 |
140.00 |
40.00% |
$1,028.50 |
130.00 |
30.00% |
$1,028.50 |
120.00 |
20.00% |
$1,028.50 |
110.00 |
10.00% |
$1,028.50 |
100.00 |
0.00% |
$1,028.50 |
90.00 |
-10.00% |
$1,028.50 |
80.00 |
-20.00% |
$1,028.50 |
79.99 |
-20.01% |
$799.90 |
70.00 |
-30.00% |
$700.00 |
60.00 |
-40.00% |
$600.00 |
50.00 |
-50.00% |
$500.00 |
40.00 |
-60.00% |
$400.00 |
30.00 |
-70.00% |
$300.00 |
20.00 |
-80.00% |
$200.00 |
10.00 |
-90.00% |
$100.00 |
0.00 |
-100.00% |
$0.00 |
| (1) | The final index level of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is equal to its closing level on the final valuation
date. You will be repaid the stated principal amount of your securities if, and only if, the final index level of the worst
performing underlying on the final valuation date is greater than or equal to its final barrier level. |
| (2) | You will receive a contingent coupon payment at maturity if, and only if, the final index level of the worst performing underlying
on the final valuation date is greater than or equal to its coupon barrier level. |
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Hypothetical Examples of Contingent Coupon Payments
and any Payment upon Automatic Early Redemption Following a Valuation Date that is also a Potential Autocall Date
The three hypothetical examples below illustrate how to determine whether
a contingent coupon will be paid and whether the securities will be automatically redeemed following a hypothetical valuation date that
is also a potential autocall date, assuming that the closing levels of the underlying indices on the hypothetical valuation date are as
indicated below.
|
Hypothetical closing level of the S&P 500® Index on hypothetical valuation date |
Hypothetical closing level of the Russell 2000® Index on hypothetical valuation date |
Hypothetical closing level of the Nasdaq-100 Index® on hypothetical valuation date |
Hypothetical payment per $1,000.00 security on related contingent coupon payment date |
Example 1 Hypothetical Valuation Date |
95
(index return =
(95 - 100) / 100 = -5%) |
115
(index return =
(115 - 100) / 100 = 15%) |
110
(index return =
(110 - 100) / 100 = 10%) |
$28.50
(contingent coupon is paid; securities not redeemed) |
Example 2 Hypothetical Valuation Date |
150
(index return =
(150 - 100) / 100 = 50%) |
45
(index return =
(45 - 100) / 100 = -55%) |
80
(index return =
(80 - 100) / 100 = -20%) |
$0.00
(no contingent coupon; securities not redeemed) |
Example 3 Hypothetical Valuation Date |
150
(index return =
(150 - 100) / 100 = 50%) |
110
(index return =
(110 - 100) / 100 = 10%) |
105
(index return =
(105 - 100) / 100 = 5%) |
$1,028.50
(contingent coupon is paid; securities redeemed) |
Example 1: On the hypothetical valuation date, the S&P 500®
Index has the lowest index return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date. In this scenario,
the closing level of the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date is greater than its coupon barrier level but less
than its initial index level. As a result, investors in the securities would receive the contingent coupon payment on the related contingent
coupon payment date and the securities would not be automatically redeemed.
Example 2: On the hypothetical valuation date, the Russell
2000® Index has the lowest index return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation
date. In this scenario, the closing level of the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date is less than its coupon
barrier level. As a result, investors would not receive any payment on the related contingent coupon payment date and the securities would
not be automatically redeemed.
Investors in the securities will not receive a contingent coupon
on the contingent coupon payment date following a valuation date if the closing level of the worst performing underlying on that valuation
date is less than its coupon barrier level.
Example 3: On the hypothetical valuation date, the Nasdaq-100
Index® has the lowest index return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date.
In this scenario, the closing level of the worst performing underlying on the hypothetical valuation date is greater than both its coupon
barrier level and its initial index level. As a result, the securities would be automatically redeemed on the related contingent coupon
payment date for an amount in cash equal to $1,000.00 plus the related contingent coupon payment.
If the hypothetical valuation date were not also a potential autocall
date, the securities would not be automatically redeemed on the related contingent coupon payment date.
Hypothetical Examples of the Payment at Maturity
on the Securities
The
next two hypothetical examples illustrate the calculation of the payment at maturity on the securities, assuming that the securities
have not been earlier automatically redeemed
and that the final index levels of the underlyings are as indicated below.
|
Hypothetical final index level of the S&P 500® Index |
Hypothetical final index level of the Russell 2000® Index |
Hypothetical final index level of the Nasdaq-100 Index® |
Hypothetical payment at maturity per $1,000.00 security |
Example 4 |
120
(index return =
(120 - 100) / 100 = 20%) |
140
(index return =
(140 - 100) / 100 = 40%) |
150
(index return =
(150 - 100) / 100 = 50%) |
$1,028.50
(contingent coupon is paid)
|
Example 5 |
105
(index return =
(105 - 100) / 100 = 5%) |
20
(index return =
(20 - 100) / 100 = -80%) |
50
(index return =
(50 - 100) / 100 = -50%) |
$200.00 |
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Example 4: On the final valuation date, the S&P 500®
Index has the lowest index return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date. In this scenario, the
final index level of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is greater than its final barrier level. Accordingly,
at maturity, you would receive the stated principal amount of the securities plus the contingent coupon payment due at maturity,
but you would not participate in the appreciation of any of the underlyings.
Example 5: On the final valuation date, the Russell 2000®
Index has the lowest index return and, therefore, is the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date. In this scenario, the
final index level of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is less than its final barrier level. Accordingly, at
maturity, you would receive a payment per security calculated as follows:
Payment at maturity = $1,000 + ($1,000.00 × the index return
of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date)
= $1,000 + ($1,000.00 × -80.00%)
= $1,000 + -$800.00
= $200.00
In this scenario, because the final index level of the worst performing
underlying on the final valuation date is less than its final barrier level, you would lose a significant portion of your investment in
the securities. In addition, because the final index level of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date is below its
coupon barrier level, you would not receive any contingent coupon payment at maturity.
It is possible that the relevant index level of the worst performing
underlying with respect to each valuation date will be less than its coupon barrier level and less than its final barrier level on the
final valuation date, such that you will not receive any contingent coupon payments over the term of the securities and will receive significantly
less than the stated principal amount of your securities, and possibly nothing, at maturity.
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Summary Risk Factors
An investment in the securities is significantly riskier than an investment
in conventional debt securities. The securities 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
securities, and are also subject to risks associated with each underlying index. Accordingly, the securities are suitable only
for investors who are capable of understanding the complexities and risks of the securities. You should consult your own financial,
tax and legal advisors as to the risks of an investment in the securities and the suitability of the securities in light of your particular
circumstances.
The following is a summary of certain key risk factors for investors
in the securities. You should read this summary together with the more detailed description of risks relating to an investment
in the securities 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.
| § | You may lose a significant portion or all of your investment. Unlike conventional debt securities, the securities
do not provide for the repayment of the stated principal amount at maturity in all circumstances. If the securities are not
automatically redeemed prior to maturity, your payment at maturity will depend on the final index level of the worst performing underlying.
If the final index level of the worst performing underlying is less than its final barrier level, you will lose 1% of the stated principal
amount of the securities for every 1% by which the worst performing underlying has declined form its initial index level. There
is no minimum payment at maturity on the securities, and you may lose up to all of your investment. |
| § | You will not receive any contingent coupon payment on any contingent coupon payment date for which the relevant index level of
the worst performing underlying with respect to that valuation date is less than its coupon barrier level. A contingent coupon payment
will be made on a contingent coupon payment date if and only if the relevant index level of the worst performing underlying for the related
valuation date is greater than or equal to its coupon barrier level. If the relevant index level of the worst performing underlying with
respect to a valuation date is less than its coupon barrier level, you will not receive any contingent coupon payment on the related contingent
coupon payment date. If the relevant index level of the worst performing underlying with respect to each valuation date is below its coupon
barrier level, you will not receive any contingent coupon payments over the term of the securities. |
| § | Higher contingent coupon rates are associated with greater risk. The securities offer contingent 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 pricing date for the securities,
including the risks that you may not receive a contingent coupon payment on one or more, or any, contingent coupon payment dates, the
securities will not be automatically redeemed and the amount you receive at maturity may be significantly less than the stated principal
amount of your securities and may be zero. The volatility of, and correlation between, the closing levels of the underlyings are important
factors affecting these risks. Greater expected volatility of, and lower expected correlation between, the closing levels of the underlyings
as of the pricing date may result in a higher contingent coupon rate, but would also represent a greater expected likelihood as of the
pricing date that the relevant index level of the worst performing underlying with respect to one or more valuation dates will be less
than its coupon barrier level, such that you will not receive one or more, or any, contingent coupon payments during the term of the securities
and that the final index level of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation date will be less than its final barrier level,
such that you will not be repaid the stated principal amount of your securities at maturity. |
| § | The securities are subject to heightened risk because they have multiple underlyings.
The securities are more risky than similar investments that may be available with only one underlying. With multiple underlyings, there
is a greater chance that any one underlying will perform poorly, adversely affecting your return on the securities. |
| § | The securities are subject to the risks of each of the underlyings and will be negatively
affected if any one underlying performs poorly. You are subject to risks associated with each of the underlyings. If any one underlying
performs poorly, you will be negatively affected. The securities are not linked to a basket composed of the underlyings, where the blended
performance of the underlyings would be better than the performance of the worst performing underlying alone. Instead, you are subject
to the full risks of whichever of the underlyings is the worst performing underlying. |
| § | You will not benefit in any way from the performance of any better performing underlying.
The return on the securities depends solely on the performance of the worst performing underlying, and you will not benefit in any way
from the performance of any better performing underlying. |
| § | You will be subject to risks relating to the relationship between the underlyings. It
is preferable from your perspective for the underlyings to be correlated with each other, in the sense that their closing levels tend
to increase or decrease at similar times and by similar magnitudes. By investing in the securities, you assume the risk that the underlyings
will not exhibit this relationship. The less correlated the underlyings, the more likely it is that any one of the underlyings will perform
poorly over the term of the securities. All that is necessary for the securities to perform poorly is for one of the underlyings to perform
poorly. It is impossible to |
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predict
what the relationship between the underlyings will be over the term of the securities. The underlyings differ in significant ways and,
therefore, may not be correlated with each other.
| § | Investing in the securities is not equivalent to investing in the underlyings or the stocks
that constitute the underlyings. You will not have voting rights, rights to receive dividends or other distributions or any other
rights with respect to the stocks that constitute the underlyings. The payment scenarios described in this pricing supplement do not show
any effect of lost dividend yield over the term of the securities. |
| § | You may not be adequately compensated for assuming the downside risk of the worst performing underlying. The potential
contingent coupon payments on the securities are the compensation you receive for assuming the downside risk of the worst performing underlying,
as well as all the other risks of the securities. That compensation is effectively “at risk” and may, therefore,
be less than you currently anticipate. First, the actual yield you realize on the securities could be lower than you anticipate
because the coupon is “contingent” and you may not receive a contingent coupon payment on one or more, or any, of the contingent
coupon payment dates. Second, the contingent coupon payments are the compensation you receive not only for the downside risk
of the worst performing underlying, but also for all of the other risks of the securities, including the risk that the securities may
be automatically redeemed 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 contingent coupon payments may turn out to be inadequate to
compensate you for all the risks of the securities, including the downside risk of the worst performing underlying. |
| § | The securities may be automatically redeemed prior to maturity, limiting your opportunity to receive contingent coupon payments. The
securities will be automatically redeemed prior to maturity if the closing level of the worst performing underlying on any interim valuation
date is greater than or equal to its initial index level. Thus, the term of the securities may be limited to as short as approximately
three months. If the securities are automatically redeemed prior to maturity, you will not receive any additional contingent coupon payments.
Moreover, you may not be able to reinvest your funds in another investment that provides a similar yield with a similar level of risk. |
| § | The securities offer downside exposure to the worst performing underlying, but no upside exposure to any underlying index. You
will not participate in any appreciation in the level of any underlying index over the term of the securities. Consequently,
your return on the securities will be limited to the contingent coupon payments you receive, if any, and may be significantly less than
the return on any underlying index over the term of the securities. In addition, you will not receive any dividends or other distributions
or have any other rights with respect to any of the underlyings over the term of the securities. |
| § | The performance of the securities will depend on the closing levels of the underlying indices solely on the valuation dates, which
makes the securities particularly sensitive to the volatility in the closing levels of the underlying indices on or near the valuation
dates. Whether the contingent coupon will be paid prior to maturity and whether the securities will be automatically redeemed
prior to maturity will depend on the closing levels of the underlying indices solely on the applicable valuation dates, regardless of
the closing levels of the underlying indices on other days during the term of the securities. If the securities are not automatically
redeemed, the amount you receive at maturity will depend solely on the closing level of the worst performing underlying on the final valuation
date, and not on any other days during the term of the securities. Because the performance of the securities depends on the closing levels
of the underlying indices on a limited number of dates, the securities will be particularly sensitive to volatility in the closing levels
of the underlying indices on or near the valuation dates. You should understand that the closing level of each underlying index has historically
been highly volatile. |
| § | Your payment at maturity depends on the closing level of the worst performing underlying on a single day. Because your payment
at maturity depends on the closing level of the worst performing underlying solely on the final valuation date, you are subject to the
risk that the closing level of the worst performing underlying on that day may be lower, and possibly significantly lower, than on one
or more other dates during the term of the securities. If you had invested in another instrument linked to the worst performing underlying
that you could sell for full value at a time selected by you, or if the payment at maturity were based on an average of closing levels
of the worst performing underlying, you might have achieved better returns. |
| § | The securities are subject to the credit risk of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and Citigroup Inc. If we default on
our obligations under the securities and Citigroup Inc. defaults on its guarantee obligations, you may not receive anything owed to you
under the securities. |
| § | The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange and you may not be able to sell them prior to maturity. The
securities will not be listed on any securities exchange. Therefore, there may be little or no secondary market for the securities. CGMI
currently intends to make a secondary market in relation to the securities and to provide an indicative bid price for the securities on
a daily basis. Any indicative bid price for the securities 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 securities
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 securities because it is likely that CGMI will be the only broker-dealer that is willing to buy your securities prior to maturity. Accordingly,
an investor must be prepared to hold the securities until maturity. |
| § | The estimated value of the securities on the pricing 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 securities that are included in the issue price. These costs include (i) the placement fees paid in connection
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offering of the securities, (ii) hedging
and other costs incurred by us and our affiliates in connection with the offering of the securities and (iii) the expected profit (which
may be more or less than actual profit) to CGMI or other of our affiliates in connection with hedging our obligations under the securities. These
costs adversely affect the economic terms of the securities because, if they were lower, the economic terms of the securities would be
more favorable to you. The economic terms of the securities are also likely to be adversely affected by the use of our internal
funding rate, rather than our secondary market rate, to price the securities. See “The estimated value of the securities
would be lower if it were calculated based on our secondary market rate” below.
| § | The estimated value of the securities 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, and correlation between,
the closing levels of the underlying indices, dividend yields on the stocks that constitute the underlying indices 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 securities. Moreover, the estimated value of the securities set forth on the cover page of this pricing
supplement may differ from the value that we or our affiliates may determine for the securities for other purposes, including for accounting
purposes. You should not invest in the securities because of the estimated value of the securities. Instead, you should be
willing to hold the securities to maturity irrespective of the initial estimated value. |
| § | The estimated value of the securities would be lower if it were calculated based on our secondary market rate. The
estimated value of the securities 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 securities. 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 securities for purposes of any purchases of
the securities 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 securities, 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 that is payable on the securities. |
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
securities, 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 securities prior to maturity.
| § | The estimated value of the securities is not an indication of the price, if any, at which CGMI or any other person may be willing
to buy the securities from you in the secondary market. Any such secondary market price will fluctuate over the term of
the securities 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 securities 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 securities than if our internal funding rate were used. In
addition, any secondary market price for the securities will be reduced by a bid-ask spread, which may vary depending on the aggregate
stated principal amount of the securities 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 securities will be less than the issue
price. |
| § | The value of the securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on many unpredictable factors. The value of your
securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on the level and volatility of the underlyings and a number of other factors, including
the price and volatility of the stocks that constitute the underlyings, the dividend yields on the stocks that constitute the underlyings,
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 underlyings may not result in a comparable change in the value of your securities. You should
understand that the value of your securities at any time prior to maturity may be significantly less than the issue price. |
| § | Immediately following issuance, any secondary market bid price provided by CGMI, and the value that will be indicated on any brokerage
account statements prepared by CGMI or its affiliates, will reflect a temporary upward adjustment. The amount of this temporary
upward adjustment will steadily decline to zero over the temporary adjustment period. See “Valuation of the Securities”
in this pricing supplement. |
| § | 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 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,
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| § | Our offering of the securities does not constitute a recommendation of any underlying index by CGMI or its affiliates or by the
placement agents or their affiliates. The fact that we are offering the securities does not mean that we believe, or that
the placement agents or their affiliates believe, that investing in an instrument linked to the underlying indices is likely to achieve
favorable returns. In fact, as we and the placement agents are part of global financial institutions, our affiliates and the
placement agents and their affiliates may have positions (including short positions) in the stocks that constitute the underlying indices
or in instruments related to the underlying indices or such stocks over the term of the securities, and may publish research or express
opinions, that in each case are inconsistent with an investment linked to the underlyings. These and other activities of our
affiliates or the placement agents or their affiliates may affect the level of the underlying indices in a way that has a negative impact
on your interests as a holder of the securities. |
| § | The closing levels of an underlying index may be adversely affected by our or our affiliates’ hedging and other trading activities.
We expect to hedge our obligations under the securities through CGMI or other of our affiliates, who may take positions directly in
the stocks that constitute the underlying indices and other financial instruments related to the underlying indices or such stock and
may adjust such positions during the term of the securities. Our affiliates and the placement agents and their affiliates also trade the
stocks that constitute the underlying indices and other financial instruments related to the underlying indices or such stocks on a regular
basis (taking long or short positions or both), for their accounts, for other accounts under their management or to facilitate transactions
on behalf of customers. These activities could affect the level of the underlying indices in a way that negatively affects the value of
and return on the securities. They could also result in substantial returns for us or our affiliates or the placement agents or their
affiliates while the value of the securities declines. |
| § | We and our affiliates or the placement agents or their affiliates may have economic interests that are adverse to yours as a result
of our affiliates’ or their business activities. Our affiliates or the placement agents or their affiliates may currently or
from time to time engage in business with the issuers of the stocks that constitute the underlying indices, including extending loans
to, making equity investments in or providing advisory services to such issuers. In the course of this business, we or our affiliates
or the placement agents or their affiliates may acquire non-public information about such issuers, which we and they will not disclose
to you. Moreover, if any of our affiliates or the placement agents or their affiliates is or becomes a creditor of any such issuer, they
may exercise any remedies against such issuer that are available to them without regard to your interests. |
| § | The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make important determinations with respect to the securities. If
certain events occur, such as market disruption events or the discontinuance of any underlying index, CGMI, as calculation agent, will
be required to make discretionary judgments that could significantly affect your payment at maturity. 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 securities. |
| § | Changes made by the index sponsor may adversely affect the values of the underlyings. We are not affiliated with the index
sponsors. Accordingly, we have no control over any changes such sponsor may make to the underlyings. Such changes could be made at any
time and could adversely affect the performance of the underlyings. |
| § | The U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities are unclear. There is no direct legal authority
regarding the proper U.S. federal tax treatment of the securities, 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 securities are uncertain, and the IRS
or a court might not agree with the treatment of the securities as described in “United States Federal Tax Considerations”
below. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative treatment of the securities, the tax consequences of the ownership
and disposition of the securities 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 securities, possibly retroactively. |
Non-U.S. investors should note that persons
having withholding responsibility in respect of the securities may withhold on any coupon payment paid to a non-U.S. investor, generally
at a rate of 30%. To the extent that we have withholding responsibility in respect of the securities, we intend to so withhold.
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 “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in this pricing supplement. You should also consult
your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal tax consequences of an investment in the securities, as well as tax consequences arising under
the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction.
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Information About the S&P 500® Index
The S&P 500®
Index consists of common stocks of 500 issuers selected to provide a performance benchmark for the large capitalization segment of the
U.S. equity markets. It is calculated and maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. The S&P 500® Index is reported
by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “SPX.”
“Standard & Poor’s,”
“S&P” and “S&P 500®” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC
and have been licensed for use by Citigroup Inc. and its affiliates. For more information, see “Equity Index Descriptions—The
S&P U.S. Indices—License Agreement” in the accompanying underlying supplement.
Please refer to the section “Equity Index Descriptions—The
S&P U.S. Indices” in the accompanying underlying supplement for important disclosures regarding the S&P 500®
Index.
Historical Information
The closing level of the S&P 500® Index on June 24,
2025 was 6,092.18.
The graph below shows the closing level of the S&P 500®
Index for each day such level was available from January 2, 2015 to June 24, 2025. We obtained the closing levels from Bloomberg L.P.,
without independent verification. You should not take the historical levels of the S&P 500® Index as an indication
of future performance.
S&P 500® Index – Historical Closing Levels*
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*The red line indicates a hypothetical
coupon barrier level and final barrier level with respect to the S&P 500® Index of 4,873.744, assuming its closing
level on June 24, 2025 were its initial index level.
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Information About 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.
Please refer to the section “Equity Index Descriptions—
The Russell Indices” in the accompanying underlying supplement for additional information.
We have derived all information regarding the Russell 2000®
Index from publicly available information and have not independently verified any information regarding the Russell 2000®
Index. This pricing supplement relates only to the securities and not to the Russell 2000® Index. We make no representation
as to the performance of the Russell 2000® Index over the term of the securities.
The securities represent obligations of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings
Inc. (guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.) only. The sponsor of the Russell 2000® Index is not involved in any way in this offering
and has no obligation relating to the securities or to holders of the securities.
Historical Information
The closing level of the Russell 2000® Index on June
24, 2025 was 2,161.212.
The graph below shows the closing level of the Russell 2000®
Index for each day such level was available from January 2, 2015 to June 24, 2025. We obtained the closing level from Bloomberg L.P.,
without independent verification. You should not take historical closing levels as an indication of future performance.
Russell 2000® Index – Historical Closing Levels*
January 2, 2015 to June 24, 2025 |
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*The red line indicates a hypothetical
coupon barrier level and final barrier level with respect to the Russell 2000® Index of 1,728.970, assuming its closing
level on June 24, 2025 were its initial index level.
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Information About the Nasdaq-100 Index®
The Nasdaq-100 Index® is a modified market capitalization-weighted
index of stocks of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. All stocks included in the Nasdaq-100 Index®
are traded on a major U.S. exchange. The Nasdaq-100 Index® was developed by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and is calculated,
maintained and published by Nasdaq, Inc.
Please refer to the section “Equity Index Descriptions—The
Nasdaq-100 Index®” in the accompanying underlying supplement for additional information.
We have derived all information regarding the Nasdaq-100 Index®
from publicly available information and have not independently verified any information regarding the Nasdaq-100 Index®.
This pricing supplement relates only to the securities and not to the Nasdaq-100 Index®. We make no representation as to
the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index® over the term of the securities.
The securities represent obligations of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings
Inc. (guaranteed by Citigroup Inc.) only. The sponsor of the Nasdaq-100 Index® is not involved in any way in this offering
and has no obligation relating to the securities or to holders of the securities.
Historical Information
The closing level of the Nasdaq-100 Index® on June 24,
2025 was 22,190.52.
The graph below shows the closing level of the Nasdaq-100 Index®
for each day such level was available from January 2, 2015 to June 24, 2025. We obtained the closing level from Bloomberg L.P., without
independent verification. You should not take historical closing levels as an indication of future performance.
Nasdaq-100 Index® – Historical Closing Levels*
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*The red line indicates a hypothetical
coupon barrier level and final barrier level with respect to the Nasdaq-100 Index® of 17,752.416, assuming its closing
level on June 24, 2025 were its initial index level.
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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 securities. In connection with any information
reporting requirements we may have in respect of the securities under applicable law, we intend (in the absence of an administrative determination
or judicial ruling to the contrary) to treat the securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid forward contracts with associated
coupon payments that will be treated as gross income to you at the time received or accrued in accordance with your regular method of
tax accounting. In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, this treatment of the securities 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. Moreover, our counsel’s opinion is based on market
conditions as of the date of this preliminary pricing supplement and is subject to confirmation on the pricing date.
Assuming this treatment of the securities is respected and subject to
the discussion in “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement, the following U.S. federal
income tax consequences should result under current law:
| · | Any coupon payments on the securities should be taxable as ordinary income to you at the time received or accrued in accordance with
your regular method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
| · | Upon a sale or exchange of a security (including retirement at maturity), you should recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference
between the amount realized and your tax basis in the security. For this purpose, the amount realized does not include any
coupon paid on retirement and may not include sale proceeds attributable to an accrued coupon, which may be treated as a coupon payment. Such
gain or loss should be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the security for more than one year. |
We do not plan to request a ruling
from the IRS regarding the treatment of the securities. An alternative characterization of the securities could materially and adversely
affect the tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the securities, including the timing and character of income recognized. In
addition, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS have 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 securities, possibly with retroactive effect. You should consult your tax
adviser regarding possible alternative tax treatments of the securities and potential changes in applicable law.
Withholding Tax on Non-U.S. Holders. Because significant aspects
of the tax treatment of the securities are uncertain, persons having withholding responsibility in respect of the securities may withhold
on any coupon payment paid to Non-U.S. Holders (as defined in the accompanying product supplement), generally at a rate of 30%. To the
extent that we have (or an affiliate of ours has) withholding responsibility in respect of the securities, we intend to so withhold. In
order to claim an exemption from, or a reduction in, the 30% withholding, you may need to comply with certification requirements to establish
that you are not a U.S. person and are eligible for such an exemption or reduction under an applicable tax treaty. You should consult
your tax adviser regarding the tax treatment of the securities, including the possibility of obtaining a refund of any amounts withheld
and the certification requirement described above.
As discussed under “United
States Federal Tax Considerations—Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders” in the accompanying product supplement, Section 871(m)
of the Code 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 (“U.S.
Underlying Equities”) or indices that include U.S. Underlying Equities. Section 871(m) generally applies to instruments
that substantially replicate the economic performance of one or more U.S. Underlying Equities, 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, 2027 that do not have a “delta” of one. Based on the terms of the securities and representations
provided by us as of the date of this preliminary pricing supplement, our counsel is of the opinion that the securities should not be
treated as transactions that have a “delta” of one within the meaning of the regulations with respect to any U.S. Underlying
Equity and, therefore, should not be subject to withholding tax under Section 871(m). However, the final determination regarding
the treatment of the securities under Section 871(m) will be made as of the pricing date for the securities, and it is possible that the
securities will be subject to withholding tax under Section 871(m) based on the circumstances as of that date.
A determination that the securities
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 securities.
We will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to
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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 securities.
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 securities 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
underwriter of the sale of the securities, is acting as principal and will receive an underwriting fee of $20.00 for each security sold
in this offering. The amount of the underwriting fee to CGMI will be equal to the placement fee paid to the placement agents. J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. will act as placement agents for the securities and, from the underwriting fee to CGMI, will
receive a placement fee of $20.00 for each security they sell in this offering to accounts other than fiduciary accounts. CGMI and the
placement agents will forgo an underwriting fee and placement fee for sales to fiduciary accounts. 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 securities declines.
See “Use of Proceeds and Hedging” in the accompanying prospectus. For the avoidance of doubt, the fees and commissions described
on the cover of this pricing supplement will not be rebated or subject to amortization if the securities
are automatically redeemed.
See “Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” in the
accompanying product supplement and “Plan of Distribution” in each of the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus
for additional information.
Valuation of the Securities
CGMI calculated the estimated value of the securities 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 securities by estimating the value of a hypothetical package of financial instruments that would replicate the payout on
the securities, which consists of a fixed-income bond (the “bond component”) and one or more derivative instruments underlying
the economic terms of the securities (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 securities 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.
The estimated value of the securities is a function of the terms of
the securities and the inputs to CGMI’s proprietary pricing models. As of the date of this preliminary pricing supplement,
it is uncertain what the estimated value of the securities will be on the pricing date because it is uncertain what the values of the
inputs to CGMI’s proprietary pricing models will be on the pricing date.
For a period of approximately six months following issuance of the securities,
the price, if any, at which CGMI would be willing to buy the securities from investors, and the value that will be indicated for the securities
on any brokerage account statements prepared by CGMI or its affiliates (which value CGMI may also publish through one or more financial
information vendors), will reflect a temporary upward adjustment from the price or value that would otherwise be determined. This temporary
upward adjustment represents a portion of the hedging profit expected to be realized by CGMI or its affiliates over the term of the securities.
The amount of this temporary upward adjustment will decline to zero on a straight-line basis over the six-month temporary adjustment period.
However, CGMI is not obligated to buy the securities from investors at any time. See “Summary Risk Factors—The securities
will not be listed on any securities exchange and you may not be able to sell them prior to maturity.”
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