-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BO/ijLfeqVn9mn6Al2xDTL7GwIFGub9yusnFMGWqpHH7zrjZlh2EsQvABOb0SNQX vdQS3S3/by21HqoIRmYzfA== 0001104659-07-079495.txt : 20071105 0001104659-07-079495.hdr.sgml : 20071105 20071105061858 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-07-079495 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071105 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071105 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071105 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CITIGROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000831001 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 521568099 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09924 FILM NUMBER: 071212289 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 399 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10043 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125591000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 399 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10043 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRAVELERS GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950519 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRAVELERS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRIMERICA CORP /NEW/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a07-28417_18k.htm 8-K

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  November 5, 2007

 

Citigroup Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-9924

 

52-1568099

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

399 Park Avenue, New York,
New York

 

 

 

10043

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

(212) 559-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 



 

Citigroup Inc.

 Current Report on Form 8-K

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On November 4, 2007, Citigroup Inc. issued a press release announcing significant declines since September 30, 2007 in the fair value of the approximately $55 billion in U.S. sub-prime related direct exposures in its Securities and Banking (S&B) business. Citi estimates that, at the present time, the reduction in revenues attributable to these declines ranges from approximately $8 billion to $11 billion (representing a decline of approximately $5 billion to $7 billion in net income on an after-tax basis).

 

These declines in the fair value of Citi’s sub-prime related direct exposures followed a series of rating agency downgrades of sub-prime U.S. mortgage related assets and other market developments, which occurred after the end of the third quarter. The impact on Citi’s financial results for the fourth quarter from changes in the fair value of these exposures will depend on future market developments and could differ materially from the range above.

 

Citi also announced that, while significant uncertainty continues to prevail in financial markets, it expects, taking into account maintaining its current dividend level, that its capital ratios will return within the range of targeted levels by the end of the second quarter of 2008. Accordingly, Citi has no plans to reduce its current dividend level.

 

A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

The information disclosed under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

 

 

Exhibit Number

 

 

 

 

 

99.1

Press release, dated November 4, 2007, issued by Citigroup Inc.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: November 5, 2007

CITIGROUP INC.

 

    (Registrant)

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John C. Gerspach

 

Name:

John C. Gerspach

 

Title:

Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

 

 

99.1

Press release, dated November 4, 2007, issued by Citigroup Inc.

 

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EX-99.1 2 a07-28417_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:  C)

November 4, 2007

 

 

CITI’s SUB-PRIME RELATED EXPOSURE IN SECURITIES AND BANKING

 

New York, NY — Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:  C) announced today significant declines since September 30, 2007 in the fair value of the approximately $55 billion in U.S. sub-prime related direct exposures in its Securities and Banking (S&B) business. Citi estimates that, at the present time, the reduction in revenues attributable to these declines ranges from approximately $8 billion to $11 billion (representing a decline of approximately $5 billion to $7 billion in net income on an after-tax basis).

 

These declines in the fair value of Citi’s sub-prime related direct exposures followed a series of rating agency downgrades of sub-prime U.S. mortgage related assets and other market developments, which occurred after the end of the third quarter.  The impact on Citi’s financial results for the fourth quarter from changes in the fair value of these exposures will depend on future market developments and could differ materially from the range above.

 

Citi also announced that, while significant uncertainty continues to prevail in financial markets, it expects, taking into account maintaining its current dividend level, that its capital ratios will return within the range of targeted levels by the end of the second quarter of 2008.  Accordingly, Citi has no plans to reduce its current dividend level.

 

The $55 billion in U.S. sub-prime direct exposure in S&B as of September 30, 2007 consisted of (a) approximately $11.7 billion of sub-prime related exposures in its lending and structuring business, and (b) approximately $43 billion of exposures in the most senior tranches (super senior tranches) of collateralized debt obligations which are collateralized by asset-backed securities (ABS CDOs).

 

Lending and Structuring Exposures

 

Citi’s approximately $11.7 billion of sub-prime related exposures in the lending and structuring business as of September 30, 2007 compares to approximately $13 billion of sub-prime related exposures in the lending and structuring business at the end of the second quarter and approximately $24 billion at the beginning of the year.(1)  The $11.7 billion of sub-prime related exposures includes approximately $2.7 billion of CDO warehouse inventory and unsold tranches of ABS CDOs, approximately $4.2 billion of actively managed sub-prime loans purchased for resale or securitization at a discount to par primarily in the last six months, and approximately $4.8 billion of financing transactions with customers secured by sub-prime collateral.(2)  These amounts represent fair value determined based on observable transactions and other market data.  Following the downgrades and market developments referred to above, the fair value of the CDO warehouse inventory and unsold tranches of ABS CDOs has declined significantly,


 

(1) In the third quarter, Citi recorded declines in the aggregate of approximately $1.0 billion on a revenue basis in the lending and structuring business, and to a much lesser extent the trading positions described in footnote 2, and declines of approximately $0.5 billion on a revenue basis on its super senior exposures (approximately $0.3 billion greater on a revenue basis than the losses reported in Citi’s October 15 earnings release).  Citi also recorded declines in the third quarter of approximately $0.3 billion on a revenue basis on collateralized loan obligations warehouse inventory unrelated to sub-prime exposures.

 

(2) S&B also has trading positions, both long and short, in U.S. sub-prime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and related products, including ABS CDOs, that are not included in these figures.  The exposure from these positions is actively managed and hedged, although the effectiveness of the hedging products used may vary with material changes in market conditions.  Since the end of the third quarter, such trading positions have not had material losses.

 

 

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while the declines in the fair value of the other sub-prime related exposures in the lending and structuring business have not been significant.

 

ABS CDO Super Senior Exposures

 

Citi’s $43 billion in ABS CDO super senior exposures as of September 30, 2007 is backed primarily by sub-prime RMBS collateral. These exposures include approximately $25 billion in commercial paper principally secured by super senior tranches of high grade ABS CDOs and approximately $18 billion of super senior tranches of ABS CDOs, consisting of approximately $10 billion of high grade ABS CDOs, approximately $8 billion of mezzanine ABS CDOs and approximately $0.2 billion of ABS CDO-squared transactions.

 

Although the principal collateral underlying these super senior tranches is U.S. sub-prime RMBS, as noted above, these exposures represent the most senior tranches of the capital structure of the ABS CDOs.  These super senior tranches are not subject to valuation based on observable market transactions.  Accordingly, fair value of these super senior exposures is based on estimates about, among other things, future housing prices to predict estimated cash flows, which are then discounted to a present value. The rating agency downgrades and market developments referred to above have led to changes in the appropriate discount rates applicable to these super senior tranches, which have resulted in significant declines in the estimates of the fair value of S&B super senior exposures.

 

Other Information

 

The fair value of S&B sub-prime related exposures depends on market conditions and assumptions that are subject to change over time.  In addition, if sales of super senior tranches of ABS CDOs occur in the future, these sales might represent observable market transactions that could then be used to determine fair value of the S&B super senior exposures described above.  As a result, the fair value of these exposures at the end of the fourth quarter will depend on future market developments.

 

Citi has provided specific targets for its two primary capital ratios: the Tier 1 capital ratio and the ratio of tangible common equity to risk-weighted managed assets (TCE/RWMA ratio).  Those targets are 7.5% for Tier 1 and 6.5% for TCE/RWMA.  At September 30, 2007, Citi had a Tier 1 ratio of 7.3% and a TCE/RWMA ratio of 5.9%.

 

Citi is providing the above information in light of recent market developments. Citi’s quarterly report for the period ending September 30, 2007 will contain other information regarding S&B and Citi’s other businesses.

 

Citi expects that market conditions will continue to evolve, and that the fair value of Citi’s positions will frequently change.  Given these anticipated fluctuations, Citi does not intend to update the information provided in this release until it announces its fourth quarter 2007 earnings in January 2008.  Investors also should not expect Citi to provide information about the results of future quarters in advance of scheduled quarterly earnings announcement dates.

 

Certain statements in this document are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these statements due to a variety of factors. More information about these factors is contained in Citi’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

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