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Primary Offering Prospectus - Form 424B2

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, 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 SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc.

September , 2024

Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series N

Pricing Supplement No. 2024-USNCH23696

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)

Registration Statement Nos. 333-270327 and 333-270327-01

Barrier Securities Linked to the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index Due September 28, 2029

▪ The securities offered by this pricing supplement are unsecured debt securities issued by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and guaranteed by Citigroup Inc. Unlike conventional debt securities, the securities do not pay interest and do not repay a fixed amount of principal at maturity. Instead, the securities offer a payment at maturity that may be greater than, equal to or less than the stated principal amount, depending on the performance of the underlying specified below from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value.
▪ The securities offer modified exposure to the performance of the underlying, with (i) the opportunity to participate in any potential appreciation of the underlying at the upside participation rate specified below and (ii) contingent repayment of the stated principal amount at maturity if the underlying depreciates, but only so long as the final underlying value is greater than or equal to the final barrier value specified below. In exchange for these features, investors in the securities must be willing to forgo any dividends with respect to the underlying. In addition, investors in the securities must be willing to accept full downside exposure to the depreciation of the underlying if the final underlying value is less than the final barrier value. If the final underlying value is less than the final barrier value, you will lose 1% of the stated principal amount of your securities for every 1% by which the final underlying value is less than the initial underlying value. You may lose your entire investment in the securities.
▪ In order to obtain the modified exposure to the underlying that the securities provide, investors must be willing to accept (i) an investment that may have limited or no liquidity and (ii) the risk of not receiving any amount 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: The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index
Stated principal amount: $1,000 per security
Pricing date: September 25, 2024
Issue date: September 30, 2024
Valuation date: September 25, 2029, subject to postponement if such date is not a scheduled trading day or certain market disruption events occur
Maturity date: September 28, 2029
Payment at maturity:

You will receive at maturity for each security you then hold:

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If the final underlying value is greater than the initial underlying value:

$1,000 + the return amount

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If the final underlying value is less than or equal to the initial underlying value but greater than or equal to the final barrier value:

$1,000

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If the final underlying value is less than the final barrier value:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × the underlying return)

If the final underlying value is less than the final barrier value, you will receive significantly less than the stated principal amount of your securities, and possibly nothing, at maturity.

Initial underlying value: , the closing value of the underlying on the pricing date
Final underlying value: The closing value of the underlying on the valuation date
Final barrier value: , 60.00% of the initial underlying value
Return amount: $1,000 × the underlying return × the upside participation rate
Upside participation rate: At least 350.00%. The actual upside participation rate will be determined on the pricing date.
Underlying return: (i) The final underlying value minus the initial underlying value, divided by (ii) the initial underlying value
Listing: The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange
CUSIP / ISIN: 173070DY6 / US173070DY64
Underwriter: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. ("CGMI"), an affiliate of the issuer, acting as principal
Underwriting fee and issue price: Issue price(1) Underwriting fee(2) Proceeds to issuer(3)
Per security: $1,000.00 $12.00 $988.00
Total: $ $ $

(1) Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. currently expects that the estimated value of the securities on the pricing date will be at least $915.00 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) CGMI will receive an underwriting fee of up to $12.00 for each security sold in this offering. The total underwriting fee and proceeds to issuer in the table above give effect to the actual total underwriting fee. From this underwriting fee, CGMI will pay selected dealers not affiliated with CGMI a selling concession of $10.00 for each security they sell and a structuring fee of up to $2.00 for each security they sell. 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.

(3) The per security proceeds to issuer indicated above represent the minimum per security proceeds to issuer for any security, assuming the maximum per security underwriting fee. As noted above, the underwriting fee is variable.

Investing in the securities involves risks not associated with an investment in conventional debt securities. See "Summary Risk Factors" beginning on page PS-4.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or determined that this pricing supplement and the accompanying product 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, prospectus supplement and prospectus, which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below:

Product Supplement No. EA-02-10 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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Additional Information

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, the accompanying product supplement contains important information about how the closing value of the underlying will be determined and about adjustments that may be made to the terms of the securities upon the occurrence of market disruption events and other specified events with respect to the underlying. It is important that you read the accompanying product 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.

Payout Diagram

The diagram below illustrates your payment at maturity for a range of hypothetical underlying returns. The diagram assumes that the upside participation rate will be set at the lowest value indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement. The actual upside participation rate will be determined on the pricing date.

Investors in the securities will not receive any dividends with respect to the underlying. The diagram and examples below do not show any effect of lost dividend yield over the term of the securities. See "Summary Risk Factors-You will not receive dividends or have any other rights with respect to the underlying" below.

Payout Diagram
n The Securities n The Underlying
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Hypothetical Examples

The examples below illustrate how to determine the payment at maturity on the securities, assuming the various hypothetical final underlying values indicated below. The examples are solely for illustrative purposes, do not show all possible outcomes and are not a prediction of what the actual payment at maturity on the securities will be. The actual payment at maturity will depend on the actual final underlying value.

The examples below are based on the following hypothetical values and do not reflect the actual initial underlying value or final barrier value. For the actual initial underlying value and final barrier value, see the cover page of this pricing supplement. We have used these hypothetical values, rather than the actual values, to simplify the calculations and aid understanding of how the securities work. However, you should understand that the actual payment at maturity on the securities will be calculated based on the actual initial underlying value and final barrier value, and not the hypothetical values indicated below. For ease of analysis, figures below have been rounded. The examples below assume that the upside participation rate will be set at the lowest value indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement. The actual upside participation rate will be determined on the pricing date.

Hypothetical initial underlying value: 100.00
Hypothetical final barrier value: 60.00 (60.00% of the hypothetical initial underlying value)

Example 1-Upside Scenario. The final underlying value is 105.00, resulting in a 5.00% underlying return. In this example, the final underlying value is greater than the initial underlying value.

Payment at maturity per security = $1,000 + the return amount

= $1,000 + ($1,000 × the underlying return × the upside participation rate)

= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 5.00% × 350.00%)

= $1,000 + $175.00

= $1,175.00

In this scenario, the underlying has appreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value. As a result, your total return at maturity would equal the underlying return multiplied by the upside participation rate.

Example 2-Par Scenario. The final underlying value is 95.00, resulting in a -5.00% underlying return. In this example, the final underlying value is less than the initial underlying value but greater than the final barrier value.

Payment at maturity per security = $1,000

In this scenario, the underlying has depreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value but not below the final barrier value. As a result, you would be repaid the stated principal amount of your securities at maturity but would not receive any positive return on your investment.

Example 3-Downside Scenario. The final underlying value is 30.00, resulting in a -70.00% underlying return. In this example, the final underlying value is less than the final barrier value.

Payment at maturity per security = $1,000 + ($1,000 × the underlying return)

= $1,000 + ($1,000 × -70.00%)

= $1,000 + -$700.00

= $300.00

In this scenario, the underlying has depreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value and the final underlying value is less than the final barrier value. As a result, your total return at maturity in this scenario would be negative and would reflect 1-to-1 exposure to the negative performance of the underlying.

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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 the underlying. 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 repay a fixed amount of principal at maturity. Instead, your payment at maturity will depend on the performance of the underlying. If the final underlying value is less than the final barrier value, you will lose 1% of the stated principal amount of your securities for every 1% by which the underlying has depreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value. There is no minimum payment at maturity on the securities, and you may lose up to all of your investment.
§ The securities do not pay interest. Unlike conventional debt securities, the securities do not pay interest or any other amounts prior to maturity. You should not invest in the securities if you seek current income during the term of the securities.
§ You will not receive dividends or have any other rights with respect to the underlying. You will not receive any dividends with respect to the underlying. This lost dividend yield may be significant over the term of the securities. The payment scenarios described in this pricing supplement do not show any effect of such lost dividend yield over the term of the securities. In addition, you will not have voting rights or any other rights with respect to the underlying or the stocks included in the underlying.
§ There is no assurance that strategy employed by the underlying will be successful. The underlying is composed of the component stocks of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, representing 30 of the highest dividend-paying stocks selected from the developed markets in Asia/Pacific (from the components of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific 600 Index), the STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index, representing 30 of the highest dividend-paying stocks selected from the developed markets in Europe (from the components of the STOXX® Europe 600 Index), and the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index, representing 40 of the highest dividend-paying stocks selected from the developed markets in North America (from the components of the STOXX® North America 600 Index). There is, however, no assurance that the underlying will outperform any other index or strategy that tracks developed market stocks selected using other criteria. Although the underlying measures the performance of high dividend-yielding companies, the underlying is a price return index and, therefore, the return on the underlying will not include any dividends paid on the securities that make up the underlying. In addition, the underlying is constructed pursuant to a weighting methodology in which the weights of components reflect their indicated annual net dividend yields. It is possible that the stock selection and weighting methodology of the underlying will adversely affect its return (for example, by providing exposure to stocks that do not perform as well as other stocks with lower dividend yields) and, consequently, the value of the underlying and of the securities. The underlying may also underperform the underlying indices from which its component stocks are selected as a whole.
§ Despite the name of the underlying, the underlying is a price return index, which means that the returns on the underlying will not include any dividends paid on the stocks included in the underlying.
§ Your payment at maturity depends on the closing value of the underlying on a single day. Because your payment at maturity depends on the closing value of the underlying solely on the valuation date, you are subject to the risk that the closing value of the 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 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 values of the 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) any selling concessions or other fees paid in connection with the offering of the securities, (ii) hedging and other costs incurred by us and our affiliates in connection with the offering of the securities and
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(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 the closing value of the underlying, the dividend yield on the underlying and interest rates. CGMI's views on these inputs may differ from your or others' views, and as an underwriter in this offering, CGMI's interests may conflict with yours. Both the models and the inputs to the models may prove to be wrong and therefore not an accurate reflection of the value of the 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 an interest rate 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 closing value of the underlying, the volatility of the closing value of the underlying, the dividend yield on the underlying, interest rates generally, the time remaining to maturity and our and Citigroup Inc.'s creditworthiness, as reflected in our secondary market rate, among other factors described under "Risk Factors Relating to the Securities-Risk Factors Relating to All Securities-The value of your securities prior to maturity will fluctuate based on many unpredictable factors" in the accompanying product supplement. Changes in the closing value of the underlying 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 STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is subject to risks associated with non-U.S. markets. Investments linked to the value of non-U.S. stocks involve risks associated with the securities markets in those countries, including risks of volatility in those markets, governmental intervention in those markets and cross-shareholdings in companies in certain countries. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about companies in some of these jurisdictions than about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC. Further, non-U.S. companies are generally subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements and securities trading rules that are different from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies. The prices of securities in foreign markets may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in those countries, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies and currency exchange laws. Moreover, the economies in such countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the economy of the United States in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.
§ The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is subject to currency exchange risk. Because the prices of the stocks included in the underlying are converted into euros for purposes of calculating the value of the underlying, holders of the securities will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies in which the stocks included in the underlying trade. Your net exposure will depend on the extent to which those currencies strengthen or weaken against the euro and the relative weight of the stocks included
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in the underlying denominated in each of those currencies. If, taking into account the relevant weighting, the euro strengthens against those currencies, the value of the underlying will be adversely affected and any payment on the securities may be reduced.

§ Our offering of the securities is not a recommendation of the underlying. The fact that we are offering the securities does not mean that we believe that investing in an instrument linked to the underlying is likely to achieve favorable returns. In fact, as we are part of a global financial institution, our affiliates may have positions (including short positions) in the underlying or in instruments related to the underlying, and may publish research or express opinions, that in each case are inconsistent with an investment linked to the underlying. These and other activities of our affiliates may affect the closing value of the underlying in a way that negatively affects the value of and your return on the securities.
§ The closing value of the underlying 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 in the underlying or in financial instruments related to the underlying and may adjust such positions during the term of the securities. Our affiliates also take positions in the underlying or in financial instruments related to the underlying 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 closing value of the underlying in a way that negatively affects the value of and your return on the securities. They could also result in substantial returns for us or our affiliates while the value of the securities declines.
§ We and our affiliates may have economic interests that are adverse to yours as a result of our affiliates' business activities. Our affiliates engage in business activities with a wide range of companies. These activities include extending loans, making and facilitating investments, underwriting securities offerings and providing advisory services. These activities could involve or affect the underlying in a way that negatively affects the value of and your return on the securities. They could also result in substantial returns for us or our affiliates while the value of the securities declines. In addition, in the course of this business, we or our affiliates may acquire non-public information, which will not be disclosed to you.
§ The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make important determinations with respect to the securities. If certain events occur during the term of the securities, such as market disruption events and other events with respect to the underlying, CGMI, as calculation agent, will be required to make discretionary judgments that could significantly affect your return on the securities. 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. See "Risk Factors Relating to the Securities-Risk Factors Relating to All Securities-The calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours, will make important determinations with respect to the securities" in the accompanying product supplement.
§ Changes that affect the underlying may affect the value of your securities. The sponsor of the underlying may at any time make methodological changes or other changes in the manner in which it operates that could affect the value of the underlying. We are not affiliated with the underlying sponsor and, accordingly, we have no control over any changes such sponsor may make. Such changes could adversely affect the performance of the underlying and the value of and your return on the securities.
§ 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 prepaid forward contracts. 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.

If you are a non-U.S. investor, you should review the discussion of withholding tax issues in "United States Federal Tax Considerations-Non-U.S. Holders" below.

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 STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index

The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is composed of the component stocks of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, representing 30 of the highest dividend-paying stocks selected from the developed markets in Asia/Pacific (from the components of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific 600 Index), the STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index, representing 30 of the highest dividend-paying stocks selected from the developed markets in Europe (from the components of the STOXX® Europe 600 Index), and the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index, representing 40 of the highest dividend-paying stocks selected from the developed markets in North America (from the components of the STOXX® North America 600 Index). Although the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index measures the performance of high dividend-yielding companies, the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is a "price return index" and, therefore, the return on the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index will not include any dividends paid on the stocks included in the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index. For additional information about the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index, see Annex A in this pricing supplement.

We have derived all information regarding the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index from publicly available information and have not independently verified any information regarding the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index. This pricing supplement relates only to the securities and not to the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index. We make no representation as to the performance of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 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 STOXX® Global Select Dividend 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 value of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index on September 20, 2024 was 2,966.37.

The graph below shows the closing value of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index for each day such value was available from January 2, 2014 to September 20, 2024. We obtained the closing values from Bloomberg L.P., without independent verification. You should not take historical closing values as an indication of future performance.

STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index - Historical Closing Values
January 2, 2014 to September 20, 2024
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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.

In the opinion of our counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, a security should be treated as a prepaid forward contract for U.S. federal income tax purposes. By purchasing a security, you agree (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to this treatment. There is uncertainty regarding this treatment, and the IRS or a court might not agree with it. 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:

· You should not recognize taxable income over the term of the securities prior to maturity, other than pursuant to a sale or exchange.
· 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. 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.

Non-U.S. Holders. Subject to the discussions below and in "United States Federal Tax Considerations" in the accompanying product supplement, if you are a Non-U.S. Holder (as defined in the accompanying product supplement) of the securities, you generally should not be subject to U.S. federal withholding or income tax in respect of any amount paid to you with respect to the securities, provided that (i) income in respect of the securities is not effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and (ii) you comply with the applicable certification requirements.

As discussed under "United States Federal Tax Considerations-Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders" 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.

If withholding tax applies to the securities, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.

You should read the section entitled "United States Federal Tax Considerations" in the accompanying product supplement. The preceding discussion, when read in combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal tax consequences of owning and disposing of the 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.

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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 up to $12.00 for each security sold in this offering. The actual underwriting fee will be equal to the selling concession and structuring fee provided to selected dealers, as described in this paragraph. From this underwriting fee, CGMI will pay selected dealers not affiliated with CGMI a selling concession of $10.00 for each security they sell and a structuring fee of up to $2.00 for each security they sell.

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 certain terms of the securities have not yet been fixed and 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 four 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 four-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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Annex A
Description of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index

All information contained in this pricing supplement regarding the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index, including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, has been derived from publicly available information, without independent verification. This information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, STOXX Limited. The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is calculated, maintained and published by STOXX Limited. STOXX Limited has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index.

The euro price return version of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol "SDGP."

The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index was created by STOXX Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Börse AG. The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index has a base date of December 31, 1998 and a base value of 1,000.

Index Composition and Maintenance

The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is composed of the component stocks of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, representing 30 of the highest dividend-paying companies selected from the developed markets in Asia/Pacific (from the components of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific 600 Index), the STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index, representing 30 of the highest dividend-paying companies selected from the developed markets in Europe (from the components of the STOXX® Europe 600 Index), and the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index, representing 40 of the highest dividend-paying companies selected from the developed markets in North America (from the components of the STOXX® North America 600 Index). Although the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index measures the performance of high dividend-yielding companies, it is a price return index and, therefore, the return on the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index will not include any dividends paid on the securities that make up the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index. We refer to each of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, the STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index and the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index as a "STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index" and each of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific 600 Index, the STOXX® Europe 600 Index and the STOXX® North America 600 Index as a "STOXX® Parent Index."

STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index STOXX® Parent Index Number of Component Stocks in the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index
STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index STOXX® Asia/Pacific 600 Index 30 component stocks
STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index STOXX® Europe 600 Index 30 component stocks
STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index STOXX® North America 600 Index 40 component stocks

For each STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index, components of the applicable STOXX® Parent Index and their secondary share lines are eligible. Companies are screened for the following criteria: indicated annualized dividend (applies for components and non-components), non-negative dividend growth rate over the past five years (applies quarterly for non-components only based on gross dividend payments), dividend payments in four out of five calendar years (applies quarterly for non-components only), non-negative payout ratio using the indicated annualized dividend (applies for components and non-components at annual review; applies for non-components quarterly), payout ratio of less than or equal to 80% with respect to the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index or 60% with respect to the STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index and the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index (applies quarterly for non-components only) and a minimum level of liquidity (applies quarterly for non-components only) as described below. For companies that have more than one classes of shares, the class with the higher dividend yield is chosen. If more than one classes of shares of a company is eligible, and one of a company`s classes of shares is a current component, this class of shares remains in the index until the next annual review

With respect to each STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index, the minimum liquidity threshold for each non-component is based on the average daily traded value over the 3-month period ending on the month prior to the review month and is determined as follows:

where "ADTVi" represents the average daily traded value of the ith non-component stock over the 3-month period ending on the month prior to the review month and "N" represents the fixed number of components in that index.

To obtain the selection list for the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, the 30 highest-yielding companies relative to their home market (STOXX® Regional/Country TMI) are selected from the STOXX® Asia/Pacific 600 Index (plus secondary lines). A payout ratio of less than or equal to 80% will be applied to non-components. Then, all companies are ranked according to an outperformance factor, calculated as the net dividend yield of the company divided by (x) the maximum of the relevant STOXX® Country TMI net dividend yield or STOXX® Asia/Pacific TMI net dividend yield minus (y) 1. The companies are ranked by the outperformance factor for each country and region as a whole. All current companies ranked 1 to 20 in each country ranking will remain in the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index. A maximum of 10 stocks per assigned country can included in the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index. If the number of stocks is still below 30, the highest ranked non-components from the regional ranking are added until the fixed number of the STOXX® Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index components is reached.

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To obtain the selection list for the STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index, the 30 highest-yielding companies relative to their home market (STOXX® Regional/Country TMI) are selected from the STOXX® Europe 600 Index (plus secondary lines). Then, all companies are ranked according to an outperformance factor, calculated as the net dividend yield of the company divided by (x) the maximum of the relevant STOXX® Country TMI net dividend yield or STOXX® Europe TMI net dividend yield) minus (y) 1. All current companies ranked from 1 to 60 in the selection list will remain in the STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index. If the number of stocks is below 30, the highest ranked non-components are added until the fixed number of STOXX® Europe Select Dividend 30 Index components is reached.

To obtain the selection list for the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index, the 40 highest-yielding companies relative to their home market (STOXX® Country TMI) are selected from the STOXX® North America 600 Index (plus secondary lines). Then, all companies are ranked according to an outperformance factor, calculated as the net dividend yield of the company divided by the STOXX® Country TMI net dividend yield minus 1. The companies are ranked by the outperformance factor for each country and region as a whole. All current companies ranked 1 to 60 in each country ranking remain in the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index. A maximum of 30 stocks per country can be included in the STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index. If the number of stocks is still below 40, the highest ranked non-components from the regional ranking are added until the fixed number of STOXX® North America Select Dividend 40 Index components is reached.

The composition of each STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index is reviewed annually in March. The review cut-off date for the annual review is the last trading day of February. The cut- off date for the quarterly updated selection lists is the last trading day of February, May, August and November. The components are announced on the 5th trading day of March, June, September and December, implemented after the close on the third Friday and effective at market open of the next trading day.

For each STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index, to maintain the number of components constant, a deleted stock is replaced with the highest-ranked non-component on the selection list. The selection list is updated on a quarterly basis according to the review component selection process. The restrictions on the maximum count per country are applied. If a company is deleted from the STOXX® Parent Index between the annual review dates, but is still a component of the STOXX® Global TMI, the stock will remain in its related STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index until the next annual review, provided that it still meets the requirements for that STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index.

If STOXX Limited becomes aware of dividend data changes for current components of a STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index, the following index adjustments may occur. The timing of the index adjustment depends on the changes in the dividend data. If the company cancels one of its dividends, the company will be deleted from the relevant STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index, the replacement announced immediately, implemented two trading days later and become effective the next trading day, following the calculation procedure of replacements outlined below. The case of dividend cancellation does not apply to dividends whose payment is postponed within the same fiscal year. Dividends whose payment is postponed indefinitely or to a subsequent fiscal year are considered cancelled. Announcements of a company of not paying its dividend are considered as cancelled. In case a company pays its dividends for a fiscal year in tranches, after the first tranche has been paid, the cancellation of one or more remaining tranches or the postponement of their payment to a subsequent fiscal year is treated as a lowering of dividend. If the company lowers its dividend, the company will remain in the relevant STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index until the next quarterly selection list is available. If the company is ranked at or above the rank threshold for that STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index, it is retained. If it is ranked below the rank threshold with respect to that STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index, it is removed and replaced by the highest-ranked non- component on that selection list. The changes will be announced on the fifth trading day of the month together with the selection list and become effective on the first trading day after the third Friday of the month. The weight factors for the new components will be published on the quarterly underlying data announcement based on previous day closing prices.

Spin-off stocks are not considered for immediate addition in a STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index. If the original company has a significantly lower dividend after the spin-off, then its status will be reviewed for fast exit as described above. In the case of mergers or takeovers, the original stock is replaced by the surviving stock, if it is ranked at or above the rank threshold for that STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index on its selection list. If the stocks of the surviving company is ranked below the rank threshold for that STOXX® Regional Select Dividend Index on its selection list, the original stocks are replaced with the highest-ranked non-component on that selection list.

STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index Calculation

The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is weighted based on the components' stock prices and weighting factors. The formula for calculating the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index value can be expressed as follows:

Where:

= Index level at time (t)
t = Time the index is computed
n = Number of companies in the index
= Price of company (i) at time (t)
= Weighting factor of company (i) at time (t)
= Weighting cap factor of company (i) at time (t)
Xit = Exchange rate from local currency into index currency for company (i) at time (t)
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= Divisor of the index at time (t)

The weighting factor for each component stock of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is calculated based on net-dividend yields, as follows:

Where:

wi = weight of company (i)
Di = net dividend of company (i)
pi = closing price of company (i)
Dj = net dividend of company (j)
pj = closing price of company (j)
n = number of index components

The weighting factors are published on the second Friday in March, one week prior to quarterly review implementation using Thursday's closing prices.

The weighting cap factor for each component stock of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is determined as follows:

Weighting cap factor = (1,000,000,000 × initial weight / closing price of the stock in EUR), rounded to integers. Weighting factors are calculated based on the full precision dividend yields.

An additional cap factor of 10% applies. All weighting cap factors are reviewed quarterly.

The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index is also subject to a divisor, which is adjusted to maintain the continuity of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index values despite changes due to corporate actions. The following is a summary of the adjustments to any component stock made for corporate actions and the effect of such adjustment on the divisor, where shareholders of the component stock will receive "B" number of shares for every "A" share held (where applicable).

(1) Special cash dividend:

Cash distributions that are outside the scope of the regular dividend policy or that the company defines as an extraordinary distribution.

Adjusted price = closing price - dividend announced by the company × (1 - withholding tax if applicable)

Divisor: decreases

(2) Split and reverse split:

Adjusted price = closing price × A / B

New weighting factor = old weighting factor × B / A

Divisor: unchanged

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(3) Rights offering:

If the subscription price is not available or if the subscription price is equal to or greater than the closing price on the day before the effective date, then no adjustment is made.

If the subscription price is available as a price range and not as a fixed price, the price and share adjustment is performed only if both lower and upper range are in the money. The average value between lower and upper range will be used as a subscription price.

(4) Ordinary stock dividend:

Adjusted price = closing price × A / (A + B)

New weighting factor = old weighting factor × (A + B) / A

Divisor: unchanged

(5) Stock dividend from treasury stock:

Stock dividends from treasury stocks will be adjusted as cash dividends.

Adjusted close = close - close × B / (A + B)

Divisor: decreases

(6) Stock dividend of another company:

Adjusted price = [(closing price × A) - [(1 - withholding tax if applicable) × price of the other company × B]] / A

Divisor: decreases

(7) Return of capital and share consolidation:

Adjusted price = [closing price - capital return announced by company × (1-withholding tax)] × A / B

New weighting factor = old weighting factor × B / A

Divisor: decreases

(8) Repurchase of shares / self-tender:

Adjusted price = [(price before tender × old number of shares) - (tender price × number of tendered shares)] / (old number of shares - number of tendered shares)

New weighting factor = old number of weighting factor × closing price / adjusted price

Divisor: decreases

(9) Spin-off:

Adjusted price = (closing price × A - price of spun-off shares × B) / A

New weighting factor for the spin-off = weighting factor of the parent company × B / A

(10) Combination stock distribution (dividend or split) and rights offering:

For this corporate action, the following additional assumptions apply:

Shareholders receive B new shares from the distribution and C new shares from the rights offering for every A share held.

- If rights are applicable after stock distribution (one action applicable to other):

Adjusted price = [closing price × A + subscription price × C × (1 + B / A)] / [(A + B) × (1 + C / A)]

New weighting factor = old weighting factor × closing price / adjusted price

Divisor: increases

- If stock distribution is applicable after rights (one action applicable to other):

Adjusted price = (closing price × A + subscription price × C) /((A + C) × (1 + B / A))

New weighting factor = old weighting factor × closing price / adjusted price

Divisor: increases

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- Stock distribution and rights (neither action is applicable to the other):

Adjusted price = (closing price × A + subscription price × C) / (A + B + C)

New weighting factor = old weighting factor × closing price / adjusted price

Divisor: increases

(11) Addition / deletion of a company:

No price adjustments are made. The net change in units determines the divisor adjustment.

License Agreement

Citigroup Inc. or its affiliate has entered into an agreement with STOXX Limited ("STOXX") providing it and certain of its affiliates or subsidiaries, including us, with a non-exclusive license and, for a fee, with the right to use the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index, which is owned and published by STOXX Limited, in connection with certain financial products, including the securities.

STOXX and its licensors (the "Licensors") have no relationship to us, other than the licensing of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index and the related trademarks for use in connection with the securities.

STOXX and its Licensors do not:

· sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the securities;
· recommend that any person invest in the securities or any other financial products;
· have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the securities;
· have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the securities; or
· consider the needs of the securities or the holders of the securities in determining, composing or calculating the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index or have any obligation to do so.

STOXX and its Licensors will not have any liability in connection with the securities. Specifically,

· STOXX and its Licensors do not make any warranty, express or implied and disclaim any and all warranty about:
· The results to be obtained by the securities, the holders of the securities or any other person in connection with the use of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index and the data included in the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index;
· The accuracy or completeness of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index and its data; or
· The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index and its data;
· STOXX and its Licensors will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index or its data; and
· Under no circumstances will STOXX or its Licensors be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if STOXX or its Licensors knows that they might occur.

The licensing agreement with STOXX is solely for the benefit of the parties to that agreement and not for the benefit of the holders of the securities or any other third parties.

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