AMENDMENT TO GLOBAL SELLING AGENCY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
TO GLOBAL SELLING AGENCY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
TO GLOBAL SELLING AGENCY AGREEMENT, dated as of January 23, 2009 (this “Amendment”), among CITIGROUP
FUNDING INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CITIGROUP INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), CITIGROUP GLOBAL
MARKETS INC., a Delaware corporation (the “U.S. Agent”), and CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED, a limited liability company registered in England (the
“International Agent”
and, together with the U.S. Agent, the “Agents”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
the Company, the Guarantor and the Agents are parties to a Global Selling Agency
Agreement (the “GSAA”)
dated as of April 20, 2006.
WHEREAS,
the Company, the Guarantor and the Agents wish to amend the GSAA as it applies
to offers and sales of the Company’s debt securities guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) under the FDIC’s Debt
Guarantee Program (the “Debt
Guarantee Program”, and such securities “FDIC-Guaranteed
Notes”).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, Guarantor
and Agents hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Definition of
Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires (including for
purposes of the Recitals):
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(a)
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a
term defined in the GSAA has the same meaning when used in this Amendment
unless otherwise specified herein;
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(b)
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a
term defined anywhere in this Amendment has the same meaning
throughout;
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(c)
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the
singular includes the plural and vice versa;
and
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(d)
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headings
are for convenience of reference only and do not affect
interpretation.
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Section
2. Amendment of Section 4(A) of the
GSAA. Section 4(A) of the GSAA is hereby amended by adding the
following subsections directly after Section 4(A)(s):
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(t)
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Solely
in connection with FDIC-Guaranteed Notes, neither the Company nor the
Guarantor will use the proceeds of the sale of the FDIC- Guaranteed Notes
to prepay Company or Guarantor debt that is not FDIC-guaranteed
debt.
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(u)
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Solely
in connection with FDIC-Guaranteed Notes, the Company will pay all
assessments associated with the Company’s participation in the Debt
Guarantee Program and the issuance of the FDIC-Guaranteed Notes within the
time period and in the manner required by 12 CFR Section
370.6.
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(v)
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Solely
in connection with FDIC-Guaranteed Notes, the Company will give notice of
the issuance of the FDIC-Guaranteed Notes to the FDIC within five (5)
calendar days of the date of issuance, as required by 12 CFR Section 370.6
and the FDIC’s Financial Institution Letter
139-2008.
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(w)
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Solely
in connection with FDIC-Guaranteed Notes, the Company and the Guarantor
will comply with all other procedures and requirements of the Debt
Guarantee Program.
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Section 3. Amendment of Section 4(B) of the
GSAA. Section 4(B) of the GSAA is hereby amended by adding the following
subsection directly after Section 4(B)(i):
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(j)
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It
will not market and target the FDIC-Guaranteed Notes to retail
customers.
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Section 4. Amendment of Section 7 of the
GSAA. The final sentence of Section 7 of the GSAA is hereby
amended by adding the following directly after “4(A)(o), 4(A)(q), 4(A)(r)” and
directly before “and 5 shall also remain in full force and effect”:
“4(A)(t),
4(A)(u), 4(A)(v), 4(A)(w)”.
Section 5. Ratification. The
GSAA as supplemented by this Amendment is in all respects ratified and
confirmed, and this Amendment shall be deemed part of the GSAA in the manner and
to the extent herein and therein provided.
Section 6. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
Section
7. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts each of which
shall be an original for all purposes; but such separate counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, on the day and
year first above written.
CITIGROUP FUNDING INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Executive Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
CITIGROUP INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Assistant Treasurer
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxx,
Xx.
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Name:
Xxxx X. XxXxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title:
Managing Director
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Authorized Signatory |