Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement Nos. 333-270327
The information in this preliminary prospectus 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 prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell, nor do
they seek an offer to buy, securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2025
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(to prospectus dated
March 7, 2023)
Depositary Shares
Each Representing a 1/25th Interest in a Share of
% Fixed Rate Reset Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series FF
Citigroup Inc. is offering depositary shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of perpetual % Fixed
Rate Reset Noncumulative Preferred Stock, Series FF, $1.00 par value, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 liquidation preference per depositary share) (the Preferred Stock). Each depositary share,
evidenced by a depositary receipt, entitles the holder, through the depositary, to a proportional fractional interest in all rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock (including dividend, voting, redemption, and liquidation rights).
Citigroup will pay cash dividends on the Preferred Stock, only when, as, and if declared by the board of directors of Citigroup, or a duly
authorized committee of the board, out of funds legally available to pay dividends, on the of each February, May, August and November (each, a dividend payment date) (i) from, and including, the date of issuance of the
Preferred Stock to, but excluding, February , 20 at an annual rate of % on the liquidation preference amount of $25,000 per share of Preferred Stock (equivalent to $ per depositary share per year), quarterly
in arrears, beginning on May , 2025, and (ii) from, and including, February , 20 , for each reset period, at an annual rate equal to the five-year treasury rate as of the most recent reset dividend determination date (as
described in Description of the Preferred Stock Dividends below) plus % on the liquidation preference amount of $25,000 per share of Preferred Stock, quarterly in arrears, beginning on May , 20 . Payment of
dividends on the Preferred Stock is subject to certain legal, regulatory and other restrictions as described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement. Dividends on the Preferred Stock will not be cumulative.
Citigroup may redeem the Preferred Stock (i) in whole at any time or in part, from time to time, on any dividend payment date on or after
February , 20 or (ii) in whole but not in part at any time within 90 days following a Regulatory Capital Event (as defined on page S-16), in each case at a cash redemption price equal to
$25,000 per share of Preferred Stock (equivalent to $1,000 per depositary share) plus any declared and unpaid dividends, and without accumulation of any undeclared dividends, to, but excluding, the redemption date. If Citigroup redeems the Preferred
Stock, the depositary will redeem a proportionate number of depositary shares. Under current rules and regulations, Citigroup would need regulatory approval to redeem the Preferred Stock.
The Preferred Stock will not have voting rights, except in the limited circumstances described in Description of the Preferred
Stock Voting Rights beginning on page S-17 and as specifically required by Delaware law.
The depositary shares will not be listed on any securities exchange.
Investing in the depositary shares and the Preferred Stock involves a number of risks. See the Risk
Factors section beginning on page S-6, where specific risks associated with the depositary shares and the Preferred Stock are described and the factors listed and described under Risk
Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023, along with the other information in, or incorporated by reference in, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before you make your investment decision.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined
if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Neither the depositary shares nor the Preferred Stock are deposits or savings accounts. These securities are not insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or by any other governmental agency or instrumentality.
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Net proceeds to Citigroup (after expenses) are expected to be approximately $ .
The underwriters are offering the depositary shares subject to certain conditions. The underwriters expect that the depositary shares will be
ready for delivery to investors on or about February , 2025, in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company and its direct participants, including Clearstream, S.A. and Euroclear SA/NV.
Sole Structuring Coordinator and Sole Book-Running Manager
February , 2025