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2. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTSDIVESTITURESThe following divestitures occurred in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and donot qualify as Discontinued operations. Divestitures that qualified asDiscontinued operations are discussed in Note 3 to the ConsolidatedFinancial Statements.Sale of PrimericaIn April 2010, Citi completed the IPO of Primerica and sold approximately34% to public investors. In the same month, Citi completed the sale ofapproximately 22% of Primerica to Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm.Citi contributed 4% of the Primerica shares to Primerica for employeeand agent stock-based awards immediately prior to the sales. Citi retainsan approximate 40% interest in Primerica after the sales and records theinvestment under the equity method. Citi recorded an after-tax gain on saleof $26 million.Concurrent with the sale of the shares, Citi entered into co-insuranceagreements with Primerica to reinsure up to 90% of the risk associated withthe in-force insurance policies.Sale of Phibro LLCOn December 31, 2009, the Company sold 100% of its interest in PhibroLLC to Occidental Petroleum Corporation for a purchase price equal toapproximately the net asset value of the business.The decision to sell Phibro was the outcome of an evaluation of a varietyof alternatives and is consistent with Citi’s core strategy of a client-centeredbusiness model. The sale of Phibro does not affect Citi’s client-facingcommodities business lines, which will continue to operate and serve theneeds of Citi’s clients throughout the world.Sale of Citi’s Nikko Asset Management Businessand Trust and Banking CorporationOn October 1, 2009, the Company completed the sale of its entire stake inNikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) to the Sumitomo Trust and BankingCo., Ltd. (Sumitomo Trust) and completed the sale of Nikko Citi Trust andBanking Corporation to Nomura Trust & Banking Co. Ltd.The Nikko AM transaction was valued at 120 billion yen (U.S. $1.3 billionat an exchange rate of 89.60 yen to U.S. $1.00 as of September 30,2009). The Company received all-cash consideration of 75.6 billion yen(U.S. $844 million), after certain deal-related expenses and adjustments,for its 64% beneficial ownership interest in Nikko AM. Sumitomo Trust alsoacquired the beneficial ownership interests in Nikko AM held by variousminority investors in Nikko AM, bringing Sumitomo Trust’s total ownershipstake in Nikko AM to 98.55% at closing.For the sale of Nikko Citi Trust and Banking Corporation, the Companyreceived all-cash consideration of 19 billion yen (U.S. $212 million at anexchange rate of 89.60 yen to U.S. $1.00 as of September 30, 2009) as part ofthe transaction, subject to certain post-closing purchase price adjustments.Retail Partner Cards SalesDuring 2009, <strong>Citigroup</strong> sold its Financial Institutions (FI) and Diners ClubNorth America credit card businesses. Total credit card receivables disposedof in these transactions was approximately $2.2 billion. During 2010,<strong>Citigroup</strong> sold its Canadian MasterCard business and U.S. retail sales financeportfolios. Total credit card receivables disposed of in these transactions wasapproximately $3.6 billion. Each of these businesses is in Local ConsumerLending.Joint Venture with Morgan StanleyOn June 1, 2009, Citi and Morgan Stanley established a joint venture (JV)that combines the Global Wealth Management platform of Morgan Stanleywith <strong>Citigroup</strong>’s Smith Barney, Quilter and Australia private client networks.Citi sold 100% of these businesses to Morgan Stanley in exchange for a 49%stake in the JV and an upfront cash payment of $2.75 billion. The Brokerageand Asset Management business recorded a pretax gain of approximately$11.1 billion ($6.7 billion after-tax) on this sale. Both Morgan Stanley andCiti will access the JV for retail distribution, and each firm’s institutionalbusinesses will continue to execute order flow from the JV.<strong>Citigroup</strong>’s 49% ownership in the JV is recorded as an equity methodinvestment. In determining the value of its 49% interest in the JV, <strong>Citigroup</strong>utilized the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm andutilized both the income and the market approaches.Sale of <strong>Citigroup</strong> Technology Services LimitedOn December 23, 2008, <strong>Citigroup</strong> announced an agreement with WiproLimited to sell all of <strong>Citigroup</strong>’s interest in Citi Technology Services Ltd.(CTS), <strong>Citigroup</strong>’s India-based captive provider of technology infrastructuresupport and application development, for all-cash consideration ofapproximately $127 million. A substantial portion of the proceeds fromthis sale will be recognized over the period in which <strong>Citigroup</strong> has a servicecontract with Wipro Limited. This transaction closed on January 20, 2009and a loss of approximately $7 million was booked at that time.Sale of Upromise Cards PortfolioDuring 2008, the Company sold substantially all of the Upromise Cardsportfolio to Bank of America for an after-tax gain of $127 million($201 million pretax). The portfolio sold had balances of approximately$1.2 billion of credit card receivables. This transaction was reflected in theNorth America Regional Consumer Banking business results.Sale of CitiStreetOn July 1, 2008, <strong>Citigroup</strong> and State Street Corporation completed the saleof CitiStreet, a benefits servicing business, to ING Group in an all-cashtransaction valued at $900 million. CitiStreet is a joint venture formed in2000 that, prior to the sale, was owned 50% each by <strong>Citigroup</strong> and StateStreet. The transaction closed on July 1, 2008, and generated an after-taxgain of $222 million ($347 million pretax).Divestiture of Diners Club InternationalOn June 30, 2008, <strong>Citigroup</strong> completed the sale of Diners Club International(DCI) to Discover Financial Services, resulting in an after-tax gain ofapproximately $56 million ($111 million pretax).<strong>Citigroup</strong> will continue to issue Diners Club cards and support its brandand products through ownership of its many Diners Club card issuers aroundthe world.Sale of <strong>Citigroup</strong> Global Services LimitedIn 2008, <strong>Citigroup</strong> sold all of its interest in <strong>Citigroup</strong> Global ServicesLimited (CGSL) to Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) for all-cashconsideration of approximately $515 million, resulting in an after-tax gainof $192 million ($263 million pretax). CGSL was the <strong>Citigroup</strong> captiveprovider of business process outsourcing services solely within the Bankingand Financial Services sector.In addition to the sale, <strong>Citigroup</strong> signed an agreement with TCS for TCSto provide, through CGSL, process outsourcing services to <strong>Citigroup</strong> and itsaffiliates in an aggregate amount of $2.5 billion over a period of 9.5 years.178

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