Citi Distributes 165 Small Grants for Local Communities in Slovakia

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Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi's major brands include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.


	Printer Friendly Page		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) December 13, 2007 Citi Distributes 165 Small Grants for Local Communities in Slovakia Bratislava – Citibank (Slovakia) a.s. today announced the distribution of 165 small grants into the local communities in Slovakia. The Small Grants initiative was established threes years ago with the help of Bratislava Community Foundation. This program takes 2% of the bank's taxes and assigns it to community projects. Over the last three years, 2.235.510,-SKK has been given away in 13 separate grant rounds. In line with the bank's global corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, Citi's local Community Committee in Slovakia selected two focus areas: education (primarily financial education) and community (community development). To date, the Bratislava Community Foundation (BCF) assessed 454 submissions and 165 of them with the average amount of 14.120,-SKK were approved by the bank's Community Committee. Grants have been distributed to 82 towns and villages that will reach and impact centers for family care, numerous kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools with a focus on disadvantaged and handicapped children, scouts, and summer camps. The full list of supported activities is available at www.citibank.sk. Branislav Cehlarik, Public Affairs Officer, said, "The Citi franchise in Slovakia constantly seeks new opportunities in community investment, since the bank has a responsibility to the local communities in which it operates. That is why we launched the Small Grants initiative in addition to our main country CSR programs. Based on the positive feedback from the grants recipients, we know we are doing the right thing." Daniela Danihelova, BCF director, said, "Bratislava Community Foundation highly esteems the three years experience with the Small Grants program focused on educational and community initiatives. Thus, we confirm our mission to bridge the donors and recipients. It comprises many individual human stories and each new successful projects brings another one." # # # Citi Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi's major brands include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.