For Immediate Release Inc. (NYSE:C) Singapore – 22 March 2005

CITIBANK LAUNCHES LEGACIES OF LEADERSHIP WITH MINISTER MENTOR LEE KUAN YEW

Singapore, March 22, 2005 – Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister and a personality widely sought after for his insights on emerging global trends and developments, will be the inaugural speaker for Legacies of Leadership.

Citibank Legacies of Leadership is a new speaker series featuring prominent world leaders respected for their vision and invaluable contributions to society. It provides Citibank customers in key cities in Asia with the unique opportunity to hear these distinguished speakers share their reflections on life and the legacies they hope to leave behind.

Minister Mentor Lee will launch Citibank Legacies of Leadership by delivering an address in Hong Kong and share his personal views on leadership and legacies. Following that, he will address Citibank customers in Singapore, Dubai and Korea over the next 12 months.

Mr. Lee Ah Boon, Country Business Manager, Global Consumer Banking, Citibank Singapore said, “We are honored to have Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as our inaugural speaker for Citibank Legacies of Leadership. He is an inspiring leader, an exemplary statesman and a modern-day visionary who is much sought after for his views and insight on international affairs. This is a rare opportunity for our CitiGold customers to engage in a dialogue with him.”

Citibank will host the event in Singapore for their CitiGold customers in April. Some 400 top tier CitiGold customers will be specially invited to the session in Singapore to be held at Fullerton Singapore.

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