Citibank 2011 Annual Report Download - page 26

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OVERVIEW
Citigroup’s history dates back to the founding of Citibank in 1812.
Citigroup’s original corporate predecessor was incorporated in 1988 under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Following a series of transactions over a
number of years, Citigroup Inc. was formed in 1998 upon the merger of
Citicorp and Travelers Group Inc.
Citigroup is a global diversified financial services holding company whose
businesses provide consumers, corporations, governments and institutions
with a broad range of financial products and services. Citi has approximately
200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries
and jurisdictions.
Citigroup currently operates, for management reporting purposes, via two
primary business segments: Citicorp, consisting of Citi’s Global Consumer
Banking businesses and Institutional Clients Group; and Citi Holdings,
consisting of Brokerage and Asset Management, Local Consumer Lending
and Special Asset Pool. For a further description of the business segments
and the products and services they provide, see “Citigroup Segments” below,
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations” and Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Throughout this report, “Citigroup,” “Citi” and “the Company” refer to
Citigroup Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Additional information about Citigroup is available on Citi’s Web site
at www.citigroup.com. Citigroup’s recent annual reports on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, proxy statements, as well as other filings
with the SEC, are available free of charge through the Citi’s Web site by
clicking on the “Investors” page and selecting “All SEC Filings.” The SEC’s
Web site also contains current reports, information statements, and other
information regarding Citi at www.sec.gov.
Within this Form 10-K, please refer to the tables of contents on pages 3
and 129 for page references to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, respectively.
At December 31, 2011, Citi had approximately 266,000 full-time
employees compared to approximately 260,000 full-time employees at
December 31, 2010.
Please see “Risk Factors” below for a discussion of
certain risks and uncertainties that could materially impact
Citigroup’s financial condition and results of operations.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior periods’ financial
statements to conform to the current period’s presentation.