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[2] Depositary Receipts: Citibank 1999 Year-End Review.


NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1999--

This is Citibank's annual year-end year-end also year·end
n.
The end of a year.

adj.
Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.

Noun 1.
 research report on the ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio

market. Numbers reflecting total value of capital raised were

formulated for·mu·late  
tr.v. for·mu·lat·ed, for·mu·lat·ing, for·mu·lates
1.
a. To state as or reduce to a formula.

b. To express in systematic terms or concepts.

c.
 from shared information with other depositaries.

Impressive growth for the Depositary Receipts depositary receipt

A negotiable certificate that represents a company's publicly traded debt or equity. Depositary receipts are created when a company's shares or bonds are delivered to a depositary's custodian bank, which instructs the depositary to issue
 industry throughout the `90s continues as the decade draws to a close, with capital raised using ADRs growing to more than $21.2 billion in 1999, breaking the all-time all-time
adj.
Exceeding all others up to the present time: an all-time speed skating record.


all-time
Adjective

Informal
 record of $19.5 billion set in 1996. The year's total more than doubled 1998's year-end tally of $9.6 billion.

Helping to fuel the continuation of this growth was a 215 percent increase over 1998 in capital raised by emerging markets companies using ADRs, to $12.7 billion, up from $4.0 billion in the previous year. This year's emerging markets number represents 60 percent of total capital raised during the year, compared to a 42 percent share of 1998's year-end total.


Capital Raising Comparison, Emerging vs. Developed Markets

                    Capital Raised in DR Form US$millions    YOY
Region                  1998            1999YTD              %Chg


Emerging Markets      4,034.5         12,712.5              215.1%
Developed Markets     5,604.7          8,509.3               51.8%
Global Total          9,639.2         21,221.8              120.2%

                        No. of Capital Raisings               YOY
Region                    1998            1999YTD            %Chg


Emerging Markets           48               51                6.3%
Developed Markets          47               49                4.3%
Global Total               95              100                5.3%

Source:
Citibank and other depositaries



Capital Raising Comparison, Regional Analysis

                    Capital Raised in DR Form US$millions    YOY
Region                   1998          1999YTD              %Chg

Western Europe        5,322.5          7,450.7              40.0%
Central & Eastern
  Europe              1,482.6          1,569.7               5.9%

Total Europe          6,805.1          9,020.4              32.6%

Developed Asia        1,266.5          1,750.1              38.2%
Emerging Asia         1,054.4          9,765.7             826.2%

Total Asia/Pacific    2,320.9         11,515.9             396.2%

Latin America            74.1            467.5             530.9%
African Continent       439.0            218.1             -50.3%

Global Total          9,639.2         21,221.9             120.2%

-0-

                       No. of Capital Raisings               YOY
Region                   1998          1999YTD              %Chg
Western Europe             47               43              -8.5%
Central & Eastern
  Europe                   20               11             -45.0%

Total Europe               67               54             -19.4%

Developed Asia              7               11              57.1%
Emerging Asia              11               26             136.4%

Total Asia/Pacific         18               37             105.6%

Latin America               1                6             500.0%
African Continent           9                3             -66.7%

Global Total               95              100               5.3%

Source: Citibank and other depositaries


Capital Raising Comparison Regional Shares & Average Deal Size

                            Regional Shares  YOY    Average       YOY
                                                   Deal Size$MM
                           -------------------------------------------
Region                     1998    1999 YTD % Chg 1998  1999YTD  % Chg
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Western Europe             55.2%    35.1%   -20.1% 113   173     53.0%
Central & Eastern Europe   15.4%     7.4%   -8.0%   74   143     92.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Europe               70.6%    42.5%   -28.1% 102   167     64.5%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Developed Asia             13.1%     8.2%   -4.9%  181   159    -12.1%
Emerging Asia              10.9%    46.0%   35.1%   96   376    291.8%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Asia/Pacific         24.1%    54.3%   30.2%  129   311    141.4%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Latin America              0.8%      2.2%    1.4%   74    78      5.1%
African Continent          4.6%      1.0%   -3.5%   49    73     49.1%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Total             100.0%    100.0%          101   212    109.2%

Source: Citibank and other depositaries.


Illustrating the effect that dynamic worldwide economic growth is having on the ADR market -- and underscoring the pronounced shift in U.S. investor sentiment towards overseas equities -- five out the top 10 ADR capital raisings in 1999 were from Korea Korea (kôrē`ə, kə–), Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia.  alone, including Korea Telecom's $2.5 billion offering, the largest in history.

1999 Top 10 Capital Raisings Utilizing Depositary Receipts YTD

                                             Depositary       Structure
                                     Country           Eff. Date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea Telecom Corporation            Korea      Citibank  5/26/99  ADR
EQUANT N.V.                          Netherlands  Morgan  12/8/99  ADR
Pohang Iron & Steel
 Co., Ltd.(POSCO)                    Korea         BoNY   7/13/99  ADR
EQUANT N.V.                          Netherlands Morgan   2/17/99  ADR
Hanvit Bank                          Korea         BoNY    8/2/99  GDR
STMicroelectronics N.V.              France        BoNY   9/16/99  ADR
Korea Electric Power
 Corporation (KEPCO)                 Korea         BoNY   3/24/99  ADR
Partner Communications
 Company Ltd.                        Israel      Morgan   11/1/99  ADR
Hyundai Motor Company                Korea     Citibank   9/22/99  GDR
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Taiwan    Citibank   10/7/99  GDR

                                                                Total
                                    Lead Manager               Capital
                                                               Raised
                                                      Exchange via DRs
                                                      Where DR  $U.S.
                                                       Listed millions
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Korea Telecom Corporation   Morgan Stanley Dean Witter   NYSE  2,485.7
EQUANT N.V.                 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter   NYSE  1,371.3
Pohang Iron & Steel
 Co., Ltd.(POSCO)           Salomon Smith Barney         NYSE  1,011.1
EQUANT N.V.                 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter   NYSE  1,003.1
Hanvit Bank                 Lehman Bros                PORTAL    999.8
STMicroelectronics N.V.     Morgan Stanley Dean Witter   NYSE    889.6
Korea Electric Power
 Corporation (KEPCO)        Morgan Stanley Dean Witter   NYSE    753.6
Partner Communications
 Company Ltd.               Morgan Stanley Dean Witter NASDAQ    603.7
Hyundai Motor Company       CS First Boston            PORTAL    500.0
Hon Hai Precision
 Industry Co., Ltd.        Warburg Dillon Read         PORTAL    416.7
                                                              10,034.6

Source: Citibank and other depositaries.


Trading generated by the 1999 ADR boom is projected to reach $630 billion, 14 percent over 1998, despite marked downturns in the Latin Lat·in  
n.
1.
a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century.

b.
 American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  (Telebras demerger demerger n (Comm) → Abspaltung f, Demerger m , Brazilian real The real (IPA: [xe'aw] or [ʁe'aɫ], symbol: R$, ISO 4217 code: BRL, plural: reais) is the currency of Brazil. It is also the name of the earliest Brazilian currency (see from the Colonial period to 1942.  devaluation devaluation, decreasing the value of one nation's currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. It is usually undertaken as a means of correcting a deficit in the balance of payments. ) and Central/Eastern European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 (Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, Rus. Rossiya, republic (2005 est. pop. 143,420,000), 6,591,100 sq mi (17,070,949 sq km). , Balkan Bal·kan  
adj.
1. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula or the Balkan Mountains.

2. Of or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.

pl.n. Balkans
The Balkan States.
 war) markets. Western Europe Western Europe

The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO).
 (telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , energy sectors), the Asia/Pacific region (Taiwan Taiwan (tī`wän`), Portuguese Formosa, officially Republic of China, island nation (2005 est. pop. 22,894,000), 13,885 sq mi (35,961 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean, separated from the mainland of S China by the 100-mi-wide (161-km) Taiwan , Korea, Japan), and Africa (gold mining sector) fueled most of the growth, registering increases ranging from 33 percent to 56 percent.

The directional In one direction. Contrast with omnidirectional.  changes in ADR trading values mirror the performance of the regional MSCI stock market indices Commonly used stock market indices include: Global
Large companies not ordered by any nation or type of business (in alphabetical order).
  • BBC Global 30
  • MSCI World
  • S&P Global 100
  • S&P Global 1200
  • Russell Global 10000 Launched 17/01/07
(1) between June June: see month.  1998 - just prior to the Russian ruble The ruble or rouble (Russian: рубль rublʹ, plural рубли́ rubli  devaluation and the global equity market liquidity crisis - and October October: see month.  1999. During this period, the MSCI index (US$ terms) for Asia/Pacific rose by 57 percent, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.  declined by 11 percent, and Central/Eastern Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000).  declined by 29 percent. The MSCI index for Western Europe grew by one percent.

(1) Morgan Stanley Capital International Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI)

This firm publishes a number of well known benchmarks, such as the MSCI World Index.
 

Trading Volume Comparison

                1998 Volumes Millions      1999 Volumes(a) Millions

Region         Shares Traded  US$ Value    Shares Traded  US$ Value

Western Europe   8,490.2      328,756.9       8,723.9     437,230.9
Central &
 Eastern Europe    331.8        8,962.5         326.0       7,058.1
Total Europe     8,822.0      337,719.4       9,049.9     444,288.9
Developed Asia   1,177.6       24,695.2       1,199.3      32,556.7
Emerging Asia      999.4       12,490.3       1,201.1      25,592.0
Total
 Asia/Pacific    2,177.1       37,185.5       2,400.4      58,148.7
Latin America    4,423.0      172,240.4       4,418.5     122,338.7
African
 Continent         373.2        4,303.8         457.8       5,054.4
Global Totals:  15,795.3      551,449.0      16,326.7     629,830.8

                       Year-on-Year Change      MSCI US$ Index Returns
                     Shares Traded  US$Value         June 5, 1998 -
Region                                               Oct. 29, 1999
                           Shares Traded    US$ Value    June 5, 1998 - Dec 3,
1999
Western Europe             2.8%         33.0%
Central &
 Eastern Europe           -1.8%        -21.2%             -28.8%
Total Europe               2.6%         31.6%               0.8%
Developed Asia             1.8%         31.8%
Emerging Asia             20.2%        104.9%
Total
 Asia/Pacific             10.3%         56.4%              56.7%
Latin America             -0.1%        -29.0%             -11.4%
4.9%
African
 Continent                22.7%         17.4%
Global Totals:             3.4%         14.2%              14.1%


Sources: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, MSCI, Bloomberg Financial Markets
(a) October 1999 YTD Projected


1999 Projected ADR US$ Value of Trading, Top 10 Issues

October 1999 YTD Projected Volumes

                                                            Sponsored
Issuer Name                                      Country    Depositary


Nokia Corporation                                Finland      Citibank
Vodafone AirTouch plc                            U.K.         BoNY
BP Amoco plc                                     U.K.         Morgan
Telebras Holding Company Depositary Receipts     Brazil       BoNY
LM Ericsson Telephone Co.                        Sweden       Citibank
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company N.V.               Netherlands  Morgan
Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.                 Mexico       Morgan
Elan Corp plc                                    Ireland      BoNY
ASM Lithography Holding, NV                      Netherlands  Morgan
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.             Netherlands  Citibank


                                                              Exchange
                                                              Where DR
Issuer Name                                 Structure           Listed

Nokia Corporation                              ADR               NYSE
Vodafone AirTouch plc                          ADR               NYSE
BP Amoco plc                                   ADR               NYSE
Telebras Holding Company Depositary Receipts   ADR               NYSE

LM Ericsson Telephone Co.                      ADR              NASDAQ

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company N.V.             ADR-NY Reg Shs    NYSE
Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.               ADR               NYSE
Elan Corp plc                                  ADR               NYSE
ASM Lithography Holding, NV                    ADR-NY Reg Shs   NASDAQ
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.           ADR-NY Reg Shs    NYSE

                                                                 1999
                                                                 US$
                                             Exchg            Millions
                                             Ticker           Value of
Issuer Name                                  SYMBOL           Trading


Nokia Corporation                               NOK           58,338.6
Vodafone AirTouch plc                           VOD           49,693.3
BP Amoco plc                                    BPA           44,406.5
Telebras Holding Company Depositary Receipts    TBH           36,612.9
LM Ericsson Telephone Co.                      ERICY          34,038.4
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company N.V.              RD            32,279.4
Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V.                TMX           25,946.8
Elan Corp plc                                   ELN           15,865.2
ASM Lithography Holding, NV                    ASML           13,409.2
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.            PHG           11,976.5


1999 Projected ADR Shares Traded Top 10 Issues, October 1999 YTD
Projected Volumes

                                         Sponsored
Issuer Name               Country        Depositary      Structure

LM Ericsson
 Telephone Co.            Sweden          Citibank          ADR
Royal Dutch Petroleum
 Company N.V.             Netherlands     Morgan       ADR-NY Reg Shs
Nokia Corporation         Finland         Citibank          ADR
Telebras Holding
 Company Depositary
 Receipts                 Brazil          BoNY              ADR
BP Amoco plc              U.K.            Morgan            ADR
Telefonos de Mexico
 S.A. de C.V.             Mexico          Morgan            ADR
Elan Corp plc             Ireland         BoNY              ADR
Vodafone AirTouch plc     U.K.            BoNY              ADR
ASM Lithography
 Holding, NV              Netherlands     Morgan        ADR-NY Reg Shs
YPF Sociedad Anonima      Argentina       BoNY              ADR


                                                       1999
                          Exchange       Exchg         Shares
                          Where DR       Ticker        Traded
Issuer Name               Listed         SYMBOL        Millions

LM Ericsson
 Telephone Co.            NASDAQ          ERICY         1,192.3
Royal Dutch Petroleum
 Company N.V.             NYSE            RD              582.3
Nokia Corporation         NYSE            NOK             573.4
Telebras Holding
 Company Depositary
 Receipts                 NYSE            TBH             466.9
BP Amoco plc              NYSE            BPA             462.4
Telefonos de Mexico
 S.A. de C.V.             NYSE            TMX             370.1
Elan Corp plc             NYSE            ELN             363.2
Vodafone AirTouch plc     NYSE            VOD             331.5
ASM Lithography
 Holding, NV            NASDAQ           ASML             274.4
YPF Sociedad Anonima      NYSE            YPF             267.0

Sources: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, Bloomberg Financial Markets


Trends Are Favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 for Continued Business Expansion

Key indicators -- real GDP Real GDP

This inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced in a given year, expressed in base-year prices. Often referred to as "constant-price", "inflation-corrected" GDP or "constant dollar GDP".
 growth and accelerating globalization globalization

Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation
 of mutual fund assets Fund assets

The total value of a portfolio's securities, cash, and other holdings, minus any outstanding debts.
 -- point to sustained increases in cross-border investing and the ADR business in the early years of the new millennium.

A worldwide overview of real GDP growth projections for 2000 builds a powerful case for growth of U.S. investment in non-U non-U  
adj. Chiefly British
Not characteristic of the upper class, especially in language usage.



[non- + U2.
.S. companies. Although real U.S. GDP GDP (guanosine diphosphate): see guanine.  growth is expected to decline moderately from 3.8 percent in 1999 to 3.1 percent in 2000 due to higher interest rates and a general domestic economic slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation).
A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties.
(1), foreign market economies are recovering. Real GDP growth is expected to rise from 2.0 percent to 2.8 percent for Western Europe in 2000, with Latin American real GDP growth projected to rebound rebound (rē´bownd),
n/v 1. a recovery from illness.
n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus

rebound adjective
 from -0.5 percent in 1999 to 3.2 percent by year end 2000. Overall economic growth in the Asia/Pacific region is expected to essentially hold steady, declining from 2.5 percent in 1999 to 2.3 percent in 2000. While Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east.  is anticipated to experience a surge from 2.9 percent this year to 4.6 percent in 2000, overall growth in the region is tempered by uncertainty about the near term outlook for Japan.

Trends in mutual fund assets further emphasize U.S. investors' continued move into non-U.S. securities. Through October 1999, total international and global (excluding U.S. and Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of ) equity mutual fund assets have increased by 21 percent to $370 billion from $307 billion(2). Also demonstrating a clear shift in U.S. investor sentiment toward non-U.S. equities, net positive new cash inflows increased between July July: see month.  and October, from -$3.2 billion in July, to $0.8 billion in August, $1.7 billion in September September: see month. , and $3.8 billion in October.

(1) Consensus Economic Forecasts, Nov, 1999 (2) Investment Company Institute

The Uplift Effect: ADRs Outperformed the U.S. Market

A Citibank study demonstrates a remarkable mutual "uplift" effect on the U.S. dollar price appreciation performance of ADRs and ordinary shares, illustrating the advantages of a cross-border listing using ADRs. The effect occurred regardless of whether the U.S. or the local market was the better performer, creating a "win-win" situation for both investors and issuers.

The study analyzed an·a·lyze  
tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es
1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.

2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of.

3.
 the December 9, 1999 year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 price appreciation performance of the 100 most liquid ADRs as measured by their aggregate 1991-1999 U.S. dollar value of trading. These 100 ADRs, representing 30 countries, accounted for more than 90 percent of the total ADR trading value for the period.

Overall, the average year-to-date ADR return was 48.4 percent, compared to the S&P 500's 14.6 percent. The issuers' ADRs outperformed the U.S. market 64 percent of the time. The average ordinary share return was 50.8 percent, compared to an average MSCI local index return of 24.2 percent. The ordinary shares outperformed the local market 58 percent of the time.

When the local market outperformed market outperform

An analyst recommendation that a stock is expected to outperform the overall market.
 the U.S. market, the average ADR return was 65.2 percent, compared to 14.6 percent for the S&P 500 index. The issuers' ADRs, uplifted up·lift  
tr.v. up·lift·ed, up·lift·ing, up·lifts
1. To raise; elevate.

2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.

3.
 by the higher performing local market, outperformed the U.S. market 75 percent of the time. The average ordinary share return was 69.3 percent, compared to an average MSCI local index return of 47.1 percent. The uplifted ordinary shares outperformed their local markets 54 percent of the time.

When the U.S. market outperformed the local market, the average ordinary share return was 33.7 percent, compared to an average MSCI local index return of 3.1 percent. The issuers' ordinary shares were uplifted by the higher performing U.S. market and outperformed the local market 62 percent of the time. The average ADR return was 32.8 percent, compared to the S&P 500's 14.6 percent. The uplifted ADRs outperformed the U.S. market 54 percent of the time.

The above information is being provided solely for information purposes by Citibank, N.A. It does not constitute a recommendation, solicitation solicitation

In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual
 or offer for the purchase or sale of any securities, nor shall this material be construed in any way as investment or legal advice or a recommendation, reference or endorsement by Citibank, N.A.
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