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Citigroup Appointed Successor Depositary by Nestle S.A.


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 -- Citigroup Depositary Receipt 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
 Services has been appointed successor depositary by Nestle S.A., one of the world's leading food companies headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. Nestle's Level One depositary receipt program trades over the counter (OTC OTC

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OTC

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), with information accessible through the Pink Sheets.

Each DR issued under the program represents four registered shares and trades under the symbol NSRGY. Nestle's registered shares trade on the SWX Swiss Exchange SWX Swiss Exchange

An all-electronic securities exchange formed from the 1995 merger of exchanges in Geneva, Basel, and Zurich. The exchange offers trading in equity securities, investment funds, exchange-traded funds, bonds, Eurobonds, and options.
, London and Paris.

"We are delighted to be appointed successor depositary by Nestle and look forward to supporting Nestle's goal to develop its base of US investors," said Sanjeev Nanavati, Managing Director of Citigroup Depositary Receipt Services.

Nestle was founded in 1866, and today is the world's largest food company with over 500 factories and 250,000 employees globally. The company's consolidated sales in 2003 totaled US$65.5 billion. Nestle's key business lines include Beverages, Milk Products, Nutrition, Ice Cream, Culinary Products, Confectionary, Petcare and Pharmaceutical Products. The company's brands include Nescafe, Nestea, Perrier, S. Pellegrino, Poland Spring, Maggi, Buitoni, Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine Lean Cuisine is a popular brand of frozen entreés and dinners sold in the United States, Canada, and Australia by Nestlé. The brand began as low fat, low calorie versions of Stouffer's products. , Nestle Crunch, Butterfinger, Purina and Friskies. For further details visit www.ir.nestle.com.

For information on Citigroup ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio  programs as well as industry trends and developments, please visit www.citigroup.com/adr.

About Citigroup Depositary Receipt Services

Citigroup Depositary Receipt Services is a market leader in bringing quality issuers to the U.S. market and promoting American Depositary Receipts American Depositary Receipt (ADR)

Certificates issued by a US depository bank, representing foreign shares held by the bank, usually by a branch or correspondent in the country of issue.
 as an effective capital markets tool. Citibank began offering ADRs in 1928 and today is widely recognized for providing non-U.S. companies with a gateway to the world of resources Citigroup has to offer. In addition, our financial strength and global presence provides clients with access to Citigroup's on-the-ground presence and in-depth knowledge of 90 local markets.

Depositary Receipt Services is a business line within Citigroup(R) Global Transaction Services, a leading provider of integrated cash management, trade finance and securities services for corporations, financial institutions, intermediaries and governments around the world. With over $ 115 billion in average liability balances, more than $ 6.7 trillion in assets under custody and the largest proprietary branch network, Citigroup's award-winning operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap.  and Internet-based delivery channels enable clients to manage and monitor working capital and investments more efficiently, streamline transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time.

Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly.
 cycles, and re-engineer receivables and payment processes. Citigroup(R) Global Transaction Services provides clients with access to Citigroup's full range of capabilities and solutions along with an on-the-ground presence and in-depth knowledge of more than 90 local markets. For additional information, see www.transactionservices.citigroup.com

About Citigroup

Citigroup (NYSE NYSE

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 company with some 200 million customer accounts in more than 100 countries, provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, insurance, securities brokerage, and asset management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney, Banamex, and Travelers Life and Annuity. Additional information may be found at: www.citigroup.com.

The above information is being provided solely for information purposes by Citibank, N.A. At publication deadline, this information was believed to be accurate, but Citibank, N.A. makes no representation or warranty as to correctness of the information set forth above. The above information does not constitute a recommendation, solicitation or offer by Citibank, N.A. for the purchase or sale of any of the above-listed 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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