Citigroup and Do Something Announce Financial Education Challenge in Atlanta at Osborne High School on May 18.

Business Editors/City Desks/Education Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

Do Something Financial Education Challenge at Osborne High School 

in Marietta Empowers Young People with the Skills to Manage Their

Financial Futures 

To support and empower young people by teaching them the skills necessary to successfully manage their financial futures, Primerica Co-CEO and COO, Rick Williams; Do Something CEO, Nancy Lublin; and Citigroup's Office of Financial Education Director, Dara Duguay will join community leaders, teachers and students at Osborne High School in Marietta to announce Citigroup's commitment to Financial Education in Georgia and to promote Do Something's Financial Education Challenge.

The Do Something Financial Education Challenge, sponsored by a grant from the Citigroup Foundation, is a two-week financial literacy program geared to students in grades K-12. The program consists of both a curriculum and a complementary online game that teaches youth how to take control of their personal finances in preparation for life's unexpected challenges. To date, over 6,000 students have signed up for the game and almost 2,000 educators have downloaded the curriculum.

"By participating in the Challenge and learning how to make informed choices about money, credit and investments, the students at Osborne High School are getting an education that will serve them well for the rest of their lives," said Dara Duguay, Director of Citigroup's Office of Financial Education. "By spreading the message among parents, teachers and students of the importance of a good, solid financial education, and by providing them with access to financial education lessons, we believe we can help improve the quality of life in communities here in Atlanta, throughout the United States and all around the world."

This event comes just six weeks after Citigroup and the Citigroup Foundation announced a 10-year, $200 million global financial education commitment, the formation of a new Office of Financial Education, and a global initiative to allow employees a day off from work to volunteer in their communities.

"Our philosophy at Primerica is to take an educational approach to personal finances with our clients. We believe that if people learn the basics about how money works, they are much more likely to establish a game plan that can lead to long-term financial independence," said Rick Williams, Primerica's Co-CEO and COO. "Primerica is thrilled that Citigroup's Financial Education program and the Do Something Challenge will help empower thousands of young people in our home state of Georgia with the knowledge they need to take control of their financial future. It is never to early to start."

"Working alongside Citigroup in creating the Financial Education Challenge has been an awesome experience," said Nancy Lublin, CEO of Do Something. "To be in Georgia announcing Do Something and Citigroup's commitment to Financial Education is totally thrilling."

Joining Citigroup, Primerica and Do Something at the event will be Jerry Tipton, President of The Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Fred Bradley, President and CEO of The Metropolitan Atlanta YMCA, David Martin, Executive Director of The Georgia Council on Economic Education, Scott Lawton of How Stuff Works and Parky Lee, Director of Training and Evaluation for Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc.

Do Something is a premier provider of youth-led leadership and citizenship initiatives. Do Something provides kids with the inspiration, information, and opportunity to do something to make a difference. For more information about Do Something visit www.dosomething.org.

Citigroup's (NYSE: C) sponsorship of Do Something's Financial Education Challenge is part of the Citigroup Financial Education Program, a global, company-wide effort to identify, support and implement initiatives that help give individuals, families and communities the tools needed to make sound financial decisions. Citigroup and the Citigroup Foundation's recently announced 10-year, $200 million global financial education commitment is focused in three areas: Personal Financial Education, Small Business Financial Education, and Institutional Financial Education. Additional information about Citigroup's Financial Education Program, including Foundation guidelines, links and resources, including the Citigroup Financial Education Program Curriculum and Facilitator's Guide may be found at: financialeducation.citigroup.com.

Citigroup (NYSE: C), the preeminent 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, 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. The Citigroup Foundation focuses its grants primarily in three areas: financial education, educating the next generation, and building communities and entrepreneurs. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com.