American Stock Exchange News Release

Structured Products Release
Media Contact: Catherine Chantharaj
American Stock Exchange
212-306-1689/catherine.chantharaj@amex.com

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS CITIGROUP FUNDING INC.'S 12% ELKS LINKED TO NUCOR CORPORATION

New York, September 26, 2006 -  The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today began trading Citigroup Funding, Inc.'s 12% ELKS Linked to Nucor Corporation.

Priced at $10.00 per unit with an initial offer size of 5,840,000 shares, this equity trades under the ticker symbol EKN and has a maturity date of October 5, 2007.

The notes are issued by Citigroup Funding, Inc. The Amex specialist unit is Kellogg Capital Group.

If you would like to receive a copy of the prospectus for EKN, please visit the American Stock Exchange website at http://www.amex.com.

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The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) is the only primary exchange that offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 195 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks.