UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 16, 2019
Citigroup Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-9924 | 52-1568099 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
388 Greenwich Street, New York, (Address of principal executive offices) |
10013 (Zip Code) |
(212) 559-1000
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
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CITIGROUP INC.
Current Report on Form 8-K
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective January 16, 2019, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Citigroup Inc. (the Company) approved an amendment to Article III, Section 6(b) of the Company’s By-laws (the By-laws), to decrease the ownership threshold to call a Special Meeting of Stockholders from 25% to 20%.
The foregoing description of the Company’s By-laws is qualified in all respects by reference to the text of the By-laws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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Exhibit |
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| 3.1 | By-laws of Citigroup Inc., effective January 16, 2019. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CITIGROUP INC. | |||
| Dated: January 18, 2019 | |||
| By: | /s/ Rohan Weerasinghe | ||
| Name: | Rohan Weerasinghe | ||
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||