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A Citigroup Market Linked Investment
This 4-year AUD denominated market linked investment (the “Optimiser Plus”) is an innovative product that gives you the ability to choose between a Growth Portion and an Income Portion within the one investment.

What is Optimiser Plus ?
  • A diversified exposure to global markets including Equities, Property and Commodities to generate growth
  • A 100% capital protected investment at Maturity*
  • Offers potential for capital growth with the Growth Portion and potential for above market income with the Income Portion
  • A medium-term market-linked investment
  • An investment with no entry, exit, management or brokerage fees payable on investments held until the Maturity Date

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How does it work?
Investors can choose the following allocations between the Growth Portion and Income Portion.

Optimiser Plus Component Growth Portion Allocation Income Portion Allocation
Balanced 50% 50%
Income 25% 75%
Growth 75% 25%
Income Only 0% 100%
Growth Only 100% 0%


Growth Portions
The Growth Portions are linked to the performance of three (3) multi-asset “Investment Profiles”, each of which has a specific allocation to Equities, Property and Commodities:

Investment Profile Equities Allocation Property Allocation Commodities Allocation
Equities biased 60% 20% 20%
Property biased 20% 60% 20%
Commodities biased 20% 20% 60%


Reference Assets - Growth Portion
The multi-asset Investment Profiles provide exposure to three (3) asset classes representing Equities, Property and Commodities (the‘AssetClasses’). The performance of each Asset Class will be based on an equally-weighted basket of Reference Assets with an averaging feature which captures the performance of each Reference Asset at the four Observation Dates:

EquitiesPropertyCommodities
EURO STOXX 50FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate IndexS&P GSCI Energy Index
S&P BRIC 40 S&P GSCI Precious Metals Index
Nikkei 225 S&P GSCI Agriculture Excess Return Index
S&P 500   


Income Portion
At each Quarter End Date, the Issuer will calculate the Investor’s entitlement to the Variable Coupon of up to 16% per annum (i.e. 4% per quarter) in relation to the Income Portion of each Optimiser Plus held by the Investor. The Variable Coupon is made up of the Accrual Coupon of up to 8% per annum and the Step-Up Coupon of up to 8% per annum.

The income portion is linked to the relative performance of two fixed income indices. The 5 year Swap Rate against the 2 year Swap Rate.

A distinct feature of the combined Growth and Income Portions when viewed historically is the low level of correlation between their returns. Consequently the Income/Growth Portion allocation produces diversification for the investor, for where the investor chooses to allocate some of the Optimiser Plus to the income portion and some to the Growth Portion.

Key Dates
Event Date
Offer Opens21 May 2007
Offer Closes 30 June 2007
Issue Date 6 July 2007
Maturity Date 6 July 2011

The key dates are indicative only and may be changed by the issuer. All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time, unless otherwise stated.

If you have any questions concerning the information contained in this PDS please contact Citigroup Australia on 1300 308 982 or email equityfirst.au@citigroup.com

Contact Details
For further information please contact Citi Retail Structured Products.
Phone: 1300 30 70 70
Email: australia.warrants@citigroup.com
Mail: GPO Box 40, Sydney NSW 1027


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