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Citi sells Nikko Cordial to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. SMFG

By Elizabeth Haggar for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:October 1, 2009


Citi (NYSE:C) today announced the successful completion of the sale of its entire stake in Nikko Asset Management (“Nikko AM”) to The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (“Sumitomo Trust”) as part of a transaction that values Nikko AM at ¥120 billion (US$1.3 billion at an exchange rate of ¥89.60 to US$1.00 as of September 30, 2009).

Citigroup (C.N) received all-cash consideration of ¥75.6 billion (US$844 million), after certain deal related expenses and adjustments, for its 64% beneficial ownership interest in Nikko AM. Sumitomo Trust also acquired the beneficial ownership interests in Nikko AM held by various minority investors in Nikko AM, bringing Sumitomo Trust’s total ownership stake in Nikko AM to 98.55% at closing.

As previously announced, the transaction is not expected to have a material impact on Citi’s net income.

Citigroup (C.N) completed the sale of its Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Securities to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316.T), one more step in the U.S. bank’s plans to shed non-core assets.

Citigroup said on Wednesday the sale to Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG), Japan’s third-largest bank, had a total cash value of $8.7 billion, including retained cash and debt payments.

The cash and debt transaction, valued at 776 billion yen ($8.7 billion), involves 7,800 employees through the sale of Nikko Securities Inc. and parts of Nikko Citigroup’s Japan operations. The new entity is named Nikko Cordial Securities Inc.

Citigroup, which received billions in taxpayer funds to survive the financial crisis, said it will book an immaterial after-tax gain on the deal in the fourth quarter. The sale was first announced in May.

Sumitomo Mitsui is the first Japanese bank to buy a top brokerage in Japan — marking a major realignment in the country’s financial sector.

At a ceremony held Thursday in Tokyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking’s Corp. President Masayuki Oku said he hopes the new entity becomes a “model for integration of banking and brokerage businesses,” according to Kyodo news agency.

Citigroup also said it signed a strategic alliance agreement with parent Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

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