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CaseNo: 33-8036, Defendant: The State Bank of India and Citibank, N.A., Plaintiff: SEC, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>33-8036, Sbi, Securities, United States, India, Citibank, Bank, Securities Act, Ribs, Commission, Public Cease-and-desist Proceedings, Nris, Bonds, Exchange Commission, Making Findings, Pursuant, Subsidiaries, Instruments, Order Instituting Proceedings, Settlement, Investment, Ocbs, Subscription Agreements, Supreme Court, Subscribers, Marketing Materials, Registration Statement, Bond Certificates, Instituted Pursuant, Foreign Currency, Transferability , ContentID: 120246941

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1 2001-11-19 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
SECURITIES
UNITED STATES
INDIA
CITIBANK
BANK
SECURITIES ACT
RIBS
COMMISSION
PUBLIC CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS
NRIS
BONDS
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
MAKING FINDINGS
PURSUANT
SUBSIDIARIES
INSTRUMENTS
ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS
SETTLEMENT
INVESTMENT
OCBS
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTS
SUPREME COURT
SUBSCRIBERS
MARKETING MATERIALS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
BOND CERTIFICATES
INSTITUTED PURSUANT
FOREIGN CURRENCY
TRANSFERABILITY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Release No. 8036/ November 19, 2001

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
   File No. 3-10643 / November 19, 2001
     _________________________________________________________________

   In the Matter of

   THE STATE BANK OF INDIA and
   CITIBANK, N.A.

     Respondents
     _________________________________________________________________

   ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS,
   MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING
   A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER

                                     I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it
   appropriate that public cease-and-desist proceedings be instituted
   pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities
   Act") against The State Bank of India ("SBI") and Citibank, N.A
   ("Citibank"). Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that public
   cease-and-desist proceedings pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities
   Act be, and hereby are, instituted against SBI and Citibank.

                                    II.

   In anticipation of the institution of these public cease-and-desist
   proceedings, SBI and Citibank have each submitted an offer of
   settlement ("Offers of Settlement") which the Commission has
   determined to accept. Solely for the purposes of these proceedings,
   and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Commission, or
   in which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying
   the findings contained in this Order Instituting Proceedings, Making
   Findings, and Imposing A Cease-and-Desist Order pursuant to Section 8A
   of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Order"), SBI and Citibank consent to
   the entry of the Order, the findings and the remedial sanctions set
   forth below.

                                    III.
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  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate that public cease-and-desist
  • Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that public cease-and-desist proceedings pursuant to
  • In anticipation of the institution of these public cease-and-desist proceedings, SBI and
  • Solely for the purposes of these proceedings, and any other proceeding brought by or on
  • This matter involves an unregistered offering of securities in the United States by SBI and
  • Between August 5, 1998 and August 24, 1998, SBI sold in the United States a total of $532
  • SBI did not file a registration statement with the Commission, and no exemption from
  • Ltd. is a leading merchant bank in India and its business is comparable to that of an
  • SBI's Subsidiary frequently underwrites securities offerings in India, including debt
  • Citibank's NRI Services division sells both securities, including stocks, bonds and mutual
  • Indian newspapers reported that SBI hoped to raise more than $2 billion of foreign currency
  • be available "for investment" by NRIs and OCBs throughout the world; be issued in Dollar,
  • The Brokerage Agreements also provided each person with a broker code number that would be
  • THE RIBS CONSTITUTE OBLIGATIONS OF SBI CENTRAL OFFICE, MUMBAI, INDIA AND ARE NOT THE
  • U.S. subscribers paid for RIBs in dollars, receive interest payments in dollars and will
  • SBI's marketing campaign featured the name "RESURGENT INDIA BOND," which SBI and its
  • Citibank's marketing materials also touted characteristics of the RIBs that are also
  • In October 1998, SBI mailed to RIB subscribers in the United States, and throughout the
  • the Supreme Court noted that Congress was determined to assure the protection of investors by
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