Citigroup Reports ADR Activity For First Half of 2003

ADR Trading Volume Up While Trading Value and Capital Raisings Decline U.S. Investor Appetite for Non-U.S. Equities Continues to Grow

25 June 2003, New York -- Citigroup today reported that ADR trading volume increased while trading value and capital raisings decreased in the first half of 2003, compared to the same period last year.

ADR trading volume during the first half of 2003 is projected to be 14.3 billion shares (based on April 2003 YTD data), up 4.6% from the first half of 2002. By contrast, U.S. market volume traded (net of ADRs) declined over last year by 11.1%, from 248 billion to 220 billion shares according to Bloomberg.

ADR trading value for the first six months of the year is projected to be $255 billion, down 13% from last year's mid-year level of $294 billion. According to the World Federation of Exchanges, U.S. market value of trading (net of ADRs) declined year over year by 25%, nearly twice as much as ADR trading value, from $6.5 trillion to $4.8 trillion.

Capital raised in ADR form by non-U.S. companies was $421 million through June 13th, compared to $2.9 billion through the same period in 2002. Positive signs of a market recovery are emerging in that 78% of the $421 million in capital raised occurred in the first six trading days of June (Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Co. [ASE Corp], Taiwan, $87 million, June 4th, and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea, $241 million, June 9th).

"Overall, the ADR market has been negatively impacted during this period of market uncertainty, but much less so than the U.S. market when comparing trading value," said Sanjeev Nanavati, Managing Director of Citibank Depositary Receipt Services. "Momentum for ADRs has shown signs of improvement in the last four to six weeks, and it looks like a trend that's going to last."

U.S. Investor Appetite for Non-U.S Equities Grows Steadily
From its peak of $2,026 billion in 1999, the level of U.S. investment in non-US equities has declined by $807 billion to $1,219 billion as of 1Q2003. During this time, however, net capital inflows of $250 billion have offset a $1,057 billion decline in asset values, showing that investor sentiment has remained positive during a global downturn.

U.S. Investment in Non-U.S. Equities (US$ Billions)
1999 - 1Q2003
Year/Quarter U.S. Investment in Non-U.S. Equities Change due to Capital Flows Change due to Asset Values Net Change
1999 2,026 - - -
2000 1,832 104 (298) (194)
2001 1,565 107 (374) (267)
2002 1,305 19 (279) (260)
1Q2003 1,219 20 (106) (86)
Total - 250 (1,057) (807)
Source: U.S. Federal Reserve, June 5, 2003

Inflows to International Mutual Funds Outpace U.S. Equity Funds
Net new cash inflows to (purchases of) international mutual funds were $5.1 billion in 2002, while U.S. equity funds had net outflows (sales) of $24.3 billion. Twenty-six percent of 2002 net inflows to non-U.S. equities came from retail investors through international mutual funds. For 1Q2003, the pattern continued, with net new cash inflows to international mutual funds of $1.2 billion, compared to net outflows of $10.8 billion from U.S. equity funds. In April 2003, the beginning of market recovery was suggested, with net new cash inflows to international mutual funds of $3.3 billion, compared to net inflows of $12.5 billion to U.S. equity funds. International mutual funds accounted for 21% of total equity mutual fund inflows during April.

In summary, April 2003 year-to-date net inflows to international mutual funds totalled $4.6 billion, nearly three times larger than the net inflows to U.S. equity funds of $1.7 billion.

Mutual Fund Net Cash Flows (US$ Millions)
FY2002 - April 2003 YTD
Fund Type FY2002 1Q2003 April 2003 April 2003 YTD
Emerging Markets 615 (211) 286 75
Developed Markets 5,564 1,825 2,930 4,755
Regional Equity (1) (1,124) (393) 115 (279)
Total International Funds (2) 5,055 1,221 3,331 4,551
Total U.S. Equity Funds (3) (24,345) (10,810) 12,521 1,711
(1) Includes both developed and emerging market regions.
(2) Excludes global funds which include both U.S. and non-U.S. equities.
(3) Excludes global and international equity funds.
Source: Investment Company Institute

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Top Ten ADRs by Trading Volume in 1st Half 2003 (Projected)
Issuer Country Exchange Ticker Volume (Millions)
Nokia Corporation Finland NYSE NOK 1,305
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (TSMC) Taiwan NYSE TSM 684
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. Sweden NASDAQ ERICY 489
Elan Corp. plc Ireland NYSE ELN 441
BP plc U.K. NYSE BP 436
Vodafone Group plc U.K. NYSE VOD 414
United Microeletronics Corp. (UMC) Taiwan NYSE UMC 393
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company N.V. Netherlands NYSE RD 376
Durban Roodepoort Deep Ltd. South Africa NASDAQ DROOY 320
Gold Fields South Africa NYSE GFI 311
Note: 2003 estimates based on April 2003 YTD actual volumes
Source: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, Bloomberg Financial Markets, and Citibank


Top Ten ADRs by Trading Value in 1st Half 2003 (Projected)
Issuer Country Exchange Ticker Value (US$ Millions)
Nokia Corporation Finland NYSE NOK 19,212
BP plc U.K. NYSE BP 16,866
HSBC Holdings plc U.K. NYSE HBC 15,631
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company N.V. Netherlands NYSE RD 15,476
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Israel NASDAQ TEVA 12,397
Vodafone Group plc U.K. NYSE VOD 7,770
SAP Aktiengesellschaft Germany NYSE SAP 6,279
Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Mexico NYSE TMX 6,217
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (TSMC) Taiwan NYSE TSM 5,165
Total Fina Elf S.A. France NYSE TOT 4,981
Note: 2003 estimates based on April 2003 YTD actual volumes
Source: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, Bloomberg Financial Markets, and Citibank


Capital Raisings Using ADRs, 2003 Year-to-Date *
Issuer Country Exchange Date Value (US$ Millions)
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. Korea PORTAL 6/9/03 241
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) Taiwan NYSE 6/4/03 87
Telkom SA Ltd. South Africa NYSE 3/3/03 42
Kumgang Korea Chemical Korea PORTAL 4/22/03 28
Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. Japan NYSE 4/2/03 23
Total 421
* Through June 13, 2003
Source: Citibank and other depositaries
Note: YTD capital raising using ADRs in 2002 = $2.9 billion; YTD 2001 = $3.8 billion.

ADR Trading Volume by Region
ADRs Traded (Millions) 1st Half 2002 1st Half 2003E % Change
Europe/Africa 9,093 9,723 6.9%
Latin America 2,079 2,003 -3.7%
Asia/Pacific 2,476 2,552 3.1%
Total World 13,649 14,277 4.6%
Note: 2003 estimates based on April 2003 YTD actual volumes
Source: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, Bloomberg Financial Markets, and Citibank


ADR Trading Value by Region
ADRs US$ Value of Trading (US$ Millions) 1st Half 2002 1st Half 2003E % Change
Europe/Africa 208,493 192,012 -7.9%
Latin America 41,013 30,020 -26.8%
Asia/Pacific 44,039 33,022 -25.0%
Total World 293,545 255,055 -13.1%
Note: 2003 estimates based on April 2003 YTD actual volumes
Source: NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, Bloomberg Financial Markets, and Citibank

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