Document:

EX-4.A

Exhibit 4(a)

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST

OF

SAFETY FIRST TRUST SERIES [2008-6]

Dated as of October [ ], 2008

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 1.1 Definitions

	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II

TRUST INDENTURE ACT
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application

	 	 	8	 
	SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Trust Securities

	 	 	8	 
	SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee

	 	 	8	 
	SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee

	 	 	9	 
	SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent

	 	 	9	 
	SECTION 2.6 Acceleration Events; Waiver

	 	 	9	 
	SECTION 2.7 Acceleration Event; Notice

	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III

ORGANIZATION
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 3.1 Name

	 	 	11	 
	SECTION 3.2 Office

	 	 	11	 
	SECTION 3.3 Purpose

	 	 	12	 
	SECTION 3.4 Authority

	 	 	12	 
	SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust

	 	 	12	 
	SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees

	 	 	12	 
	SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees

	 	 	15	 
	SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee

	 	 	16	 
	SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee

	 	 	18	 
	SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of the Institutional Trustee

	 	 	20	 
	SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee

	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents

	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Trust Securities

	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust

	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 3.15 Mergers

	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV

SPONSOR
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 4.1 Sponsor’s Purchase of Common Securities

	 	 	24	 

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	SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor

	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V

TRUSTEES
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees

	 	 	25	 
	SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee

	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility

	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally

	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees

	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees

	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees

	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies

	 	 	29	 
	SECTION 5.9 Meetings

	 	 	29	 
	SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power

	 	 	29	 
	SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

	 	 	30	 
	ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 6.1 Distributions
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII

ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Trust Securities

	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF THE TRUST
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 8.1 Dissolution of the Trust

	 	 	32	 
	SECTION 8.2 Termination of the Trust

	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX

EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 9.1 Exchange of Trust Securities

	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Trust Securities

	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 9.3 Transfer of Trust Security Certificates

	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 9.4 Surrender of Trust Securities

	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 9.5 Deemed Trust Security Holders

	 	 	34	 
	SECTION 9.6 Book-Entry Interests

	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 9.7 Notices to Clearing Agency

	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 9.8 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency

	 	 	35	 

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	SECTION 9.9 Definitive Trust Certificates

	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 9.10 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Security Certificates

	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS OF TRUST SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 10.1 Liability

	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 10.2 Exculpation

	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty

	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 10.4 Indemnification

	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses

	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI

ACCOUNTING
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year

	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters

	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 11.3 Banking

	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 11.4 Withholding

	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 12.1 Amendments

	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Trust Securities; Action by Written Consent

	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 13.1 Notices

	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 13.2 Governing Law

	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 13.3 Intention of the Parties

	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 13.4 Headings

	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 13.5 Successors and Assigns

	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 13.6 Partial Enforceability

	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 13.7 Counterparts

	 	 	48	 
	ANNEX I TERMS OF THE TRUST CERTIFICATES AND COMMON SECURITIES

	 	 	I-1	 
	EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRUST CERTIFICATES

	 	 	A-1-1	 
	EXHIBIT A-2 FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE

	 	 	A-2-1	 

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CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

	 	 	 
	Section of	 	 
	Trust Indenture Act	 	Section of
	of 1939, as amended	 	Declaration
	310(a)
	 	5.3(a)
	310(c)
	 	Inapplicable
	311(c)
	 	Inapplicable
	312(b)
	 	2.2
	313
	 	2.3
	314(a)
	 	2.4
	314(b)
	 	Inapplicable
	314(c)
	 	2.5
	314(d)
	 	Inapplicable
	314(f)
	 	Inapplicable
	315(a)
	 	3.9(b)
	315(c)
	 	3.9(a)
	315(d)
	 	3.9(b)
	316(a)
	 	2.6, Annex I
	316(c)
	 	3.6(f)

 

			
	*	 	This Cross-Reference Table does not constitute part of the Declaration and shall not affect the
interpretation of any of its terms or provisions.

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

DECLARATION OF TRUST

OF

SAFETY FIRST TRUST SERIES [2008-6]

          AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST (“Declaration”) dated and effective as of October [
], 2008, by the Trustees (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined herein), the Guarantor (as
defined herein), and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the
Trust to be issued pursuant to this Declaration.

          WHEREAS, the Regular Trustees (as defined herein) and the Delaware Trustee (as defined herein)
established Safety First Trust Series [2008-6] (the “Trust”), under the Statutory Trust Act (as
defined herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated as of October [ ], 2008 (the “Original
Declaration”) and a Certificate of Trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
on October [ ], 2008 for the sole purpose of issuing and selling certain securities representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and investing the proceeds thereof in the
Securities and the Warrants (each as defined herein);

          WHEREAS, one of the Regular Trustees executed an Amended Certificate of Trust on October [ ],
2008, which was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October [ ], 2008,
pursuant to which the name of the Trust was amended to Safety First Trust Series [2008-6];

          WHEREAS, the Guarantor has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations of the
Sponsor in respect of the Trust Certificates (as defined herein) pursuant to a guarantee agreement
of even date herewith;

          WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been issued; and

          WHEREAS, all of the Trustees, the Sponsor and the Guarantor, by this Declaration, amend and
restate each and every term and provision of the Original Declaration.

          NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to continue the Trust as a
statutory trust under the Statutory Trust Act and that this Declaration constitute the governing
instrument of such statutory trust, the Trustees declare that all assets contributed to the Trust
will be held in trust for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust issued hereunder, subject to
the provisions of this Declaration.

ARTICLE I

INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS

     SECTION 1.1 Definitions.

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     (a) Capitalized terms used in this Declaration but not defined in the preamble above
have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1;

     (b) a term defined anywhere in this Declaration has the same meaning throughout;

     (c) all references to “the Declaration” or “this Declaration” are to this Declaration
as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

     (d) all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections and Annexes and
Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and Exhibits to this Declaration unless
otherwise specified;

     (e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when used in this
Declaration unless otherwise defined in this Declaration or unless the context otherwise
requires; and

     (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

          “10% of the Trust Securities” means, as the context may require, except as provided in the
terms of the Trust Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Trust
Securities voting together as a single class, or Holders of outstanding Trust Certificates or
Holders of outstanding Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of
an aggregate amount of such Trust Securities representing 10% or more of the beneficial interests
in the assets of the Trust held by all Holders of Trust Securities or Holders of the relevant class
of Trust Securities, as the case may be.

          “Accelerated Maturity Date” means the date of the occurrence of the event or events
constituting an Acceleration Event.

          “Accelerated Maturity Payment” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Acceleration Event” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Acceleration Notice” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Affiliate” has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or
any successor rule thereunder.

          “Authorized Officer” of a Person means any Person that is authorized to bind such Person.

          “Bankruptcy Event” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Book-Entry Interest” means a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate, ownership and
transfers of which shall be maintained and made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as
described in Section 9.6.

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          “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in The City of New York are permitted or required by any applicable law or executive
order to close.

          “Certificate representing Trust Certificates” means a definitive certificate in fully
registered form representing one or more Trust Certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1 hereto.

          “CFI” means Citigroup Funding Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with any successor entity
in a merger, consolidation or amalgamation.

          “Clearing Agency” means an organization registered as a “Clearing Agency” pursuant to Section
17A of the Exchange Act that is acting as depositary for the Trust Certificates and in whose name
or in the name of a nominee of that organization shall be registered a Global Certificate and which
shall undertake to effect book-entry transfers and pledges of the Trust Certificates. The initial
Clearing Agency shall be DTC.

          “Clearing Agency Participant” means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or
other Person for whom from time to time the Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers and
pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.

          “Closing Date” means [October 31, 2008].

          “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor
legislation.

          “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          “Common Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.

          “Common Security Certificate” means a definitive certificate in fully registered form
representing a Common Security substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

          The “Company” means CFI in its capacity as issuer of the Securities or the Warrants under the
Indenture or the Warrant Agreement, as applicable.

          “Company Indemnified Person” means (a) any Regular Trustee; (b) any Affiliate of any Regular
Trustee; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives
or agents of any Regular Trustee; or (d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its
Affiliates.

          “Corporate Trust Office,” or other similar term, means the principal office of the
Institutional Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, at which at any particular
time the terms and provisions of this Declaration shall be administered, which office at the date
hereof is located at 100 Wall Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10005.

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          “Covered Person” means: (a) any officer, director, shareholder, partner, member,
representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust or (ii) the Trust’s Affiliates; and (b) any
Holder of Trust Securities.

          “Definitive Trust Certificates” has the meaning specified in Section 9.6.

          “Delaware Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

          “Direct Action” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Distributions” has the meaning specified in Section 6.1.

          “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company.

          “EDGAR” means the Commission’s Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, or
any successor database.

          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any
successor legislation.

          “Exchange Right” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(a).

          “Fiduciary Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(b).

          “Global Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 9.6.

          “Guarantee Trustee” means the trustee under the Trust Certificate Guarantee.

          “Guarantor” means Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with any successor entity
in a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity as guarantor of the Securities or the
Warrants or guarantor under the Trust Certificate Guarantee, as the case may be.

          “Holder” means a Person in whose name a Trust Security Certificate representing a Trust
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning of the Statutory
Trust Act.

          “Indemnified Person” means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary Indemnified Person.

          “Indenture” means the Indenture with respect to the Securities, dated as of June 1, 2005,
among the Company, the Guarantor and the Indenture Trustee, as amended or supplemented.

          “Indenture Trustee” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee under the Indenture until a
successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.

          “Institutional Trustee” means the Trustee meeting the eligibility requirements specified in
Section 5.3.

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          “Institutional Trustee Account” has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(c).

          “Investment Company” means an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act.

          “Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to
time, or any successor legislation.

          “Investment Company Event” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Legal Action” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6(h).

          “Majority of the Trust Securities,” “Majority of the Trust Certificates” or “Majority of the
Common Securities” means, as the context may require, except as provided in the terms of the Trust
Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Trust Securities voting together
as a single class, or Holders of outstanding Trust Certificates or Holders of outstanding Common
Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of an aggregate amount of such
securities representing more than 50% of all outstanding beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust held by all Holders of Trust Securities or Holders of the relevant class of Trust Securities,
as the case may be.

          “Maturity Date” means [October 13, 2013].

          “Maturity Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 6.1 hereto.

          “Officers’ Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by two
Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers’ Certificate delivered with respect to compliance
with a condition or covenant provided for in this Declaration shall include:

     (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers’ Certificate has read the
covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

     (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
undertaken by each officer in rendering the Officers’ Certificate;

     (c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as,
in such officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed
opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

     (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer, such condition or
covenant has been complied with.

          “Official Notice of Exchange” means the Official Notice of Exchange attached as Exhibit A to
the Prospectus.

          “Paying Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 3.8(i).

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          “Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership,
joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of
whatever nature.

          “Pro Rata” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Prospectus” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Quorum” means a majority of the Regular Trustees or, if there are only two Regular Trustees,
both of them.

          “Regular Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 5.1.

          “Related Party” means, with respect to the Sponsor or the Guarantor, any direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor or the Guarantor, or any other Person that owns, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the outstanding voting securities of the Sponsor or the Guarantor, as
applicable.

          “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Institutional Trustee, any officer within the
Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee, including any vice president, any assistant
vice president, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, trust officer or
other officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and who, in any case,
has direct responsibility for the administration of this Declaration and also means, with respect
to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because
of that officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and, in the case of any
such officer, who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Declaration.

          “Rule 3a-5” means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.

          “Securities” means the Equity Index Participation Securities linked to the S&P
500Ò Index Due October 10, 2013 to be issued by the Company and guaranteed by the
Guarantor under the Indenture.

          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any
successor legislation.

          “Security Certificates” means the certificates evidencing interests in the Securities.

          “Security Maturity Date” means the date of maturity of the Securities, as set forth in the
Prospectus.

          “Security Payment” means the payment by the Company under the Securities on the Security
Maturity Date.

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          “Settlement Date” means the date of automatic exercise of the Warrants, as set forth in the
Prospectus.

          “Sponsor” means CFI, in its capacity as sponsor of the Trust.

          “Statutory Trust Act” means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code §§ 3801
et seq., as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.

          “Successor Delaware Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 5.6.

          “Successor Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 3.15(b).

          “Successor Institutional Trustee” has the meaning specified in Section 5.6.

          “Successor Trust Securities” has the meaning specified in Section 3.15(b).

          “Super Majority” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a)(ii).

          “Tax Event” has the meaning specified in Annex I hereto.

          “Treasury Regulations” means the income tax regulations, including temporary and proposed
regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United States Treasury, as such regulations may be
amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

          “Trust Certificate Beneficial Owner” means, with respect to a Book-Entry Interest, a Person
who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Interest, as reflected on the books of the Clearing
Agency, or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a
Clearing Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the
rules of such Clearing Agency).

          “Trust Certificate Guarantee” means the guarantee agreement of the Sponsor and the Guarantor,
dated as of the Closing Date, in respect of the Trust Certificates.

          “Trust Certificates” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.

          “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time, or
any successor legislation.

          “Trust Securities” means the Common Securities and the Trust Certificates.

          “Trust Security Certificate” means a Common Security Certificate or a Certificate representing
Trust Certificates.

          “Trustee” or “Trustees” means each Person who has signed this Declaration as a trustee, so
long as such Person shall continue in office in accordance with the terms hereof, and all other
Persons who may from time to time be duly appointed, qualified and serving as Trustees in
accordance with the provisions hereof and references herein to a Trustee or the Trustees shall
refer to such Person or Persons solely in their capacity as trustees hereunder.

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          “Warrant Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, as warrant agent under the Warrant
Agreement until a successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor warrant
agent.

          “Warrant Agreement” means the Warrant Agreement with respect to the Warrants, dated as of
October [ ], 2008, among the Company, the Guarantor and the Warrant Agent, as amended or
supplemented.

          “Warrant Certificate” means the certificates evidencing interests in the Warrants.

          “Warrant Payment” means the payment by the Company under the Warrants on the Settlement Date.

          “Warrants” means the Equity Index Warrants linked to the S&P 500Ò Index Due
October 10, 2013 to be issued by the Company and guaranteed by the Guarantor under the Warrant
Agreement.

ARTICLE II

TRUST INDENTURE ACT

     SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act; Application.

     (a) This Declaration is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required
to be part of this Declaration and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions.

     (b) The Institutional Trustee shall be the only Trustee hereunder that is a Trustee for the
purposes of the Trust Indenture Act.

     (c) If and to the extent that any provision of this Declaration limits, qualifies or conflicts
with the duties imposed by §§ 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed
duties shall control.

     (d) The application of the Trust Indenture Act to this Declaration shall not affect the nature
of the Trust Securities as equity securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust.

     SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Trust Securities.

          The Institutional Trustee shall comply with its obligations under §§ 311(a), 311(b) and 312(b)
of the Trust Indenture Act.

     SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Institutional Trustee.

          Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Institutional Trustee shall provide to the
Holders of the Trust Certificates such reports as are required by § 313 of the Trust

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           Indenture Act, if any, in the form and in the manner provided by § 313 of the Trust Indenture
Act. The Institutional Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of § 313(d) of the Trust
Indenture Act.

     SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Institutional Trustee.

     (a) Unless available on EDGAR, the Guarantor shall provide to the Institutional Trustee,
within 30 days after the Guarantor shall be required to file the same with the Commission, copies
of such documents, reports and information, if any, as required by § 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act.

     (b) Unless available on EDGAR, the Trust shall cause to be provided annually to the
Institutional Trustee for delivery to the Holders, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year, copies of such documents, reports and information, if any, as required by § 314 of the Trust
Indenture Act.

     (c) Each of the Guarantor, the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust shall
furnish annually to the Institutional Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year,
the compliance certificate required by § 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form and in the
manner required by § 314 of the Trust Indenture Act. Unless otherwise required by the Trust
Indenture Act, such compliance certificate may be in the form of a joint certificate by any of the
Guarantor, the Sponsor and the Regular Trustees and shall satisfy the requirement under the Trust
Certificate Guarantee to provide such a compliance certificate to the Guarantee Trustee.

     SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent.

          Each of the Sponsor, the Guarantor and any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall
provide to the Institutional Trustee such evidence of compliance with any conditions precedent, if
any, provided for in this Declaration that relate to any of the matters specified in § 314(c) of
the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to
§ 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officers’ Certificate.

     SECTION 2.6 Acceleration Events; Waiver.

     (a) The Holders of a Majority of Trust Certificates may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of
all of the Trust Certificates, waive any past Acceleration Event in respect of the Trust
Certificates and its consequences; provided that, if the Acceleration Event:

     (i) is not waivable under the Indenture or the Warrant Agreement, the Acceleration
Event under this Declaration shall also not be waivable; or

     (ii) is waivable only with the consent of holders of more than a simple majority
(determined in accordance with the Indenture or the Warrant Agreement, as the case may be)
of the outstanding Securities or Warrants (a “Super Majority”) affected thereby, only the
Holders of at least the same proportion of the Trust Certificates that the relevant Super
Majority represents of the aggregate outstanding beneficial interests in the

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Securities or Warrants represented by all the Trust Certificates outstanding may waive
such Acceleration Event in respect of the Trust Certificates under this Declaration.

The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(a) shall be in lieu of § 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act and such § 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from
this Declaration and the Trust Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Upon such
waiver, any such default shall cease to exist, and any Acceleration Event with respect to the Trust
Certificates arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this
Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or an Acceleration
Event with respect to the Trust Certificates or impair any right consequent thereon. Any waiver by
the Holders of the Trust Certificates of an Acceleration Event with respect to the Trust
Certificates shall also be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Holders of the Common Securities of
any such Acceleration Event with respect to the Common Securities for all purposes of this
Declaration without any further act, vote, or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities.

     (b) The Holders of a Majority of the Common Securities may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders
of all of the Common Securities, waive any past Acceleration Event in respect of the Common
Securities and its consequences; provided that, if the Acceleration Event:

     (i) is not waivable under the Indenture or the Warrant Agreement, the Acceleration
Event under this Declaration shall also not be waivable, except where the Holders of the
Common Securities are deemed to have waived such Acceleration Event under the Declaration as
provided in this Section 2.6(b); or

     (ii) is waivable only with the consent of a Super Majority of the outstanding
Securities or Warrants affected thereby, only the Holders of at least the same proportion of
the Common Securities that the relevant Super Majority represents of the aggregate
outstanding beneficial interests in the Securities or Warrants represented by all the Common
Securities outstanding may waive such Acceleration Event in respect of the Common Securities
under this Declaration, except where the Holders of the Common Securities are deemed to have
waived such Acceleration Event under the Declaration as provided in this Section 2.6(b);

provided, further, that each Holder of Common Securities will be deemed to have waived any such
Acceleration Event and all Acceleration Events with respect to the Common Securities and their
consequences until all Acceleration Events with respect to the Trust Certificates have been cured,
waived or otherwise eliminated, and until such Acceleration Events with respect to the Trust
Certificates have been so cured, waived or otherwise eliminated, the Institutional Trustee will be
deemed to be acting solely on behalf of the Holders of the Trust Certificates and only the Holders
of the Trust Certificates will have the right to direct the Institutional Trustee in accordance
with the terms of the Trust Securities. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(b) shall be
in lieu of §§ 316(a)(1)(A) and 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such §§ 316(a)(1)(A) and
316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act are hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the
Trust Securities, as permitted by the Trust Indenture Act. Subject to the foregoing provisions of
this Section 2.6(b), upon the waiver of an Acceleration Event by the Holders of a Majority of the
Common Securities, any such default shall cease to exist and any

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Acceleration Event with respect to the Common Securities arising therefrom shall be deemed to have
been cured for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other default or Acceleration Event with respect to the Common Securities or impair any right
consequent thereon.

     (c) A waiver of an Acceleration Event under the Indenture by the Institutional Trustee at the
direction of the Holders of the Trust Certificates constitutes a waiver of the corresponding
Acceleration Event under this Declaration. The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6(c) shall
be in lieu of § 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust Indenture Act and such § 316(a)(1)(B) of the Trust
Indenture Act is hereby expressly excluded from this Declaration and the Trust Securities, as
permitted by the Trust Indenture Act.

     SECTION 2.7 Acceleration Event; Notice.

     (a) The Institutional Trustee shall transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the
Holders of the Trust Securities (i) within 90 days after the occurrence of an Acceleration Event,
notice of such Acceleration Event, unless such Acceleration Event shall have been cured before the
giving of such notice, (ii) notice of any default with respect to the Trust Securities actually
known to a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee and (iii) any notice of default
received from the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Securities; provided, however that, except
for a default in the payment of amounts due at maturity of any of the Trust Securities, the
Institutional Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible
Officer of the Institutional Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice
is in the interests of the Holders of the Trust Securities.

     (b) The Institutional Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any default except any
default as to which the Institutional Trustee shall have received written notice or of which a
Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee charged with the administration of the Declaration
shall have actual knowledge.

ARTICLE III

ORGANIZATION

     SECTION 3.1 Name.

          The Trust is named “Safety First Trust Series [2008-6],” as such name may be modified from
time to time by the Regular Trustees following written notice to the Delaware Trustee, the
Institutional Trustee and the Holders of Trust Securities. The Trust’s activities may be conducted
under the name of the Trust or any other name deemed advisable by the Regular Trustees.

     SECTION 3.2 Office.

          The address of the principal office of the Trust is c/o Citigroup Funding Inc., 399 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10043. On ten Business Days’ written notice to the Holders of Trust
Securities, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee, any Regular Trustee may designate
another principal office.

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     SECTION 3.3 Purpose.

          The exclusive purposes and functions of the Trust are (a) to issue and sell the Trust
Securities and to use at least 85% of the proceeds from such sale to purchase the Securities and
the Warrants, and (b) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those other activities
necessary, or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow money, issue debt or reinvest
proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to
be undertaken) any activity that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust.

     SECTION 3.4 Authority.

          Subject to the limitations provided in this Declaration and to the specific duties of the
Institutional Trustee, the Regular Trustees shall have exclusive and complete authority to carry
out the purposes of the Trust. An action taken by any Regular Trustee in accordance with his or
her powers shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Trust and an action taken by the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust in accordance with its powers shall constitute the act
of and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with Trustees acting on behalf of the Trust, no person
shall be required to inquire into the authority of Trustees to bind the Trust. Persons dealing
with the Trust are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of Trustees as
specified in this Declaration.

     SECTION 3.5 Title to Property of the Trust.

          Except as provided in Section 3.8 with respect to the Securities, the Warrants and the
Institutional Trustee Account or as otherwise provided in this Declaration, legal title to all
assets of the Trust shall be vested in the Trust. Holders shall not have legal title to any part
of the assets of the Trust until such time as any Holder exercises its Exchange Right, but shall
have an undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust.

     SECTION 3.6 Powers and Duties of the Regular Trustees.

          Acting together or (except as set forth in Section 3.6(b)(i) below) individually, the Regular
Trustees shall have the exclusive power, duty and authority to cause the Trust to engage in the
following activities:

          (a) to issue and sell the Trust Securities in accordance with this Declaration; provided,
however, that (i) the Trust may issue no more than one series of Trust Certificates and no more
than one series of Common Securities; and (ii) there shall be no interests in the Trust other than
the Trust Securities, and the issuance of Trust Securities shall be limited to a simultaneous
issuance of the Trust Certificates and the Common Securities on the Closing Date and any other date
Trust Certificates are sold in accordance with the terms of any overallotment option granted to any
underwriters pursuant to any underwriting agreement;

          (b) in connection with the issue and sale of the Trust Certificates, to:

     (i) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the Trust a registration
statement on Form S-3 or on another appropriate form, in each case

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prepared by the Sponsor and/or the Guarantor, including any pre-effective or
post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration under the Securities
Act of the Trust Certificates; provided, however, that such registration statement
and any amendment thereto shall be executed, whenever there are two or more Regular
Trustees, by a majority of the Regular Trustees;

     (ii) execute and file any documents prepared by the Sponsor and/or the
Guarantor, or take any acts as determined by the Sponsor and/or the Guarantor to be
necessary in order to qualify or register all or part of the Trust Certificates in
any jurisdiction in which the Sponsor and/or the Guarantor have determined to
qualify or register such Trust Certificates for sale;

     (iii) execute and file an application, prepared by the Sponsor and/or the
Guarantor, to NYSE Arca or any other national stock exchange or national securities
market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Trust Certificates;

     (iv) execute and file with the Commission on behalf of the Trust a registration
statement on Form 8-A, prepared by the Sponsor and/or the Guarantor, including any
pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration of
the Trust Certificates under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act; and

     (v) execute and deliver an underwriting agreement providing for the sale of the
Trust Certificates;

          (c) to purchase the Securities and the Warrants with the proceeds of the sale of the Trust
Securities and to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required pursuant to the terms
of the Securities and the Warrants; provided, however, that the Regular Trustees, acting together
or individually, shall cause legal title to the Securities and the Warrants to be held of record in
the name of the Institutional Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Trust Securities;

          (d) upon a Holder’s exercise of the Exchange Right, to exchange or cause the Institutional
Trustee to exchange the Trust Certificates for a pro rata portion of the Securities and Warrants
held in respect of such Trust Certificates pursuant to the terms of the Trust Certificates;

          (e) upon an Acceleration Event, to (i) give the Sponsor, the Guarantor and the Institutional
Trustee prompt written notice of the occurrence of such Acceleration Event; and (ii) give written
instructions to the Institutional Trustee to distribute the Accelerated Maturity Payment to Holders
of Trust Securities; provided, however, that the Regular Trustees taking such action shall consult
with the Sponsor, the Guarantor and the Institutional Trustee before taking or refraining from
taking any ministerial action in relation to an Acceleration Event;

          (f) to establish a record date with respect to all actions to be taken hereunder that require
a record date be established, including and with respect to, for the purposes of § 316(c) of the
Trust Indenture Act, Distributions and voting rights, and to issue relevant notices to the Holders
of Trust Securities;

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          (g) to take all actions and perform such duties as may be required pursuant to the terms of
the Trust Securities;

          (h) to bring or defend, pay, collect, compromise, arbitrate, resort to legal action, or
otherwise adjust claims or demands of or against the Trust (“Legal Action”), unless pursuant to
Section 3.8(e), the Institutional Trustee has the exclusive power to bring such Legal Action;

          (i) to employ or otherwise engage employees and agents (who may be designated as officers with
titles), managers, contractors, advisors, and consultants and pay reasonable compensation for such
services;

          (j) to cause the Trust to comply with the Trust’s obligations under the Trust Indenture Act;

          (k) to incur expenses that are necessary or incidental to carrying out any of the purposes of
the Trust;

          (l) to act as, or appoint another Person to act as, registrar and transfer agent for the Trust
Securities;

          (m) to take all action that may be necessary or appropriate for the preservation and the
continuation of the Trust’s valid existence, rights, franchises and privileges as a statutory trust
under the laws of the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which such existence is
necessary to protect the limited liability of the Holders of the Trust Certificates or to enable
the Trust to effect the purposes for which the Trust was created;

          (n) to take any action, not inconsistent with this Declaration or with applicable law, that a
Regular Trustee determines in his or her discretion to be necessary or desirable in carrying out
the activities of the Trust as set out in this Section 3.6, including, but not limited to:

     (i) causing the Trust not to be deemed to be an Investment Company required to
be registered under the Investment Company Act; and

     (ii) causing the Trust to be classified for United States federal income tax
purposes as a grantor trust;

provided that such action does not adversely affect the interests of Holders;

          (o) to cause to be duly prepared, signed and delivered to each of the Holders of Trust
Securities or to any custodian, broker or nominee that holds a Trust Security for the account or
benefit of a Holder, to the extent required by law, any annual United States federal income tax
information statement, required by the Code, containing such information with regard to the Trust
Securities held by each Holder as is required by the Code and the Treasury Regulations and any
other annual tax information statement required by any state or local authority. Notwithstanding
any right under the Code to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Regular Trustee shall
endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the
Trust; and

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          (p) to execute all documents or instruments, perform all duties and powers, and do all things
for and on behalf of the Trust in all matters necessary or incidental to the foregoing.

          Whenever there is only one Regular Trustee, all powers of the Regular Trustees shall be
exercised by or with the consent of such Regular Trustee, and such Regular Trustee shall be
authorized to execute on behalf of the Trust any documents which the Regular Trustees have the
power and authority to cause the Trust to execute.

          The Regular Trustees must exercise the powers specified in this Section 3.6 in a manner that
is consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the Regular
Trustees shall not take any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the
Trust specified in Section 3.3.

          Subject to this Section 3.6, the Regular Trustees shall have none of the powers or the
authority of the Institutional Trustee specified in Section 3.8.

          Any expenses incurred by the Regular Trustees pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall be reimbursed
by the Company.

     SECTION 3.7 Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Trustees.

          The Trust shall not, and the Trustees (including the Institutional Trustee in its role as
Institutional Trustee) shall not, engage in any activity other than as required or authorized by
this Declaration. In particular, the Trust shall not and the Trustees (including the Institutional
Trustee in its role as Institutional Trustee) shall cause the Trust not to:

     (i) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from the Securities and the Warrants, but
shall promptly distribute all such proceeds to Holders of Trust Securities pursuant to the
terms of this Declaration and of the Trust Securities;

     (ii) dispose of any of the Securities prior to earlier of the Security Maturity Date or
an Accelerated Maturity Date or dispose of any of the Warrants prior to the Settlement Date
or an Accelerated Maturity Date, except for disposition of the Securities and the Warrants
pursuant to the exercise of the Exchange Right by the Holders of Trust Certificates;

     (iii) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided herein;

     (iv) possess Trust property for other than a Trust purpose;

     (v) make any loans or incur any indebtedness;

     (vi) possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the Trust assets or
the terms of the Trust Securities in any way whatsoever;

     (vii) issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial
interest in, the Trust other than the Trust Securities; or

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     (viii) other than as provided in this Declaration or Annex I, (A) direct the time,
method and place of exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee
with respect to the Securities or the Warrants, (B) waive any past default that is waivable
under the Securities or the Warrants, (C) exercise any right to rescind or annul any
declaration that the Security Payment, Warrant Payment or Accelerated Maturity Payment shall
be due and payable in regard to the Securities or the Warrants or (D) consent to any
amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture, the Warrant Agreement, the Security
Certificates or the Warrant Certificates where such consent shall be required unless the
Trust shall have obtained an opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel
experienced in such matters to the effect that as a result of such action, the Trust will
not fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.

     SECTION 3.8 Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee.

     (a) The legal title to the Securities and the Warrants shall be in the name of the
Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Trust Securities; provided,
however that legal title to Securities and Warrants delivered to a Holder upon such Holder’s
exercise of its Exchange Right shall be in the name of the transferee designated in such Holder’s
Official Notice of Exchange. The right, title and interest of the Institutional Trustee to the
Securities and the Warrants shall vest automatically in each Person who may hereafter be appointed
as Institutional Trustee in accordance with Section 5.6. Such vesting and cessation of title shall
be effective whether or not conveyancing documents with regard to the Securities or the Warrants
have been executed and delivered.

     (b) The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title and interest in the
Securities or the Warrants to the Regular Trustees or to the Delaware Trustee (if the Institutional
Trustee does not also act as the Delaware Trustee).

     (c) The Institutional Trustee shall:

     (i) establish and maintain a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (the
“Institutional Trustee Account”) in the name of and under the exclusive control of the
Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Trust Securities and, upon the receipt
of payments of funds made in respect of the Securities and the Warrants held by the
Institutional Trustee, deposit such funds into the Institutional Trustee Account and make
payments to the Holders of the Trust Securities from the Institutional Trustee Account in
accordance with Section 6.1. Funds in the Institutional Trustee Account shall be held
uninvested until disbursed in accordance with this Declaration. The Institutional Trustee
Account shall be an account that is maintained with the Institutional Trustee in its
corporate trust department or with a banking institution the rating on whose long-term
unsecured indebtedness assigned by a “nationally recognized statistical rating
organization,” as that term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities
Act, is at least equal to the rating assigned to unsubordinated indebtedness of the
Guarantor by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization;

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     (ii) (A) take all action necessary to cause all applicable tax returns and tax
information reports that are required to be filed with respect to the Trust to be duly
prepared and filed on behalf of the Trust; and (B) if so provided by the Prospectus, (x)
pursuant to Code Sections 1092 and 1256, identify each Security and each Warrant, no later
than the close of the day on which the Securities and Warrants are acquired, as positions
comprising a separate identified straddle within the meaning of Section 1092(a)(2) and as
positions comprising a mixed straddle within the meaning of Section 1256(d) and (y) timely
file IRS Form 6781 or any successor form with the tax return of the Trust (as specified in
subclause (A)) for the year in which the Trust Securities are issued, making a mixed
straddle election with respect to each Security and each Warrant;

     (iii) engage in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to
carry out the functions described in clauses (i) and (ii) above; and

     (iv) upon written notice of distribution issued by the Regular Trustees in accordance
with the terms of the Trust Securities, engage in such ministerial activities as shall be
necessary or appropriate to effect the distribution of the Accelerated Maturity Payment to
Holders of Trust Securities upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event or other specified
circumstances pursuant to the terms of the Trust Securities.

     (d) The Institutional Trustee shall take all actions and perform such duties as may be
specifically required of the Institutional Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Trust Securities.

     (e) Subject to Section 2.6, the Institutional Trustee shall have the power and authority to
take any Legal Action which arises out of or in connection with (i) an Acceleration Event of which
a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or (ii) the Institutional
Trustee’s duties and obligations under this Declaration or the Trust Indenture Act.

     (f) The Institutional Trustee shall not resign as a Trustee unless either:

     (i) the Trust has been completely liquidated and the proceeds of the liquidation
distributed to the Holders of Trust Securities pursuant to the terms of the Trust
Securities; or

     (ii) a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has accepted that
appointment in accordance with Section 5.6.

     (g) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise all of the rights, powers
and privileges of a holder of Securities under the Indenture and, if an Acceleration Event actually
known to a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee occurs and is continuing, the
Institutional Trustee shall, for the benefit of Holders of the Trust Securities, enforce its rights
as a holder of the Securities subject to the rights of the Holders pursuant to the terms of such
Trust Securities, this Declaration, the Statutory Trust Act and the Trust Indenture Act.

     (h) The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to exercise all of the rights, powers
and privileges of a holder of the Warrants under the Warrant Agreement and, if an Acceleration
Event actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee occurs and is
continuing, the Institutional Trustee shall, for the benefit of the Holders of the Trust

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Securities, enforce its rights as a holder of the Warrants subject to the rights of the
Holders pursuant to the terms of such Trust Securities, this Declaration, the Statutory Trust Act
and the Trust Indenture Act.

     (i) The Institutional Trustee may authorize one or more Persons (each, a “Paying Agent”) to
pay Distributions on behalf of the Trust with respect to all Trust Securities and any such Paying
Agent shall comply with § 317(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any Paying Agent may be removed by
the Institutional Trustee at any time and a successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agents may
be appointed at any time by the Institutional Trustee. The initial Paying Agent and registrar with
regard to the Trust Securities shall be the Institutional Trustee.

     (j) Subject to this Section 3.8, the Institutional Trustee shall have none of the duties,
liabilities, powers or the authority of the Regular Trustees specified in Section 3.6.

          The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers specified in this Section 3.8 in a manner
that is consistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set out in Section 3.3, and the
Institutional Trustee shall not take any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and
functions of the Trust set out in Section 3.3.

     SECTION 3.9 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee.

     (a) The Institutional Trustee, before the occurrence of any Acceleration Event and after the
curing of all Acceleration Events that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Declaration and no implied covenants shall be read
into this Declaration against the Institutional Trustee. In case an Acceleration Event has
occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) of which a Responsible Officer
of the Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge, the Institutional Trustee shall exercise such of
the rights and powers vested in it by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill
in the exercise of such rights and powers, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

     (b) No provision of this Declaration shall be construed to relieve the Institutional Trustee
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
misconduct, except that:

     (i) prior to the occurrence of an Acceleration Event and after the curing or waiving of
all such Acceleration Events that may have occurred:

     (A) the duties and obligations of the Institutional Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Declaration and the Institutional Trustee
shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Declaration, and no implied covenants or obligations
shall be read into this Declaration against the Institutional Trustee; and

     (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Institutional Trustee, the
Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or

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opinions furnished to the Institutional Trustee and substantially conforming to
the requirements of this Declaration; but in the case of any such certificates or
opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to
the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall be under a duty to
examine the same to determine whether or not they substantially conform to the
requirements of this Declaration;

     (ii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee, unless it shall be proved
that the Institutional Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

     (iii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of
not less than a Majority of the Trust Securities relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under this
Declaration;

     (iv) no provision of this Declaration shall require the Institutional Trustee to expend
or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of
any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have
reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such funds or liability is not
reasonably assured to it under the terms of this Declaration or indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee against such risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it;

     (v) the Institutional Trustee’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safe keeping and
physical preservation of the Securities, the Warrants and the Institutional Trustee Account
shall be to deal with such property in a similar manner as the Institutional Trustee deals
with similar property for its own account, subject to the protections and limitations on
liability afforded to the Institutional Trustee under this Declaration and the Trust
Indenture Act;

     (vi) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty or liability for or with respect to
the value, genuineness, existence or sufficiency of the Securities, the Warrants or the
payment of any taxes or assessments levied thereon or in connection therewith;

     (vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money
received by it except as it may otherwise agree with the Sponsor. Money held by the
Institutional Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by it except in relation
to the Institutional Trustee Account maintained by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.8(c)(i) and except to the extent otherwise required by law;

     (viii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for monitoring the compliance
by the Regular Trustees or the Sponsor with their respective duties under this Declaration,
nor shall the Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the Regular
Trustees or the Sponsor;

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     (ix) the granting of any right to the Institutional Trustee hereunder shall not be
deemed to impose on the Institutional Trustee an obligation to exercise such rights subject
to Section 3.9(b)(x);

     (x) the Institutional Trustee shall not be obligated to exercise any remedy or take any
action hereunder unless directed to do so by the Holders of a Majority of the Trust
Securities and shall have no liability for its failure to act pending receipt of any such
direction.

          This Section 3.9 is in furtherance of and subject to Sections 315 and 316 of the Trust
Indenture Act.

     SECTION 3.10 Certain Rights of the Institutional Trustee.

     (a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.8 and 3.9:

     (i) the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in
acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other
evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have
been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties;

     (ii) any direction, request, certification, order or act of the Sponsor, the Guarantor
or a Regular Trustee contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an
Officers’ Certificate and any Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Sponsor or the
Guarantor shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution of the Sponsor or the
Guarantor, as the case may be;

     (iii) whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee
shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or
omitting any action hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein
specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request and
conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate which, upon receipt of such request, shall
be promptly delivered by the Sponsor, the Guarantor or the Regular Trustees;

     (iv) the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording, filing or
registration of any instrument (including any financing or continuation statement or any
filing under tax or securities laws) or any rerecording, refiling or registration thereof;

     (v) the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel or other experts and the advice
or opinion of such counsel and experts with respect to legal matters or advice within the
scope of such experts’ area of expertise shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in accordance with such advice or opinion, such counsel may be counsel to the Sponsor or
the Guarantor, or any of their respective Affiliates, and may include any of its employees.
The Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time to

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seek instructions concerning the administration of this Declaration from any court of
competent jurisdiction;

     (vi) the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at the request or direction of any Holder,
unless such Holder shall have provided to the Institutional Trustee security and indemnity,
reasonably satisfactory to the Institutional Trustee, against the costs, expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and expenses and the expenses of the Institutional Trustee’s agents,
nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in complying with such
request or direction, including such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
Institutional Trustee provided that, subject to Section 2.6, nothing contained in this
Section 3.10(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, upon the occurrence
of an Acceleration Event, of any obligation it may have to exercise the rights and powers
vested in it by this Declaration;

     (vii) the Institutional Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Institutional Trustee, in its discretion,
may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit;

     (viii) the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees
or attorneys and the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

     (ix) any action taken by the Institutional Trustee or its agents hereunder shall bind
the Trust and the Holders of the Trust Securities, and the signature of the Institutional
Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action and
no third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Institutional Trustee
to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this Declaration,
both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Institutional Trustee’s or its agent’s
taking such action;

     (x) whenever in the administration of this Declaration the Institutional Trustee shall
deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or
taking any other action hereunder, the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions
from the Holders of the Trust Securities which instructions may only be given by the Holders
of the same proportion of Trust Securities as would be entitled to direct the Institutional
Trustee under the terms of the Trust Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action,
(ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such
instructions are received, and (iii) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting
in or accordance with such instructions; and

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     (xi) except as otherwise expressly provided by this Declaration, the Institutional
Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action that is discretionary under the
provisions of this Declaration.

     (b) No provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the
Institutional Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation
conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the
Institutional Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in accordance with applicable law, to
perform any such act or acts, or to exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No
permissive power or authority available to the Institutional Trustee shall be construed to be a
duty.

     SECTION 3.11 Delaware Trustee.

          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration other than Section 5.2, the Delaware
Trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any powers, nor shall the Delaware Trustee have any of
the duties and responsibilities of the Regular Trustees or the Institutional Trustee described in
this Declaration. Except as specified in Section 5.2, the Delaware Trustee shall be a Trustee for
the sole and limited purpose of fulfilling the requirements of § 3807 of the Statutory Trust Act.

     SECTION 3.12 Execution of Documents.

          Unless otherwise determined by a Regular Trustee, and except as otherwise required by the
Statutory Trust Act or otherwise stated herein, if there are two or more Regular Trustees, any
power of the Regular Trustees to execute documents on behalf of the Trust pursuant to Section 3.6
may be exercised by, or with the consent of, any Regular Trustee acting individually; provided,
however, that the registration statement referred to in Section 3.6(b)(i), including any amendment
thereto, shall be signed by a majority of the Regular Trustees. If there is only one Regular
Trustee, all powers of the Regular Trustees shall be executed by such Regular Trustee.

     SECTION 3.13 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Trust Securities.

          The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Trust Securities shall be taken as the
statements of the Sponsor and the Guarantor, and the Trustees do not assume any responsibility for
their correctness. The Trustees make no representations as to the value or condition of the
property of the Trust or any part thereof. The Trustees make no representations as to the validity
or sufficiency of this Declaration or the Trust Securities.

     SECTION 3.14 Duration of Trust.

          The Trust, unless dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII hereof, shall have
existence for thirty (30) years from the Closing Date.

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     SECTION 3.15 Mergers.

     (a) The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by, or
convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person,
except as described in Section 3.15(b) and (c).

     (b) The Trust may, with the consent of the Regular Trustees or, if there are two or more, a
majority of the Regular Trustees and without the consent of the Holders of the Trust Securities,
the Delaware Trustee or the Institutional Trustee, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or
be replaced by a trust organized as such under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or
the District of Columbia; provided that:

     (i) such successor entity (the “Successor Entity”) either:

     (A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the Trust under the Trust
Securities; or

     (B) substitutes for the Trust Securities other securities having substantially
the same terms as the Trust Certificates and the Common Securities (together, the
“Successor Trust Securities”) so long as such series of Successor Trust Securities
ranks the same as the series of Trust Securities for which it is substituted ranks
with respect to Distributions and payments upon liquidation and otherwise;

     (ii) the Company and the Guarantor expressly acknowledge a trustee of the Successor
Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the Institutional Trustee as the Holder
of the Securities and the Warrants;

     (iii) any Successor Trust Securities to the Trust Certificates are listed, or any
Successor Trust Securities to the Trust Certificates will be listed upon notification of
issuance, on any national securities exchange or with any organization on which the Trust
Certificates are then listed or quoted;

     (iv) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not cause the Trust
Certificates (including any Successor Trust Securities) to be downgraded by any nationally
recognized statistical rating organization;

     (v) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement does not adversely affect
the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Trust Securities (including any
Successor Trust Securities) in any material respect (other than with respect to any dilution
of such Holders’ interests in the new entity as a result of such merger, consolidation,
amalgamation or replacement);

     (vi) such Successor Entity has a purpose substantially identical to that of the Trust;

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     (vii) prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, the Trust has
received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent counsel to the Trust experienced
in such matters to the effect that:

     (A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement will not adversely
affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the Holders of the Trust Securities
(including any Successor Trust Securities) in any material respect (other than with
respect to any dilution of the Holders’ interest in the new entity);

     (B) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, neither
the Trust nor the Successor Entity will be required to register as an Investment
Company; and

     (C) following such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or replacement, the
Trust (or the Successor Entity) will continue to be classified as a grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes; and

     (viii) the Sponsor and the Guarantor guarantee the obligations of such Successor Entity
under the Successor Trust Securities at least to the extent provided by the Trust
Certificate Guarantee.

     (c) Notwithstanding Section 3.l5(b), the Trust shall not, without the consent of Holders of
all of the Trust Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any
other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or replace
it, if in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters, such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or replacement would cause the Trust or Successor
Entity to be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax
purposes.

ARTICLE IV

SPONSOR

     SECTION 4.1 Sponsor’s Purchase of Common Securities.

          On the Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common Securities issued by the
Trust at the same time as the Trust Certificates are sold.

     SECTION 4.2 Responsibilities of the Sponsor.

          In connection with the issue and sale of the Trust Certificates, the Sponsor and the Guarantor
shall have the exclusive right and responsibility to engage in the following activities:

          (a) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration statement on Form
S-3 or on another appropriate form relating to the registration under the Securities Act of the
Trust Certificates;

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          (b) to determine the jurisdictions in which to take appropriate action to qualify or register
for sale all or part of the Trust Certificates and to do any and all such acts, other than actions
which must be taken by the Trust, and advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for
execution and filing any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor and/or the
Guarantor deem necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such
jurisdictions;

          (c) to prepare for filing by the Trust an application to NYSE Arca or any other national stock
exchange or national securities market for listing upon notice of issuance of any Trust
Certificates;

          (d) to prepare for filing by the Trust with the Commission a registration statement on Form
8-A, including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto, relating to the registration
of the Trust Certificates under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments
thereto; and

          (e) to negotiate the terms of an underwriting agreement or agreements providing for the sale
of the Trust Certificates.

ARTICLE V

TRUSTEES

     SECTION 5.1 Number of Trustees.

          The
number of Trustees initially shall be five (5), and:

          (a) at any time before the issuance of any Trust Securities, the Sponsor may, by written
instrument, increase or decrease the number of Trustees; and

          (b) after the issuance of any Trust Securities, the number of Trustees may be increased or
decreased by vote of the Holders of a Majority of the Common Securities voting as a class at a
meeting of the Holders of the Common Securities or by written consent of such holders in lieu of a
meeting,

          provided, however, that the number of Trustees shall in no event be less than two (2); provided,
further, that (1) one Trustee, in the case of a natural person, shall be a person who is a resident
of the State of Delaware or which, if not a natural person, shall be an entity which has its
principal place of business in the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Trustee”); (2) there shall be
at least one Trustee who is an employee or officer of the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor (a
“Regular Trustee”); (3) one Trustee shall be the Institutional Trustee for so long as this
Declaration is required to qualify as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, and such Trustee
may also serve as the Delaware Trustee if it meets the applicable requirements; and (4) all
Trustees are U.S. persons within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)(30) and at least one of the
Trustees is a bank within the meaning of Code Section 581, a U.S. Government-owned agency or a U.S.
Government-sponsored enterprise.

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     SECTION 5.2 Delaware Trustee.

          If required by the Statutory Trust Act, the Delaware Trustee shall be:

          (a) a natural person who is a resident of the State of Delaware; or

          (b) if not a natural person, an entity which has its principal place of business in the State
of Delaware, and otherwise meets the requirements of applicable law, provided that, if the
Institutional Trustee has its principal place of business in the State of Delaware and otherwise
meets the requirements of applicable law, then the Institutional Trustee shall also be the Delaware
Trustee and Section 3.11 shall have no application.

     SECTION 5.3 Institutional Trustee; Eligibility.

     (a) There shall at all times be one Trustee that shall act as Institutional Trustee which
shall:

     (i) not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor or the Guarantor;

     (ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States
of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a
corporation or Person permitted by the Commission to act as an institutional trustee under
the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers,
having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and
subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of Columbia
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant
to law or to the requirements of the supervising or examining authority referred to above,
then for the purposes of this Section 5.3(a)(ii), the combined capital and surplus of such
corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as specified in its most
recent report of condition so published; and

     (iii) if the Trust is excluded from the definition of an Investment Company solely by
means of Rule 3a-5 and to the extent Rule 3a-5 requires a trustee having certain
qualifications to hold title to the “eligible assets” of the Trust, the Institutional
Trustee shall possess those qualifications.

     (b) If at any time the Institutional Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act under
Section 5.3(a), the Institutional Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and with the
effect specified in Section 5.6(c).

     (c) If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest” within the
meaning of § 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders of the
Common Securities (as if such Holders were the obligor referred to in § 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act) shall in all respects comply with the provisions of § 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act.

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     (d) The Trust Certificate Guarantee shall be deemed to be specifically described in this
Declaration for purposes of clause (i) of the first provision contained in Section 310(b) of the
Trust Indenture Act.

     (e) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be as specified in Section 5.5(c) hereof.

     SECTION 5.4 Qualifications of Regular Trustees and Delaware Trustee Generally.

          Each Regular Trustee and the Delaware Trustee (unless the Institutional Trustee also acts as
the Delaware Trustee) shall be either a natural person who is at least 21 years of age or a legal
entity that shall act through one or more Authorized Officers.

     SECTION 5.5 Initial Trustees.

     (a) The initial Regular Trustees shall be:

[Geoffrey S. Richards

Cliff Verron]

     (b) The initial Delaware Trustee shall be:

U.S. Bank Trust National Association

     (c) The initial Institutional Trustee shall be:

U.S. Bank National Association

     SECTION 5.6 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Trustees.

     (a) Subject to Section 5.6(b), Trustees may be appointed or removed without cause at any time:

     (i) until the issuance of any Trust Securities, by written instrument executed by the
Sponsor; and

     (ii) after the issuance of any Trust Securities, by vote of the Holders of a Majority
of the Common Securities voting as a class at a meeting of the Holders of the Common
Securities or by written consent of such holders in lieu of a meeting.

     (b) (i) The Trustee that acts as Institutional Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with
Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Institutional
Trustee under Section 5.3 (a “Successor Institutional Trustee”) has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Institutional Trustee and
delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor; and

          (ii) the Trustee that acts as the Delaware Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with
Section 5.6(a) until a successor Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as

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the Delaware Trustee under Sections 5.2 and 5.4 (a “Successor Delaware Trustee”) has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor
Delaware Trustee and delivered to the Regular Trustees and the Sponsor.

     (c) A Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until his successor shall have been
appointed or until his death, removal or resignation. Any Trustee may resign from office (without
need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an instrument in writing signed by the Trustee and
delivered to the Sponsor and the Trust, which resignation shall take effect upon such delivery or
upon such later date as is specified therein; provided, however, that:

          (i) No such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Institutional Trustee shall be
effective:

     (A) until a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment by instrument executed by such Successor Institutional Trustee and
delivered to the Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning Institutional Trustee; or

     (B) until the assets of the Trust have been completely liquidated and the
proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of the Trust Securities; and

     (ii) no such resignation of the Trustee that acts as the Delaware Trustee shall be
effective until a Successor Delaware Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by instrument executed by such Successor Delaware Trustee and delivered to the
Trust, the Sponsor and the resigning Delaware Trustee.

     (d) The Holders of the Common Securities shall use their best efforts to promptly appoint a
Successor Delaware Trustee or Successor Institutional Trustee as the case may be if the
Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee delivers an instrument of resignation in accordance
with this Section 5.6.

     (e) If no Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee shall have been
appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 5.6 within 60 days after delivery to
the Sponsor and the Trust of an instrument of resignation, the resigning Institutional Trustee or
Delaware Trustee, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment
of a Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee. Such court may thereupon,
after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a Successor
Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.

     (f) No Institutional Trustee or Delaware Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to
act of any Successor Institutional Trustee or Successor Delaware Trustee, as the case may be.

     SECTION 5.7 Vacancies among Trustees.

          If a Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason and the number of Trustees is not reduced
pursuant to Section 5.1, or if the number of Trustees is increased pursuant to Section 5.1, a
vacancy shall occur. A resolution certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Regular

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Trustees or, if there are two or more, a majority of the Regular Trustees shall be conclusive
evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be filled with a Trustee appointed in
accordance with Section 5.6.

     SECTION 5.8 Effect of Vacancies.

          The death, resignation, retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation,
incompetence or incapacity to perform the duties of a Trustee shall not operate to dissolve,
terminate or annul the Trust. Whenever a vacancy in the number of Regular Trustees shall occur,
until such vacancy is filled by the appointment of a Regular Trustee in accordance with Section
5.6, the Regular Trustees in office, regardless of their number, shall have all the powers granted
to the Regular Trustees and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon the Regular Trustees by
this Declaration.

     SECTION 5.9 Meetings.

          If there are two or more Regular Trustees, meetings of the Regular Trustees shall be held from
time to time upon the call of any Regular Trustee. Regular meetings of the Regular Trustees may be
held at a time and place fixed by resolution of the Regular Trustees. Notice of any in-person
meetings of the Regular Trustees shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48 hours before such
meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the Regular Trustees or any committee thereof shall
be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by
overnight courier) not less than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief
statement of the time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in
person or by telephone) of a Regular Trustee at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of
such meeting except where a Regular Trustee attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting
to the transaction of any activity on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or
convened. Unless provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the Regular Trustees may be
taken at a meeting by vote of a majority of the Regular Trustees present (whether in person or by
telephone) and eligible to vote with respect to such matter; provided that a Quorum is present, or
without a meeting by the unanimous written consent of the Regular Trustees. In the event there is
only one Regular Trustee, any and all action of such Regular Trustee shall be evidenced by a
written consent of such Regular Trustee.

     SECTION 5.10 Delegation of Power.

     (a) Any Regular Trustee may, by power of attorney consistent with applicable law, delegate to
any other natural person over the age of 21 his or her power for the purpose of executing any
documents contemplated in Section 3.6, including any registration statement or amendment thereto
filed with the Commission, or making any other governmental filing.

     (b) The Regular Trustees shall have power to delegate from time to time to such of their
number or to officers of the Trust the doing of such things and the execution of such instruments
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the Regular Trustees may deem expedient, to the extent such delegation is not prohibited by
applicable law or contrary to the provisions of the Trust, as specified herein.

     SECTION 5.11 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

          Any corporation into which the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, as the case may
be, may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee or the
Delaware Trustee, as the case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or
substantially all the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, shall be the successor of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware
Trustee, as the case may be, hereunder; provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and
eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the
part of any of the parties hereto.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

     SECTION 6.1 Distributions.

          Holders shall receive Distributions in accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant
Holder’s Trust Securities. Distributions shall be made on the Trust Certificates and the Common
Securities in accordance with the preferences specified in their respective terms. If and to the
extent that the Company or the Guarantor makes (i) a Security Payment, (ii) a Warrant Payment (the
amount of the Security Payment and the Warrant Payment being herein referred to as the “Maturity
Payment”), or (iii) an interest payment in respect of the Securities, the Institutional Trustee
shall be and is directed to make a distribution (a “Distribution”) of (x) the Maturity Payment and
(y) the amount of any such interest payment to the Holders on a Pro Rata basis.

ARTICLE VII

ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES

     SECTION 7.1 General Provisions Regarding Trust Securities.

     (a) The Regular Trustees shall, on behalf of the Trust, issue (i) one class of preferred
securities, known as the Principal-Protected Trust Certificates (the “Trust Certificates”)
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are
specified in Annex I and (ii) one class of common securities (the “Common Securities”) representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having such terms as are specified in
Annex I. The Trust shall issue no securities or other interests in the assets of the Trust other
than the Trust Certificates and the Common Securities.

     (b) Whenever there are two or more Regular Trustees, the Trust Security Certificates shall be
signed on behalf of the Trust by two Regular Trustees. Such signatures shall be the manual or
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Regular Trustee of the Trust who shall have signed any of the Trust Securities shall cease to
be such Regular Trustee before the Trust Security Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the
Trust, such Trust Security Certificates nevertheless may be delivered as though the person who
signed such Trust Security Certificates had not ceased to be such Regular Trustee; and any Trust
Security Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by any person who, at the actual date of
execution of such Trust Security, shall be a Regular Trustee of the Trust, although at the date of
the execution and delivery of the Declaration any such person was not a Regular Trustee. Trust
Security Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other
manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their execution
thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and
such legends or endorsements as the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be required to
comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Trust Securities
may be listed, or to conform to usage.

     (c) The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of the Trust Securities shall
constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.

     (d) Upon issuance of the Trust Securities as provided in this Declaration, the Trust
Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     (e) Each of the Trust, CFI and the Guarantor, and each Holder of Trust Securities, by
acceptance of the Certificate representing Trust Certificates, hereby agrees that for U.S. federal
income tax purposes: (i) it will treat (A) the Security and the Warrant as two separate financial
instruments; (B) the Indenture and each Security as a cash-settled variable prepaid forward
contract with respect to an underlying asset or index for the delivery of cash based on the
performance of the underlying asset or index under the terms of which contract (x) at the time of
issuance of the Trust Securities the Holder deposits irrevocably with the Trust a fixed amount of
cash equal to the issue price of the Security and (y) at the Security Maturity Date such cash
deposit unconditionally and irrevocably will be applied by the Trust in full satisfaction of the
Holder’s obligation under the forward purchase contract, and the Trust will deliver to the holder
the amount of cash that the Holder is entitled to receive at that time pursuant to the terms of the
Trust Securities; (C) each Warrant as a cash-settled put option for the delivery of a notional
position in the underlying asset or index in exchange for the delivery of cash, under the terms of
which contract at the time of issuance of the Trust Securities the Holder pays the Trust the option
premium in consideration for the right to sell at expiration of the Warrant, for a specified cash
amount, a specified notional position; (ii) it will treat, consistent with the above
characterization, amounts paid to the Trust in respect of the forward contract as allocable in
their entirety to the amount of the cash deposit attributable to such forward contract and in
respect of the put option, as allocable in their entirety to the option premium; (iii) it will not
treat the Indenture and any Security, any Warrant, any portion of the Trust Securities, or any
obligation arising therefrom as giving rise to any interest income (except in regards to payments
denominated as interest, if any) or other inclusions of ordinary income (in the case of each
Holder) or as giving rise to any interest expense or other deductions of ordinary expense (in the
case of CFI); (iv) it will not treat the delivery of any portion of the amount of cash to be
delivered pursuant to the Indenture or any Security or any Warrant (except in regards to payments
denominated as interest, if any) as the payment of interest or ordinary income; and (v) it will not
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tax return or form or taking any position in any tax proceeding) that is inconsistent with the
obligations contained in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 7.1(e) or the obligations
regarding tax elections and tax returns and information reporting set forth in Section 3.8(c)(ii)
of this Declaration, unless such action or position is required by an applicable taxing authority
or unless such action or position is required by a change in statutory law or regulation or by a
judicial or other authoritative interpretation of the law enacted, promulgated or published after
the date hereof.

     (f) Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder or a Trust Certificate Beneficial Owner
in accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to have expressly assented and
agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Declaration.

ARTICLE VIII

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF THE TRUST

     SECTION 8.1 Dissolution of the Trust.

     (a) The Trust shall dissolve:

     (i) upon the filing of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with respect to
any Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor or the Guarantor, or the revocation of the
Holder of the Common Securities’, the Sponsor’s or the Guarantor’s certificate of
incorporation and the expiration of 90 days after the date of revocation without a
reinstatement thereof;

     (ii) upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of any Holder of the Common
Securities, the Sponsor, the Guarantor or the Trust;

     (iii) upon the occurrence and continuation of an Acceleration Event pursuant to which
the Trust is dissolved in accordance with the terms of the Trust Securities and the
Accelerated Maturity Payment shall have been distributed to the Holders of Trust Securities
in exchange for all of the Trust Securities;

     (iv) upon distribution to the Holders of the Maturity Payment;

     (v) before the issuance of any Trust Securities, with the consent of all of the Regular
Trustees and the Sponsor; or

     (vi) upon the expiration of the term of the Trust specified in Section 3.14;

provided that, so long as any Trust Certificates are outstanding and are not held entirely
by CFI, the Guarantor or an Affiliate or Related Party thereof, the Trust may not
voluntarily liquidate, dissolve, wind-up or terminate except in connection with the
occurrence of an Acceleration Event.

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     (b) As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 8.1 (a),
the Trustees shall file a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.

     (c) The provisions of Section 3.9 and Article X shall survive the dissolution of the Trust.

     SECTION 8.2 Termination of the Trust

     The Trust shall terminate upon the filing of a certificate of cancellation with respect to the
Trust.

ARTICLE IX

EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS

     SECTION 9.1 Exchange of Trust Securities.

     (a) Beginning on the date the Trust Securities are issued and ending on the fourth Business
Day prior to the Maturity Date, and upon compliance with the applicable provisions of Annex I,
Holders of Trust Securities shall have the right to exchange (the “Exchange Right”) all or any
portion (if the portion to be converted is $10 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of
the Trust Certificates or Common Securities, as the case may be, held by any Holder for a pro rata
portion of the Securities and Warrants held in respect of such Trust Certificates or Common
Securities, as applicable, by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to Section 3.8; provided, however,
that, with respect to the Common Securities, a Holder may not exercise its Exchange Right unless
and until such Holder has obtained the written opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel
experienced in such matters that such exercise would not cause more than an insubstantial risk that
(i) the Trust would fail to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a
grantor trust, and (ii) the Trust would be considered an Investment Company which is required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act; and, provided, further, that a Holder may exercise its
Exchange Right only if it is approved for options trading pursuant to applicable NASD Rules adopted
by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

     (b) Holders can exercise such Exchange Right through and including the Business Day prior to
the earlier of (i) the Valuation Date (as defined in the Prospectus) and (ii) if an Acceleration
Event occurs, the Accelerated Maturity Date.

     SECTION 9.2 Transfer of Trust Securities.

     (a) Trust Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in part, in accordance with the
terms and conditions specified in this Declaration and in the terms of the Trust Securities. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, any transfer or purported transfer of any Trust Security not
made in accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void.

     (b) Subject to this Article IX, Trust Certificates shall be freely transferable.

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     (c) Subject to this Article IX, the Sponsor and any Related Party may only transfer Common
Securities to the Sponsor or a Related Party of the Sponsor; provided that any such transfer is
subject to the condition precedent that the transferor obtain the written opinion of nationally
recognized independent counsel experienced in such matters that such transfer would not cause more
than an insubstantial risk that:

     (i) the Trust would fail to be classified for United States federal income tax purposes
as a grantor trust; and

     (ii) the Trust would be an Investment Company or the transferee would become an
Investment Company.

          SECTION 9.3 Transfer of Trust Security Certificates.

          The Regular Trustees shall provide for the registration of Trust Security Certificates and of
transfers of Trust Security Certificates, which will be effected without charge but only upon
payment (with such indemnity as the Regular Trustees may require) in respect of any tax or other
government charges that may be imposed in relation to it. The Regular Trustees hereby appoint the
Institutional Trustee the transfer agent for Trust Security Certificates. Upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Trust Security Certificate, the Regular Trustees shall cause one or
more new Trust Security Certificates to be issued in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees. Every Trust Security Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Regular Trustees duly
executed by the Holder or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Trust Security
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer shall be canceled by the Regular Trustees. A
transferee of a Trust Security Certificate shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the
obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by such transferee of a Trust Security
Certificate. By acceptance of a Trust Security Certificate, each transferee shall be deemed to
have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.

     SECTION 9.4 Surrender of Trust Securities.

          By acceptance of any Trust Security, the Holder thereof agrees to surrender such Trust
Security to the Institutional Trustee promptly, prior to such Holder’s receipt of the final payment
thereon.

     SECTION 9.5 Deemed Trust Security Holders.

          The Trustees may treat the Person in whose name any Trust Security Certificate shall be
registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of such Trust Security
Certificate and of the Trust Securities represented by such Trust Security Certificate for purposes
of receiving Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and, accordingly, shall not be
bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Trust Security Certificate
or in the Trust Securities represented by such Trust Security Certificate on the part of any
Person, whether or not the Trust shall have actual or other notice thereof.

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     SECTION 9.6 Book-Entry Interests.

          Unless otherwise specified in the terms of the Trust Certificates, the Certificates
representing Trust Certificates, on original issuance, will be issued in the form of one or more,
fully registered, global certificates (each a “Global Certificate”), to be delivered to DTC, as the
initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Trust. Such Global Certificates shall initially
be registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC,
and no Trust Certificate Beneficial Owner will receive a definitive certificate representing such
Trust Certificate Beneficial Owner’s interests in such Global Certificates, except as provided in
Section 9.9. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Certificates representing Trust
Certificates (the “Definitive Trust Certificates”) have been issued to the Trust Certificate
Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.9:

          (a) the provisions of this Section 9.6 shall be in full force and effect;

          (b) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all
purposes of this Declaration (including the payment of Distributions on the Global Certificates and
receiving approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Trust Certificates and the
sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have no obligation to the Trust Certificate
Beneficial Owners;

          (c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 9.6 conflict with any other provisions
of this Declaration, the provisions of this Section 9.6 shall control; and

          (d) the rights of the Trust Certificate Beneficial Owners shall be exercised only through the
Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Trust
Certificate Beneficial Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants and
the Clearing Agency shall receive and transmit payments of Distributions on the Global Certificates
to such Clearing Agency Participants. The Clearing Agency will make book entry transfers among the
Clearing Agency Participants.

     SECTION 9.7 Notices to Clearing Agency.

          Whenever a notice or other communication to the Holders of Trust Certificates is required
under this Declaration, unless and until Definitive Trust Certificates shall have been issued to
the Trust Certificate Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 9.9, the Regular Trustees shall give
all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to the Holders of Trust
Certificates to the Clearing Agency, and upon doing so shall have no obligations to give any
additional notice to the Trust Certificate Beneficial Owners.

     SECTION 9.8 Appointment of Successor Clearing Agency.

          If any Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as securities depositary with
respect to the Trust Certificates, the Regular Trustees may, in their sole discretion, appoint a
successor Clearing Agency with respect to such Trust Certificates.

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     SECTION 9.9 Definitive Trust Certificates.

          If:

          (a) a Clearing Agency elects to discontinue its services as securities depositary with respect
to the Trust Certificates and a successor Clearing Agency is not appointed within 90 days after
such discontinuance pursuant to Section 9.8; or

          (b) the Regular Trustees elect after consultation with the Sponsor to terminate the book-entry
system through the Clearing Agency with respect to the Trust Certificates;

          then:

     (x) Definitive Trust Certificates shall be prepared by the Regular Trustees on behalf
of the Trust with respect to such Trust Certificates; and

     (y) upon surrender of the Global Certificates by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by
registration instructions, the Regular Trustees shall cause Definitive Trust Certificates to
be delivered to Trust Certificate Beneficial Owners in accordance with the instructions of
the Clearing Agency. Neither the Trustees nor the Trust shall be liable for any delay in
delivery of such instructions and each of them may conclusively rely on and shall be
protected in relying on, said instructions of the Clearing Agency. The Definitive Trust
Certificates shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other
manner as is reasonably acceptable to the Regular Trustees, as evidenced by their execution
thereof, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation
and such legends or endorsements as the Regular Trustees may deem appropriate, or as may be
required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with
any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on which Trust Certificates may be listed, or
to conform to usage.

     SECTION 9.10 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Trust Security Certificates.

          If:

          (a) any mutilated Trust Security Certificate should be surrendered to the Regular Trustees, or
if the Regular Trustees shall receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or
theft of any Trust Security Certificate; and

          (b) there shall be delivered to the Regular Trustees such security or indemnity as may be
required by them to keep each of them harmless;

then, in the absence of notice that such Trust Security Certificate shall have been acquired by a
protected purchaser, any Regular Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall execute and deliver, in
exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Trust Security
Certificate, a new Trust Security Certificate of like denomination. In connection with the
issuance of any new Trust Security Certificate under this Section 9.10, the Regular Trustees may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection therewith. Any duplicate Trust Security Certificate issued pursuant to this
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shall constitute conclusive evidence of an ownership interest in the relevant Trust Securities, as
if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Trust Security Certificate shall
be found at any time.

ARTICLE X

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF

HOLDERS OF TRUST SECURITIES, TRUSTEES OR OTHERS

     SECTION 10.1 Liability.

     (a) Except as expressly specified in this Declaration, the Trust Certificate Guarantee and the
terms of the Trust Securities, neither the Sponsor nor the Guarantor shall be:

     (i) personally liable for the return of any portion of the capital contributions (or
any return thereon) of the Holders of the Trust Securities which return shall be made solely
from assets of the Trust; or

     (ii) required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of Trust Securities any deficit upon
dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.

     (b) The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of the debts and obligations
of the Trust (other than with respect to the Trust Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of
the Trust’s assets.

     (c) Pursuant to § 3803(a) of the Statutory Trust Act, the Holders of the Trust Certificates
shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private
corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

     SECTION 10.2 Exculpation.

     (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise
to the Trust or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or
omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith on behalf of the Trust and
in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration or by law, except that an Indemnified
Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified
Person’s negligence or willful misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.

     (b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records
of the Trust and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Trust by
any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s
professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of
the Trust, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the
assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of
assets from which Distributions to Holders of Trust Securities might properly be paid.

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     SECTION 10.3 Fiduciary Duty.

     (a) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person has duties (including
fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Trust or to any other Covered Person, an
Indemnified Person acting under this Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other
Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions
of this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of an Indemnified
Person otherwise existing at law or in equity (other than the duties imposed on the Institutional
Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act), are agreed by the parties hereto to replace such other
duties and liabilities of such Indemnified Person.

     (b) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein:

     (i) whenever a conflict of interest exists or arises between any Covered Persons; or

     (ii) whenever this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated herein or therein
provides that an Indemnified Person shall act in a manner that is, or provides terms that
are, fair and reasonable to the Trust or any Holder of Trust Securities,

the Indemnified Person shall resolve such conflict of interest, take such action or provide such
terms, considering in each case the relative interest of each party (including its own interest) to
such conflict, agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such
interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable generally accepted
accounting practices or principles. In the absence of bad faith by the Indemnified Person, the
resolution, action or term so made, taken or provided by the Indemnified Person shall not
constitute a breach of this Declaration or any other agreement contemplated herein or of any duty
or obligation of the Indemnified Person at law or in equity or otherwise.

     (c) Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is permitted or required to make a
decision:

     (i) in its “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority, the Indemnified Person
shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own
interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of
or factors affecting the Trust or any other Person; or

     (ii) in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the Indemnified Person
shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different
standard imposed by this Declaration or by applicable law.

     SECTION 10.4 Indemnification.

     (a) (i) The Company and the Guarantor shall jointly and severally indemnify, to the full
extent permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Trust) by
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expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or
she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit
or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Company Indemnified Person did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

     (ii) The Company and the Guarantor shall jointly and severally indemnify, to the full
extent permitted by law, any Company Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a Company Indemnified Person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement
of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust and except that no such
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
Company Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in which such action
or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such Court of Chancery or such
other court shall deem proper.

     (iii) To the extent that a Company Indemnified Person shall be successful on the merits
or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without prejudice or the settlement of an
action without admission of liability) in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 10.4(a), or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, such person shall be indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law,
against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her
in connection therewith.

     (iv) Any indemnification under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 10.4(a) (unless
ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company and the Guarantor only as authorized in the
specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the Company Indemnified Person is
proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct
specified in paragraphs (i) and (ii). Such determination shall be made (1) by the Regular
Trustees by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of such Regular Trustees who were not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even
if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust.

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     (v) Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Company Indemnified Person in
defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding
referred to in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 10.4(a) shall be paid by the Company
and the Guarantor in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person to repay
such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Company and the Guarantor as authorized in this Section 10.4(a).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Company or the Guarantor if a
determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Regular Trustees by a majority vote
of a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees, (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or,
even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested Regular Trustees so directs, by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion or (iii) the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that,
based upon the facts known to the Regular Trustees, counsel or the Common Security Holder at
the time such determination is made, such Company Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or
in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Company Indemnified
Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In no
event shall any advance be made in instances where the Regular Trustees, independent legal
counsel or Common Security Holder reasonably determine that such person deliberately
breached his or her duty to the Trust or Holders of the Trust Securities.

     (vi) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, the other paragraphs of this Section 10.4(a) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those seeking indemnification and advancement of expenses may be entitled
under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors of the Company or the
Guarantor, or Holders of the Trust Certificates or otherwise, both as to action in his or
her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All
rights to indemnification under this Section 10.4(a) shall be deemed to be provided by a
contract among the Company, the Guarantor and each Company Indemnified Person who serves in
such capacity at any time while this Section 10.4(a) is in effect. Any repeal or
modification of this Section 10.4(a) shall not affect any rights or obligations then
existing.

     (vii) The Company and the Guarantor may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person who is or was a Company Indemnified Person against any liability asserted against
him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her
status as such, whether or not the Company and the Guarantor would have the power to
indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Section 10.4(a).

     (viii) For purposes of this Section 10.4(a), references to “the Trust” shall include,
in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any constituent entity (including any
constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger, so that any person who
is or was a director, trustee, officer or employee of such constituent entity, or is or was
serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee
or agent of another entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions

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of this Section 10.4(a) with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he or she
would have with respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.

     (ix) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, this Section 10.4(a) shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified,
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Company Indemnified Person and shall inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

     (b) The Company and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to indemnify the (i)
Institutional Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) any Affiliate of the Institutional Trustee
and the Delaware Trustee, and (iv) any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners,
employees, representatives, custodians, nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee (each of the Persons in (i) through (iv) being referred to as a “Fiduciary
Indemnified Person”) for, and to hold each Fiduciary Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss,
liability or expense (x) incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration or the trust or trusts hereunder, including the
costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against or
investigating any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its
powers or duties hereunder and (y) with respect to the Institutional Trustee, incurred by reason of
its performance of the obligations set forth in Section 3.8(c)(ii) and 7.1(e) of this Declaration.
The obligation to indemnify as specified in this Section 10.4(b) shall survive the satisfaction and
discharge of this Declaration.

     SECTION 10.5 Outside Businesses.

          Any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Guarantor, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee (subject to Section 5.3(b)) may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures
of any nature or description, independently or with others, similar or dissimilar to the business
of the Trust, and the Trust and the Holders of Trust Securities shall have no rights by virtue of
this Declaration in and to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom,
and the pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust, shall not
be deemed wrongful or improper. No Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Guarantor, the Delaware
Trustee, or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any particular investment or
other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the
Trust, could be taken by the Trust, and any Covered Person, the Sponsor, the Guarantor, the
Delaware Trustee and the Institutional Trustee shall have the right to take for its own account
(individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or to recommend to others any such particular
investment or other opportunity. Any Covered Person, the Delaware Trustee and the Institutional
Trustee may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or the
Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor or the Guarantor, or may act as depositary for, trustee
or agent for, or act on any committee or body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the
Sponsor or the Guarantor or their respective Affiliates.

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ARTICLE XI

ACCOUNTING

     SECTION 11.1 Fiscal Year.

          The fiscal year (“Fiscal Year”) of the Trust shall be the calendar year, or such other year as
is required by the Code.

     SECTION 11.2 Certain Accounting Matters.

     (a) At all times during the existence of the Trust, the Regular Trustees shall keep or cause
to be kept, full books of account, records and supporting documents, which shall accurately and
fairly reflect in reasonable detail, each transaction of the Trust and the disposition of assets of
the Trust. The books of account shall be maintained on the accrual method of accounting, in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. The
Trust shall use the accrual method of accounting for United States federal income tax purposes.
The books of account and the records of the Trust shall be examined and audited as of the end of
each Fiscal Year of the Trust by a firm of independent registered public accountants selected by
the Regular Trustees.

     (b) The Institutional Trustee shall cause to be duly prepared, signed and filed with the
appropriate taxing authority, an annual United States federal income tax return, on a Form 1041 or
such other form required by United States federal income tax law, and any other annual income,
franchise and other tax forms and returns required to be filed by the Trust with any United States
federal, state or local taxing authority. The Institutional Trustee shall timely pay (or cause to
be paid) any tax, assessment or other governmental charge owing with respect to the Trust out of
assets of the Trust. If not already obtained, the Institutional Trustee shall obtain a taxpayer
identification number for the Trust.

     SECTION 11.3 Banking.

          The Trust shall maintain one or more bank accounts in the name and for the sole benefit of the
Trust; provided, however, that all payments of funds in respect of the Securities or the Warrants
held by the Institutional Trustee shall be made directly to the Institutional Trustee Account and
no other funds of the Trust shall be deposited in the Institutional Trustee Account. The sole
signatories for such accounts shall be designated by the Regular Trustees; provided, however, that
the Institutional Trustee shall designate the signatories for the Institutional Trustee Account.

     SECTION 11.4 Withholding.

     The Trust and the Institutional Trustee shall comply with all withholding requirements under
United States federal, state and local law. The Trust shall request, and the Holders shall provide
to the Trust, such forms or certificates as are necessary to establish an exemption from
withholding with respect to each Holder, and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be
requested by the Trust to assist it in determining the extent of, and in fulfilling, its
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jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from withholding is properly established by a Holder,
shall remit amounts withheld with respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent
that the Trust is required to withhold and pay over any amounts to any authority with respect to
distributions or allocations to any Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a
distribution in the amount of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any claimed over
withholding, Holders shall be limited to an action against the applicable jurisdiction. If the
amount required to be withheld was not withheld from actual Distributions made to any Holder, the
Trust may reduce subsequent Distributions to such Holder by the amount of such withholding.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS

     SECTION 12.1 Amendments.

     (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any applicable terms of the Trust
Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a written instrument approved and executed by:

     (i) all of the Regular Trustees;

     (ii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of
the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee; and

     (iii) if the amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations or immunities of
the Delaware Trustee, the Delaware Trustee.

     (b) Subject to Section 12.1(a), no amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment
shall be void and ineffective:

     (i) unless, in the case of any proposed amendment, the Institutional Trustee and the
Delaware Trustee shall have first received:

     (A) an Officers’ Certificate from each of the Trust, the Sponsor and the
Guarantor that such amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this
Declaration (including the terms of the Trust Securities); and

     (B) if such proposed amendment affects the rights, powers, duties, obligations
or immunities of the Institutional Trustee or the Delaware Trustee, an opinion of
counsel (who may be counsel to the Sponsor, the Guarantor or the Trust and which
opinion shall be prepared at the expense of the Sponsor or the Guarantor) that such
amendment is permitted by, and conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including
the terms of the Trust Securities); and

     (ii) to the extent the result of such amendment would be to:

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     (A) cause the Trust to fail to continue to be classified for purposes of United
States federal income taxation as a grantor trust;

     (B) reduce or otherwise adversely affect the powers of the Institutional
Trustee in contravention of the Trust Indenture Act; or

     (C) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment Company required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act.

     (c) At such time after the Trust has issued any Trust Securities that remain outstanding, any
amendment that would adversely affect the rights, privileges or preferences of any Holder of Trust
Securities may be effected only with such additional requirements as may be specified in the terms
of such Trust Securities.

     (d) Section 9.2(c) and this Section 12.1 shall not be amended without the consent of all of
the Holders of the Trust Securities.

     (e) Article IV shall not be amended without the consent of the Holders of a Majority of the
Common Securities.

     (f) The rights of the Holders of the Common Securities under Article V to increase or decrease
the number of and appoint and remove Trustees shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority of the Common Securities.

     (g) Subject to Section 12.1(c), this Declaration may be amended by the Regular Trustees (or,
if there are two or more Regular Trustees a majority of the Regular Trustees) without the consent
of the Holders of the Trust Securities to:

     (i) cure any ambiguity;

     (ii) correct or supplement any provision in this Declaration that may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision of this Declaration;

     (iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of the Sponsor;

     (iv) conform to any change in Rule 3a-5 or written change in interpretation or
application of Rule 3a-5 by any legislative body, court, government agency or regulatory
authority which amendment does not have a material adverse effect on the rights, preferences
or privileges of the Holders; and

     (v) modify, eliminate and add to any provision of the Declaration to such extent as may
be reasonably necessary to effectuate any of the foregoing or to otherwise comply with
applicable law.

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     SECTION 12.2 Meetings of the Holders of Trust Securities; Action by Written Consent.

     (a) Meetings of the Holders of any class of Trust Securities may be called at any time by the
Regular Trustees (or as provided in the terms of the Trust Securities) to consider and act on any
matter on which Holders of such class of Trust Securities are entitled to act under the terms of
this Declaration, the terms of the Trust Securities or the rules of any stock exchange on which the
Trust Certificates are listed or admitted for trading. The Regular Trustees shall call a meeting
of the Holders of such class if directed to do so by the Holders of Trust Securities representing
at least 10% of such class of Trust Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering to the
Regular Trustees one or more notices in a writing stating that the signing Holders of Trust
Securities wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or specific purpose for which the
meeting is to be called. Any Holders of Trust Securities calling a meeting shall specify in
writing the Trust Security Certificates held by the Holders of Trust Securities exercising the
right to call a meeting and only those Trust Securities specified shall be counted for purposes of
determining whether the required percentage specified in the second sentence of this paragraph has
been met.

     (b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the Trust Securities, the
following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of Trust Securities:

     (i) notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the Holders of Trust Securities
having a right to vote thereat at least 7 days and not more than 60 days before the date of
such meeting. Whenever a vote, consent or approval of the Holders of Trust Securities is
permitted or required under this Declaration or the rules of any stock exchange or national
securities market on which the Trust Certificates are listed or admitted for trading, such
vote, consent or approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of Trust Securities. Any
action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of Trust Securities may be taken
without a meeting and without prior notice if a consent in writing setting forth the action
so taken is signed by the Holders of Trust Securities owning not less than the minimum
amount of Trust Securities that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a
meeting at which all Holders of Trust Securities having a right to vote thereon were present
and voting. Prompt notice of the taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the
Holders of Trust Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. The Regular
Trustees may specify that any written ballot submitted to the Trust Security Holder for the
purpose of taking any action without a meeting shall be returned to the Trust within the
time specified by the Regular Trustees;

     (ii) each Holder of a Trust Security may authorize any Person to act for it by proxy on
all matters in which a Holder of Trust Securities is entitled to participate, including
waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be
valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in
the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Holder of Trust Securities
executing it. Except as otherwise provided herein, all matters relating to the giving,
voting or validity of proxies shall be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State
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thereunder, as if the Trust were a Delaware corporation and the Holders of the Trust
Securities were stockholders of a Delaware corporation;

     (iii) each meeting of the Holders of the Trust Securities shall be conducted by the
Regular Trustees or by such other Person that the Regular Trustees may designate; and

     (iv) unless the Statutory Trust Act, this Declaration, the terms of the Trust
Securities, the Trust Indenture Act or the listing rules of any stock exchange or national
securities market on which the Trust Certificates are then listed or trading otherwise
provides, the Regular Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall establish all other
provisions relating to meetings of Holders of Trust Securities, including notice of the
time, place or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any Holders
of Trust Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent without a meeting, the
establishment of a record date, quorum requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any
other matter with respect to the exercise of any such right to vote.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

     SECTION 13.1 Notices.

          All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be in writing, duly signed by the party
giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail postage
prepaid, as follows:

     (a) if given to the Trust, in care of the Regular Trustees at the Trust’s mailing address
specified below (or such other address as the Trust may give notice of to the Holders of the Trust
Securities):

c/o Citigroup Funding Inc.

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10043

     (b) if given to the Delaware Trustee, at the mailing address specified below (or such other
address as the Delaware Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Trust Securities):

U.S. Bank Trust National Association

300 East Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Attn: Jason Concavage — Safety First Trust Series [2008-6]

     (c) if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the mailing address specified below (or such
other address as the Institutional Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Trust
Securities):

U.S. Bank National Association

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100 Wall Street, 16th Floor

New York, New York 10005

Attn: Marlene J. Fahey — Safety First Trust Series [2008-6]

     (d) if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the mailing address of the Sponsor
specified below (or such other address as the Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to
the Trust):

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10043

     (e) if given to the Guarantor, at the mailing address of the specified below (or such other
address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Trust):

425 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10043

Attention: General Counsel, Finance and Capital Markets

     (f) if given to any other Holder, at the address specified on the books and records of the
Trust.

          All notices provided for in this Declaration shall be deemed to have been given when received
in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid except
that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed
address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.

     SECTION 13.2 Governing Law.

          This Declaration and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights and remedies shall be governed
by such laws without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

     SECTION 13.3 Intention of the Parties.

          It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be classified for United States
federal income tax purposes as a grantor trust. The provisions of this Declaration shall be
interpreted to further this intention of the parties.

     SECTION 13.4 Headings.

          Headings contained in this Declaration are inserted for convenience of reference only and do
not affect the interpretation of this Declaration or any provision hereof.

     SECTION 13.5 Successors and Assigns.

          Whenever in this Declaration any of the parties hereto is named or referred to, the successors
and assigns of such party shall be deemed to be included, and all covenants and

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agreements in this Declaration by the Sponsor, the Guarantor and the Trustees shall bind and
inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns, whether or not so expressed.

     SECTION 13.6 Partial Enforceability.

          If any provision of this Declaration, or the application of such provision to any Person or
circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Declaration, or the application of such
provision to Persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.

     SECTION 13.7 Counterparts.

          This Declaration may contain more than one counterpart of the signature page and this
Declaration may be executed by the affixing of the signature of each of the Trustees, the Sponsor
and the Guarantor to one of such counterpart signature pages. All of such counterpart signature
pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the same force and effect as though all of
the signers had signed a single signature page.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused these presents to be executed as of the day
and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	John Trohan, as Regular Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Geoffrey S. Richards, as Regular Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Cliff Verron, as Regular Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Delaware Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Marlene J. Fahey
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Institutional Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Marlene J. Fahey	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CITIGROUP FUNDING INC.,

as Sponsor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Geoffrey S. Richards	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President and Assistant
Treasurer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CITIGROUP INC., as Guarantor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Assistant Treasurer	 	 

Safety First Trust Series [2008-6]

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust

 

 

ANNEX I

TERMS OF

THE TRUST CERTIFICATES

AND

COMMON SECURITIES

          Pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of
September 29, 2008 (as amended from time to time, the “Declaration”), the designation, rights,
privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Trust Certificates and
the Common Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined herein has the
meaning specified in the Declaration or, if not defined in such Declaration, as defined in the
Prospectus referred to below):

          1. Designation and Number.

          (a)
Trust Certificates. [        ] preferred securities of the Trust are hereby
designated for the purposes of identification only as “Principal-Protected Trust Certificates” (the
"Trust Certificates”). The certificates evidencing the Trust Certificates shall be substantially
in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration, with such changes and additions thereto or deletions
therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom or practice or to conform to the rules of
any stock exchange or national securities market on which the Trust Certificates are listed.

          (b)
Common Securities. [   ] common securities of the Trust are hereby designated for
the purposes of identification only as “Trust Common Securities” (the “Common Securities” and,
together with the Trust Certificates, the “Trust Securities”). The certificates evidencing the
Common Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such
changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary usage, custom
or practice.

          2. Distributions.

          (a) Distributions payable on each Trust Security will be a Pro Rata portion of (i) the
Maturity Payment or the Accelerated Maturity Payment (as defined in Section 4(b)(ii) below), as
applicable, and (ii) monies received by the Trust as interest in respect of the Securities. A
Distribution is payable only to the extent that monies are received in respect of the Securities or
the Warrants held by the Institutional Trustee on behalf of the Trust and to the extent the Trust
has funds available therefor.

          (b) Distributions on the Trust Securities will be payable to the Holders thereof as they
appear on the books and records of the Trust at the close of business on the relevant record dates.
While the Trust Certificates remain in book-entry only form, the relevant record date for
Distribution of the Maturity Payment or the Accelerated Maturity Payment, as the case may be, shall
be one Business Day prior to the date on which such Maturity Payment or Accelerated Maturity
Payment, as the case may be, is received by the Trust with respect to the Securities and the
Warrants. While the Trust Certificates remain in book-entry only form, the relevant record dates
for Distribution of interest payments, if any, shall be one Business Day prior to the relevant
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payments are made in respect of, and in accordance with, the terms of the Securities. Subject
to any applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of the Declaration, each such payment in
respect of the Trust Certificates will be made as described under the heading “Description of the
Certificates — Book-Entry Procedures and Settlement” in the Prospectus, dated September 24, 2008
(the “Prospectus”), of the Trust included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Sponsor,
the Guarantor and the Trust with respect to the Trust Certificates. The relevant record dates for
the Common Securities shall be the same record dates as for the Trust Certificates. If the Trust
Certificates shall not continue to remain in book-entry only form, the relevant record date(s) for
any Distribution shall conform to the rules of any securities exchange or national securities
market on which they are listed and, if none, shall be 15 days before the relevant payment date(s),
which payment date(s) shall correspond to the date(s) on which payments are made in respect of, and
in accordance with the terms of, the Securities and the Warrants, and which record date(s) shall be
confirmed by the Regular Trustees in writing to the Institutional Trustee. Distributions payable
on any Trust Securities that are not punctually paid on any Distribution payment date, as a result
of either the Company or the Guarantor having failed to make a payment under either the Securities
or the Warrants, will cease to be payable to the Person in whose name such Trust Securities are
registered on the relevant record date, and such defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to
the Person in whose name such Trust Securities are registered on a special record date which shall
be the date on which the amount of the defaulted payment(s) from the Company and/or the Guarantor
are actually received by the Trust. If the date on which Distributions are payable on the Trust
Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of the Distribution payable on such date will be
made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment
in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the
same force and effect as if made on such date.

          (c) In the event that there is any money or other property held by or for the Trust that is
not accounted for hereunder, such property shall be distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among
the Holders of the Trust Securities.

          3. Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution.

          Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary dissolution
of the Trust, the Holders of the Trust Securities on the date of the dissolution will be entitled
to receive distributions out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of
Trust Securities after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors of the Trust, on a Pro Rata basis.

          4. Distribution Upon an Acceleration Event.

          (a) If, at any time, a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a Bankruptcy Event (each as
defined herein and each an “Acceleration Event”) shall occur and be continuing, the Regular
Trustees shall give written instructions to the Institutional Trustee to (a) dissolve the Trust and
(b) after satisfaction of creditors, cause to be distributed as soon as is practicable following
the occurrence of such Acceleration Event, to the Holders of the Trust Securities in liquidation of
such Holders’ interests in the Trust on a Pro Rata basis, the Accelerated Maturity Payment.

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          “Tax Event” means that either the Company or the Guarantor shall have requested and received
and shall have delivered to the Regular Trustees an opinion of nationally recognized independent
tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that there has been (a) an amendment to,
change in or announced proposed change in the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United
States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, (b) a judicial decision
interpreting, applying, or clarifying such laws or regulations, (c) an administrative pronouncement
or action that represents an official position (including a clarification of an official position)
of the governmental authority or regulatory body making such administrative pronouncement or taking
such action, or (d) a threatened challenge asserted in connection with an audit of the Company or
the Guarantor or any subsidiaries of the Guarantor, or the Trust, or a threatened challenge
asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of
securities that are substantially similar to the Securities, the Warrants or the Trust
Certificates, which amendment or change is adopted or which proposed change, decision or
pronouncement is announced or which action, clarification or challenge occurs on or after the date
of the Prospectus relating to the original issuance of the Trust Certificates (collectively a “Tax
Action”), which Tax Action relates to any of the items described in (i) and (ii) below, and that
there is more than an insubstantial risk that (i) the Trust is, or will be, subject to United
States federal income tax with respect to income accrued or received in respect of the Securities
or the Warrants, or (ii) the Trust is, or will be, subject to more than a de minimis amount of
other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.

          “Investment Company Event” means that the Company, the Sponsor or the Guarantor shall have
requested and received and shall have delivered to the Regular Trustees an opinion of nationally
recognized independent legal counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that as a result of
the occurrence on or after the date hereof of a change in law or regulation or a change in
interpretation or application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority, the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company which is
required to be registered under the Investment Company Act.

          “Bankruptcy Event” means either of the following shall have occurred: (i) the entry of a
decree or order for relief in respect of the Company and the Guarantor by a court having
jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under the U.S. federal bankruptcy laws, as now
or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or
other similar official) of the Company and the Guarantor or of any substantial part of the property
of the Company and the Guarantor, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of affairs of the
Company and the Guarantor, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect
for a period of 90 consecutive days; or (ii) the commencement by the Company and the Guarantor of a
voluntary case under the U.S. federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any
other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, or the consent by them to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any
such law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company and the Guarantor or of any substantial
part of the property of the Company and the Guarantor, or the making by them of an assignment for
the benefit of their respective creditors, or the admission by them in writing of their inability
to pay their respective debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by
the Company and the Guarantor in furtherance of any action.

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          On and from the date fixed by the Regular Trustees for any dissolution and distribution
pursuant to this paragraph 4: (i) the Trust Securities will no longer be deemed to be outstanding,
(ii) DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing Agency or its nominee), as the record Holder of
the Trust Certificates, will receive its Pro Rata portion of the Accelerated Maturity Payment to be
delivered upon such distribution and (iii) any certificates representing Trust Securities, except
for certificates representing Trust Certificates held by DTC or its nominee (or any successor
Clearing Agency or its nominee), will be deemed to represent the right to receive a Pro Rata
portion of the Accelerated Maturity Payment.

          (b) Acceleration Event Distribution procedures will be as follows:

     (i) Notice of any Acceleration Event (each, an “Acceleration Notice”) will be given by
the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust by mail to each Holder of Trust Securities as
promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such Acceleration Event. Each
Acceleration Notice shall be addressed to the Holders of Trust Securities at the address of
each such Holder appearing in the books and records of the Trust.

     (ii) If an Acceleration Event occurs, then (A) while the Trust Certificates are in
book-entry only form, with respect to the Trust Certificates, by 12:00 noon, New York City
time, on the Accelerated Maturity Date; provided that the Company has paid the Institutional
Trustee by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date an amount of cash equal to the sum
of (i) the amount to be received at maturity of the Securities (as set forth in the
Prospectus), (ii) the amount to be received upon exercise of the Warrants (as set forth in
the Prospectus), each amount as calculated by the Calculation Agent (as defined in the
Prospectus) as though the maturity of each of the Securities and the Warrants were the
Accelerated Maturity Date and (iii) any interest received in respect of the Securities and
unpaid to the Holders (such sum, the “Accelerated Maturity Payment”), the Institutional
Trustee will deposit irrevocably with DTC or its nominee (or successor Clearing Agency or
its nominee) funds sufficient to pay the Pro Rata portion of the Accelerated Maturity
Payment applicable to the Trust Certificates and will give DTC (or any successor Clearing
Agency) irrevocable instructions and authority to pay such Pro Rata portion of the
Accelerated Maturity Payment to the Holders of the Trust Certificates, and (B) with respect
to Trust Certificates issued in definitive form and Common Securities; provided that the
Company has paid the Institutional Trustee by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date
an amount of cash equal to the Pro Rata amount of the Accelerated Maturity Payment
applicable to such Trust Certificates issued in definitive form and Common Securities, the
Institutional Trustee will pay such Pro Rata portion of the Accelerated Maturity Payment to
the Holders of such Trust Securities by check mailed to the address of the relevant Holder
appearing on the books and records of the Trust on the relevant record date. If the
Accelerated Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then payment of the Accelerated Maturity
Payment payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day
(and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay) except that, if
such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such payment will be made on the
immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such Accelerated Maturity Date.

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     (iii) Acceleration Notices shall be sent by the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust
to (A) in respect of the Trust Certificates, DTC or its nominee (or any successor Clearing
Agency or its nominee) if the Global Certificates have been issued or, if Definitive Trust
Certificates have been issued, to the Holder thereof, and (B) in respect of the Common
Securities to the Holder thereof.

     (iv) Subject to the foregoing and applicable law (including, without limitation, United
States federal securities laws), the Company or its Affiliates may at any time and from time
to time purchase outstanding Trust Certificates by tender, in the open market or by private
agreement.

          5. Exchange Right — Trust Certificates.

          A Holder may exchange its Trust Certificates if it is approved for options trading pursuant to
applicable NASD Rules adopted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

          (a) In the case of a Global Certificate, a Holder may exchange its Trust Certificates by (i)
completing or causing to be completed the Official Notice of Exchange attached as Exhibit A to the
Prospectus and delivering or causing to be delivered that notice to the Institutional Trustee no
later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, and (ii) delivering to the
Institutional Trustee in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time
the Trust Certificates to be exchanged.

          (b) In the case of a Definitive Trust Certificate, a Holder may exchange its Trust
Certificates by (i) completing or causing to be completed the Official Notice of Exchange attached
as Exhibit A to the Prospectus and delivering or causing to be delivered that notice to the
Institutional Trustee no later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, and (ii)
surrendering or causing to be surrendered the Definitive Trust Certificates to be exchanged, duly
endorsed to the Trust or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents), at the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee.

          (c) Upon receiving an Official Notice of Exchange, the Institutional Trustee shall determine,
pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Declaration, whether such Official Notice of Exchange
is valid and whether the Exchange Right has been validly exercised (the date of receipt of a valid
Official Notice of Exchange is referred to as the “Actual Exchange Date”). If the Exchange Right
has been validly exercised, the Institutional Trustee shall deliver the pro rata portion of the
Securities and Warrants in respect of the applicable Trust Certificates as instructed by the Holder
in the Official Notice of Exchange on the Actual Exchange Date as long as the Institutional Trustee
shall also have received by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Actual Exchange Date the Trust
Certificates to be exchanged that are held by such Holder. If more than one Trust Certificate
shall be delivered or surrendered for exchange at one time by the same Holder, the pro rata portion
of the Securities and Warrants in respect of the applicable Trust Certificates that shall be
delivered upon exchange shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the
Trust Certificates so delivered or surrendered.

          (d) A Trust Certificate shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close
of business on the Actual Exchange Date.

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          (e) In case any Trust Certificate shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Regular
Trustees shall execute and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Trust
Certificate so surrendered, without charge to such Holder, a new Certificate or Certificates
representing Trust Certificates in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Trust Certificate.

          (f) Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for any interest
received by the Trust in respect of the Securities but unpaid, except as set forth below. The
Trust’s exchange of a Holder’s Trust Certificates as described above shall be deemed to satisfy its
obligation to make any Distribution on such Trust Certificate, including any Distribution that is
required to be made in respect of any interest paid on the Securities but not distributed, to, but
not including, the Actual Exchange Date. As a result, any interest received by the Trust in
respect of the Securities but not distributed to Holders to, but not including, the Actual Exchange
Date shall be deemed to be distributed in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

          (g) Upon determining that an Official Notice of Exchange delivered by a Holder is valid and
that such Holder’s Exchange Right has been validly exercised, the Institutional Trustee shall
promptly notify the Regular Trustees, the Company, the Guarantor, the Indenture Trustee and the
Warrant Agent of such Holder’s exchange of Trust Certificates for Securities and Warrants,
whereupon the Regular Trustees shall (i) register or cause to be registered on the books of the
Trust the exchange of the applicable Trust Certificates and (ii) cause the Securities and Warrants
delivered to such Holder to be registered in the name of the transferee designated in such Holder’s
Official Notice of Exchange.

          6. Exchange Right — Common Securities.

          A Holder may exchange its Common Securities if it is approved for options trading pursuant to
applicable NASD Rules adopted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

          (a) A Holder may exchange its Common Securities by (i) completing a notice of exchange,
substantially in the form of the Official Notice of Exchange attached as Exhibit A to the
Prospectus, and delivering that notice to the Institutional Trustee no later than 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on any Business Day, and (ii) surrendering the Common Securities to be exchanged,
duly endorsed to the Trust or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsements and transfer
documents), at the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee.

          (b) Upon receiving a notice of exchange, the Institutional Trustee shall determine, pursuant
to the terms and provisions of the Declaration, whether such notice of exchange is valid and
whether the Exchange Right has been validly exercised. If the Exchange Right has been validly
exercised, the Institutional Trustee shall deliver the pro rata portion of the Securities and
Warrants in respect of the applicable Common Securities as instructed by the Holder in the notice
of exchange on the date on which the Institutional Trustee received such valid notice of exchange
as long as the Institutional Trustee shall also have received by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
such date the Common Securities to be exchanged that are held by such Holder. If more than one
Common Security shall be delivered or surrendered for exchange

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at one time by the same Holder, the pro rata portion of the Securities and Warrants in respect
of the applicable Common Securities that shall be delivered upon exchange shall be computed on the
basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Common Securities so delivered or surrendered.

          (c) A Common Security shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close of
business on the date on which the Institutional Trustee received a valid notice of exchange with
respect to such Common Security.

          (d) In case any Common Security shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Regular
Trustees shall execute and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Common
Security so surrendered, without charge to such Holder, a new certificate or certificates
representing Common Securities in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered Common Security.

          (e) Upon exchange, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for any interest
received by the Trust in respect of the Securities but unpaid, except as set forth below. The
Trust’s exchange of a Holder’s Common Securities as described above shall be deemed to satisfy its
obligation to make any Distribution on such Common Security, including any Distribution that is
required to be made in respect of any interest paid on the Securities but not distributed, to, but
not including, the date on which the Institutional Trustee received a valid notice of exchange with
respect to such Common Security. As a result, any interest received by the Trust in respect of the
Securities but not distributed to Holders to, but not including, the date on which the
Institutional Trustee received such valid notice of exchange shall be deemed to be distributed in
full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

          (f) Upon determining that a notice of exchange delivered by a Holder is valid and that such
Holder’s Exchange Right has been validly exercised, the Institutional Trustee shall promptly notify
the Regular Trustees, the Company, the Guarantor, the Indenture Trustee and the Warrant Agent of
such Holder’s exchange of Common Securities for Securities and Warrants, whereupon the Regular
Trustees shall (i) register or cause to be registered on the books of the Trust the exchange of the
applicable Common Securities and (ii) cause the Securities and Warrants delivered to such Holder to
be registered in the name of the transferee designated in such Holder’s notice of exchange.

          7. Voting Rights — Trust Certificates.

          (a) Except as provided under paragraphs 7(b) and 9 and as otherwise required by law and the
Declaration, the Holders of the Trust Certificates will have no voting rights.

          (b) Subject to the requirements specified in this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority of the
outstanding Trust Certificates, voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or direct the
exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any action to be taken by the Institutional Trustee,
as holder of the Securities and the Warrants, under the Indenture or the Warrant Agreement,
respectively, the Institutional Trustee shall cast its votes with respect to

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such Securities or Warrants as directed by each Holder of outstanding Trust Certificates with
respect to the proportionate number of Securities or Warrants represented by such Holder’s Trust
Certificates. The Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any action previously authorized or
approved by a vote of the Holders of the Trust Certificates. Except, in the case of the
Securities, with respect to directing the time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a
remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the
Securities and the Warrants, shall not take any actions with respect to the Securities or the
Warrants or exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the Accelerated Maturity
Payment shall be due and payable unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a
nationally recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that as a
result of such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United
States federal income tax purposes.

          If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Securities or the Warrants
to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Holder of Trust Certificates may directly institute a
legal proceeding against the Company or the Guarantor to enforce the Institutional Trustee’s rights
under the Securities or the Warrants, as the case may be, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person. If the Company or the Guarantor
fails to pay amounts owed on the Securities or the Warrants on the date such amounts are otherwise
payable, then a Holder of Trust Certificates may also directly institute a proceeding for
enforcement of payment to such Holder (a “Direct Action”) of the amounts owed in respect of such
Holder’s Pro Rata interest in the Securities or the Warrants, as the case may be, on or after the
due date specified in the Securities or the Warrants, as applicable, without first (i) directing
the Institutional Trustee to enforce the terms of the Securities or the Warrants, as applicable, or
(ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the Company or the Guarantor to enforce the
Institutional Trustee’s rights under the Securities or the Warrants, as applicable. Except as
provided in the preceding sentence, the Holders of Trust Certificates will not be able to exercise
directly any other remedy available to the Holders of the Securities and the Warrants. In
connection with such Direct Action, the Company and the Guarantor will be subrogated to the rights
of such Holder of Trust Certificates under the Declaration to the extent of any payment made by the
Company to such Holder of Trust Certificates in such Direct Action.

          Any required approval or direction of Holders of Trust Certificates may be given at a separate
meeting of Holders of Trust Certificates convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the
Holders of Trust Securities or pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a
notice of any meeting at which Holders of Trust Certificates are entitled to vote to be mailed to
each Holder of record of Trust Certificates. Each such notice will include a statement setting
forth (i) the date of such meeting, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed for adoption at
such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote and (iii) instructions for the delivery of
proxies.

          No vote or consent of the Holders of the Trust Certificates will be required for the Trust to
(i) cancel Certificates representing Trust Certificates, (ii) to make Distributions or (iii) to
distribute the Maturity Payment or the Accelerated Maturity Payment, as the case may be, held by
the Institutional Trustee, in each case in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Trust Securities.

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          Notwithstanding that Holders of Trust Certificates are entitled to vote or consent under any
of the circumstances described above, any of the Trust Certificates that are owned by the Sponsor,
the Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote or consent and
shall, for purposes of such vote or consent, be treated as if they were not outstanding.

          8. Voting Rights — Common Securities.

          (a) Except as provided under paragraphs 8(b), (c) and 9 or as otherwise required by law and
the Declaration, the Holders of the Common Securities will have no voting rights.

          (b) The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in accordance with Article V of the
Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or replace any Trustee or to increase or decrease the
number of Trustees.

          (c) Subject to Section 2.6 of the Declaration and only after any Acceleration Event with
respect to the Trust Certificates has been cured, waived, or otherwise eliminated and subject to
the requirements of the second to last sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority of the
outstanding Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may direct the time, method, and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional Trustee, or direct the
exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any action to be taken by the Institutional Trustee,
as holder of the Securities and the Warrants, under the Indenture or the Warrant Agreement,
respectively, the Institutional Trustee shall cast its votes with respect to such Securities or
Warrants as directed by each Holder of outstanding Common Securities with respect to the
proportionate number of Securities or Warrants represented by such Holder’s Common Securities.
Pursuant to this paragraph 8(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any action previously
authorized or approved by a vote of the Holders of the Trust Certificates. Other than with respect
to directing the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Institutional Trustee or the Indenture Trustee as specified above, the Institutional Trustee
shall not take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of the Common Securities
under this paragraph unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that as a result of
such action, the Trust will not fail to be classified as a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes. If the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the
Declaration, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Holder of Common Securities may institute
a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the Institutional Trustee’s rights under
the Declaration, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or
any other Person.

          Any approval or direction of Holders of Common Securities may be given at a separate meeting
of Holders of Common Securities convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of
Trust Securities or pursuant to written consent. The Regular Trustees will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of Common Securities are entitled to vote to be mailed to each Holder of
record of Common Securities. Each such notice will include a statement setting forth (i) the date
of such meeting, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed

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for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote and (iii) instructions
for the delivery of proxies.

          No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be required for the Trust to
(i) cancel Common Securities, (ii) to make Distributions or (iii) to distribute the Maturity
Payment or the Accelerated Maturity Payment, as the case may be, to Holders of the Trust
Securities, in each case in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the Trust Securities.

          9. Amendments to Declaration, Indenture and Warrant Agreement.

          (a) In addition to any requirements under Section 12.1 of the Declaration, if any proposed
amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the Regular Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i)
any action that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Trust
Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Trust, other than as described in Article VIII of the Declaration,
then the Holders of outstanding Trust Securities as a class will be entitled to vote on such
amendment or proposal (but not on any other amendment or proposal) and such amendment or proposal
shall not be effective except with the approval of the Holders of a Majority of the Trust
Securities, voting together as a single class; provided, however, if any amendment or proposal
referred to in clause (i) above would adversely affect only the Trust Certificates or only the
Common Securities, then only the affected class will be entitled to vote on such amendment or
proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of a
Majority of such class of Trust Securities.

          (b) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the holder of the Securities is
required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment, modification or termination of the
Indenture or the Securities, the Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the
Holders of the outstanding Trust Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or
termination and shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification or termination as directed
by each Holder of outstanding Trust Securities with respect to the proportionate number of
Securities or Warrants represented by such Holder’s Trust Securities; provided, however, that the
Institutional Trustee shall not take any action in accordance with the directions of the Holders of
the Trust Securities under this paragraph 9(b) unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for the purposes of United States federal income tax the
Trust will not be classified as other than a grantor trust on account of such action.

          (c) In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee as the holder of the Warrants is
required under the Warrant Agreement with respect to any amendment, modification or termination of
the Warrant Agreement or the Warrants, the Institutional Trustee shall request the written
direction of the Holders of the outstanding Trust Securities with respect to such amendment,
modification or termination and shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification or
termination as directed by each Holder of outstanding Trust Securities with respect to the
proportionate number of Securities or Warrants represented by such Holder’s Trust Securities;
provided, however, that the Institutional Trustee shall not take any action in accordance with the
directions of the Holders of the Trust Securities under this paragraph 9(c)

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unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that for
the purposes of United States federal income tax the Trust will not be classified as other than a
grantor trust on account of such action.

          10. Pro Rata.

          A reference in these terms of the Trust Securities to any payment, distribution or treatment
as being “Pro Rata” shall mean proportionately to each Holder of Trust Securities according to the
aggregate undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust represented by the Trust
Securities held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust represented by all Trust Securities outstanding unless, in relation to a
payment, an Acceleration Event under the Declaration has occurred and is continuing, in which case
any funds available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the Trust
Certificates proportionately according to the aggregate beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust represented by the Trust Certificates held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate
beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust represented by all Trust Certificates outstanding,
and only after satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Trust Certificates, to each
Holder of Common Securities proportionately according to the aggregate beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust represented by the Common Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to
the aggregate beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust represented by all Common Securities
outstanding.

          11. Ranking.

          The Trust Certificates rank pari passu and payment thereon shall be made Pro Rata with the
Common Securities except that, where an Acceleration Event occurs and is continuing in respect of
the Securities or Warrants held by the Institutional Trustee, no payments in respect of
Distributions on, or payments upon liquidation or otherwise with respect to, the Common Securities
shall be made until the Holders of Trust Certificates shall be paid in full the Distributions and
payments upon liquidation or otherwise to which they are entitled at the time.

          12. Listing.

          The Regular Trustees shall use their best efforts to cause the Trust Certificates to be listed
on NYSE Arca.

          13. Acceptance of Trust Certificate Guarantee, the Indenture
and the Warrant Agreement.

          Each Holder of Trust Certificates and Common Securities, by the acceptance thereof, agrees to
the provisions of the Trust Certificate Guarantee, and to the provisions of the Indenture and the
Warrant Agreement.

          14. No Preemptive Rights.

          The Holders of the Trust Securities shall have no preemptive or similar rights to subscribe
for any additional securities in the Trust.

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          15. Miscellaneous.

          These terms constitute a part of the Declaration.

          The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Trust Certificate Guarantee, the
Indenture and the Warrant Agreement to a Holder without charge on written request to the Sponsor at
its principal place of business.

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EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRUST CERTIFICATES

          THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE DECLARATION HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE “DEPOSITARY”) OR A
NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF
A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN
THE DECLARATION AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE
BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE
DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

          UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE TRUST OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR
SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND
ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Certificate Number
	 	 	 	Number of Securities
	[    ]
	 	 	 	
	 
	 	 	 	CUSIP NO. 

Certificate Evidencing Securities

of

Safety First Trust Series [2008-6]

Principal-Protected Trust Certificates

          Safety First Trust Series [2008-6], a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the “Trust”), hereby certifies that Cede & Co. (the “Holder”) is the registered owner of
 preferred securities of the Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Trust designated the Principal-Protected Trust Certificates (the “Trust Certificates”). The Trust
Certificates are transferable on the books and records of the Trust, in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for
transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and
provisions of the Trust

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Certificates are specified in, and this certificate and the Trust Certificates represented
hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to, the provisions of the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of September 29, 2008, as the same may be
amended from time to time (the “Declaration”), including the designation of the terms of the Trust
Certificates as specified in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall
have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to the benefits of the
Trust Certificate Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the
Declaration, the Trust Certificate Guarantee, the Indenture and the Warrant Agreement to a Holder
without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.

          Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is entitled to
the benefits thereunder.

          The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is deemed to have agreed to the
terms of (i) the Indenture and the Securities, (ii) the Warrant Agreement and the Warrants and
(iii) the Trust Certificate Guarantee.

          By acceptance hereof, the Holder agrees, for United States federal income tax purposes, to
characterize the Trust Certificates as a beneficial interest in a pro rata portion of (i) a cash
settled forward purchase contract and (ii) a cash settled put option, in the same manner as
provided under Section 7.1(e) of the Declaration.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this           day of
                    .

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SAFETY FIRST TRUST SERIES [2008-6]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[          ], as Regular Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[          ], as Regular Trustee	 	 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Certificate of the Trust
Certificates to:

 

 

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	(Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number)

	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 
	 

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)

	 	 

and irrevocably appoints

 

 
agent to transfer this Certificate of the Trust Certificates on the books of the Trust. The
agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

Date:                                        

Signature:                                         

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Certificate of the Trust Certificates)

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EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE

TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE

IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS

SPECIFIED IN THE DECLARATION

REFERRED TO BELOW

	 	 	 	 	 
	Certificate Number
	 	 	 	Number of Securities

Certificate Evidencing Securities

of

Safety First Trust Series [2008-6]

Trust Common Securities

          Safety First Trust Series [2008-6], a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the “Trust”), hereby certifies that Citigroup Funding Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Holder”), is the registered owner of one hundred (100) common securities of the Trust representing
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust designated the Trust Common Securities
(the “Common Securities”). The Common Securities are transferable on the books and records of the
Trust, in person or by a duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed
and in proper form for transfer and satisfaction of the other conditions specified in the
Declaration (as defined below), including, without limitation, Section 9.2 thereof. The
designation, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the
Common Securities represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of                          , as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Declaration”), including the designation
of the terms of the Common Securities as specified in Annex I thereto. Capitalized terms used
herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Sponsor will
provide a copy of the Declaration, the Indenture and the Warrant Agreement to a Holder without
charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its principal place of business.

          Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Declaration and is entitled to
the benefits thereunder.

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          The Holder of this certificate, by accepting this certificate, is deemed to have agreed to the
terms of (i) the Indenture and the Securities, (ii) the Warrant Agreement and the Warrants and
(iii) the Common Securities Guarantee.

          By acceptance hereof, the Holder agrees, for United States federal income tax purposes, to
characterize the Trust Certificates as a beneficial interest in a pro rata portion of (i) a cash
settled forward purchase contract and (ii) a cash settled put option, in the same manner as
provided under Section 7.1(e) of the Declaration.

          IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has executed this certificate this
     day of                   .

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SAFETY FIRST TRUST SERIES [2008-6]	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[                  ], as Regular Trustee	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	[                  ], as Regular Trustee	 	 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common Security Certificate to:

 

 

	 	 	 
	 

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number)

	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 
	 

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)

	 	 

and irrevocably appoints

 

 

 
agent to transfer this Common Security Certificate on the books of the Trust. The agent may
substitute another to act for him or her.

Date:                                        

Signature:                                         

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Common Security Certificate)

A-2-3EX-4.B

Exhibit 4(b)

FORM OF PRINCIPAL-PROTECTED TRUST CERTIFICATES

GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

SAFETY FIRST TRUST SERIES [2008-6]

Dated as of September 29, 2008

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page
	ARTICLE I

	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.1

	 	Definitions and Interpretation
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II

	TRUST INDENTURE ACT

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.1

	 	Trust Indenture Act: Application
	 	 	4	 
	Section 2.2

	 	Lists of Holders of Securities
	 	 	4	 
	Section 2.3

	 	Reports by the Certificate Guarantee Trustee
	 	 	4	 
	Section 2.4

	 	Periodic Reports to Certificate Guarantee Trustee
	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.5

	 	Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent
	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.6

	 	Events of Default; Waiver
	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.7

	 	Events of Default; Notice
	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.8

	 	Conflicting Interests
	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III

	POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF CERTIFICATE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.1

	 	Powers and Duties of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee
	 	 	6	 
	Section 3.2

	 	Certain Rights of Certificate Guarantee Trustee
	 	 	8	 
	Section 3.3

	 	Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV

	CERTIFICATE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.1

	 	Certificate Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
	 	 	10	 
	Section 4.2

	 	Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Certificate Guarantee Trustees
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V

	GUARANTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.1

	 	Guarantee
	 	 	11	 
	Section 5.2

	 	Waiver of Notice and Demand
	 	 	11	 
	Section 5.3

	 	Obligations Not Affected
	 	 	11	 
	Section 5.4

	 	Guarantee of Payment
	 	 	12	 
	Section 5.5

	 	Subrogation
	 	 	12	 
	Section 5.6

	 	Independent Obligations
	 	 	13	 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI

	CITIGROUP GUARANTEE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.1

	 	Citigroup Guarantee
	 	 	13	 
	Section 6.2

	 	Waiver of Notice and Demand
	 	 	13	 
	Section 6.3

	 	Obligations Not Affected
	 	 	13	 
	Section 6.4

	 	Address for Payment
	 	 	13	 
	Section 6.5

	 	Waiver of Defense
	 	 	13	 
	Section 6.6

	 	Partial Payment
	 	 	15	 
	Section 6.7

	 	Subrogation
	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII

	RIGHTS OF HOLDERS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.1

	 	Rights of Holders
	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII

	TERMINATION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.1

	 	Termination
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX

	INDEMNIFICATION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.1

	 	Exculpation
	 	 	16	 
	Section 9.2

	 	Indemnification
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X

	MISCELLANEOUS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.1

	 	Successors and Assigns
	 	 	17	 
	Section 10.2

	 	Amendments
	 	 	17	 
	Section 10.3

	 	Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
	 	 	17	 
	Section 10.4

	 	Notices
	 	 	18	 
	Section 10.5

	 	Benefit
	 	 	19	 
	Section 10.6

	 	Governing Law
	 	 	19	 

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          This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the “Certificate Guarantee”), dated as
of            is executed and delivered by Citigroup Funding Inc., a Delaware
corporation (together with any successors by way of merger, the “Guarantor”), Citigroup Inc., a
Delaware corporation (together with any successors by way of merger, “Citigroup”), and U.S. Bank
National Association, as trustee (the “Certificate Guarantee Trustee”), for the benefit of the
Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Certificates (as defined herein) of Safety
First Trust Series [2008-6], a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”).

          WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”), dated
as of            among the trustees of the Issuer named therein, the Guarantor, as
sponsor, Citigroup, and the holders from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the
assets of the Issuer, the Issuer is issuing on the date hereof preferred securities designated the
Principal-Protected Trust Certificates (the “Certificates”);

          WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Certificates, each of the Guarantor and
Citigroup desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to the extent set forth in this
Certificate Guarantee, to pay to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make
certain other payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each Holder of Certificates, which
purchase the Guarantor and Citigroup hereby agree shall benefit the Guarantor and Citigroup, the
Guarantor and Citigroup execute and deliver this Certificate Guarantee for the benefit of the
Holders.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation

In this Certificate Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:

          (a) capitalized terms used in this Certificate Guarantee but not defined in the preamble above
have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1;

          (b) a term defined anywhere in this Certificate Guarantee has the same meaning throughout;

          (c) all references to “the Certificate Guarantee” or “this Certificate Guarantee” are to this
Certificate Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time;

          (d) all references in this Certificate Guarantee to Articles and Sections are to Articles and
Sections of this Certificate Guarantee, unless otherwise specified;

          (e) a term defined in the Trust Indenture Act has the same meaning when used in this
Certificate Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this Certificate Guarantee or unless the context
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          (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

          “Accelerated Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the Declaration.

          “Accelerated Maturity Payment” has the meaning specified in the Declaration.

          “Affiliate” has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.

          “Authorized Officer” of a Person means any Person that is authorized to bind such Person.

          “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in The City of New York are permitted or required by any applicable law or executive
order to close.

          “Certificate Guarantee Trustee” means U.S. Bank National Association, until a Successor
Certificate Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to the
terms of this Certificate Guarantee and thereafter means each such Successor Certificate Guarantee
Trustee.

          “Common Securities” means the securities representing common undivided beneficial interests in
the assets of the Issuer.

          “Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee at which the
corporate trust business of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall, at any particular time, be
principally administered, which office at the date of execution of this Agreement is located at 100
Wall Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Marlene J. Fahey — Safety First
Trust Series [2008-6].

          “Covered Person” means any Holder or beneficial owner of Certificates.

          “Event of Default” means a default by the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, on any of its
payment or other obligations under this Certificate Guarantee.

          “Guarantee Payments” means the following payments or distributions, without duplication, with
respect to the Certificates, to the extent not paid or made by the Issuer or the Guarantor: (i)
any Maturity Payment that is required to be made in respect of the Certificates, to the extent the
Issuer has funds available therefor, (ii) any Accelerated Maturity Payment that is required to be
made in respect of the Certificates, to the extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, (iii)
any other distribution that is required to be made on the Certificates in respect of any interest
paid on the Securities, to the extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, and (iv) any other
remaining assets of the Issuer payable to the Holders of the Certificates upon liquidation of the
Issuer.

          “Holder” shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and records of the Issuer, of any
Certificate; provided, however, that in determining whether the holders of the

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requisite percentage of Certificates have given any request, notice, consent or waiver
hereunder, “Holder” shall not include the Guarantor or Citigroup, or any Affiliate of the Guarantor
or Citigroup.

          “Indemnified Person” means the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, any Affiliate of the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders, members, partners, employees,
representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee.

          “Institutional
Trustee” means the trustee under the Declaration.

          “Majority of the Certificates” means, except as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, a vote by
Holder(s), voting separately as a class, holding Certificates representing more than 50% of the
aggregate beneficial interests represented by all outstanding Certificates.

          “Maturity Payment” has the meaning specified in the Declaration.

          “Officers’ Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by two
Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers’ Certificate delivered with respect to compliance
with a condition or covenant provided for in this Certificate Guarantee shall include:

          (a) a statement that each officer signing the Officers’ Certificate has read the covenant or
condition and the definitions relating thereto;

          (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the examination or investigation undertaken
by each officer in rendering the Officers’ Certificate;

          (c) a statement that each such officer has made such examination or investigation as, in such
officer’s opinion, is necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to whether
or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

          (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such officer, such condition or covenant
has been complied with.

          “Person” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership,
joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated
association, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of
whatever nature.

          “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, any officer
within the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, including any vice
president, any assistant vice president, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant
treasurer, trust officer or other officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and, in any case, that has direct responsibility for the administration of this
Certificate Guarantee and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any
other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that officer’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject.

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          “Securities” has the meaning specified in the Declaration.

          “Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee” means a successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee
possessing the qualifications to act as Certificate Guarantee Trustee under Section 4.1.

          “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

ARTICLE II

TRUST INDENTURE ACT

SECTION 2.1 Trust Indenture Act: Application

          (a) This Certificate Guarantee is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that
are required to be part of this Certificate Guarantee and shall, to the extent applicable, be
governed by such provisions; and

          (b) if and to the extent that any provision of this Certificate Guarantee limits, qualifies or
conflicts with the duties imposed by Sections 310 to 317, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act,
such imposed duties shall control.

SECTION 2.2 Lists of Holders of Securities

          (a) The Guarantor shall provide the Certificate Guarantee Trustee with a list, in such form as
the Certificate Guarantee Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders
(“List of Holders”) as of such date, (i) within one Business Day after January 1 and June 30 of
each year, and (ii) at any other time within 30 days of receipt by the Guarantor of a written
request for a List of Holders as of a date no more than 14 days before such List of Holders is
given to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee; provided that the Guarantor shall not be obligated to
provide such List of Holders at any time the List of Holders does not differ from the most recent
List of Holders given to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee by the Guarantor. The Certificate
Guarantee Trustee may destroy any List of Holders previously given to it on receipt of a new List
of Holders.

          (b) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall comply with its obligations under Sections 311(a),
311(b) and 312 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 2.3 Reports by the Certificate Guarantee Trustee

          Within 60 days after April 15 of each year, the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall provide to
the Holders such reports as are required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, if any, in the
form and in the manner provided by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act. The Certificate
Guarantee Trustee shall also comply with the requirements of Section 313(d) of the Trust Indenture
Act.

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SECTION 2.4 Periodic Reports to Certificate Guarantee Trustee

          Unless available on EDGAR, Citigroup shall provide to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee,
within 30 days after Citigroup shall be required to file the same with the Commission, copies of
such documents, reports and information, if any, as required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture
Act. In addition, each of the Guarantor, Citigroup and the Issuer shall furnish annually to the
Guarantee Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the compliance certificate
required by Section 314 of the Trust Indenture Act in the form and in the manner required by the
Trust Indenture Act. Unless otherwise required by the Trust Indenture Act, such compliance
certificate may be in the form of a joint certificate by any of the Guarantor, Citigroup and the
Issuer and shall satisfy the requirement under the Declaration to provide such a compliance
certificate to the Institutional Trustee.

SECTION 2.5 Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent

          The Guarantor and Citigroup shall provide to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee such evidence
of compliance with any conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Certificate Guarantee
that relate to any of the matters set forth in Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any
certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be
given in the form of an Officers’ Certificate.

SECTION 2.6 Events of Default; Waiver

          The Holders of a Majority of Certificates may, by vote, on behalf of the Holders of all of the
Certificates, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such waiver, any such
Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed
to have been cured, for every purpose of this Certificate Guarantee, but no such waiver shall
extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent
thereon.

SECTION 2.7 Events of Default; Notice

          (a) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of an Event
of Default, transmit by mail, first class postage prepaid, to the Holders, notices of all Events of
Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, unless such
defaults have been cured before the giving of such notice; provided that the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a Responsible Officer of
the Certificate Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is
in the interests of the Holders.

          (b) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Event of
Default unless the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall have received written notice of such Event
of Default or a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee charged with the
administration of the Declaration shall have obtained actual knowledge of such Event of Default.

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SECTION 2.8 Conflicting Interests

          The Declaration shall be deemed to be specifically described in this Certificate Guarantee for
the purposes of clause (i) of the first proviso contained in Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act.

ARTICLE III

POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF

CERTIFICATE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.1 Powers and Duties of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee

          (a) This Certificate Guarantee shall be held by the Certificate Guarantee Trustee for the
benefit of the Holders, and the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in this Certificate Guarantee to any Person except a Holder exercising his or her
rights pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or to a Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by
such Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Certificate
Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall
automatically vest in any Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee, and such vesting and cessation
of title shall be effective whether or not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered
pursuant to the appointment of such Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee.

          (b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall enforce
this Certificate Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates.

          (c) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event of Default and after
the curing of all Events of Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Certificate Guarantee, and no implied covenants shall
be read into this Certificate Guarantee against the Certificate Guarantee Trustee. In case an
Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.6) and is
actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Certificate
Guarantee, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent person
would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

          (d) No provision of this Certificate Guarantee shall be construed to relieve the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or
its own willful misconduct, except that:

     (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of
all such Events of Default that may have occurred:

     (A) the duties and obligations of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Certificate Guarantee, and the Certificate
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duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Certificate Guarantee, and
no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Certificate Guarantee against
the Certificate Guarantee Trustee; and

     (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, the
Certificate Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and
the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions
furnished to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this
Certificate Guarantee, but in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any
provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee, the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to
determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Certificate Guarantee;

     (ii) the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, unless it
shall be proved that the Certificate Guarantee Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts upon which such judgment was made;

     (iii) the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the
Holders of not less than a Majority of the Certificates relating to the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Certificate Guarantee Trustee
under this Certificate Guarantee;

     (iv) no provision of this Certificate Guarantee shall require the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in
the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if
the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
repayment of such funds or liability is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this
Certificate Guarantee or indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it;

     (v) the granting of any right to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee hereunder shall not,
subject to the following, be deemed to impose on the Certificate Guarantee Trustee an
obligation to exercise such rights subject to Section 3.1(d)(vi); and

     (vi) the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not be obligated to exercise any remedy or
take any action hereunder unless directed to do so by the holders of a Majority of the
Certificates and shall have no liability for its failure to act pending receipt by it of any
such direction.

          This Section 3.1 is in furtherance of and subject to Sections 315 and 316 of the Trust
Indenture Act.

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SECTION 3.2 Certain Rights of Certificate Guarantee Trustee

          (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 3.1:

     (i) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and shall be fully
protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture,
note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.

     (ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor or Citigroup contemplated by this
Certificate Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate.

     (iii) Whenever, in the administration of this Certificate Guarantee, the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before
taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Certificate Guarantee Trustee
(unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith
on its part, request and conclusively rely upon an Officers’ Certificate which, upon receipt
of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable.

     (iv) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see to any recording,
filing or registration of any instrument (or any rerecording, refiling or registration
thereof).

     (v) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice or
opinion of such counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be
counsel to the Guarantor or Citigroup or any of their respective Affiliates and may include
any of its employees. The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to
seek instructions concerning the administration of this Certificate Guarantee from any court
of competent jurisdiction.

     (vi) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of
the rights or powers vested in it by this Certificate Guarantee at the request or direction
of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee
such security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee,
against the costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and the expenses of the
Certificate Guarantee Trustee’s agents, nominees or custodians) and liabilities that might
be incurred by it in complying with such request or direction, including such reasonable
advances as may be requested by the Certificate Guarantee Trustee; provided that nothing
contained in this Section 3.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
rights and powers vested in it by this Certificate Guarantee.

     (vii) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,

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instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the
Certificate Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or
investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit.

     (viii) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, nominees,
custodians or attorneys, and the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not be responsible for
any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by
it hereunder.

     (ix) Any action taken by the Certificate Guarantee Trustee or its agents hereunder
shall bind the Holders of the Certificates, and the signature of the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee or its agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any such action.
No third party shall be required to inquire as to the authority of the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee to so act or as to its compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this
Certificate Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee’s or its agent’s taking such action.

     (x) Whenever in the administration of this Certificate Guarantee the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with respect to enforcing
any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder, the Certificate Guarantee Trustee
(A) may request instructions from the Holders of a Majority of the Certificates, (B) may
refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such
instructions are received, and (C) shall be protected in conclusively relying on or acting
in accordance with such instructions.

          (b) No provision of this Certificate Guarantee shall be deemed to impose any duty or
obligation on the Certificate Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or acts or exercise any right,
power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on it in any jurisdiction in which it shall be
illegal, or in which the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
accordance with applicable law, to perform any such act or acts or to exercise any such right,
power, duty or obligation. No permissive power or authority available to the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.

SECTION 3.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee

          The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the statements of the Guarantor and
Citigroup, and the Certificate Guarantee Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their
correctness. The Certificate Guarantee Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Certificate Guarantee.

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ARTICLE IV

CERTIFICATE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 4.1 Certificate Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility

          (a) There shall at all times be a Certificate Guarantee Trustee which shall:

     (i) not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor or Citigroup; and

     (ii) be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States
of America or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or a
corporation or Person permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an
institutional trustee under the Trust Indenture Act, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million U.S.
dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or examination by Federal, State,
Territorial or District of Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of
condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the supervising or
examining authority referred to above, then, for the purposes of this Section 4.1(a)(ii),
the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined
capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.

          (b) If at any time the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be eligible to so act
under Section 4.1(a), the Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall immediately resign in the manner and
with the effect set out in Section 4.2(c).

          (c) If the Certificate Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any “conflicting interest”
within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Certificate Guarantee Trustee
and Guarantor shall in all respects comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act.

SECTION 4.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Certificate Guarantee Trustees

          (a) Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Certificate Guarantee Trustee may be appointed or removed
without cause at any time by the Guarantor or Citigroup.

          (b) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance with Section 4.2(a)
until a Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
appointment by written instrument executed by such Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee and
delivered to the Guarantor and Citigroup.

          (c) The Certificate Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold office until a Successor
Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or until its removal or resignation. The
Certificate Guarantee Trustee may resign from office (without need for prior or subsequent
accounting) by an instrument in writing executed by the Certificate Guarantee Trustee and delivered
to the Guarantor and Citigroup, which resignation shall not take effect until a Successor
Certificate Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment by instrument in
writing executed by such Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor,
Citigroup and the resigning Certificate Guarantee Trustee.

          (d) If no Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed and accepted
appointment as provided in this Section 4.2 within 60 days after delivery to the Guarantor and
Citigroup of an instrument of resignation, the resigning Certificate Guarantee

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Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a Successor
Certificate Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as
it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee.

          (e) No Certificate Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or omissions to act of any
Successor Certificate Guarantee Trustee.

          (f) Upon termination of this Certificate Guarantee or removal or resignation of the
Certificate Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.2, the Guarantor shall pay to the
Certificate Guarantee Trustee all amounts accrued and owing to such Certificate Guarantee Trustee
to the date of such termination, removal or resignation.

ARTICLE V

GUARANTEE

SECTION 5.1 Guarantee

          The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to pay in full to the Holders the
Guarantee Payments (without duplication of amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer), as and when
due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Issuer may have or
assert. The Guarantor’s obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment
of the required amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Issuer to pay such
amounts to the Holders.

SECTION 5.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand

          The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Certificate Guarantee and of any
liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment, demand for payment, any right to require a
proceeding first against the Issuer or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor,
protest, notice of nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and
demands.

SECTION 5.3 Obligations Not Affected

          The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the Guarantor under this Certificate
Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason of the happening from time to time of
any of the following:

          (a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise, of the performance or observance
by the Issuer of any express or implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the
Certificates to be performed or observed by the Issuer;

          (b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all or any portion of the Maturity
Payment or Accelerated Maturity Payment, as the case may be, any other distribution that is
required to be made on the Certificates in respect of any interest paid on the Securities or any
other sums payable under the terms of the Certificates or the extension of time

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for the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in connection with, the
Certificates;

          (c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the part of the Holders to enforce,
assert or exercise any right, privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the
terms of the Certificates, or any action on the part of the Issuer granting indulgence or extension
of any kind;

          (d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale of any collateral,
receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization,
arrangement, composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings affecting, the
Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer;

          (e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Certificates;

          (f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed hereby or hereby incurred; or

          (g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 5.3 that the obligations
of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.

          There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to, or obtain consent of, the
Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the foregoing.

SECTION 5.4 Guarantee of Payment

          This Certificate Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and not of collection.

SECTION 5.5 Subrogation

          The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders of Certificates and the
Certificate Guarantee Trustee against the Issuer, as applicable, in respect of any amounts paid to
such Holders by the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of this Certificate Guarantee; provided,
however, that the Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising
out of or based upon such right of subrogation until the Maturity Payment or the Accelerated
Maturity Payment, as the case may be, any other distribution that is required to be made on the
Certificates in respect of any interest paid on the Securities and any other sums payable in
respect of all Certificates issued under the Declaration shall have been paid in full.

SECTION 5.6 Independent Obligations

          The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are independent of the obligations
of the Issuer with respect to the Certificates, and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal
and as debtor hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this

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Certificate Guarantee notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections
(a) through (g), inclusive, of Section 5.3 hereof.

ARTICLE VI

CITIGROUP GUARANTEE

SECTION 6.1 Citigroup Guarantee

          Citigroup does hereby fully and unconditionally guarantee (the “Citigroup Guarantee”) to the
Holders the payment of the Guarantee Payments when due, in accordance with the provisions of this
Certificate Guarantee.

SECTION 6.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand

          Citigroup hereby waives notice of acceptance of the Citigroup Guarantee and of default of
performance by the Guarantor, and hereby agrees that payment under the Citigroup Guarantee shall be
subject to no condition other than the giving of a written request for payment, stating the fact of
default of performance, at the address provided in Section 10.4(c). This Citigroup Guarantee is a
guarantee of payment and not of collection.

SECTION 6.3 Obligations Not Affected 

          The obligations of Citigroup under the Citigroup Guarantee shall in no way be impaired by: (a)
any extension, amendment, modification or renewal of the Certificates; (b) any waiver of any event
of default, extension of time or failure to enforce any of the Certificates; or (c) any extension,
moratorium or other relief granted to the Issuer or the Guarantor pursuant to any applicable law or
statute.

SECTION 6.4 Address for Payment

          Citigroup shall be obligated to make payment under the Citigroup Guarantee, for the benefit of
the Holders, at the same address as the Issuer is obligated to make payment.

SECTION 6.5 Waiver of Defense

          (a) Subject to Section 6.5(b) below, Citigroup hereby agrees that

          (i) the Guarantee Payments will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Certificate Guarantee, regardless of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of the Certificates, and of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee with
respect thereto, and

          (ii) the liability of Citigroup to the extent herein set forth shall be absolute and
unconditional, not subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, termination, defense, offset,
counterclaim or recoupment whatsoever (all of which are hereby expressly waived by Citigroup)
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claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, or by reason of any liability
at any time to Citigroup or otherwise, whether based upon any obligations or any other agreement or
otherwise, and howsoever arising, whether out of action or inaction or otherwise and whether
resulting from default, willful misconduct, negligence or otherwise, and without limiting the
foregoing, irrespective of:

     (A) any lack of validity or enforceability of any agreement or instrument relating to
the Certificates;

     (B) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term in
respect of, all or any of the Certificates, or any other amendment or waiver of or consent
to any departure from any other agreement relating to any Certificate;

     (C) any increase in, addition to, exchange or release of, or nonperfection of any lien
on or security interest in, any collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or
consent to any departure from or failure to enforce any other guarantee, for all or any of
the indebtedness;

     (D) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a
discharge of, the Issuer and/or the Guarantor in respect of the Certificates;

     (E) the absence of any action on the part of the Certificate Guarantee Trustee to
obtain payment of the Certificates from the Issuer and/or the Guarantor;

     (F) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or dissolution, or any similar
proceeding of the Guarantor, including, without limitation, rejection of the Certificates in
such bankruptcy; or

     (G) the absence of notice or any delay in any action to enforce any Certificate or to
exercise any right or remedy against the Issuer, the Guarantor or Citigroup, whether
hereunder, under any Certificate or any agreement or any indulgence, compromise or extension
granted.

          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate Guarantee, Citigroup does not
waive any defense that would be available to the Issuer and/or the Guarantor based on, among other
things, a breach, default or misrepresentation by the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, or failure of
any condition to the Issuer’s and/or the Guarantor’s obligations under the Declaration or this
Certificate Guarantee, or the illegality of any provision of the Declaration or this Certificate
Guarantee.

SECTION 6.6 Partial Payment

          Citigroup further agrees that, to the extent that the Issuer, the Guarantor or Citigroup makes
a payment or payments to the Holders, which payment or payments or any part thereof are
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to
be repaid to the Issuer, the Guarantor or Citigroup or their respective estate, trustee, receiver
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or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or repayment, this Citigroup Guarantee
and the advances or part thereof which have been paid, reduced or satisfied by such amount shall be
reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the date such initial payment, reduction or
satisfaction occurred.

SECTION 6.7 Subrogation

          Citigroup shall be subrogated to all rights of the Holders of Certificates and the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee against the Issuer and the Guarantor, as applicable, in respect of any amounts
paid to such Holders by Citigroup pursuant to the provisions of the Citigroup Guarantee; provided,
however, that Citigroup shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive any payments arising out of
or based upon such right of subrogation until the Maturity Payment or the Accelerated Maturity
Payment, as the case may be, any other distribution that is required to be made on the Certificates
in respect of any interest paid on the Securities and any other sums payable in respect of all
Certificates issued under the Declaration shall have been paid in full.

ARTICLE VII

RIGHTS OF HOLDERS

SECTION 7.1 Rights of Holders

          (a) The Holders of a Majority of the Certificates have the right to direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Certificate Guarantee
Trustee in respect of this Certificate Guarantee or exercising any trust or power conferred upon
the Certificate Guarantee Trustee under this Certificate Guarantee.

          (b) If the Certificate Guarantee Trustee fails to enforce its rights under this Certificate
Guarantee, any Holder may directly institute a legal proceeding against the Guarantor or Citigroup,
as applicable, to enforce the Certificate Guarantee Trustee’s rights under this Certificate
Guarantee, without first instituting a legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Certificate
Guarantee Trustee or any other Person or entity.

          (c) A Holder of Certificates may also directly institute a legal proceeding against the
Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, to enforce such Holder’s right to receive payment under this
Certificate Guarantee without first (i) directing the Certificate Guarantee Trustee to enforce the
terms of this Certificate Guarantee or (ii) instituting a legal proceeding directly against the
Issuer or any other Person or entity.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION

SECTION 8.1 Termination

          This Certificate Guarantee shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) full payment of
the Maturity Payment, (b) full payment of the Accelerated Maturity Payment on an Accelerated
Maturity Date to the Holders of the Certificates and the Common Securities and (c) full payment of
the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration upon liquidation of the

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Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Certificate Guarantee will continue to be
effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any Holder must restore payment
of any sums paid under the Certificates or under this Certificate Guarantee.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 9.1 Exculpation

          (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or accountable in damages or otherwise
to the Guarantor, Citigroup or any Covered Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason
of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith in accordance
with this Certificate Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to
be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Certificate
Guarantee or by law, except that an Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or
claim incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person’s negligence or willful misconduct with respect
to such acts or omissions.

          (b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records
of the Guarantor and Citigroup, and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements
presented to the Guarantor or Citigroup by any Person as to matters the Indemnified Person
reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has
been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Guarantor or Citigroup, including
information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities,
profits, losses, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which
distributions to Holders might properly be paid.

SECTION 9.2 Indemnification

          The Guarantor and Citigroup jointly and severally agree to indemnify each Indemnified Person
for, and to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred
without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself against, or investigating, any claim or
liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
The obligation to indemnify as set forth in this Section 9.2 shall survive the termination of this
Certificate Guarantee.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 10.1 Successors and Assigns

          All guarantees and agreements contained in this Certificate Guarantee shall bind the
successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of each of the Guarantor and Citigroup
and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates then outstanding.

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SECTION 10.2 Amendments

          Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of Holders (in
which case no consent of Holders will be required), this Certificate Guarantee may be amended only
with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority of the Certificates. The
provisions of Section 12.2 of the Declaration with respect to meetings of Holders apply to the
giving of such approval.

SECTION 10.3 Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

          (a) Neither the Guarantor nor Citigroup will consolidate with any other entity or accept a
merger of any other entity into the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, or permit the Guarantor
or Citigroup, as applicable, to be merged into any other entity, or sell other than for cash or
lease all or substantially all its assets to another entity, or purchase all or substantially all
the assets of another entity, unless (i) either the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, shall be
the continuing entity, or the successor, transferee or lessee entity (if other than the Guarantor
or Citigroup, as applicable) shall expressly assume, by Certificate guarantee agreement
supplemental hereto satisfactory to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, executed and delivered by
such entity prior to or simultaneously with such consolidation, merger, sale or lease, the full,
irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of the payment of the Guarantee Payments when due, and the
performance and observance of all other obligations of the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable,
to the Holders and the Certificate Guarantee Trustee under this Certificate Guarantee, all in
accordance with the terms hereof; and (ii) immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale,
lease or purchase the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, or the successor, transferee or lessee
entity (if other than the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable), would not be in default in the
performance of any covenant or condition of this Certificate Guarantee. A purchase by a subsidiary
of all or substantially all of the assets of another entity shall not be deemed to be a purchase of
such assets by the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable.

          (b) Upon any consolidation with or merger into any other entity, or any sale, conveyance or
lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, in
accordance with this Section 10.3, the successor entity formed by such consolidation or into or
with which the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, is merged or to which such conveyance,
transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right
and power of, the Guarantor or Citigroup, as applicable, under this Certificate Guarantee with the
same effect as if such successor entity had been named as the Guarantor or Citigroup, as
applicable, herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Guarantor or
Citigroup, as applicable, shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Certificate
Guarantee.

SECTION 10.4 Notices

          All notices provided for in this Certificate Guarantee shall be in writing, duly signed by the
party giving such notice, and shall be delivered, telecopied or mailed by first class mail postage
prepaid as follows:

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          (a) If given to the Certificate Guarantee Trustee, at the Certificate Guarantee Trustee’s
mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Certificate Guarantee Trustee may
give notice of to the Holders):

U.S. Bank National Association

100 Wall Street, 16th Floor,

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Marlene J. Fahey — Safety First Trust Series [2008-6]

          (b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor’s mailing address set forth below (or such
other address as the Guarantor may give notice of to the Holders):

Citigroup Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

          (c) If given to Citigroup, at Citigroup’s mailing address set forth below (or such other
address as Citigroup may give notice of to the Holders):

Citigroup Inc.

Office of Corporate Treasury

153 East 53rd Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10043

Attention: Treasurer

          (d) If given to any Holder, at the address set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.

          All notices provided for in this Certificate Guarantee shall be deemed to have been given when
received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class mail, postage
prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused delivery or cannot be delivered
because of a changed address of which no notice was given, such notice or other document shall be
deemed to have been delivered on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.

SECTION 10.5 Benefit

          This Certificate Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates and,
subject to Section 3.l(a), is not separately transferable from the Certificates.

SECTION 10.6 Governing Law

          THIS CERTIFICATE GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY SUCH LAWS
WITHOUT REGARD FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

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          THIS GUARANTEE AGREEMENT is executed as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CITIGROUP FUNDING INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Geoffrey S. Richards 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and Assistant
Treasurer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CITIGROUP INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Trohan 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Treasurer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as

     Certificate Guarantee Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Marlene J. Fahey 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President

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