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                                                                  EXHIBIT 25.16

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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               CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)
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                            THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK                                                              13-4994650
(State of incorporation                                         (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                      identification No.)

399 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                                         10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

                               William H. McDavid
                                 General Counsel
                                 270 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
                               Tel: (212) 270-2611
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                              CITIGROUP CAPITAL XII
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE                                                              06-1532088
(State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                               identification No.)


399 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                                         10043
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

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                         GUARANTEE OF CAPITAL SECURITIES
                       (Title of the indenture securities)
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                                     GENERAL

Item 1. General Information.

       Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

       (a)    Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.

              New York State Banking Department, Suite 2310, 5 Empire State
              Plaza, Albany, New York 12223.

              Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C
              Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20551

              Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
              Street, New York, N.Y. 10045.

              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 Seventeenth Street NW,
              Washington, D.C., 20429.

       (b)    Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

              Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor.

       If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.

       None.

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Item 16. List of Exhibits

       List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

       1.     A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in
effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment
dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982,
February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is
incorporated by reference).

       2.     A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed
The Chase Manhattan Bank).

       3.     None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

       4.     A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-76439, which is
incorporated by reference).

       5.     Not applicable.

       6.     The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No.
33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection
with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National
Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase
Manhattan Bank).

       7.     A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

       8.     Not applicable.

       9.     Not applicable.

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 3rd day of November, 2000.

                        THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

                        By  /s/ Robert S. Peschler
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                            Robert S. Peschler, Assistant Vice President

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                             Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

                                Bank Call Notice

                             RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                      CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                            The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                     and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
                    a member of the Federal Reserve System,

             at the close of business June 30, 2000, in accordance
         with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District
             pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.



  DOLLAR AMOUNTS
                                    ASSETS                                            IN MILLIONS
                                                                                
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
     Noninterest-bearing balances and
     currency and coin ......................................................       $       15,412
     Interest-bearing balances ..............................................                4,593
Securities:
Held to maturity securities..................................................                  613
Available for sale securities................................................               57,372
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
     agreements to resell ...................................................               29,490
Loans and lease financing receivables:
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income             $      142,368
     Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses                     2,227
     Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve ...............             0
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     Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
     allowance, and reserve .................................................              140,141
Trading Assets ..............................................................               48,079
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
     leases).................................................................                3,447
Other real estate owned .....................................................                   27
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
     associated companies....................................................                  259
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
     outstanding ............................................................                  676
Intangible assets ...........................................................                3,994
Other assets ................................................................               16,373
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TOTAL ASSETS ................................................................       $      320,476
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                                  LIABILITIES
                                                                                
Deposits
     In domestic offices ....................................................      $       103,433
     Noninterest-bearing ......................................... $42,054
     Interest-bearing ............................................  61,379
     In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries and IBF's .................................................               92,486
Noninterest-bearing .............................................$   5,683
     Interest-bearing ...........................................   86,803

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase ..               49,016
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ....................................                  750
Trading liabilities .........................................................               32,878
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
     and obligations under capitalized leases):
     With a remaining maturity of one year or less ..........................                4,298
     With a remaining maturity of more than one year through three years.....                    0
     With a remaining maturity of more than three years......................                   97
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.....................                  676
Subordinated notes and debentures ...........................................                5,430
Other liabilities ...........................................................               12,129

TOTAL LIABILITIES ...........................................................              301,193

                                 EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus................................                    0
Common stock ................................................................                1,211
Surplus  (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)....................               11,066
Undivided profits and capital reserves ......................................                8,165
Net unrealized holding gains (losses)
on available-for-sale securities ............................................               (1,175)
Accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges...........................                    0
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .........................                   16
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ........................................................               19,283
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL ........................................      $       320,476
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank, do hereby
declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                               JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition (including the supporting schedules) for the report date and declare
that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief
has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the
appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

                        WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.    )
                        JOHN R. STAFFORD            ) DIRECTORS
                        M. ANTHONY BURNS            )