Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-253421

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GS Finance Corp.
$300,000
Index-Linked Notes due 2024
guaranteed by
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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The notes do not bear interest. The amount that you will be paid on your
notes on the stated maturity date (February 26, 2024) is based on
the better performing of the S&P 500® Index
and the S&P 500® Value
Index as measured from the
trade date (November 21, 2022) to and including the determination
date (February 21, 2024).
If the final level of at
least one index on the determination date is greater than or equal to its initial level (3,949.94
with respect to the S&P 500® Index and 1,457.25 with respect to
the S&P 500® Value Index), the return on your notes will be
positive or zero and will equal the index return of the better
performing index, subject to the maximum settlement amount of
$1,180 for each $1,000 face amount of
your notes.
If the final level of each index is less than its
initial level, but the final level of at least one index is
greater than or
equal to 88% of its initial
level, you will receive the face amount of your notes.
If the final level of each index is less than 88% of its initial level, the
return on your notes will be negative and will equal the index
return of the better performing index plus 12%. You could lose a significant
portion of the face amount of your notes.
The amount that you will be paid on your notes at maturity is based
on the performance of the index with the highest index return. The
index return for each index is the percentage increase or decrease
in the final level of such index from its initial level. On the
stated maturity date, for each $1,000 face amount of your notes,
you will receive an amount in cash equal to:
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if
the index return of
at least one index is
greater than or
equal
to 0% (the final
level of
at least one index is
greater than or
equal to its initial
level), the
sum of (i)
$1,000
plus (ii) the
product of (a)
$1,000
times (b) the better
performing index return, subject to the maximum settlement
amount;
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if
the index return of
each index is
less than 0%, but the index
return of
at least one index is
greater
than or
equal
to -12%
(the final level of
each index is
less than its initial level
but the final level of
at least one index is
greater
than or
equal to 88% of its
initial level), $1,000; or
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if
the index return of
each index
is
less than -12% (the
final
level of
each index
is
less than 88% of
its
initial
level), the
sum of (i)
$1,000
plus (ii) the
product of (a) the
sum of the better
performing index return
plus 12%
times (b)
$1,000. You
will receive less than the face amount of your notes.
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You should read the disclosure herein to better understand the
terms and risks of your investment, including the credit risk of GS
Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. See page PS-11.
The estimated value of your notes at the time the terms of your
notes are set on the trade date is equal to approximately $981 per
$1,000 face amount. For a discussion of the estimated value and the
price at which Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC would initially buy or
sell your notes, if it makes a market in the notes, see the
following page.
Original issue date:
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November 25, 2022
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Original issue price:
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100% of the face amount
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Underwriting discount:
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0.25% of the face amount*
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Net proceeds to the issuer:
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99.75% of the face amount
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* See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution; Conflicts of Interest” on
page PS-22 for additional information regarding the fees comprising
the underwriting discount.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other
regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or
passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The notes are
not bank deposits and are not insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are
they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Pricing Supplement No. 8,400 dated November 21, 2022.
The issue price, underwriting discount and net proceeds listed
above relate to the notes we sell initially. We may decide to sell
additional notes after the date of this pricing supplement, at
issue prices and with underwriting discounts and net proceeds that
differ from the amounts set forth above. The return (whether
positive or negative) on your investment in notes will depend in
part on the issue price you pay for such notes.
GS Finance Corp. may use this prospectus in the initial sale of the
notes. In addition, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC or any other
affiliate of GS Finance Corp. may use this prospectus in a
market-making transaction in a note after its initial sale.
Unless GS Finance
Corp. or its agent informs the purchaser otherwise in the
confirmation of sale, this prospectus is being used in a
market-making transaction.
Estimated Value of Your Notes
The estimated value of your notes at the time the terms of your
notes are set on the trade date (as determined by reference to
pricing models used by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) and
taking into account our credit spreads) is equal to approximately
$981 per $1,000 face amount, which is less than the original issue
price. The value of your notes at any time will reflect
many factors and cannot be predicted; however, the price (not
including GS&Co.’s
customary bid and ask spreads) at which GS&Co. would initially
buy or sell notes (if it makes a market, which it is not obligated
to do) and the value that GS&Co. will initially use for account
statements and otherwise is equal to approximately the estimated
value of your notes at the time of pricing, plus an additional
amount (initially equal to $19 per $1,000 face amount).
Prior to March 21, 2023, the price (not including GS&Co.’s
customary bid and ask spreads) at which GS&Co. would buy or
sell your notes (if it makes a market, which it is not obligated to
do) will equal approximately the sum of (a) the then-current
estimated value of your notes (as determined by reference to
GS&Co.’s pricing models) plus (b) any remaining additional
amount (the additional amount will decline to zero on a
straight-line basis from the time of pricing through March 20,
2023). On and after March 21, 2023, the price (not including
GS&Co.’s customary bid and ask spreads) at which GS&Co.
would buy or sell your notes (if it makes a market) will equal
approximately the then-current estimated value of your notes
determined by reference to such pricing models.
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About Your Prospectus
The notes are part of the Medium-Term Notes, Series F program of GS
Finance Corp. and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This prospectus includes this pricing
supplement and the accompanying documents listed below. This
pricing supplement constitutes a supplement to the documents listed
below, does not set forth all of the terms of your notes and
therefore should be read in conjunction with such documents:
●General
terms supplement no. 2,913 dated June 17, 2021
●October
2022 S&P 500® Value
Index supplement dated October 26, 2022
●Underlier
supplement no. 29 dated October 26, 2022
●Prospectus
supplement dated March 22, 2021
●Prospectus
dated March 22, 2021
The information in this pricing supplement supersedes any
conflicting information in the documents listed above. In addition,
some of the terms or features described in the listed documents may
not apply to your notes. For the purpose of any determination to be
made with respect to the notes, all references to “lesser
performing” in the accompanying general terms supplement no. 2,913
will be deemed to be “better performing” as such term is used in
this pricing supplement.
We refer to the notes we are offering by this pricing supplement as
the “offered notes” or the “notes”. Each of the offered notes has
the terms described below. Please note that in this pricing
supplement, references to “GS Finance Corp.”, “we”, “our” and “us”
mean only GS Finance Corp. and do not include its subsidiaries or
affiliates, references to “The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.”, our
parent company, mean only The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and do not
include its subsidiaries or affiliates and references to “Goldman
Sachs” mean The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. together with its
consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates, including us. The notes
will be issued under the senior debt indenture, dated as of October
10, 2008, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of February 20, 2015, each among us, as issuer, The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., as guarantor, and The Bank of New York
Mellon, as trustee. This indenture, as so supplemented and as
further supplemented thereafter, is referred to as the “GSFC 2008
indenture” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
The notes will be issued in book-entry form and represented by
master note no.3, dated March 22, 2021.
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PS-2
Terms AND CONDITIONS
CUSIP / ISIN: 40057P2D3 /
US40057P2D38
Company (Issuer): GS Finance
Corp.
Guarantor: The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
Underliers (each individually, an underlier): the S&P 500® Index
(current Bloomberg symbol: “SPX Index”), or any successor
underlier, and the S&P 500® Value
Index (current Bloomberg symbol: “SVX Index”), or any successor
underlier, as each may be modified, replaced or adjusted from time
to time as provided herein
Face amount: $300,000 in the
aggregate on the original issue date; the aggregate face amount may
be increased if the company, at its sole option, decides to sell an
additional amount on a date subsequent to the trade date
Authorized denominations: $1,000
or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof
Principal amount: On
the stated maturity date, the company will pay, for each $1,000 of
the outstanding face amount, an amount in cash equal to the cash
settlement amount.
Cash settlement amount:
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if
the final underlier level of
at least one underlier is
greater than or equal to its cap level, the maximum settlement
amount;
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if
the final underlier level of
at least one underlier
is
greater than or
equal to its initial
underlier level but the final underlier level of
each underlier
is
less than its cap level,
the
sum of (i)
$1,000
plus (ii) the
product of (a)
$1,000
times (b) the upside
participation rate
times (c) the better
performing underlier return;
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if
the final underlier level of
each underlier
is
less than its initial
underlier level but the final underlier level of
at least one underlier
is
greater
than or
equal to its buffer level,
$1,000; or
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if
the final underlier
level of
each underlier
is
less than its
buffer
level,
the
sum of (i)
$1,000
plus (ii) the
product of (a) the
sum of the better
performing underlier return
plus the buffer
amount
times (b)
$1,000
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Initial underlier level: 3,949.94
with respect to the S&P 500® Index and 1,457.25 with respect to
the S&P 500® Value Index
Final underlier level: with
respect to an underlier, the closing level of such underlier on the
determination date, subject to adjustment as provided in
“—Consequences of a market disruption event or non-trading day” and
“— Discontinuance or modification of an underlier” below
Underlier return: with respect to
an underlier, the quotient
of (i) its final underlier
level minus its initial underlier level
divided
by (ii)
its initial underlier level,
expressed as a percentage
Cap level: for each underlier,
118% of its initial underlier level
Maximum settlement amount: $1,180
Upside participation rate: 100%
Better performing underlier return: the underlier return of the better performing
underlier
Better performing underlier: the
underlier with the highest underlier return
Buffer level: for each underlier,
88% of its initial underlier level
Buffer amount: 12%
Trade date: November 21,
2022
Original issue date: November 25,
2022
Determination date: February 21,
2024, unless the calculation agent determines that, with respect to
any underlier, a market disruption event occurs or is continuing on
that day or that day is not otherwise a trading day. In the event
the originally scheduled determination date is a non-trading day
with respect to any underlier, the determination date will be the
first day thereafter that is a trading day for all underliers (the
“first qualified trading day”) provided that no market disruption
event occurs or is continuing with respect to an underlier on that
day. If a
PS-3
market disruption event with
respect to an underlier occurs or is continuing on the originally
scheduled determination date or the first qualified trading day,
the determination date will be the first following trading day on
which the calculation agent determines that each underlier has had
at least one trading day (from and including the originally
scheduled determination date or the first qualified trading day, as
applicable) on which no market disruption event has occurred or is
continuing and the closing level of each underlier will be
determined on or prior to the postponed determination date as set
forth under “— Consequences of a market disruption event or a
non-trading day” below. (In such case, the determination date may
differ from the date on which the level of an underlier is
determined for the purpose of the calculations to be performed on
the determination date.) In no event, however, will the
determination date be postponed to a date later than the originally
scheduled stated maturity date or, if the originally scheduled
stated maturity date is not a business day, later than the first
business day after the originally scheduled stated maturity date,
either due to the occurrence of serial non-trading days or due to
the occurrence of one or more market disruption events. On such
last possible determination date, if a market disruption event
occurs or is continuing with respect to an underlier that has not
yet had such a trading day on which no market disruption event has
occurred or is continuing or if such last possible day is not a
trading day with respect to such underlier, that day will
nevertheless be the determination date.
Stated maturity date: February
26, 2024, unless that day
is not a business day, in which case the stated maturity date will
be postponed to the next following business day. The
stated maturity date will also be postponed if the determination
date is postponed as described under “— Determination date” above.
In such a case, the stated maturity date will be postponed by the
same number of business day(s) from but excluding the originally
scheduled determination date to and including the actual
determination date.
Closing level: on any trading
day, with respect to an underlier, the official closing level
of such underlier or any successor underlier published by the
underlier sponsor on such trading day for such underlier
Trading day: with respect to an
underlier, a day on which the respective principal securities
markets for all of its underlier stocks are open for trading, the
underlier sponsor is open for business and such underlier is
calculated and published by the underlier sponsor
Successor underlier: with respect
to an underlier, any substitute underlier approved by the
calculation agent as a successor as provided under “—
Discontinuance or modification of an underlier” below
Underlier sponsor: with respect
to an underlier, at any time, the person or entity, including any
successor sponsor, that determines and publishes such underlier as
then in effect. The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or
promoted by any underlier sponsor or any affiliate thereof and no
underlier sponsor or affiliate thereof makes any representation
regarding the advisability of investing in the notes.
Underlier stocks: with respect to
an underlier, at any time, the stocks that comprise such underlier
as then in effect, after giving effect to any additions, deletions
or substitutions
Market disruption event: With
respect to any given trading day, any of the following will be a
market disruption event with respect to an underlier:
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a suspension, absence or material
limitation of trading in underlier stocks constituting 20% or more,
by weight, of such underlier on their respective primary markets,
in each case for more than two consecutive hours of trading or
during the one-half hour before the close of trading in that
market, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole
discretion,
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a suspension, absence or material
limitation of trading in option or futures contracts relating to
such underlier or to underlier
stocks constituting 20% or more, by weight, of such
underlier in the respective primary markets for those
contracts, in each case for more than two consecutive hours of
trading or during the one-half hour before the close of trading in
that market, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole
discretion, or
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underlier stocks constituting 20% or
more, by weight, of such
underlier, or option or futures
contracts, if available, relating to such underlier
or to underlier stocks constituting 20% or more, by weight,
of such underlier do not trade on what were the respective
primary markets for those underlier stocks or contracts, as
determined by the calculation agent in its sole
discretion,
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and, in the case of any of these events, the calculation agent
determines in its sole discretion that such event could materially
interfere with the ability of the company or any of its affiliates
or a similarly situated person to unwind all or a material portion
of a hedge that could be effected with respect to this note.
The following events will not be market disruption events:
PS-4
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a limitation on the hours or numbers
of days of trading, but only if the limitation results from an
announced change in the regular business hours of the relevant
market, and
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a decision to permanently discontinue
trading in option or futures contracts relating to such
underlier or
to any underlier stock.
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For this purpose, an “absence of trading” in the primary securities
market on which an underlier stock is traded, or on which option or
futures contracts relating to such underlier or an underlier stock
are traded, will not include any time when that market is itself
closed for trading under ordinary circumstances. In contrast, a
suspension or limitation of trading in an underlier stock or in
option or futures contracts, if available, relating to such
underlier or an underlier stock in the primary market for that
stock or those contracts, by reason of:
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a price change exceeding limits set by
that market,
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an imbalance of orders relating to
that underlier stock or those contracts, or
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a disparity in bid and ask quotes
relating to that underlier stock or those contracts,
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will constitute a suspension or material limitation of trading in
that stock or those contracts in that market.
A market disruption event with respect to one underlier will not,
by itself, constitute a market disruption event for any unaffected
underlier.
Consequences of a market
disruption event or a non-trading day: With
respect to any underlier, if a market disruption event occurs or is
continuing on a day that would otherwise be the determination date,
or such day is not a trading day, then the determination date will
be postponed as described under “— Determination date” above. If
the determination date is postponed to the last possible date due
to the occurrence of serial non-trading days, the level of each
underlier will be the calculation agent’s assessment of such level,
in its sole discretion, on such last possible postponed
determination date. If the determination date is postponed due to a
market disruption event with respect to any underlier, the final
underlier level with respect to the determination date will be
calculated based on (i) for any underlier that is not affected by a
market disruption event on the originally scheduled determination
date or the first qualified trading day thereafter (if applicable),
the closing level of the underlier on that date, (ii) for any
underlier that is affected by a market disruption event on the
originally scheduled determination date or the first qualified
trading day thereafter (if applicable), the closing level of the
underlier on the first following trading day on which no market
disruption event exists for such underlier and (iii) the
calculation agent’s assessment, in its sole discretion, of the
level of any underlier on the last possible postponed determination
date with respect to such underlier as to which a market disruption
event continues through the last possible postponed determination
date. As a result, this could result in the final underlier level
on the determination date of each underlier being determined on
different calendar dates. For the avoidance of doubt, once the
closing level for an underlier is determined for the determination
date, the occurrence of a later market disruption event or
non-trading day will not alter such calculation.
Discontinuance or modification of an underlier: If an underlier sponsor discontinues
publication of an underlier and such underlier sponsor or anyone
else publishes a substitute underlier that the calculation agent
determines is comparable to such underlier and approves as a
successor underlier, or if the calculation agent designates a
substitute underlier, then the calculation agent will determine the
cash settlement amount on the stated maturity date by reference to
such successor underlier.
If the calculation agent determines that the publication of an
underlier is discontinued and there is no successor underlier, the
calculation agent will determine the cash settlement amount on the
stated maturity date by a computation methodology that the
calculation agent determines will as closely as reasonably possible
replicate such underlier.
If the calculation agent determines that (i) an underlier, the
underlier stocks comprising such underlier or the method of
calculating such underlier is changed at any time in any respect —
including any addition, deletion or substitution and any
reweighting or rebalancing of such underlier or the underlier
stocks and whether the change is made by the underlier sponsor
under its existing policies or following a modification of those
policies, is due to the publication of a successor underlier, is
due to events affecting one or more of the underlier stocks or
their issuers or is due to any other reason — and is not otherwise
reflected in the level of the underlier by the underlier sponsor
pursuant to the then-current underlier methodology of the underlier
or (ii) there has been a split or reverse split of the underlier,
then the calculation agent will be permitted (but not required) to
make such adjustments in such underlier or the method of its
calculation as it believes are appropriate to ensure that the
levels of such underlier used to determine the cash settlement
amount on the stated maturity date is equitable.
PS-5
All determinations and adjustments to be made by the calculation
agent with respect to an underlier may be made by the calculation
agent in its sole discretion. The calculation agent is not
obligated to make any such adjustments.
Calculation agent: Goldman Sachs
& Co. LLC (“GS&Co.”)
Tax characterization: The holder,
on behalf of itself and any other person having a beneficial
interest in this note, hereby agrees with the company (in the
absence of a change in law, an administrative determination or a
judicial ruling to the contrary) to characterize this note for all
U.S. federal income tax purposes as a pre-paid derivative contract
in respect of the underliers.
Overdue principal rate: the
effective Federal Funds rate
PS-6
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES
The following examples are provided for purposes of illustration
only. They should not be taken as an indication or prediction of
future investment results and are intended merely to illustrate the
impact that various hypothetical closing levels of the underliers
on the determination date could have on the cash settlement amount
at maturity assuming all other variables remain constant.
The examples below are based on a range of underlier levels that
are entirely hypothetical; no one can predict what the closing
level of any underlier will be on any day throughout the life of
your notes and what the final underlier level of the better
performing underlier will be on the determination date. The
underliers have been highly volatile in the past — meaning that the
underlier levels have changed substantially in relatively short
periods — and their performance cannot be predicted for any future
period.
The information in the following examples reflects hypothetical
rates of return on the offered notes assuming that they are
purchased on the original issue date at the face amount and held to
the stated maturity date. If you sell your notes in a secondary
market prior to the stated maturity date, your return will depend
upon the market value of your notes at the time of sale, which may
be affected by a number of factors that are not reflected in the
examples below, such as interest rates, the volatility of the
underliers, the creditworthiness of GS Finance Corp., as issuer,
and the creditworthiness of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., as
guarantor. In addition, the estimated value of your notes at the
time the terms of your notes are set on the trade date (as
determined by reference to pricing models used by GS&Co.) is
less than the original issue price of your notes. For more
information on the estimated value of your notes, see “Additional
Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes — The Estimated Value of Your
Notes At the Time the Terms of Your Notes Are Set On the Trade Date
(as Determined By Reference to Pricing Models Used By GS&Co.)
Is Less Than the Original Issue Price Of Your Notes” on page PS-11
of this pricing supplement. The information in the examples also
reflects the key terms and assumptions in the box below.
Key Terms and
Assumptions
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Face amount
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$1,000
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Upside participation rate
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100%
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Cap level
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with respect to each underlier, 118% of its initial underlier
level
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Maximum settlement amount
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$1,180
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Buffer level
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with respect to each underlier, 88% of its initial underlier
level
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Buffer amount
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12%
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Neither a market disruption event nor a non-trading day occurs on
the originally scheduled determination date
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No change in or affecting any of the underlier stocks or the method
by which the applicable underlier sponsor calculates any
underlier
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Notes purchased on original issue date at the face amount and held
to the stated maturity date
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For these reasons, the actual performance of the underliers over
the life of your notes, as well as the amount payable at maturity
may bear little relation to the hypothetical examples shown below
or to the historical underlier levels shown elsewhere in this
pricing supplement. For information about the underlier levels
during recent periods, see “The Underliers — Historical Closing
Levels of the Underliers” on page PS-15. Before investing in the
notes, you should consult publicly available information to
determine the underlier levels between the date of this pricing
supplement and the date of your purchase of the notes.
Also, the hypothetical examples shown below do not take into
account the effects of applicable taxes. Because of the U.S. tax
treatment applicable to your notes, tax liabilities could affect
the after-tax rate of return on your notes to a comparatively
greater extent than the after-tax return on the underlier
stocks.
PS-7
The levels in the left column of the table below represent
hypothetical final underlier levels of the better performing
underlier and are expressed as percentages of the initial underlier
level of the better performing underlier. The amounts in the right
column represent the hypothetical cash settlement amounts, based on
the corresponding hypothetical final underlier level of the better
performing underlier, and are expressed as percentages of the face
amount of a note (rounded to the nearest one-thousandth of a
percent). Thus, a hypothetical cash settlement amount of 100.000%
means that the value of the cash payment that we would deliver for
each $1,000 of the outstanding face amount of the offered notes on
the stated maturity date would equal 100.000% of the face amount of
a note, based on the corresponding hypothetical final underlier
level of the better performing underlier and the assumptions noted
above.
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Hypothetical Final Underlier Level of the Better Performing
Underlier
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Hypothetical Cash Settlement Amount at Maturity
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(as Percentage of Initial Underlier Level)
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(as Percentage of Face Amount)
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200.000%
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118.000%
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150.000%
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118.000%
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118.000%
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118.000%
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110.000%
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110.000%
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105.000%
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105.000%
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100.000%
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100.000%
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95.000%
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100.000%
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90.000%
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100.000%
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88.000%
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100.000%
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75.000%
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87.000%
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50.000%
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62.000%
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30.000%
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42.000%
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20.000%
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32.000%
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0.000%
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12.000%
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If, for example, the final underlier level of the better performing
underlier were determined to be 20.000% of its initial underlier
level, the cash settlement amount that we would deliver on your
notes at maturity would be 32.000% of the face amount of your
notes, as shown in the table above. As a result, if you purchased
your notes on the original issue date at the face amount and held
them to the stated maturity date, you would lose 68.000% of your
investment (if you purchased your notes at a premium to face amount
you would lose a correspondingly higher percentage of your
investment). In addition, if the final underlier level of the
better performing underlier were determined to be 200.000% of its
initial underlier level, the cash settlement amount that we would
deliver on your notes at maturity would be capped at the maximum
settlement amount, or 118.000% of each $1,000 face amount of your
notes, as shown in the table above. As a result, if you held your
notes to the stated maturity date, you would not benefit from any
increase in the final underlier level of the better performing
underlier over 118.000% of its initial underlier level.
The following chart shows a graphical illustration of the
hypothetical cash settlement amounts that we would pay on your
notes on the stated maturity date, if the final underlier level of
the better performing underlier were any of the hypothetical levels
shown on the horizontal axis. The hypothetical cash settlement
amounts in the chart are expressed as percentages of the face
amount of your notes and the hypothetical final underlier levels of
the better performing underlier are expressed as percentages of its
initial underlier level. The chart shows that any hypothetical
final underlier level of the better performing underlier of less
than 88.000% (the section left of the 88.000% marker on the
horizontal axis) would result in a hypothetical cash settlement
amount of less than 100.000% of the face amount of your notes (the
section below the 100.000% marker on the vertical axis) and,
accordingly, in a loss of principal to the holder of the notes. The
chart also shows that any hypothetical final underlier level of the
better performing underlier of greater than or equal to 118.000%
(the section right of the 118.000% marker on the horizontal axis)
would result in a capped return on your investment.
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The cash settlement amounts shown above are entirely hypothetical;
they are based on market prices for the underlier stocks that may
not be achieved on the determination date and on assumptions that
may prove to be erroneous. The actual market value of your notes on
the stated maturity date or at any other time, including any time
you may wish to sell your notes, may bear little relation to the
hypothetical cash settlement amounts shown above, and these amounts
should not be viewed as an indication of the financial return on an
investment in the offered notes. The hypothetical cash settlement
amounts on notes held to the stated maturity date in the examples
above assume you purchased your notes at their face amount and have
not been adjusted to reflect the actual issue price you pay for
your notes. The return on your investment (whether positive or
negative) in your notes will be affected by the amount you pay for
your notes. If you purchase your notes for a price other than the
face amount, the return on your investment will differ from, and
may be significantly lower than, the hypothetical returns suggested
by the above examples. Please read “Additional Risk Factors
Specific to Your Notes — The Market Value of Your Notes May Be
Influenced by Many Unpredictable Factors” on page PS-13.
Payments on the notes are economically equivalent to the amounts
that would be paid on a combination of other instruments. For
example, payments on the notes are economically equivalent to a
combination of an interest-bearing bond bought by the holder and
one or more options entered into between the holder and us (with
one or more implicit option premiums paid over time). The
discussion in this paragraph does not modify or affect the terms of
the notes or the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the notes, as
described elsewhere in this pricing supplement.
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We cannot predict the actual final underlier levels or what the
market value of your notes will be on any particular trading day,
nor can we predict the relationship between the closing levels of
the underliers and the market value of your notes at any time prior
to the stated maturity date. The actual amount that you
will receive at maturity and the rate of return on the offered
notes will depend on the actual final underlier levels determined
by the calculation agent as described above. Moreover,
the assumptions on which the hypothetical returns are based may
turn out to be inaccurate. Consequently, the amount of
cash to be paid in respect of your notes on the stated maturity
date may be very different from the information reflected in the
examples above.
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ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS
SPECIFIC TO YOUR NOTES
An investment in your notes is subject to the risks described
below, as well as the risks and considerations described in the
accompanying prospectus, in the accompanying prospectus supplement,
under “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Securities” in the
accompanying underlier supplement no. 29 and under “Additional Risk
Factors Specific to the Notes” in the accompanying general terms
supplement no. 2,913. You should carefully review these risks and
considerations as well as the terms of the notes described herein
and in the accompanying prospectus, the accompanying prospectus
supplement, the accompanying underlier supplement no. 29 and the
accompanying general terms supplement no. 2,913. Your notes are a
riskier investment than ordinary debt securities. Also, your notes
are not equivalent to investing directly in the underlier stocks,
i.e., with respect to an underlier to which your notes are linked,
the stocks comprising such underlier. You should carefully consider
whether the offered notes are appropriate given your particular
circumstances. For purposes of your notes, all references to
“lesser performing” in the risk factors in the accompanying general
terms supplement no. 2,913 will be deemed to be “better performing”
as such term is used in this pricing supplement
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Risks Related to Structure, Valuation
and Secondary Market Sales
The Estimated Value of Your Notes At the Time the Terms of Your
Notes Are Set On the Trade Date (as Determined By Reference to
Pricing Models Used By GS&Co.) Is Less Than the Original Issue
Price Of Your Notes
The original issue price
for your notes exceeds the estimated value of your notes as of the
time the terms of your notes are set on the trade date, as
determined by reference to GS&Co.’s pricing models and taking
into account our credit spreads. Such estimated value on the trade
date is set forth above under “Estimated Value of Your Notes”;
after the trade date, the estimated value as determined by
reference to these models will be affected by changes in market
conditions, the creditworthiness of GS Finance Corp., as issuer,
the creditworthiness of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., as
guarantor, and other relevant factors. The price at
which GS&Co. would initially buy or sell your notes (if
GS&Co. makes a market, which it is not obligated to do), and
the value that GS&Co. will initially use for account statements
and otherwise, also exceeds the estimated value of your notes as
determined by reference to these models. As agreed by
GS&Co. and the distribution participants, this excess (i.e.,
the additional amount described under “Estimated Value of Your
Notes”) will decline to zero on a straight line basis over the
period from the date hereof through the applicable date set forth
above under “Estimated Value of Your Notes”. Thereafter, if
GS&Co. buys or sells your notes it will do so at prices that
reflect the estimated value determined by reference to such pricing
models at that time. The price at which GS&Co. will buy or sell
your notes at any time also will reflect its then current bid and
ask spread for similar sized trades of structured notes.
In estimating the value of your notes as of the time the terms of
your notes are set on the trade date, as disclosed above under
“Estimated Value of Your Notes”, GS&Co.’s pricing models
consider certain variables, including principally our credit
spreads, interest rates (forecasted, current and historical rates),
volatility, price-sensitivity analysis and the time to maturity of
the notes. These pricing models are proprietary and rely
in part on certain assumptions about future events, which may prove
to be incorrect. As a result, the actual value you would receive if
you sold your notes in the secondary market, if any, to others may
differ, perhaps materially, from the estimated value of your notes
determined by reference to our models due to, among other things,
any differences in pricing models or assumptions used by others.
See “— The Market Value of Your Notes May Be Influenced by Many
Unpredictable Factors” below.
The difference between the estimated value of your notes as of the
time the terms of your notes are set on the trade date and the
original issue price is a result of certain factors, including
principally the underwriting discount and commissions, the expenses
incurred in creating, documenting and marketing the notes, and an
estimate of the difference between the amounts we pay to GS&Co.
and the amounts GS&Co. pays to us in connection with your
notes. We pay to GS&Co. amounts based on what we would pay to
holders of a non-structured note with a similar
maturity. In return for such payment, GS&Co. pays to
us the amounts we owe under your notes.
In addition to the factors discussed above, the value and quoted
price of your notes at any time will reflect many factors and
cannot be predicted. If GS&Co. makes a market in the
notes, the price quoted by GS&Co. would reflect any changes in
market conditions and other relevant factors, including any
deterioration in our creditworthiness or perceived creditworthiness
or the creditworthiness or perceived creditworthiness of The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. These changes may adversely affect the
value of your notes, including the price you may receive for your
notes in any market making transaction. To the extent that
GS&Co. makes a market in the notes, the quoted price will
reflect the estimated value determined by reference to GS&Co.’s
pricing models at
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that time, plus or minus its then current bid and ask spread for
similar sized trades of structured notes (and subject to the
declining excess amount described above).
Furthermore, if you sell your notes, you will likely be charged a
commission for secondary market transactions, or the price will
likely reflect a dealer discount. This commission or
discount will further reduce the proceeds you would receive for
your notes in a secondary market sale.
There is no assurance that GS&Co. or any other party will be
willing to purchase your notes at any price and, in this regard,
GS&Co. is not obligated to make a market in the notes. See
“Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes — Your Notes May Not
Have an Active Trading Market” on page S-7 of the accompanying
general terms supplement no. 2,913.
The Notes Are Subject to the Credit Risk of the Issuer and the
Guarantor
Although the return on the notes will be based on the performance
of each underlier, the payment of any amount due on the notes is
subject to the credit risk of GS Finance Corp., as issuer of the
notes, and the credit risk of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. as
guarantor of the notes. The notes are our unsecured
obligations. Investors are dependent on our ability to
pay all amounts due on the notes, and therefore investors are
subject to our credit risk and to changes in the market’s view of
our creditworthiness. Similarly, investors are dependent
on the ability of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., as guarantor of
the notes, to pay all amounts due on the notes, and therefore are
also subject to its credit risk and to changes in the market’s view
of its creditworthiness. See “Description of the Notes
We May Offer — Information About Our Medium-Term Notes, Series
F Program — How the Notes Rank Against Other Debt” on page S-5
of the accompanying prospectus supplement and “Description of Debt
Securities We May Offer — Guarantee by The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc.” on page 67 of the accompanying prospectus.
You May Lose a Substantial Portion of Your Investment in the
Notes
You can lose a substantial portion of your investment in the notes.
The cash settlement amount on your notes on the stated maturity
date will be based on the performance of the better performing of
the underliers as measured from their initial underlier levels to
their closing levels on the determination date. If the final
underlier level of each underlier is less than its buffer level, you will
have a loss for each $1,000 of the face amount of your notes equal
to the product of (i) the
sum of the better
performing underlier return plus the buffer amount times (ii) $1,000. Thus, you may lose a
substantial portion of your investment in the notes, which would
include any premium to face amount you paid when you purchased the
notes.
Also, the market price of your notes prior to the stated maturity
date may be significantly lower than the purchase price you pay for
your notes. Consequently, if you sell your notes before the stated
maturity date, you may receive far less than the amount of your
investment in the notes.
The Potential for the Value
of Your Notes to Increase Will Be Limited
Your ability to participate
in any change in the value of any underlier over the life of your
notes will be limited because of the maximum settlement amount. The
maximum settlement amount will limit the cash settlement amount you
may receive for each of your notes at maturity, no matter how much
the level of any underlier may rise beyond the cap level over the
life of your notes. Accordingly, the amount payable for each of
your notes may be significantly less than it would have been had
you invested directly in the underliers.
The Amount Payable on Your Notes Is Not Linked to the Levels of the
Underliers at Any Time Other than the Determination Date
The final underlier level of each underlier will be based on the
closing level of such underlier on the determination date (subject
to adjustment as described elsewhere in this pricing supplement).
Therefore, if the closing level of the better performing underlier
dropped precipitously on the determination date, the cash
settlement amount for your notes may be significantly less than it
would have been had the cash settlement amount been linked to the
closing level of the underlier prior to such drop. Although the
actual closing levels of the underliers on the stated maturity date
or at other times during the life of your notes may be higher than
the closing levels of the underliers on the determination date, you
will not benefit from the closing levels of the underliers at any
time other than on the determination date.
Your Notes Do Not Bear Interest
You will
not receive any interest payments on your notes. As a result, even
if the cash settlement amount payable for your notes on the stated
maturity date exceeds the face amount of your notes, the overall
return you earn on
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your notes
may be less than you would have earned by investing in a
non-indexed debt security of comparable maturity that bears
interest at a prevailing market rate.
If You Purchase Your Notes at a Premium to Face Amount, the Return
on Your Investment Will Be Lower Than the Return on Notes Purchased
at Face Amount and the Impact of Certain Key Terms of the Notes
Will Be Negatively Affected
The cash settlement amount will not be
adjusted based on the issue price you pay for the notes. If you
purchase notes at a price that differs from the face amount of the
notes, then the return on your investment in such notes held to the
stated maturity date will differ from, and may be substantially
less than, the return on notes purchased at face amount. If you
purchase your notes at a premium to face amount and hold them to
the stated maturity date, the return on your investment in the
notes will be lower than it would have been had you purchased the
notes at face amount or a discount to face amount. In addition, the impact of the
buffer level and the maximum settlement amount on the return on
your investment will depend upon the price you pay for your notes
relative to face amount. For example, if you purchase your notes at a
premium to face amount, the maximum settlement amount will permit a lower positive return
on your investment in the notes
than would have been the case for notes purchased at face amount or
a discount to face amount. Similarly, the buffer level, while still
providing some protection for the return on the notes, will allow a
greater percentage decrease in your investment in the notes than
would have been the case for notes purchased at face amount or a
discount to face amount.
You Have No Shareholder
Rights or Rights to Receive Any Underlier Stock
Investing in your notes
will not make you a holder of any of the underlier stocks. Neither
you nor any other holder or owner of your notes will have any
rights with respect to the underlier stocks, including any voting
rights, any right to receive dividends or other distributions, any
rights to make a claim against the underlier stocks or any other
rights of a holder of the underlier stocks. Your notes will be paid
in cash and you will have no right to receive delivery of any
underlier stocks.
We May Sell an Additional Aggregate
Face Amount of the Notes at a Different Issue Price
At our sole option, we may decide to
sell an additional aggregate face amount of the notes subsequent to
the date of this pricing supplement. The issue price of the notes
in the subsequent sale may differ substantially (higher or lower)
from the issue price you paid as provided on the cover of this
pricing supplement.
The Market Value of Your Notes May Be Influenced by Many
Unpredictable Factors
When we refer to the market value of your notes, we mean the value
that you could receive for your notes if you chose to sell them in
the open market before the stated maturity date. A number of
factors, many of which are beyond our control, will influence the
market value of your notes, including:
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the volatility – i.e., the frequency and magnitude of changes – in
the closing levels of the underliers;
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economic, financial, regulatory, political, military, public health
and other events that affect stock markets generally and the
underlier stocks, and which may affect the closing level of the
underlier or underliers;
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interest rates and yield rates in the market;
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the time remaining until your notes mature; and
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our creditworthiness and the creditworthiness of The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc., whether actual or perceived, and including actual or
anticipated upgrades or downgrades in our credit ratings or the
credit ratings of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or changes in other
credit measures.
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Without limiting the foregoing, the
market value of your notes may be negatively impacted by increasing
interest rates. Such adverse impact of increasing interest rates
could be significantly enhanced in notes with longer-dated
maturities, the market values of which are generally more sensitive
to increasing interest rates.
These factors may influence the market value of your notes if you
sell your notes before maturity, including the price you may
receive for your notes in any market making transaction. If you
sell your notes prior to maturity, you may receive less than the
face amount of your notes. You cannot predict the future
performance of the underliers based on their historical
performance.
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Additional Risks Related
to the S&P 500® Value
Index
There Is No Guarantee That the S&P 500® Value
Index Methodology Will Be Successful
The S&P 500® Value
Index is designed to measure the performance of companies included
in the S&P 500® Index
that exhibit relatively strong value characteristics (determined by
reference to (1) book-value-to-price ratio, (2) earnings-to-price
ratio and (3) sales-to-price ratio) and relatively weak growth
characteristics (determined by reference to (1) three-year change
in earnings-per-share growth (excluding extra items) over price per
share, (2) three-year sales-per-share growth rate and (3) momentum
(12-month percentage price change)). There is no guarantee that the
S&P 500® Value
Index will outperform any other index or strategy that tracks U.S.
stocks using other criteria. Companies that are considered to
exhibit strong value characteristics may have lower growth
potential relative to comparable companies, which may cause the
level of the S&P 500® Value
Index to decrease over the term of the notes. Accordingly, the
investment strategy represented by the S&P 500® Value
Index may not be successful, and your investment in the notes may
result in a loss. An investment in the notes may also underperform
an investment linked to the S&P 500® Index
as a whole.
Risks Related to
Tax
The Tax Consequences of an
Investment in Your Notes Are Uncertain
The tax consequences of an investment in your notes are uncertain,
both as to the timing and character of any inclusion in income in
respect of your notes.
The Internal Revenue Service announced on December 7, 2007
that it is considering issuing guidance regarding the tax treatment
of an instrument such as your notes, and any such guidance could
adversely affect the value and the tax treatment of your notes.
Among other things, the Internal Revenue Service may decide to
require the holders to accrue ordinary income on a current basis
and recognize ordinary income on payment at maturity, and could
subject non-U.S. investors to withholding tax. Furthermore, in
2007, legislation was introduced in Congress that, if enacted,
would have required holders that acquired instruments such as your
notes after the bill was enacted to accrue interest income over the
term of such instruments even though there will be no interest
payments over the term of such instruments. It is not possible to
predict whether a similar or identical bill will be enacted in the
future, or whether any such bill would affect the tax treatment of
your notes. We describe these developments in more detail under
“Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences –
United States Holders – Possible Change in Law” below. You should
consult your tax advisor about this matter. Except to the extent
otherwise provided by law, GS Finance Corp. intends to continue
treating the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes in
accordance with the treatment described under “Supplemental
Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” below unless
and until such time as Congress, the Treasury Department or the
Internal Revenue Service determine that some other treatment is
more appropriate. Please also consult your tax advisor concerning
the U.S. federal income tax and any other applicable tax
consequences to you of owning your notes in your particular
circumstances.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Withholding May Apply to
Payments on Your Notes, Including as a Result of the Failure of the
Bank or Broker Through Which You Hold the Notes to Provide
Information to Tax Authorities
Please see the discussion under “United States Taxation — Taxation
of Debt Securities — Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
Withholding” in the accompanying prospectus for a description of
the applicability of FATCA to payments made on your notes.
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S&P 500®
Index
The S&P 500® Index
includes a representative sample of 500 companies in leading
industries of the U.S. economy and is intended to provide a
performance benchmark for the large-cap U.S. equity markets. For
more details about the S&P 500® Index,
the underlier sponsor and license agreement between the underlier
sponsor and the issuer, see “The Underliers — S&P 500® Index”
on page S-106 of the accompanying underlier supplement no. 29.
The S&P 500® Index
is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and has been
licensed for use by GS Finance Corp. (“Goldman”). Standard &
Poor’s® and
S&P® are
registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services
LLC; Dow Jones® is
a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow
Jones”) and these trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P
Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed for certain purposes by
Goldman. Goldman’s notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or
promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, Standard
& Poor’s Financial Services LLC or any of their respective
affiliates and neither S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones,
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or any of their
respective affiliates make any representation regarding the
advisability of investing in such notes.
S&P 500® Value
Index
The
S&P 500® Value
Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index
designed to measure the performance of companies included in the
S&P 500® Index
that are fully or partially categorized as value stocks, as
determined by style scores calculated for each security included in
the S&P 500® Index.
The S&P 500® Index
includes a representative sample of 500 companies in leading
industries of the U.S. economy. For more details about the S&P
500® Value
Index, the underlier sponsor and license agreement between the
underlier sponsor and the issuer, see “The Underliers — S&P
500® Value
Index” on page S-114 of the accompanying underlier supplement no.
29. Also, see the accompanying October 2022 S&P 500® Value
Index supplement.
The S&P 500® Value
Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, and has been
licensed for use by GS Finance Corp. (“Goldman”). Standard &
Poor’s® and
S&P® are
registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services
LLC; Dow Jones® is a
registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow
Jones”) and these trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P
Dow Jones Indices LLC and sublicensed for certain purposes by
Goldman. Goldman’s notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or
promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, Standard
& Poor’s Financial Services LLC or any of their respective
affiliates and neither S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones,
Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or any of their
respective affiliates make any representation regarding the
advisability of investing in such notes.
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Historical Closing Levels of the Underliers
The closing levels of the underliers have fluctuated in the past
and may, in the future, experience significant fluctuations.
In particular, the underliers have
recently experienced extreme and unusual volatility. Any
historical upward or downward trend in the closing level of any
underlier during the period shown below is not an indication that
such underlier is more or less likely to increase or decrease at
any time during the life of your notes.
You should not take the historical closing levels of an underlier
as an indication of the future performance of an underlier,
including because of the recent volatility described above.
We cannot give you any assurance
that the future performance of any underlier or the underlier
stocks will result in you receiving the outstanding face amount of
your notes on the stated maturity date.
Neither we nor any of our affiliates make any representation to you
as to the performance of the underliers. Before investing in the
offered notes, you should consult publicly available information to
determine the relevant underlier levels between the date of this
pricing supplement and the date of your purchase of the offered
notes and, given the recent
volatility described above, you should pay particular attention to
recent levels of the underliers. The actual performance of
an underlier over the life of the offered notes, as well as the
cash settlement amount at maturity may bear little relation to the
historical levels shown below.
The graphs below show the daily historical closing levels of each
underlier from January 1, 2017 through November 21, 2022. As a
result, the following graphs do not reflect the global financial
crisis which began in 2008, which had a materially negative impact
on the price of most equity securities and, as a result, the level
of most equity indices. We obtained the levels in the graphs below
from Bloomberg Financial Services, without independent
verification.
Historical Performance of the S&P 500®
Index

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Historical Performance of the S&P 500® Value
Index

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCUSSION OF U.S.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following section supplements the discussion of U.S. federal
income taxation in the accompanying prospectus supplement.
The following section is the opinion of Sidley Austin llp, counsel to GS Finance Corp.
and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. In addition, it is the opinion of
Sidley Austin llp that the characterization of
the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes that will be
required under the terms of the notes, as discussed below, is a
reasonable interpretation of current law.
This section does not apply to you if you are a member of a class
of holders subject to special rules, such as:
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a trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market method
of accounting for your securities holdings;
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a tax exempt organization;
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an accrual method taxpayer subject to special tax accounting rules
as a result of its use of financial statements;
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a person that owns a note as a hedge or that is hedged against
interest rate risks;
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a person that owns a note as part of a straddle or conversion
transaction for tax purposes; or
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Although this section is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, its legislative history, existing and proposed
regulations under the Internal Revenue Code, published rulings and
court decisions, all as currently in effect, no statutory, judicial
or administrative authority directly addresses how your notes
should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and as a
result, the U.S. federal income tax consequences of your investment
in your notes are uncertain. Moreover, these laws are subject to
change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
You should consult your tax
advisor concerning the U.S. federal income tax and any other
applicable tax consequences of your investments in the notes,
including the application of state, local or other tax laws and the
possible effects of changes in federal or other tax
laws.
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United States Holders
This section applies to you only if you are a United States holder
that holds your notes as a capital asset for tax purposes. You are
a United States holder if you are a beneficial owner of each of
your notes and you are:
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a domestic corporation;
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an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax
regardless of its source; or
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a trust if a United States court can exercise primary supervision
over the trust’s administration and one or more United States
persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the
trust.
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Tax Treatment. You will be
obligated pursuant to the terms of the notes — in the absence of a
change in law, an administrative determination or a judicial ruling
to the contrary — to characterize your notes for all tax purposes
as pre-paid derivative contracts in respect of the underliers.
Except as otherwise stated below, the discussion herein assumes
that the notes will be so treated.
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Upon the sale, exchange or maturity of your notes, you should
recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any,
between the amount of cash you receive at such time and your tax
basis in your notes. Your tax basis in the notes will generally be
equal to the amount that you paid for the notes. If you hold your
notes for more than one year, the gain or loss generally will be
long-term capital gain or loss. If you hold your notes for one year
or less, the gain or loss generally will be short-term capital gain
or loss. Short-term capital gains are generally subject to tax at
the marginal tax rates applicable to ordinary income.
No statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly
discusses how your notes should be treated for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. As a result, the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of your investment in the notes are uncertain and alternative
characterizations are possible. Accordingly, we urge you to consult
your tax advisor in determining the tax consequences of an
investment in your notes in your particular circumstances,
including the application of state, local or other tax laws and the
possible effects of changes in federal or other tax laws.
Alternative Treatments. There is
no judicial or administrative authority discussing how your notes
should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore,
the Internal Revenue Service might assert that a treatment other
than that described above is more appropriate. For example, the
Internal Revenue Service could treat your notes as a single debt
instrument subject to special rules governing contingent payment
debt instruments. Under those rules, the amount of interest you are
required to take into account for each accrual period would be
determined by constructing a projected payment schedule for the
notes and applying rules similar to those for accruing original
issue discount on a hypothetical noncontingent debt instrument with
that projected payment schedule. This method is applied by first
determining the comparable yield – i.e., the yield at which we
would issue a noncontingent fixed rate debt instrument with terms
and conditions similar to your notes – and then determining a
payment schedule as of the issue date that would produce the
comparable yield. These rules may have the effect of requiring you
to include interest in income in respect of your notes prior to
your receipt of cash attributable to that income.
If the rules governing contingent payment debt instruments apply,
any gain you recognize upon the sale, exchange or maturity of your
notes would be treated as ordinary interest income. Any loss you
recognize at that time would be ordinary loss to the extent of
interest you included as income in the current or previous taxable
years in respect of your notes, and, thereafter, capital loss.
If the rules governing contingent payment debt instruments apply,
special rules would apply to a person who purchases notes at a
price other than the adjusted issue price as determined for tax
purposes.
It is also possible that your notes could be treated in the manner
described above, except that any gain or loss that you recognize at
maturity would be treated as ordinary gain or loss. You should
consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of such
characterization and any possible alternative characterizations of
your notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
It is possible that the Internal Revenue Service could seek to
characterize your notes in a manner that results in tax
consequences to you that are different from those described above.
You should consult your tax advisor as to the tax consequences of
any possible alternative characterizations of your notes for U.S.
federal income tax purposes.
Possible Change in Law
On December 7, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service released a
notice stating that the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury
Department are actively considering issuing guidance regarding the
proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of an instrument such as
the offered notes, including whether holders should be required to
accrue ordinary income on a current basis and whether gain or loss
should be ordinary or capital. It is not possible to determine what
guidance they will ultimately issue, if any. It is possible,
however, that under such guidance, holders of the notes will
ultimately be required to accrue income currently and this could be
applied on a retroactive basis. The Internal Revenue Service and
the Treasury Department are also considering other relevant issues,
including whether foreign holders of such instruments should be
subject to withholding tax on any deemed income accruals and
whether the special “constructive ownership rules” of Section 1260
of the Internal Revenue Code might be applied to such instruments.
Except to the extent otherwise provided by law, we intend to
continue treating the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes in
accordance with the treatment described above under “Tax Treatment”
unless and until such time as Congress, the Treasury Department or
the Internal Revenue Service determine that some other treatment is
more appropriate.
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Furthermore, in 2007, legislation was introduced in Congress that,
if enacted, would have required holders that acquired instruments
such as your notes after the bill was enacted to accrue interest
income over the term of such instruments even though
there will be no interest payments over the term of such
instruments. It is not possible to predict
whether a similar or identical bill will be enacted in
the future, or whether any such bill would affect the tax treatment
of your notes.
It is impossible to predict what any such legislation or
administrative or regulatory guidance might provide, and whether
the effective date of any legislation or guidance will affect notes
that were issued before the date that such legislation or guidance
is issued. You are urged to consult your tax advisor as to the
possibility that any legislative or administrative action
may adversely affect the tax treatment of your notes.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
You will be subject to generally applicable information reporting
and backup withholding requirements as discussed in the
accompanying prospectus under “United States Taxation — Taxation of
Debt Securities — Backup Withholding and Information Reporting —
United States Holders” with respect to payments on your notes and,
notwithstanding that we do not intend to treat the notes as debt
for tax purposes, we intend to backup withhold on such payments
with respect to your notes unless you comply with the requirements
necessary to avoid backup withholding on debt instruments (in which
case you will not be subject to such backup withholding) as set
forth under “United States Taxation — Taxation of Debt Securities —
United States Holders” in the accompanying prospectus. Please see
the discussion under “United States Taxation — Taxation of Debt
Securities — Backup Withholding and Information Reporting—United
States Holders” in the accompanying prospectus for a description of
the applicability of the backup withholding and information
reporting rules to payments made on your notes.
Non-United States Holders
This section applies to you only if you are a non-United States
holder. You are a non-United States holder if you are the
beneficial owner of notes and are, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes:
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a
nonresident alien individual;
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a
foreign corporation; or
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an
estate or trust that in either case is not subject to U.S. federal
income tax on a net income basis on income or gain from the
notes.
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You will be subject to generally applicable information reporting
and backup withholding requirements as discussed in the
accompanying prospectus under “United States Taxation — Taxation of
Debt Securities — Backup Withholding and Information Reporting —
Non-United States Holders” with respect to payments on your notes
at maturity and, notwithstanding that we do not intend to treat the
notes as debt for tax purposes, we intend to backup withhold on
such payments with respect to your notes unless you comply with the
requirements necessary to avoid backup withholding on debt
instruments (in which case you will not be subject to such backup
withholding) as set forth under “United States Taxation — Taxation
of Debt Securities — Non-United States Holders” in the accompanying
prospectus.
As discussed above, alternative characterizations of the notes for
U.S. federal income tax purposes are possible. Should an
alternative characterization of the notes, by reason of a change or
clarification of the law, by regulation or otherwise, cause
payments at maturity with respect to the notes to become subject to
withholding tax, we will withhold tax at the applicable statutory
rate and we will not make payments of any additional amounts.
Prospective non-United States holders of the notes should consult
their tax advisors in this regard.
Furthermore, on December 7, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service
released Notice 2008-2 soliciting comments from the public on
various issues, including whether instruments such as your notes
should be subject to withholding. It is therefore possible that
rules will be issued in the future, possibly with retroactive
effect, that would cause payments on your notes to be subject to
withholding, even if you comply with certification requirements as
to your foreign status.
In addition, the Treasury Department has issued regulations under
which amounts paid or deemed paid on certain financial instruments
(“871(m) financial instruments”) that are treated as attributable
to U.S.-source dividends could be treated, in whole or in part
depending on the circumstances, as a “dividend equivalent” payment
that is subject to tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower rate under an
applicable treaty), which in the case of any amounts you receive
upon the sale, exchange or maturity of your notes, could be
collected via withholding. If these regulations were to apply to
the notes, we may be required to withhold such taxes if any
U.S.-source dividends are paid on the stocks included in the
underliers during the term of the notes. We could also require you
to make certifications (e.g., an applicable Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8) prior to the maturity of the notes in order to
avoid or minimize withholding obligations, and we could withhold
accordingly (subject to your potential right to claim a refund from
the
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Internal Revenue Service) if such certifications were not received
or were not satisfactory. If withholding was required, we would not
be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts
so withheld. These regulations generally will apply to 871(m)
financial instruments (or a combination of financial instruments
treated as having been entered into in connection with each other)
issued (or significantly modified and treated as retired and
reissued) on or after January 1, 2025,
but will also apply to certain 871(m) financial instruments (or a
combination of financial instruments treated as having been entered
into in connection with each other) that have a delta (as defined
in the applicable Treasury regulations) of one and are issued (or
significantly modified and treated as retired and reissued) on or
after January 1, 2017. In addition, these regulations
will not apply to financial instruments that reference a “qualified
index” (as defined in the regulations). We have
determined that, as of the issue date of your notes, your notes
will not be subject to withholding under these rules. In
certain limited circumstances, however, you should be aware that it
is possible for
non-United
States holders to be liable for tax under these rules with respect
to a combination of transactions treated as having been entered
into in connection with each other even when no withholding is
required. You should consult your tax advisor concerning
these regulations, subsequent official guidance and regarding any
other possible alternative characterizations of your notes for U.S.
federal income tax purposes.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Withholding
Pursuant to Treasury regulations, Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act (FATCA) withholding (as described in “United States
Taxation—Taxation of Debt Securities—Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act (FATCA) Withholding” in the accompanying prospectus) will
generally apply to obligations that are issued on or after July 1,
2014; therefore, the notes will generally be subject to the FATCA
withholding rules.
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Supplemental
plan of distribution; conflicts of interest
See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” on page S-49 of the
accompanying general terms supplement no. 2,913 and “Plan of
Distribution — Conflicts of Interest” on page 129 of the
accompanying prospectus. GS Finance Corp. estimates that its share
of the total offering expenses, excluding underwriting discounts
and commissions, will be approximately $20,000.
GS Finance Corp. will sell to GS&Co., and GS&Co. will
purchase from GS Finance Corp., the aggregate face amount of the
offered notes specified on the front cover of this pricing
supplement. GS&Co. proposes initially to offer the notes to the
public at the original issue price set forth on the cover page of
this pricing supplement, and to certain securities dealers at such
price less a concession not in excess of 0.25% of the face amount.
GS&Co. is an affiliate of GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc. and, as such, will have a “conflict of interest”
in this offering of notes within the meaning of Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) Rule 5121. Consequently, this
offering of notes will be conducted in compliance with the
provisions of FINRA Rule 5121. GS&Co. will not be permitted to
sell notes in this offering to an account over which it exercises
discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval
of the account holder. We have been advised that GS&Co. will
also pay a fee in connection with the distribution of the notes to
SIMON Markets LLC, a broker-dealer in which an affiliate of GS
Finance Corp. holds an indirect minority equity interest.
We will deliver the notes against payment therefor in New York, New
York on November 25, 2022. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are
required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any
such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who
wish to trade notes on any date prior to two business days before
delivery will be required to specify alternative settlement
arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
We have been advised by GS&Co. that it intends to make a market
in the notes. However, neither GS&Co. nor any of our other
affiliates that makes a market is obligated to do so and any of
them may stop doing so at any time without notice. No assurance can
be given as to the liquidity or trading market for the notes.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or
interdealer quotation system.
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VALIDITY
OF THE NOTES AND GUARANTEE
In the opinion of Sidley Austin
llp,
as counsel to GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
when the notes offered by this pricing supplement have been
executed and issued by GS Finance Corp., such notes have been
authenticated by the trustee pursuant
to the indenture, and such notes have
been delivered against payment as contemplated herein, (a) such
notes will be valid and binding obligations of GS Finance Corp.,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting
creditors’
rights generally, concepts
of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability
(including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair
dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel
expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance,
fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law
on the conclusions expressed above and
(b) the guarantee with respect to such notes will be a valid and
binding obligation of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally,
concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general
applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good
faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such
counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent
conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable
law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given
as of the
date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York and
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as in
effect on the
date hereof. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary
assumptions about the trustee’s
authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture and the
genuineness of signatures and certain factual matters, all as
stated in the letter of such
counsel dated February 23, 2021, which has been filed as Exhibit 5.6
to the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. on February 23, 2021.
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We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make
any representations other than those contained or incorporated by
reference in this pricing supplement, the accompanying general
terms supplement no. 2,913, the accompanying October 2022 S&P
500®
Value Index supplement, the accompanying underlier supplement no.
29, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no
assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that
others may give you. This pricing supplement, the accompanying
general terms supplement no. 2,913, the accompanying October 2022
S&P 500®
Value Index supplement, the accompanying underlier supplement no.
29, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus is an offer to sell only the notes offered hereby, but
only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to
do so. The information contained in this pricing supplement, the
accompanying general terms supplement no. 2,913, the accompanying
October 2022 S&P 500®
Value Index supplement, the accompanying underlier supplement no.
29, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus is current only as of the respective dates of such
documents.
$300,000
GS Finance Corp.
Index-Linked Notes due 2024
guaranteed by
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.

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