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Published on 2/26/2018 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: GS Finance prices $500,000 leveraged buffered notes linked to basket

By Tali Rackner

Minneapolis, Feb. 26 – GS Finance Corp. priced $500,000 of 0% leveraged buffered notes due Aug. 25, 2022 linked to a basket of indexes and a fund, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The basket consists of the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 60% weight, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets exchange-traded fund with a 20% weight and the Nikkei 225 index with a 20% weight.

If the basket return is positive, the payout at maturity will be par plus 1.565 times the basket return.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 25% and will lose 1% for every 1% decline below the initial level if the basket falls by more than 25%.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Leveraged buffered notes
Underlying basket:Euro Stoxx 50 index (60% weight), the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (20% weight) and the Nikkei 225 index (20%) weight
Amount:$500,000
Maturity:Aug. 25, 2022
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If basket return is positive, par plus 1.565 times the basket return; par if basket falls by up to 25%; otherwise, 1% loss for each 1% decline if basket falls by more than 25%
Initial levels:3,435.08 for Stoxx, $48.86 for EM ETF and 21,925.10 for Nikkei
Pricing date:Feb. 20
Settlement date:Feb. 23
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Fees:1%
Cusip:40055AMS3

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