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Published on 9/6/2018 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: GS Finance prices $39,000 leveraged buffered notes linked to basket

By Sarah Lizee

Olympia, Wash., Sept. 6 – GS Finance Corp. priced $39,000 of 0% leveraged buffered notes due March 9, 2023 linked to a basket of two indexes and an exchange-traded fund, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

The payout at maturity will be par plus 185% of any basket gain.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to the 40% trigger buffer and will be fully exposed to the loss if the basket falls by more than 40%.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Leveraged buffered notes
Underlying basket:Euro Stoxx 50 (60% weight), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (20% weight) and Nikkei 225 index (20% weight)
Amount:$39,000
Maturity:March 9, 2023
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 185% of any basket gain; par if the basket falls by up to the 40% trigger buffer; exposure to loss if basket falls by more than 40%
Initial levels:3,359.36 for Stoxx, $42.33 for EM ETF, 22,696.90 for Nikkei
Pricing date:Sept. 4
Settlement date:Sept. 7
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Fees:0.95%
Cusip:40055QQ62

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