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Published on 12/20/2011 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Goldman Sachs prices $7 million floaters linked to Dow Jones - UBS Softs index

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 20 - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. priced $7 million of floating-rate total return index-linked notes due Jan. 30, 2013 linked to the Dow Jones - UBS Softs Total Return subindex, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The interest rate is Libor minus 50 basis points. Interest is payable quarterly.

The notes are putable if requested by all holders. They will be automatically called if the index closes at or below 85% of the initial index level on any trading day.

The payout at maturity or upon redemption will be par plus triple the sum of the index return minus the realized T-bill amount minus a fee of 0.3% per year.

The realized T-bill amount is based on the prevailing three-month T-Bill auction high rate.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the agent.

Issuer:Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Issue:Floating-rate total return index-linked notes
Underlying index:Dow Jones - UBS Softs Total Return subindex
Amount:$7 million
Maturity:Jan. 30, 2013
Coupon:Libor minus 50 bps, payable quarterly
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus triple the sum of the index return minus the T-bill amount minus a fee of 0.3% per year
Call:Automatically if index closes at or below 85% of the initial index level on any trading day
Put option:If requested by all holders
Initial index level:163.2902
Pricing date:Dec. 16
Settlement date:Dec. 23
Agent:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Fees:0.1%
Cusip:38143UK42

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