Goldman plans autocallable leveraged notes linked to Topix index

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, March 14 - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plans to price 0% autocallable leveraged notes due April 2, 2014 tied to the Topix index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes will be automatically called at par plus a premium of 9.4% if the Topix closes at or above 104.7% of the initial level on a call observation date, the first of which is expected on June 27, 2013.

If the notes are not called, the payout at maturity will be par plus two times any index gain, subject to a cap of 9.4%.

Investors will share in any losses.

The notes (Cusip: 38141GQQ0) are expected to price on March 15 and settle on March 20.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the underwriter with JPMorgan as placement agent.

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