Goldman Sachs moves up pricing date of notes tied to Mexican peso

By Marisa Wong

Madison, Wis., Aug. 22 - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. amended the pricing and settlement dates of its 0% currency-linked notes due Sept. 9, 2014 tied to the Mexican peso relative to the dollar, according to a 424B2 filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes should have priced on Aug. 20 and will settle on Aug. 27. According to a previous 424B2 filing, the notes were slated to price on Aug. 23 and settle on Aug. 30.

If the currency return is greater than or equal to negative 10%, the payout at maturity will be par of $1,000 plus the greater of the currency return and 8.325%, subject to a maximum payout of $2,000 per note.

Otherwise, investors will share fully in losses.

The return is positive if the peso strengthens relative to the dollar.

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

The Cusip number is 38147QQA7.

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