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Published on 1/30/2015 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Goldman prices $815,000 trigger performance notes linked to Euro Stoxx Low Risk

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 30 – Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. priced $815,000 of 0% trigger performance securities due Jan. 31, 2020 linked to the Euro Stoxx Low Risk Weighted 50 index, according to a 424B2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The index is designed to represent the 50 lowest-volatility companies within the parent index, the Euro Stoxx index, with the components selected quarterly based on their 12-month historical volatility and weighted by the inverse of their 12-month historical volatility (with a weighting cap of 10%).

If the index return is positive, the payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus 150% of the index return. Investors will receive par if the index falls by 25% or less and will be fully exposed to losses from the initial level if it falls by more than 25%.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Trigger performance securities
Underlying index:Euro Stoxx Low Risk Weighted 50 index
Amount:$815,000
Maturity:Jan. 31, 2020
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10
Payout at maturity:Par plus 150% of any index gain; par if index falls by 25% or less; full exposure to losses if index finishes below trigger level
Initial index level:149.89
Trigger level:112.42, 75% of initial level
Pricing date:Jan. 28
Settlement date:Jan. 30
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Fees:3.85%
Cusip:38148K884

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