New Issue: GS Finance prices $5.5 million leveraged buffered notes tied to S&P 500

By Marisa Wong

Morgantown, W.Va., Oct. 20 – GS Finance Corp. priced $5.5 million of 0% leveraged buffered index-linked notes due Oct. 23, 2019 tied to the S&P 500 index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

If the index return is positive, the payout at maturity will be par plus 125% of the index return, subject to a maximum payment of $1,195.625 per $1,000 principal amount. Investors will receive par if the index falls by up to 17.5% and lose 1.2121% for every 1% decline in the index beyond 17.5%.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:	GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:	Leveraged buffered index-linked notes
Underlying index:	S&P 500
Amount:	$5.5 million
Maturity:	Oct. 23, 2019
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par
Payout at maturity:	If index return is positive, par plus 125% of index return, subject to maximum payment of $1,195.625 per $1,000 principal amount; par if index falls by up to 17.5%; 1.2121% loss for every 1% decline in index beyond 17.5%
Initial index level:	2,559.36
Pricing date:	Oct. 18
Settlement date:	Oct. 23
Underwriter:	Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Fees:	0.175%
Cusip:	40054LXM1

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