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Published on 2/20/2020 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: GS Finance sells $551,000 leveraged buffered notes tied to basket

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 20 – GS Finance Corp. priced $551,000 of 0% leveraged buffered basket-linked notes due Feb. 15, 2022 tied to a basket of indexes, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the S&P 500 index with a 75% weight and the Russell 2000 index with a 25% weight.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

If the basket return is positive, the payout at maturity will be par plus 2 times the basket return, up to a maximum of par plus 9%.

If the basket return is zero or negative but not less than negative 20%, the payout will be par.

Investors will lose 1% for every 1% decline in the basket beyond 20%.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the underwriter.

Issuer:GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Leveraged buffered basket-linked notes
Underlying basket:S&P 500 (75% weight) and Russell 2000 (25% weight)
Amount:$551,000
Maturity:Feb. 15, 2022
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If the basket return is positive, par plus 2 times the basket return, up to a maximum of par plus 9%; if basket falls by up to 20%, par; 1% loss for every 1% decline in the basket beyond 20%
Initial levels:3,352.09 for S&P, 1,667.669 for Russell
Buffer levels:90% of initial levels
Pricing date:Feb. 10
Settlement date:Feb. 13
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Fees:0.425%
Cusip:40056YHX5

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