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Published on 3/1/2018 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: GS Finance prices $370,000 leveraged buffered notes linked to basket

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, March 1 – GS Finance Corp. priced $370,000 of 0% leveraged buffered notes due Aug. 25, 2022 linked to a basket of indexes and a fund, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The basket components are the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 60% weight, the Nikkei 225 index with a 20% weight and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF with a 20% weight.

If the basket return is positive, the payout at maturity will be par plus 1.84 times the basket return.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 40% and will be fully exposed to the decline if the basket falls by more than 40%.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Leveraged buffered notes
Underlying basket:Euro Stoxx 50 (60% weight), Nikkei 225 index (20% weight), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (20% weight)
Amount:$370,000
Maturity:Aug. 25, 2022
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If basket return is positive, par plus 1.84 times the basket return; par if basket falls by up to 40%; full exposure to decline if basket falls by more than 40%
Initial levels:3,431.99 for Euro Stoxx 50; 21,736.44 for Nikkei 225; $48.85 for ETF
Pricing date:Feb. 22
Settlement date:Feb. 27
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Fees:0.95%
Cusip:40055AJP3

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