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Published on 11/26/2018 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: GS Finance sells $1 million leveraged buffered notes on ETF basket

By Sarah Lizee

Olympia, Wash., Nov. 26 – GS Finance Corp. priced $1 million of 0% leveraged buffered notes due Nov. 19, 2020 linked to a basket of exchange-traded funds, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The basket consists of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF with an 80% weight and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF with a 20% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 2 times any basket gain up to a maximum settlement amount of $1,178 for each $1,000 of notes.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 20% and will lose 1% for every 1% decline beyond 20%.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Leveraged buffered notes
Underlying assets:iShares MSCI EAFE ETF with an 80% weight and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF with a 20% weight
Amount:$1 million
Maturity:Nov. 19, 2020
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:Par plus 2 times any basket gain, up to maximum settlement amount of $1,178 for each $1,000 of notes; par if the basket falls by up to 20%; 1% loss for every 1% decline beyond 20%
Initial levels:$62.96 for EAFE ETF, $40.90 for EM ETF
Pricing date:Nov. 16
Settlement date:Nov. 21
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Fees:0.4%
Cusip:40056EH43

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