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Published on 6/15/2012 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Goldman Sachs prices $22.65 million trigger notes linked to Brazil, Mexico ETFs

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., June 15 - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. priced $22.65 million of 0% basket-linked trigger notes due Dec. 18, 2013 linked to two exchange-traded funds, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket includes the iShares MSCI Brazil index fund with a 70% weight and the iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market index fund with a 30% weight.

A trigger event will occur if the basket's final level has declined from the initial level by more than 21%.

If a trigger event occurs, investors will be fully exposed to the basket decline. If a trigger event does not occur, the payout will be par plus the greater of the basket return and 5%.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as dealer.

Issuer:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Basket-linked trigger notes
Underlying ETFs:iShares MSCI Brazil index fund (70% weight) and iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market index fund (30% weight)
Amount:$22,654,000
Maturity:Dec. 18, 2013
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If basket's final level has declined from initial level by more than 21%, full exposure to decline; otherwise, par plus greater of basket return and 5%
Initial share prices:$51.60 for Brazil fund and $54.89 for Mexico fund
Pricing date:June 13
Settlement date:June 18
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Dealer:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Fees:1.4%
Cusip:38143UZ46

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