Form FWP GS Finance Corp. Filed by: GS Finance Corp.

 

 

Dual Directional Trigger Participation Securities Based on the Value of the S&P 500^® Index due January 4, 2022  

Principal at Risk Securities

 

 

This document does not provide all of the information that an investor should consider prior to making an investment decision. You should not invest in the securities without reading the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and related documents for a more detailed description of the underlying index (including historical index closing values), the terms of the securities and certain risks.

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                          *assumes a maximum payment at maturity of $11.00 per security

This document does not provide all of the information that an investor should consider prior to making an investment decision. You should not invest in the securities without reading the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and related documents for a more detailed description of the underlying index (including historical index closing values), the terms of the securities and certain risks.

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The amount that you will be paid on your securities on the stated maturity date is based on the performance of the S&P 500^® Index as measured from the pricing date to and including the valuation date.  

If the final index value is greater than the initial index value (set on the pricing date), the return on your securities will be positive and equal to the product of the the index percent change, subject to the maximum upside payment at maturity of at least $11.00 per security (set on the pricing date).

If the final index value is equal to or less than the initial index value but greater than or equal to the trigger level of 90.00% of the initial index value, you will receive the principal amount of your securities plus a return reflecting the absolute value of the index percentage change (e.g., if the index percentage change is -5%, your return will be +5%). However, if the final index value is less than the trigger level, you will lose a significant portion of your investment.

The securities are for investors who seek the potential to participate in any positive return of the underlying index, subject to the maximum upside payment at maturity, seek a positive return for moderate decreases in the underlying index, are willing to forgo interest payments and are willing to risk losing their entire investment if the final index value is less than the trigger level.

GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement, underlier supplement no. 13, general terms supplement no. 8,671 and preliminary pricing supplement listed below) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus, prospectus supplement, underlier supplement no. 13, general terms supplement no. 8,671 and preliminary pricing supplement and any other documents relating to this offering that GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at sec.gov. Alternatively, we will arrange to send you the prospectus, prospectus supplement, underlier supplement no. 13, general terms supplement no. 8,671 and preliminary pricing supplement if you so request by calling (212) 357-4612.

The securities are notes that are part of the Medium-Term Notes, Series F program of GS Finance Corp. and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This document should be read in conjunction with the following:

 

 

This document does not provide all of the information that an investor should consider prior to making an investment decision. You should not invest in the securities without reading the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and related documents for a more detailed description of the underlying index (including historical index closing values), the terms of the securities and certain risks.

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An investment in the securities is subject to risks. Many of the risks are described in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, accompanying general terms supplement no. 8,671, accompanying underlier supplement no. 13, accompanying prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Below we have provided a list of certain risk factors discussed in such documents. In addition to the below, you should read in full “Risk Factors” in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” in the accompanying general terms supplement no. 8,671, “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Securities” in the accompanying underlier supplement no. 13, as well as the risks and considerations described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Your securities are a riskier investment than ordinary debt securities. Also, your securities are not equivalent to investing directly in the underlying index stocks, i.e., the stocks comprising the underlying index to which your securities are linked. You should carefully consider whether the offered securities are appropriate given your particular circumstances.

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement:

 

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying general terms supplement no. 8,671:

This document does not provide all of the information that an investor should consider prior to making an investment decision. You should not invest in the securities without reading the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and related documents for a more detailed description of the underlying index (including historical index closing values), the terms of the securities and certain risks.

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The following risk factor is discussed in greater detail in the accompanying underlier supplement no. 13:

 

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying prospectus supplement:

 

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying prospectus:

 

 

You should review carefully the discussion in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement under the caption “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, and you should consult your tax advisor.

 

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