Gary D Cohn Form 4 GOLDMAN SACHS / GARY D COHN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

COHN GARY D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

200 WEST STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10282

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC [ GS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2015		M(1)		13,097	A	$131.64	628,951	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2015		S		4,686	D	$189.1855(2)	624,265	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2015		S		5,036	D	$190.1417(3)	619,229	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/23/2015		S		3,375	D	$190.8633(4)	615,854	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/24/2015		M(1)		13,097	A	$131.64	628,951	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/24/2015		S		3,045	A	$187.4163(5)	625,906	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/24/2015		S		5,888	D	$188.2769(6)	620,018	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/24/2015		S		4,164	D	$189.1098(7)	615,854	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/25/2015		M(1)		13,096	A	$131.64	628,950	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/25/2015		S		6,388	D	$188.8453(8)	622,562	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/25/2015		S		6,708	D	$189.3815(9)	615,854	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								187,030	I	See footnote(10)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								41,496	I	See footnote(11)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								20,567	I	See footnote(12)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Nonqualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$131.64	11/23/2015		M			13,097	01/02/2009	11/27/2015	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	13,097	$0	26,193	D
Nonqualified Stock Options (right to buy	$131.64	11/24/2015		M			13,097	01/02/2009	11/27/2015	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	13,097	$0	13,096	D
Nonqualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$131.64	11/25/2015		M			13,096	01/02/2009	11/27/2015	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	13,096	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the exercise by the Reporting Person of Stock Options granted in December 2005 and scheduled to expire in November 2015. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person.

2. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $189.1855 per share, at prices ranging from $188.56 to $189.55 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $190.1417 per share, at prices ranging from $189.56 to $190.55 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $190.8633 per share, at prices ranging from $190.56 to $191.43 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

5. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $187.4163 per share, at prices ranging from $186.80 to $187.79 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

6. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $188.2769 per share, at prices ranging from $187.80 to $188.79 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

7. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $189.1098 per share, at prices ranging from $188.80 to $189.75 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

8. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $188.8453 per share, at prices ranging from $188.1512 to $189.14 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

9. Reflects a weighted average sale price of $189.3815 per share, at prices ranging from $189.15 to $189.74 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

10. Held through limited liability companies.

11. Held through trusts, the sole trustee of which is the Reporting Person's spouse and the sole beneficiaries of which are immediate family members of the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

12. As trustee of grantor retained annuity trusts.

Remarks:

	/s/ Beverly L. O'Toole, Attorney-in-fact	11/25/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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