It is proposed that this filing will become effective on March 2, 2007 pursuant to Rule 488.
An indefinite amount of the Registrant’s securities has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In reliance upon such Rule, no filing fee is being paid at this time.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Addition of Omitted Series/Class Identifier Numbers
The initial Registration Statement on Form N-14 and Pre-Effective Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 (collectively, the ‘Initial Registration Statement’) was filed pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933 on January 24, 2007 (Accession Numbers 0000950123-07-000723/0000950123-07-000733/0000950123-07-000735). This Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 is being filed for the sole purpose of adding series/class identifier numbers that were inadvertently omitted from the EDGAR submission of the Initial Registration Statement.
This Amendment No. 3 incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A and B of the Initial Registration Statement.
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GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST
FORM N-14
PART C — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 15. Indemnification
Article IV of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Goldman Sachs Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, provides for indemnification of the Trustees, officers and agents of the Trust, subject to certain limitations. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (1)(a).
The Management Agreement with each of the Funds (other than the ILA Portfolios) provides that the applicable Investment Adviser will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by a Fund, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Investment Adviser or from reckless disregard by the Investment Adviser of its obligations or duties under the Management Agreement. Section 7 of the Management Agreement with respect to the ILA Portfolios provides that the ILA Portfolios will indemnify the Adviser against certain liabilities; provided, however, that such indemnification does not apply to any loss by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence or the Adviser’s reckless disregard of its obligation under the Management Agreement. The Management Agreements are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits (6)(a) through (6)(g).
Section 9 of the Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Goldman, Sachs & Co. dated April 30, 1997, as amended October 30, 2003 and Section 7 of the Transfer Agency Agreements between the Registrant and Goldman, Sachs & Co. dated July 15, 1991, May 1, 1988, April 30, 1997 and April 6, 1990 each provide that the Registrant will indemnify Goldman, Sachs & Co. against certain liabilities. The Distribution Agreement is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit (7)(a). The Transfer Agency Agreements are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibits (13)(c), (13)(d), (13)(e), and (13)(f), respectively.
Mutual fund and trustees and officers liability policies purchased jointly by the Registrant, Trust for Credit Unions, Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust and The Commerce Funds insure such persons and their respective trustees, partners, officers and employees, subject to the policies’ coverage limits and exclusions and varying deductibles, against loss resulting from claims by reason of any act, error, omission, misstatement, misleading statement, neglect or breach of duty.
Item 16. Exhibits
The following exhibits relating to Goldman Sachs Trust are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to Goldman Sachs Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Accession No. 000950130-95-002856); to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to such Registration Statement (Accession No. 0000950130-96-004931); to Post-
SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed on behalf of the registrant, in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 31st of January, 2007.
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| GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST Registrant | |
| By: | /s/ Peter V. Bonanno | |
| | Peter V. Bonanno | |
| | Secretary | |
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As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
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Name | | Title | | Date |
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1 Kaysie P. Uniacke Kaysie P. Uniacke | | President (Chief Executive Officer) | | January 31, 2007 |
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1 John M. Perlowski John M. Perlowski | | Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | | January 31, 2007 |
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1 Ashok N. Bakhru Ashok N. Bakhru | | Chairman and Trustee | | January 31, 2007 |
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1 John P. Coblentz, Jr. John P. Coblentz, Jr. | | Trustee | | January 31, 2007 |
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1 Patrick T. Harker Patrick T. Harker | | Trustee | | January 31, 2007 |
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1 Mary Patterson McPherson Mary Patterson McPherson | | Trustee | | January 31, 2007 |
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1 Alan A. Shuch Alan A. Shuch | | Trustee | | January 31, 2007 |
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1 Richard P. Strubel Richard P. Strubel | | Trustee | | January 31, 2007 |
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1By: | | /s/ Peter V. Bonanno Peter V. Bonanno, | | |
| | Attorney-In-Fact | | |
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1 | | Pursuant to a power of attorney incorporated herein by reference. |
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