The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) 10-Q 2000 Q2 Quarterly report

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

     For the quarterly period ended May 26, 2000

or

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

     For the transition period                to

Commission File Number: 001-14965

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	13-4019460
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
85 Broad Street, New York, NY	10004
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 902-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

       Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     [X]  Yes  [   ]  No

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

        As of June 23, 2000, there were 447,171,965 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding and 7,440,362 shares of the registrant’s nonvoting common stock outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1: Financial Statements
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED)
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL (UNAUDITED)
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
	Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
	Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1: Legal Proceedings
	Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
	Item 5: Other Information
	Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
	SIGNATURES
LETTER AGREEMENT
LEASE AGREEMENT
PARENT GUARANTY
CONSTRUCTION GUARANTY AGREEMENT
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS
LETTER RE UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFO
FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

FORM 10-Q

		Page No.
PART  I:	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item  1:	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the periods ended May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999		2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of May 26, 2000 and November 26, 1999		3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Partners’ Capital for the periods ended May 26, 2000 and November 26, 1999		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods ended May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999		5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the periods ended May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999		6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		7
	Review Report of Independent Accountants		14
Item  2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		15
Item  3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		26
PART  II:	OTHER INFORMATION
Item  1:	Legal Proceedings		26
Item  4:	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		26
Item  5:	Other Information		26
Item  6:	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		27
Signatures			28

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1:  Financial Statements

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(UNAUDITED)

			Three Months Ended May					Six Months Ended May
			2000		1999			2000		1999
			(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Revenues
Global capital markets
	Investment banking		$	1,585	$	1,002		$	2,815	$	1,904
	Trading and principal investments			1,335		1,719			3,431		3,117
Asset management and securities services				942		616			1,886		1,159
Interest income				4,334		3,018			8,028		6,031
		Total revenues		8,196		6,355			16,160		12,211
Interest expense				4,041		2,886			7,512		5,747
	Revenues, net of interest expense			4,155		3,469			8,648		6,464
Operating expenses
Compensation and benefits, excluding employee initial public offering awards				2,077		1,953			4,324		3,228
Nonrecurring employee initial public offering awards(1)				—		2,257			—		2,257
Amortization of employee initial public offering awards				101		39			212		39
Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees				154		109			283		220
Market development				111		78			217		155
Communications and technology				100		71			193		149
Depreciation and amortization				102		61			203		158
Occupancy				101		67			196		145
Professional services and other				151		121			283		212
Charitable contribution				—		200			—		200
		Total operating expenses		2,897		4,956			5,911		6,763
Pre-tax earnings/(loss)				1,258		(1,487	)		2,737		(299	)
Provision/(benefit) for taxes				503		(1,827	)		1,095		(1,646	)
Net earnings			$	755	$	340		$	1,642	$	1,347
Earnings per share
Basic			$	1.56	$	0.72		$	3.39	$	2.84
Diluted				1.48		0.71			3.23		2.81
Average common shares outstanding
Basic				484,380,052		474,712,271			484,478,275		474,712,271
Diluted				510,262,727		479,908,301			507,824,885		479,908,301

(1)  Includes expense of $666 million related to the initial irrevocable contribution of shares of common stock to a defined contribution plan.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(UNAUDITED)

		As of
		May 2000			November 1999
		(in millions, except share
		and per share amounts)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	3,982		$	3,055
Cash and securities segregated in compliance with U.S. federal and other regulations			15,504			9,135
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations			5,561			4,490
Receivables from customers and counterparties			25,014			30,140
Securities borrowed			92,699			78,418
Securities purchased under agreements to resell			31,606			37,106
Right to receive securities			1,101			1,604
Financial instruments owned, at fair value
	Commercial paper, certificates of deposit and time deposits		1,944			1,435
	U.S. government, federal agency and sovereign obligations		24,125			22,193
	Corporate debt		13,043			9,821
	Equities and convertible debentures		20,190			16,381
	State, municipal and provincial obligations		903			756
	Derivative contracts		37,082			30,661
	Physical commodities		439			562
Other assets			5,126			4,734
		$	278,319		$	250,491
Liabilities and Equity
Short-term borrowings, including commercial paper		$	44,801		$	37,756
Payables to brokers, dealers and clearing organizations			3,600			2,129
Payables to customers and counterparties			61,329			57,405
Securities loaned			10,957			9,169
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			35,114			40,183
Obligation to return securities			2,858			1,595
Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value
	U.S. government, federal agency and sovereign obligations		23,733			19,170
	Corporate debt		4,333			2,642
	Equities and convertible debentures		11,619			14,002
	Derivative contracts		36,695			28,488
	Physical commodities		738			586
Other liabilities and accrued expenses			5,903			6,269
Long-term borrowings			24,734			20,952
			266,414			240,346
Commitments and contingencies
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding			—			—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 4,000,000,000 shares authorized, 441,489,874 and 441,421,899 shares issued, 440,901,874 and 441,421,899 shares outstanding as of May 2000 and November 1999, respectively			4			4
Restricted stock units; 77,660,893 and 76,048,404 units issued and outstanding as of May 2000 and November 1999, respectively			4,574			4,339
Nonvoting common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 7,440,362 shares issued and outstanding as of May 2000 and November 1999			—			—
Additional paid-in capital			7,368			7,359
Retained earnings			1,978			444
Unearned compensation			(1,891	)		(2,038	)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income			(73	)		37
Treasury stock, at cost, par value $0.01 per share; 588,000 shares			(55	)		—
			11,905			10,145
		$	278,319		$	250,491

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

(UNAUDITED)

		Period Ended
		May 2000			November 1999
		(in millions, except
		per share amounts)
Partners’ capital
	Balance, beginning of period	$	—		$	6,310
	Transfer of beginning partners’ capital allocated for income taxes and potential withdrawals		—			74
	Net earnings		—			2,264	(1)
	Capital contributions		—			48
	Return on capital and certain distributions to partners		—			(306	)
	Distributions of remaining partners’ capital		—			(4,520	)(2)
	Exchange of partnership interests for shares of common stock		—			(3,901	)
	Transfer to accumulated other comprehensive income		—			31
	Balance, end of period		—			—
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
	Balance, beginning of period		4			—
	Common stock issued		—			4
	Balance, end of period		4			4
Restricted stock units
	Balance, beginning of period		4,339			—
	Restricted stock units granted		307			4,381
	Restricted stock units forfeited		(72	)		(42	)
	Balance, end of period		4,574			4,339
Nonvoting common stock, par value $0.01 per share
	Balance, beginning of period		—			—
	Nonvoting common stock issued		—			—
	Balance, end of period		—			—
Additional paid-in capital
	Balance, beginning of period		7,359			—
	Exchange of partnership interests for shares of common stock		—			3,901
	Issuance of common stock		9			2,891
	Issuance of common stock contributed to a defined contribution plan		—			674
	Dividends paid		—			(107	)(3)
	Balance, end of period		7,368			7,359
Retained earnings
	Balance, beginning of period		444			—
	Net earnings		1,642			444	(4)
	Dividends paid		(108	)		—
	Balance, end of period		1,978			444
Unearned compensation
	Balance, beginning of period		(2,038	)		—
	Restricted stock units granted		(307	)		(2,334	)
	Restricted stock units forfeited		70			23
	Amortization of restricted stock units		384			273
	Balance, end of period		(1,891	)		(2,038	)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/ income
	Balance, beginning of period		37			—
	Transfer from partners’ capital		—			(31	)
	Currency translation adjustment		(110	)		68
	Balance, end of period		(73	)		37
Treasury stock, at cost
	Balance, beginning of period		—			—
	Shares repurchased		(55	)		—
	Balance, end of period		(55	)		—
		$	11,905		$	10,145

(1)	Represents net earnings of the partnership from November 28, 1998 through May  6, 1999.
(2)	Represents the retired limited partners’ exchanges of partnership interests for cash and junior subordinated debentures, the redemption of senior limited partnership interests for cash and other distributions of partners’ capital in accordance with the partnership agreement.
(3)	Represents two quarterly dividends of $0.12 per common share each.
(4)	Represents net earnings of the corporation from May 7, 1999 through November  26, 1999.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

				Six Months Ended May
				2000			1999
				(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
	Net earnings			$	1,642		$	1,347
	Noncash items included in net earnings
		Depreciation and amortization			203			158
		Stock-based compensation			384			2,296
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities
		Cash and securities segregated in compliance with U.S. federal and other regulations			(6,369	)		177
		Net receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations			400			619
		Net payables to customers and counterparties			9,050			(7,563	)
		Securities borrowed, net			(12,493	)		(9,104	)
		Financial instruments owned, at fair value			(15,315	)		(1,212	)
		Financial instruments sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value			13,227			12,873
		Other, net			(484	)		(1,077	)
			Net cash used for operating activities		(9,755	)		(1,486	)
Cash flows from investing activities
	Property, leasehold improvements and equipment				(583	)		(196	)
	Financial instruments owned, at fair value				170			143
			Net cash used for investing activities		(413	)		(53	)
Cash flows from financing activities
	Short-term borrowings, net				2,964			(955	)
	Issuance of long-term borrowings				8,171			7,000
	Repayment of long-term borrowings				(308	)		(301	)
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, net				431			(1,768	)
	Common stock repurchased				(55	)		—
	Dividends paid				(108	)		—
	Capital contributions				—			48
	Returns on capital and certain distributions to partners				—			(306	)
	Proceeds from issuance of common stock				—			2,639
	Partners’ capital distributions, net				—			(4,112	)
			Net cash provided by financing activities		11,095			2,245
		Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			927			706
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period					3,055			2,836
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period				$	3,982		$	3,542

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:

Cash payments for interest approximated the related expense for each of the fiscal periods presented.

Payments of income taxes were $1.18 billion for the six months ended May 26, 2000 and were immaterial for the six months ended May 28, 1999.

Other, net for the six months ended May 1999 includes an increase in deferred tax assets of $1.78 billion associated with the firm’s conversion to corporate form and related transactions.

Noncash activities:

In connection with the firm’s conversion to corporate form, junior subordinated debentures of $371 million were issued to retired limited partners in exchange for their partnership interests.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended May						Ended May
	2000			1999			2000			1999
	(in millions)
Net earnings	$	755		$	340		$	1,642		$	1,347
Currency translation adjustment, net of tax		(39	)		(29	)		(110	)		(35	)
Comprehensive income	$	716		$	311		$	1,532		$	1,312

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Note 1.  Description of Business

      The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Group Inc.”), a Delaware corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “firm”), is a global investment banking and securities firm that provides a wide range of financial services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base. On May 7, 1999, the firm converted from a partnership to a corporation and completed its initial public offering.

      The firm’s activities are divided into two business segments:

•  Global Capital Markets.This segment comprises Investment Banking, which includes Financial Advisory and Underwriting, and Trading and Principal Investments, which includes Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (“FICC”), Equities and Principal Investments (Principal Investments primarily represents net revenues from the firm’s merchant banking investments); and

•  Asset Management and Securities Services.This segment comprises Asset Management, Securities Services and Commissions.

Note 2.  Significant Accounting Policies

  Basis of Presentation

      The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Group Inc. and its U.S. and international subsidiaries including Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“GS&Co.”) and J. Aron & Company in New York, Goldman Sachs International (“GSI”) in London and Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. (“GSJL”) in Tokyo. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Group Inc. for the fiscal year ended November 26, 1999. The condensed consolidated financial information as of and for the period ended November 26, 1999 has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements not included herein. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year presentation. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

      These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles that require management to make estimates and assumptions regarding trading inventory valuations, the outcome of pending litigation and other matters that affect the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are based on judgment and available information and, consequently, actual results could be materially different from these estimates.

      These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results in the interim periods presented. Interim period operating results may not be indicative of the operating results for a full year.

      Unless otherwise stated herein, all references to May 2000 and May 1999 refer to the firm’s fiscal period ended, or the date, as the context requires, May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999, respectively. All references to November 1999 refer to the firm’s fiscal year ended, or the date, as the context requires, November 26, 1999.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

  Accounting Developments

      In June 2000, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities”, which is an amendment of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. The Statement is effective concurrently with SFAS No. 137, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133 — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”, which deferred to fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000 the effective date of the accounting and reporting requirements of SFAS No. 133. These statements establish accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts (collectively, referred to as “derivatives”), and for hedging activities. These statements require that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial condition and measure those instruments at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on its intended use and the resulting designation. The firm intends to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 133 deferred by SFAS No. 137 and amended by SFAS No. 138 in fiscal 2001 and is currently assessing its effect.

      In March 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of Position (“SOP”) No. 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.” SOP No. 98-1 requires capitalization of certain internal use software costs. SOP No. 98-1 was adopted by the firm in the first quarter of fiscal 2000 and was not material to the firm’s financial condition or its results of operations for the period ended May 2000.

Note 3.  Financial Instruments

      Gains and losses on financial instruments and commission income and related expenses are recorded on a trade date basis in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. The condensed consolidated statements of financial condition generally reflect purchases and sales of financial instruments, including agency transactions, on a trade date basis.

      Substantially all financial instruments used in the firm’s trading and nontrading activities are carried at fair value or amounts that approximate fair value, and unrealized gains and losses are recognized in earnings. Fair value is based generally on listed market prices or broker or dealer price quotations. To the extent that prices are not readily available, or if liquidating the firm’s position is reasonably expected to affect market prices, fair value is based on either internal valuation models or management’s estimate of amounts that could be realized under current market conditions, assuming an orderly liquidation over a reasonable period of time. Certain over-the-counter derivative instruments are valued using pricing models that consider, among other factors, current and contractual market prices, time value, and yield curve and/or volatility factors of the underlying positions.

  Derivative Activities

      Most of the firm’s derivative transactions are entered into for trading purposes. The firm uses derivatives in its trading activities to facilitate customer transactions, to take proprietary positions and as a means of risk management. The firm also enters into nontrading derivative contracts to manage the interest rate and currency exposure on its long-term borrowings.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

      Derivative contracts are financial instruments, such as futures, forwards, swaps or option contracts, that derive their value from underlying assets, indices, reference rates or a combination of these factors. Derivatives may involve future commitments to purchase or sell financial instruments or commodities, or to exchange currency or interest payment streams. The amounts exchanged are based on the specific terms of the contract with reference to specified rates, securities, commodities or indices.

      Derivative contracts exclude certain cash instruments, such as mortgage-backed securities, interest-only and principal-only obligations, and indexed debt instruments, that derive their values or contractually required cash flows from the price of some other security or index. Derivatives also exclude option features that are embedded in cash instruments, such as the conversion features and call provisions embedded in bonds. The firm has elected to include commodity-related contracts in its derivative disclosure, although not required to do so, as these contracts may be settled in cash or are readily convertible into cash.

      The firm utilizes replacement cost as a measure of derivative credit risk. Replacement cost, as reported in “Financial instruments owned, at fair value” on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition, represents amounts receivable from various counterparties, net of any unrealized losses, where management believes a legal right of setoff exists under an enforceable netting agreement. Replacement cost for purchased option contracts is the market value of the contract. The firm controls its credit risk through an established credit approval process, by monitoring counterparty limits, obtaining collateral where appropriate and, in some cases, entering into enforceable netting agreements.

      The fair value of derivative financial instruments used for trading purposes, computed in accordance with the firm’s netting policy, is set forth below:

	As of May 2000				As of November 1999
	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
	(in millions)
Forward settlement contracts	$	6,650	$	5,743	$	4,555	$	4,625
Swap agreements		18,064		16,864		12,052		11,587
Option contracts		12,366		14,047		14,018		12,274
Total	$	37,080	$	36,654	$	30,625	$	28,486

      Derivatives used for nontrading purposes generally include interest rate futures contracts and interest rate and currency swap agreements, which are primarily utilized to convert a substantial portion of the firm’s fixed rate debt into U.S. dollar-based floating rate obligations. Gains and losses on these derivatives are generally deferred and recognized as adjustments to interest expense over the life of the derivative contract. Gains and losses resulting from the early termination of derivatives used for nontrading purposes are generally deferred and recognized over the remaining life of the underlying debt. If the underlying debt is terminated prior to its stated maturity, gains and losses on these transactions, including the associated hedges, are recognized in earnings immediately.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

      The fair value and carrying value of derivatives used for nontrading purposes are set forth below:

	As of May 2000				As of November 1999
	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
	(in millions)
Fair value	$	15	$	868	$	3	$	159
Carrying value		2		41		36		2

Note 4.  Short-Term Borrowings

      The firm obtains secured short-term financing principally through the use of repurchase agreements and securities lending agreements, collateralized mainly by U.S. government, federal agency, investment-grade foreign sovereign obligations and equity securities. The firm obtains unsecured short-term borrowings through issuance of commercial paper, promissory notes and bank loans. The carrying value of these short-term obligations approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.

      Short-term borrowings are set forth below:

	As of
	May 2000		November 1999
	(in millions)
Commercial paper	$	19,475	$	9,403
Promissory notes		12,071		11,061
Bank loans and other(1)		13,255		17,292
Total	$	44,801	$	37,756

(1)  As of May 2000 and November 1999, short-term borrowings included $8.65 billion and $10.82 billion, respectively, of long-term borrowings maturing within one year.

     The firm maintains unencumbered securities with a market value in excess of all uncollateralized short-term borrowings.

Note 5.  Equity

      In March 2000, the Board of Directors of Group Inc. approved a common stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 15 million shares of the firm’s common stock. During the quarter, the firm repurchased 588,000 shares of its common stock.

      On April 10, 2000, the firm granted 1,690,882 restricted stock units to certain employees. These restricted stock units will vest in equal installments on or about the first, second and third fiscal year end following the date of grant.

Note 6.  Earnings Per Share

      Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS includes the determinants of basic EPS and, in addition, gives effect to dilutive potential common shares.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

      The computations of basic and diluted EPS are set forth below:

		Three Months Ended May				Six Months Ended May
		2000		1999		2000		1999
		(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS — earnings available to common stockholders		$	755	$	340	$	1,642	$	1,347
Denominator for basic EPS — weighted average number of common shares(1)			484,380,052		474,712,271		484,478,275		474,712,271
Effect of dilutive securities Restricted stock units			15,262,410		2,432,037		13,613,313		2,432,037
	Stock options		10,620,265		2,763,993		9,733,297		2,763,993
Dilutive potential common shares			25,882,675		5,196,030		23,346,610		5,196,030
Denominator for diluted EPS — weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares			510,262,727		479,908,301		507,824,885		479,908,301
Basic EPS		$	1.56	$	0.72	$	3.39	$	2.84
Diluted EPS			1.48		0.71		3.23		2.81

(1)  Includes common stock and nonvoting common stock as well as restricted stock units awarded to employees for which no future service is required as a condition to the delivery of the underlying shares of common stock.

Note 7.  Commitments and Contingencies

      The firm is involved in a number of judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its businesses. Management believes, based on currently available information, that the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the firm’s financial condition, but might be material to the firm’s operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.

Note 8.  Regulated Subsidiaries

      GS&Co. is a registered U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary, which is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “Uniform Net Capital Rule,” and has elected to compute its net capital in accordance with the “Alternative Net Capital Requirement” of that rule. As of May 2000, GS&Co. had regulatory net capital, as defined, of $4.60 billion, which exceeded the amount required by $3.91 billion.

      GSI, a registered U.K. broker-dealer and subsidiary of Group Inc., is subject to the capital requirements of the Securities and Futures Authority Limited, and GSJL, a Tokyo-based broker-dealer, is subject to the capital requirements of the Japanese Ministry of Finance and the

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

Financial Supervisory Agency. As of May 2000, GSI and GSJL were in compliance with their local capital adequacy requirements.

      Certain other subsidiaries of the firm are also subject to capital adequacy requirements promulgated by authorities of the countries in which they operate. As of May 2000, these subsidiaries were in compliance with their local capital adequacy requirements.

Note 9.  Business Segments

      In reporting to management, the firm’s operating results are categorized into two principal segments: Global Capital Markets; and Asset Management and Securities Services. For a further discussion of the firm’s segments, see the firm’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 1999.

      Management believes that the following information provides a reasonable representation of each segment’s contribution to consolidated pre-tax earnings and total assets:

		Three Months Ended May					Six Months Ended May
		2000		1999			2000		1999
		(in millions)
Global Capital	Net revenues	$	2,993	$	2,720		$	6,317	$	4,979
Markets	Operating expenses		2,038		1,794			4,178		3,078
	Pre-tax earnings(1)	$	955	$	926		$	2,139	$	1,901
	Segment assets	$	158,755	$	117,087		$	158,755	$	117,087
Asset Management	Net revenues	$	1,162	$	749		$	2,331	$	1,485
and Securities	Operating expenses		758		666			1,521		1,189
Services	Pre-tax earnings(1)	$	404	$	83		$	810	$	296
	Segment assets	$	118,360	$	126,281		$	118,360	$	126,281
Total	Net revenues	$	4,155	$	3,469		$	8,648	$	6,464
	Operating expenses(2)		2,897		4,956	(4)		5,911		6,763	(4)
	Pre-tax earnings/ (loss)(1)	$	1,258	$	(1,487	)	$	2,737	$	(299	)
	Total assets(3)	$	278,319	$	244,632		$	278,319	$	244,632

(1)	Prior to the firm’s conversion to corporate form, payments for services rendered by managing directors who were profit participating limited partners were accounted for as distributions of partners’ capital rather than as compensation and benefits expense. Upon conversion to corporate form in the second quarter of 1999, additional compensation expense was recorded equal to 50% of the estimated annual compensation and benefits of the managing directors who were profit participating limited partners in 1999 based on the annualized results for the first half of 1999. Accordingly, the pre-tax results for the three months ended May 1999 are not comparable with the three months ended May  2000.
(2)	Includes the ongoing amortization of employee initial public offering awards that has not been allocated to the firm’s segments.
(3)	Includes deferred tax assets relating to the firm’s conversion to corporate form and certain other assets that are not allocable to a particular segment.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(4)  Includes nonrecurring employee initial public offering awards of $2.26 billion and a charitable contribution to The Goldman Sachs Foundation of $200 million made at the time of the firm’s initial public offering that have not been allocated to the firm’s segments.

Note 10.  Subsequent Events

      The Board of Directors of Group Inc. declared a dividend of $0.12 per share to be paid on August 24, 2000 to voting and nonvoting common stockholders of record on July 24, 2000.

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Review Report of Independent Accountants

To the Directors and Shareholders,

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

      We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial condition of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of May 26, 2000, the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three and six months ended May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999, the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital for the six months ended May 26, 2000, the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999, and the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999. These condensed financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

      We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

      Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

      We previously audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, the consolidated statement of financial condition of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of November 26, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital, cash flows and comprehensive income for the year ended November 26, 1999 (not presented herein); and in our report dated January 21, 2000, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial condition as of November 26, 1999, and the condensed consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital for the year ended November 26, 1999, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated financial statements from which it has been derived.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

June 30, 2000.

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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

      Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking and securities firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base. On May 7, 1999, we converted from a partnership to a corporation and completed our initial public offering.

      Our activities are divided into two segments:

•  Global Capital Markets.This segment comprises Investment Banking, which includes Financial Advisory and Underwriting, and Trading and Principal Investments, which includes Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (“FICC”), Equities and Principal Investments (Principal Investments primarily represents net revenues from our merchant banking investments); and

•  Asset Management and Securities Services.This segment comprises Asset Management, Securities Services and Commissions.

      Unless specifically stated otherwise, all references to May 2000 and May 1999 refer to our fiscal period ended, or the date, as the context requires, May 26, 2000 and May 28, 1999, respectively. All references to November 1999 and November 1998, unless specifically stated otherwise, refer to our fiscal year ended, or the date, as the context requires, November 26, 1999 and November 27, 1998, respectively.

      When we use the terms “Goldman Sachs”, “we” and “our”, we mean, prior to our conversion to corporate form, The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its consolidated subsidiaries and, after our conversion to corporate form, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Group Inc.”), a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Business Environment

      The world economy strengthened during the quarter as output growth in many of the major economies was strong and many emerging market countries continued their recovery.

      The United States continued its longest period of economic expansion as growth was fueled by increased levels of consumer spending and low levels of unemployment. In an effort to slow the pace of economic growth and alleviate possible inflationary pressures, the Federal Reserve raised overnight interest rates by 75 basis points during the quarter. The U.S. equity markets were strong in the beginning of the quarter, but corrections in the technology and telecommunications sectors led to sharp declines in major equity markets, particularly the Nasdaq, which fell 30% during the quarter. Fixed income markets were also affected as rising interest rates, widening credit spreads and reduced new issues led to a decrease in secondary market activity.

      The European economy continued to grow during the quarter, fueled by a competitive exchange rate and expansion in domestic demand. Concerns about a potential rise in inflation, resulting from economic growth and rising oil prices, prompted the European Central Bank to raise short-term interest rates during the quarter.

      Japan generated economic growth during the quarter as consumption and investment increased. The recovery in Japan helped boost economic growth in the rest of Asia which continued its rebound after the recent recession.

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Results of Operations

      The composition of our net revenues has varied over time as financial markets and the scope of our operations have changed. The composition of net revenues can also vary over the shorter term due to fluctuations in U.S. and global economic and market conditions. As a result, period-to-period comparisons may not be meaningful. In addition, Goldman Sachs’ conversion to corporate form has affected, and will continue to affect, our operating results in several significant ways:

     1.  Former Partner Compensation.As a corporation, payments for services rendered by managing directors who, prior to our conversion to corporate form, were profit participating limited partners are included in compensation and benefits expense. Prior to our conversion to corporate form, these payments were accounted for as distributions of partners’ capital rather than as compensation and benefits expense.

     2.  Ongoing Stock-Based Compensation.As part of compensation, restricted stock units and other forms of stock-based compensation can be awarded to employees. Of the total restricted stock units that were granted at the end of November 1999, approximately 50% require future service as a condition to the delivery of the underlying shares of common stock. In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, these restricted stock units with future service requirements will generally be recorded as compensation expense over the four-year service period following the date of grant as follows: 52%, 28%, 14%, and 6% in years one, two, three and four, respectively.

     3.  Amortization of Employee Initial Public Offering Awards.We have recorded, and will continue to record over the five-year vesting period following the date of grant, noncash expense related to the amortization of certain restricted stock units awarded to employees in connection with our initial public offering. These restricted stock units had a value of $1.76 billion at date of grant, approximately 26% of which has been amortized as a noncash expense, after giving effect to forfeitures, in the 12 months following the date of grant. The remaining 74% of the value of these restricted stock units will be amortized over the next four years as follows: 26%, 26%, 15% and 7% in years two, three, four and five, respectively.

     4.  Income Taxes.As a corporation, our operating results have become, and will continue to be, subject to U.S. federal, state and local corporate income taxes, and, therefore, to a higher tax rate than we incurred as a partnership. Our effective tax rate for the six-month period ended May 2000 was 40%.

Overview

      The following table sets forth a summary of our financial results:

Financial Overview

(in millions, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended May							Six Months Ended May
	Actual					Pro Forma		Actual					Pro Forma
	2000		1999(1)			1999		2000		1999(1)			1999
Net revenues	$	4,155	$	3,469		$	3,469	$	8,648	$	6,464		$	6,457
Pre-tax earnings/ (loss)		1,258		(1,487	)		1,058		2,737		(299	)		1,959
Net earnings		755		340			624		1,642		1,347			1,156
Diluted earnings per share		1.48		0.71			1.30		3.23		2.81			2.42

(1)  Includes three weeks as a corporation.

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     Pro forma net earnings reflect the results of Goldman Sachs as if our conversion to corporate form and related transactions had taken place at the beginning of 1999.

      Pro forma net earnings do not give effect to the following items due to their nonrecurring nature:

•  the employee initial public offering award of restricted stock units, for which future service is not required as a condition to the delivery of the underlying shares of common stock;

•  the initial irrevocable contribution of shares of common stock to the defined contribution plan;

•  the recognition of certain net tax assets; and

•  a contribution to The Goldman Sachs Foundation, a charitable foundation.

      Pro forma net earnings give effect to the following items:

•  interest expense on junior subordinated debentures issued to retired limited partners in exchange for their partnership interests;

•  compensation to managing directors who were profit participating limited partners for services rendered;

•  the effect of issuing restricted stock units to employees, in lieu of cash compensation, for which future service is required as a condition to the delivery of the underlying shares of common stock;

•  the amortization of the restricted stock units awarded to employees in connection with our initial public offering, for which future service is required as a condition to the delivery of the underlying shares of common stock; and

•  the provision for income taxes in corporate form.

For the purpose of calculating May 1999 pro forma diluted average common shares outstanding we used the initial public offering price of $53 per share from the beginning of fiscal 1999 until May 4, 1999, the day trading in our common stock commenced.

      Our net earnings of $340 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, in the three-month period ended May 1999 were reduced by $672 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, due to nonrecurring items associated with Goldman Sachs’ conversion to corporate form and related transactions. These nonrecurring items included (i) $2.26 billion for employee initial public offering awards, (ii) $200 million for a contribution to The Goldman Sachs Foundation, and (iii) a net tax benefit of $1.78 billion.

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      The following table sets forth the net revenues, operating expenses and pre-tax earnings of our segments:

Results by Segment

(in millions)

		Three Months					Six Months
		Ended May					Ended May
		2000		1999			2000		1999
Global Capital	Net revenues	$	2,993	$	2,720		$	6,317	$	4,979
Markets	Operating expenses		2,038		1,794			4,178		3,078
	Pre-tax earnings(1)	$	955	$	926		$	2,139	$	1,901
Asset Management	Net revenues	$	1,162	$	749		$	2,331	$	1,485
And Securities	Operating expenses		758		666			1,521		1,189
Services
	Pre-tax earnings(1)	$	404	$	83		$	810	$	296
Total	Net revenues	$	4,155	$	3,469		$	8,648	$	6,464
	Operating expenses(2)		2,897		4,956	(3)		5,911		6,763	(3)
	Pre-tax earnings/(loss)(1)	$	1,258	$	(1,487	)	$	2,737	$	(299	)

(1)	Prior to our conversion to corporate form, payments for services rendered by managing directors who were profit participating limited partners were accounted for as distributions of partners’ capital rather than as compensation and benefits expense. Upon conversion to corporate form in the second quarter of 1999, additional compensation expense was recorded equal to 50% of the estimated annual compensation and benefits of the managing directors who were profit participating limited partners in 1999 based on the annualized results for the first half of 1999. Accordingly, the pre-tax results for the three months ended May 1999 are not comparable with the three months ended May  2000.
(2)	Includes the ongoing amortization of employee initial public offering awards that has not been allocated to our segments.
(3)	Includes nonrecurring employee initial public offering awards of $2.26 billion and a charitable contribution to The Goldman Sachs Foundation of $200 million made at the time of our initial public offering that have not been allocated to our segments.

Global Capital Markets

      The components of the Global Capital Markets segment are set forth below:

     Investment Banking.Goldman Sachs provides a broad range of investment banking services to a diverse group of corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Our investment banking activities are divided into two categories:

•  Financial Advisory.Financial Advisory includes advisory assignments with respect to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings and spin-offs; and

•  Underwriting.Underwriting includes public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities.

     Trading and Principal Investments.Our Trading and Principal Investments business facilitates transactions with a diverse group of corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals and takes proprietary positions through market making in and trading of fixed income and equity products, currencies, commodities, and swaps and other derivatives. Trading and Principal Investments is divided into three categories:

•  FICC.We make markets in and trade fixed income products, currencies and commodities, structure and enter into a wide variety of derivative transactions, and engage in proprietary trading and arbitrage activities;

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•  Equities.We make markets in and trade equities and equity-related products, structure and enter into equity derivative transactions, and engage in proprietary trading and equity arbitrage; and

•  Principal Investments.Principal Investments primarily represents net revenues from our merchant banking investments.

      Net revenues from Principal Investments do not include management fees and the increased share of the income and gains from our merchant banking funds to which Goldman Sachs is entitled when the return on investments exceeds certain threshold returns to fund investors. These management fees and increased shares of income and gains are included in the net revenues of Asset Management and Securities Services.

      Substantially all of our inventory is marked-to-market daily and, therefore, its value and our net revenues are subject to fluctuations based on market movements. In addition, net revenues derived from our principal investments in privately held concerns and in real estate may fluctuate significantly depending on the revaluation or sale of these investments in any given period.

      The following table sets forth the net revenues of our Global Capital Markets segment:

Global Capital Markets Net Revenues

(in millions)

	Three Months					Six Months
	Ended May					Ended May
	2000			1999		2000			1999
Financial Advisory	$	712		$	510	$	1,295		$	1,032
Underwriting		882			492		1,535			872
Investment Banking		1,594			1,002		2,830			1,904
FICC		634			911		1,650			1,787
Equities		1,086			618		1,944			1,073
Principal Investments		(321	)		189		(107	)		215
Trading and Principal Investments		1,399			1,718		3,487			3,075
Total	$	2,993		$	2,720	$	6,317		$	4,979

Three Months Ended May 2000 versus Three Months Ended May 1999.

      Net revenues in Global Capital Markets were $2.99 billion, an increase of 10% compared with the same 1999 period, reflecting a 59% growth in Investment Banking, partially offset by a 19% decrease in Trading and Principal Investments. Pre-tax earnings were $955 million compared to $926 million in the same period in 1999. Operating expenses increased 14%, principally due to higher levels of compensation commensurate with growth in net revenues, and increased costs associated with global expansion and higher levels of business activity.

      Net revenues in Investment Banking were $1.59 billion, 59% above last year’s second quarter. Net revenues in the Financial Advisory business increased 40% over the same period in 1999, primarily due to increased mergers and acquisitions activity in the high technology, financial institutions, and energy and power sectors. Underwriting net revenues increased 79% over the same period in 1999, as we capitalized on strong equity new issue activity in the communications, media and entertainment and high technology sectors. Net revenues increased in all major regions compared to the second quarter of 1999, particularly in Europe.

      Net revenues in Trading and Principal Investments were $1.40 billion, 19% below last year’s second quarter. FICC net revenues decreased 30% compared to a strong second quarter of

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1999, as higher interest rates and widening credit spreads led to a slowdown in new issue transactions and general declines in secondary market activity across many fixed income products. Net revenues in Equities increased 76% over the same 1999 period, as increased customer flow and higher levels of market volatility led to growth in most components of the business. Net revenue growth was particularly strong in equity derivatives and Pan-European shares compared to the same prior year period. Principal Investments experienced negative net revenues of $321 million as significant market declines in technology and telecommunications stocks led to a partial reversal of unrealized gains recorded primarily in the prior two quarters.

Six Months Ended May 2000 versus Six Months Ended May 1999.

      Net revenues in Global Capital Markets were $6.32 billion, an increase of 27% compared with the same 1999 period, reflecting a 49% increase in Investment Banking and a 13% increase in Trading and Principal Investments. Pre-tax earnings were $2.14 billion compared to $1.90 billion in the same period in 1999. Operating expenses increased 36%, principally due to higher levels of compensation commensurate with growth in net revenues, and increased costs associated with global expansion and higher levels of business activity.

      Net revenues in Investment Banking were $2.83 billion, 49% above the same 1999 period. Net revenues in the Financial Advisory business increased 25% compared to the first half of 1999, principally due to active global mergers and acquisitions markets in the technology, communications, media and entertainment and financial institutions sectors, as well as an increase in the number of large transactions. Underwriting revenues increased 76% over the same period in 1999, primarily due to growth in the high technology and communications, media and entertainment sectors. Investment Banking net revenue growth was strong in all major regions compared to the first half of 1999.

      Net revenues in Trading and Principal Investments were $3.49 billion, 13% above the same 1999 period. FICC net revenues decreased 8% compared to a strong first half of 1999, as interest rate uncertainty and widening credit spreads led to reduced net revenues in corporate bonds, while reduced activity and liquidity in U.S. Treasury markets led to lower net revenues in government bonds. These decreases were partially offset by higher net revenues in our fixed income derivatives business, which benefited from increased customer activity. Net revenues in Equities increased 81% over the same 1999 period as higher transaction volumes and increased volatility led to growth across all components of the business, particularly in equity derivatives and global shares. Principal Investments experienced negative net revenues of $107 million, as significant market declines in technology and telecommunications stocks in the latter part of the period led to unrealized losses in our merchant banking portfolio. These losses were offset, in part, by increased gains on the disposition of investments compared with the prior year period.

Asset Management and Securities Services

      The components of the Asset Management and Securities Services segment are set forth below:

•  Asset Management.Asset Management generates management fees by providing investment advisory services to a diverse client base of institutions and individuals;

•  Securities Services.Securities Services includes prime brokerage, financing services and securities lending, and our matched book businesses, all of which generate revenues primarily in the form of fees or interest rate spreads; and

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•  Commissions.Commissions include agency transactions for clients on major stock and futures exchanges and revenues from the increased share of the income and gains derived from our merchant banking funds.

      The following table sets forth the net revenues of our Asset Management and Securities Services segment:

Asset Management and Securities Services Net Revenues

(in millions)

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended May				Ended May
	2000		1999		2000		1999
Asset Management	$	354	$	214	$	660	$	416
Securities Services		252		174		490		381
Commissions		556		361		1,181		688
Total	$	1,162	$	749	$	2,331	$	1,485

      Our assets under supervision consist of assets under management and other client assets. Assets under management typically generate fees based on a percentage of their value and include our mutual funds, separate accounts managed for institutional and individual investors, our merchant banking funds and other alternative investment funds. Other client assets consist of assets in brokerage accounts of primarily high-net-worth individuals, on which we earn commissions. Substantially all assets under supervision are valued as of calendar month-end.

      The following table sets forth our assets under supervision:

Assets Under Supervision

(in millions)

	As of May 31,				As of November 30,
	2000		1999		1999		1998
Assets under management	$	276,610	$	206,553	$	258,045	$	194,821
Other client assets		235,103		176,369		227,424		142,018
Total	$	511,713	$	382,922	$	485,469	$	336,839

Three Months Ended May 2000 versus Three Months Ended May 1999.

      Net revenues in Asset Management and Securities Services were $1.16 billion, an increase of 55% above the same prior year period as all major components of the business exhibited strong growth. Pre-tax earnings were $404 million compared to $83 million in the same period in 1999. Operating expenses increased 14%, principally due to higher levels of compensation commensurate with growth in net revenues, and increased costs associated with global expansion and higher levels of business activity.

      Net revenues in Asset Management increased 65% compared to last year’s second quarter, primarily reflecting a 34% increase in average assets under management as well as favorable changes in the composition of assets managed. Securities Services net revenues were 45% higher than the same 1999 period, primarily due to continued growth in our prime brokerage business and increased customer balances in securities lending and margin lending. Commissions increased 54% compared to the same period last year as transaction volumes in global equity markets rose to record levels.

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Six Months Ended May 2000 versus Six Months Ended May 1999.

      Net revenues in Asset Management and Securities Services were $2.33 billion, an increase of 57% above the same prior year period due to increased contributions from all major components of the business. Pre-tax earnings were $810 million compared to $296 million in the same period in 1999. Operating expenses increased 28% due to higher levels of compensation commensurate with growth in net revenues, and increased costs associated with global expansion and higher levels of business activity.

      Net revenues in Asset Management increased 59% compared to the first half of 1999, primarily due to a 33% increase in average assets under management, as well as favorable changes in the composition of assets managed. Securities Services net revenues were 29% higher than the same 1999 period, reflecting growth in our prime brokerage business and substantial increases in average customer balances in our securities lending and margin lending businesses. These increases were partially offset by reduced spreads in our fixed income matched book. Commissions increased substantially compared to the same period last year as increased volatility in global equity markets led to record transaction volumes. Revenues from the increased share of income and gains from our merchant banking funds recognized in the first quarter of 2000 also contributed to the increase in Commissions.

Operating Expenses

      The following table sets forth our operating expenses and number of employees:

Operating Expenses and Employees

($ in millions)

	Three Months				Six Months
	Ended May				Ended May
	2000		1999		2000		1999
Compensation and benefits, excluding employee initial public offering awards	$	2,077	$	1,953	$	4,324	$	3,228
Nonrecurring employee initial public offering awards		—		2,257		—		2,257
Amortization of employee initial public offering awards		101		39		212		39
Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees		154		109		283		220
Market development		111		78		217		155
Communications and technology		100		71		193		149
Depreciation and amortization		102		61		203		158
Occupancy		101		67		196		145
Professional services and other		151		121		283		212
Charitable contribution		—		200		—		200
Total operating expenses	$	2,897	$	4,956	$	5,911	$	6,763
Employees at period end(1)		16,512		13,454

(1)  Excludes employees of Goldman Sachs’ property management subsidiaries. Substantially all of the costs of these employees are reimbursed to Goldman Sachs by the real estate investment funds to which these companies provide property management services.

Three Months Ended May 2000 versus Three Months Ended May 1999.

      Operating expenses were $2.90 billion, a significant decrease compared to the same period in 1999, primarily due to the inclusion in May 1999 of nonrecurring charges associated with

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Goldman Sachs’ conversion to corporate form and related transactions. These nonrecurring charges included $2.26 billion for employee initial public offering awards and $200 million for a contribution to The Goldman Sachs Foundation.

      Compensation and benefits expense was $2.08 billion, an increase of 6% over the same 1999 period. During the quarter ended May 1999, additional compensation expense was recorded equal to 50% of the estimated annual compensation and benefits of the managing directors who were profit participating limited partners in 1999 based on the annualized results for the first half of 1999. This was offset, in part, by the effect of issuing restricted stock units to employees with future service requirements, in lieu of a portion of ongoing cash compensation. As a result, compensation and benefits for the three months ended May 1999 is not comparable with the three months ended May 2000. The ratio of compensation and benefits to net revenues was 50% for the three months ended May 2000. Employment levels increased 23% from May 1999, reflecting growth in our businesses. Expenses associated with our temporary staff and consultants were $142 million, an increase of 64% compared with 1999, reflecting increased global expansion and consulting costs associated with technology initiatives.

      Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees increased 41% primarily due to higher transaction volumes in equity derivatives and Pan-European and U.S. shares. Market development expenses increased 42%, principally due to higher levels of business activity and global expansion. Communications and technology expenses increased 41%, reflecting higher telecommunications and market data costs associated with higher employment levels, and additional spending on technology initiatives. Occupancy expenses increased 51%, reflecting additional office space needed to accommodate growth in employment levels. Professional services and other expenses increased 25% due to higher levels of business activity.

Six Months Ended May 2000 versus Six Months Ended May 1999.

      Operating expenses were $5.91 billion, a 13% decrease compared to the same period in 1999, primarily due to the inclusion in May 1999 of nonrecurring charges of $2.46 billion associated with Goldman Sachs’ conversion to corporate form and related transactions. This decrease was partially offset by higher levels of compensation commensurate with higher net revenues and increased amortization of employee initial public offering awards.

      Compensation and benefits expense was $4.32 billion, an increase of 34% over the same 1999 period. The ratio of compensation and benefits to net revenues was 50%. Expenses associated with our temporary staff and consultants were $264 million, an increase of 43% compared with 1999, reflecting increased global expansion and consulting costs associated with technology initiatives.

      Brokerage, clearing and exchange fees increased 29% primarily due to higher transaction volumes in equity derivatives and European equities. Market development expenses increased 40%, principally due to higher levels of business activity and global expansion. Communications and technology expenses increased 30%, reflecting higher telecommunications and market data costs associated with higher employment levels, and additional spending on technology initiatives. Occupancy expenses increased 35%, reflecting additional office space needed to accommodate growth in employment levels. Professional services and other expenses increased 33% due to higher levels of business activity.

Provision for Taxes

      The provision for taxes for the six months ended May 2000 was $1.10 billion. Goldman Sachs’ effective tax rate year to date was 40%.

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Liquidity

      Management believes that one of the most important issues for a company in the financial services sector is access to liquidity. Accordingly, Goldman Sachs has established a comprehensive structure to oversee its liquidity and funding policies, which are described below.

     Diversification of Funding Sources and Liquidity Planning.Goldman Sachs seeks to maintain broad and diversified funding sources with both banks and nonbank lenders globally. These diversified funding sources include insurance companies, mutual funds, banks, bank trust departments and other asset managers. Management believes that Goldman Sachs’ relationships with its lenders are critical to its liquidity.

      We access liquidity in a variety of markets in the United States as well as in Europe and Asia. We make extensive use of the repurchase agreement markets and have raised debt publicly as well as in the private placement and commercial paper markets, and through Eurobonds, money broker loans, commodity-based financings, letters of credit and promissory notes. We seek to structure our liabilities to avoid significant amounts of debt coming due on any one day or during any single week or year.

     Asset Liquidity.Goldman Sachs maintains a highly liquid balance sheet. Many of our assets are readily funded in the repurchase agreement markets, which generally have proven to be a consistent source of funding even in periods of market stress. A substantial portion of our inventory turns over rapidly and is marked-to-market daily. We maintain long-term borrowings and stockholders’ equity substantially in excess of our less liquid assets.

     Dynamic Liquidity Management.Goldman Sachs seeks to manage the composition of its asset base and the maturity profile of its funding to ensure that it can liquidate its assets prior to its liabilities coming due, even in times of liquidity stress. We have traditionally been able to fund our liquidity needs through security-based and collateralized funding, such as repurchase transactions and securities lending, as well as short-term and long-term borrowings and equity capital. To further evaluate the adequacy of our liquidity management policies and guidelines, we perform weekly “stress funding” simulations of disruptions to our access to unsecured credit.

     Excess Liquidity.In addition to maintaining a highly liquid balance sheet and a significant amount of longer-term liabilities to assure liquidity even during adverse conditions, we seek to maintain a liquidity cushion that consists principally of unencumbered U.S. government and agency obligations to ensure the availability of immediate liquidity.

     Liquidity Ratio Maintenance.It is Goldman Sachs’ policy to further manage its liquidity by maintaining a “liquidity ratio” of at least 100%. This ratio measures the relationship between the loan value of our unencumbered assets and our short-term unsecured liabilities. The maintenance of this liquidity ratio is intended to ensure that we could fund our positions on a fully secured basis in the event that we were unable to replace our unsecured debt maturing within one year. Under this policy, we seek to maintain unencumbered assets in an amount that, if pledged or sold, would provide the funds necessary to replace unsecured obligations that are scheduled to mature (or where holders have the option to redeem) within the coming year.

     Intercompany Funding.Most of the liquidity of Goldman Sachs is raised by the parent company, Group Inc. The parent company then lends the necessary funds to its subsidiaries and affiliates. We carefully manage our intercompany exposure by generally requiring intercompany loans to have maturities equal to or shorter than the maturities of the aggregate borrowings of the parent company. This policy ensures that the subsidiaries’ obligations to the parent company will generally mature in advance of the parent company’s third-party long-term borrowings. In addition, many of the advances made to our subsidiaries and affiliates are secured by marketable securities or other liquid collateral. We generally fund our equity investments in subsidiaries with equity capital.

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The Balance Sheet

      Goldman Sachs maintains a highly liquid balance sheet that fluctuates significantly between financial statement dates. The following table sets forth our total assets, adjusted assets, leverage ratios and book value per share:

	As of
	May			November
	2000			1999
	($ in billions, except
	per share amounts)
Total assets	$	278		$	250
Adjusted assets(1)		213			188
Leverage ratio(2)		23.4	x		24.7	x
Adjusted leverage ratio(3)		17.9	x		18.5	x
Book value per share(4)	$	24.60		$	20.94

(1)	Adjusted assets represent total assets less securities purchased under agreements to resell, certain securities borrowed transactions and the increase in total assets related to certain provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 125.
(2)	Leverage ratio equals total assets divided by stockholders’ equity.
(3)	Adjusted leverage ratio equals adjusted assets divided by stockholders’ equity.
(4)	Book value per share was based on common shares outstanding, including restricted stock units granted to employees with no future service requirements, of 483,995,863 as of May 2000 and 484,566,184 as of November 1999.

     As of May 2000, we held approximately $2.79 billion in high-yield debt and emerging market securities and $3.81 billion in bank loans. These assets may be relatively illiquid during times of market stress. We seek to diversify our holdings of these assets by industry and by geographic location.

      As of May 2000, the aggregate carrying value of our principal investments held directly or through our merchant banking funds was $3.31 billion, which consisted of corporate principal investments with an aggregate carrying value of $2.42 billion and real estate investments with an aggregate carrying value of $888 million.

Credit Ratings

      Goldman Sachs relies upon the debt capital markets to fund a significant portion of its day-to-day operations. The cost and availability of debt financing is influenced by our credit ratings. Credit ratings are also important to us when competing in certain markets and when seeking to engage in longer-term transactions, including over-the-counter derivatives. A reduction in our credit ratings could increase our borrowing costs and limit our access to the capital markets. This, in turn, could reduce our earnings and adversely affect our liquidity.

      The following table sets forth our credit ratings as of May 2000:

	Short-Term Debt		Long-Term Debt
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.		P-1		A1
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services		A-1+		A+
Fitch IBCA, Inc.		F1+		AA-
CBRS Inc.		A-1 (High)		AA
Thomson Bankwatch		TBW-1		AA

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Long-Term Debt

      As of May 2000, our consolidated long-term borrowings were $24.73 billion. Substantially all of these borrowings were unsecured and consisted principally of senior borrowings with maturities extending to 2024. The weighted average maturity of our long-term borrowings as of May 2000 was approximately five years. Substantially all of our long-term borrowings are swapped into U.S. dollar obligations with short-term floating rates of interest in order to minimize our exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange movements.

Item 3:  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

      For a description of our risk management policies and procedures, value-at-risk (VaR) model, including such model’s assumptions and limitations, and nontrading risk sensitivity analysis, see Part II, Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 26, 1999 and the information incorporated by reference therein.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1:  Legal Proceedings

      The following developments have occurred with respect to certain matters previously reported under Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 26, 1999, as updated by our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 25, 2000 and our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 4, 2000.

  HUD Litigation

      On April 17, 2000, the U.S. government served a notice of its election declining to intervene in the action.

Item 4:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

      On March 17, 2000, Group Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Further details concerning matters submitted to a vote of security holders can be found in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 25, 2000.

Item 5:  Other Information

Cautionary Statement Pursuant to The Private Securities

Litigation Reform Act of 1995

      We have included in this Form 10-Q filing, and from time to time our management may make, statements which may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. It is possible that our actual results may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results indicated in these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in our specific forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

•  a decline in general economic conditions or the global financial markets;

•  losses due to unidentified or unanticipated risks;

•  competitive pressure, including for our employees;

•  a lack of liquidity, i.e., ready access to funds, for use in our business; and

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•  losses caused by financial or other problems experienced by third parties.

      Additional information regarding these and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in our forward-looking statements is contained under the caption “Business — Certain Factors That May Affect Our Business” under Part I, Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended November 26, 1999.

Item 6:  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)  Exhibits:

10.1	Letter agreement, dated as of June 27, 2000, between The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Mr. John L. Weinberg.
10.2	Lease Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2000, between 30  Hudson Street Lessor Urban Renewal L.L.C., 50 Hudson Street Lessor Urban Renewal L.L.C., GSJC 30 Hudson Urban Renewal L.L.C. and GSJC 50 Hudson Urban Renewal L.L.C.
10.3	Parent Guaranty, dated as of June 21, 2000, made by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in favor of the Beneficiaries named therein.
10.4	Construction Agency Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2000, among 30 Hudson Street Lessor Urban Renewal L.L.C., 50 Hudson Street Lessor Urban Renewal L.L.C., GSJC 30 Hudson Urban Renewal L.L.C. and GSJC 50 Hudson Urban Renewal L.L.C.
10.5	Participation Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2000, among GSJC 30 Hudson Urban Renewal L.L.C., GSJC 50 Hudson Urban Renewal L.L.C., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., GSJC Land LLC, Hudson Street Lessor L.L.C., 30 Hudson Street Lessor Urban Renewal L.L.C., 50 Hudson Street Lessor Urban Renewal L.L.C., Various financial institutions named in Schedule II thereto, Hudson Street Lessor Investment Trust 2000-1, Wilmington Trust Company, Hudson Street Funding Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Hatteras Funding Corporation, Bank of America, National Association, Various Financial Institutions and The Chase Manhattan Bank.
11.1	Statement re computation of per share earnings.
12.1	Statement re computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges.
15.1	Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information.
27.1	Financial Data Schedule.

      (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

      On May 4, 2000, Group Inc. filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to matters relating to the initial public offering of World Online.

      On May 10, 2000, Group Inc. filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (amended on May 12, 2000) attaching certain exhibits relating to its publicly registered debt securities.

      On June 20, 2000, Group Inc. filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting the firm’s net earnings for its fiscal second quarter ended May 26, 2000.

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

By:  /s/DAVID A. VINIAR

Name: David A. Viniar

Title: Chief Financial Officer

By:  /s/SARAH G. SMITH

Name: Sarah G. Smith

Title: Principal Accounting Officer

Date: July 5, 2000

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