UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2015
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | No. 001-14965 | No. 13-4019460 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 West Street New York, New York | 10282 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 902-1000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
Upon issuance of the Series M Preferred Stock (as defined in Item 5.03 below), the ability of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) to declare or pay dividends on, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of its common stock will be subject to certain restrictions in the event that the Registrant fails to pay dividends on its Series M Preferred Stock. These restrictions are set forth in the Certificate of Designations establishing the terms of the Series M Preferred Stock, a copy of which is listed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On April 20, 2015, the Registrant filed a Certificate of Designations to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware setting forth the terms of its 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M, liquidation preference $25,000 per share (the “Series M Preferred Stock”). A copy of the Certificate of Designations relating to the Series M Preferred Stock is listed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Additional exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the offering, issuance and sale of depositary shares representing interests in the Registrant’s Series M Preferred Stock under the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-198735).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
| 3.1 and 4.1 | Certificate of Designations of the Registrant relating to the Series M Preferred Stock. | |
| 4.2 | Form of certificate representing the Series M Preferred Stock. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP relating to the depositary shares representing interests in the Registrant’s Series M Preferred Stock. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). | |
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: April 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ Kenneth L. Josselyn | ||||||
| Name: | Kenneth L. Josselyn | |||||||
| Title: | Associate General Counsel and | |||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||||