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): March 15, 2022 | ||
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, N.Y. | 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.)
| Check | the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, par value $.01 per share | GS | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A | GS PrA | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C | GS PrC | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D | GS PrD | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 5.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J | GS PrJ | NYSE | ||
| Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K | GS PrK | NYSE | ||
| 5.793% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Normal Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities of Goldman Sachs Capital II | GS/43PE | NYSE | ||
| Floating Rate Normal Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities of Goldman Sachs Capital III | GS/43PF | NYSE | ||
Medium-Term Notes, Series F, Callable Fixed and Floating Rate Notes due 2031 of GS Finance Corp.
| GS/31B | NYSE | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the issuance of the following debt securities by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on March 15, 2022 pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-253421) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”):
| • | $2,100,000,000 3.000% Notes due 2024 (the “Fixed Rate Securities”) |
| • | $350,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Floating Rate Securities”) |
| • | $300,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Floating Rate Securities”) |
| • | $3,250,000,000 3.615% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2028 (the “Fixed/Floating Rate Securities” and, together with the Fixed Rate Securities, the 2024 Floating Rate Securities and the 2028 Floating Rate Securities, the “Securities”) |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1 are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement as exhibits thereto:
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP relating to the Securities. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page information is formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101). | |
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: March 15, 2022 | By: | /s/ Matthew E. Tropp | ||||
| Name: | Matthew E. Tropp | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||||