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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):
May 10, 2000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE NO. 001-14965 NO. 13-4019460
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(State or Other Jurisdic- (Commission (IRS Employer
tion of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 902-1000
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEMS 1-4. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
The exhibits listed in Item 7 below are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.
1.1 Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2000,
between The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman,
Sachs & Co.
4.1 Indenture, dated as of May 19, 1999, between The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and The Bank of New York,
as trustee, with respect to senior debt securities
of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.*
4.2 Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note.**
4.3 Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note.**
4.4 Form of Mandatory Exchangeable Note.**
4.5 Form of Exchangeable Note.**
4.6 Specimen Master Medium-Term Note.***
8.1 Tax opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell.
23.1 Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell (included in Exhibit
8.1).
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* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 6 of the registration
statement on Form 8-A of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (File
No. 001-14965).
** Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit to the
registration statement on Form S-1 of The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc. (No. 333-75321).
*** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 of the registration statement on
Form S-3 of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (File No. 333-36178).
ITEM 8. NOT APPLICABLE.
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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: May 10, 2000
By:
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