Goldman Sachs plans notes linked to leveraged buffered index basket

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 31 - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. plans to price 0% leveraged buffered basket-linked notes due Feb. 21, 2013 linked to a basket of indexes each converted into dollars, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket includes the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 55% weight, the FTSE 100 index with a 22% weight and the Topix index with a 23% weight.

On the pricing date and on each of the five averaging dates, the level of each index will be converted from its underlying currency into dollars at the exchange rate then in effect. The underlying currency is the euro for the Euro Stoxx 50, the British pound for the FTSE 100 and the Japanese yen for the Topix. For each index, its final level will be the average of its converted levels on the averaging dates, which are the five trading days ending Feb. 15, 2013.

The payout at maturity will be par plus the sum of the weighted index returns.

If a basket index's final level is greater than its initial level, its return will be double the gain, subject to a 20% cap. If an index declines by 10% or less, its return will be 0%. If an index declines by more than 10%, its return will be 0% minus 1.1111% for every 1% decline beyond 10%.

The notes (Cusip: 38143UQ46) are expected to price Feb. 3 and settle Feb. 8.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as dealer.

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