New Issue: Goldman prices $4.95 million leveraged buffered linked to three indexes

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, Nov. 7 – Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. priced $4.95 million of 0% leveraged buffered basket-linked notes due Nov. 10, 2016 tied to a basket of indexes, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket consists of the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 37% weight, the FTSE 100 index with a 23% weight, the Topix index with a 23% weight, the Swiss Market index with a 9% weight and the S&P/ASX 200 index with an 8% weight.

The payout at maturity will be par plus 1.5 times any basket gain, up to the maximum settlement amount of $1,210 for each $1,000 principal amount.

Investors will receive par if the basket falls by up to 10% and lose 1.1111% for every 1% decline beyond 10%.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:	Leveraged buffered notes
Underlying basket:	Euro Stoxx 50 index (37% weight), FTSE 100 index (23% weight), the Topix index (23% weight), the Swiss Market index (9% weight) and the S&P/ASX 200 index (8% weight)
Amount:	$4.95 million
Maturity:	Nov. 10, 2016
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par
Payout at maturity:	Par plus 1.5 times any basket gain, capped at 21%; par if basket falls by up to 10%; 1.1111% loss for every 1% decline beyond 10%
Initial levels:	3,091.54 for Euro Stoxx, 6,539.14 for FTSE, 1,371.76 for Topix, 8,843.17 for Swiss Market and 5,517.876 for S&P/ASX
Pricing date:	Nov. 5
Settlement date:	Nov. 13
Underwriters:	Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Fees:	1.65%
Cusip:	38148K140

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