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Published on 2/10/2015 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Goldman Sachs prices $750,000 leveraged buffered notes linked to index basket

By Toni Weeks

San Luis Obispo, Calif., Feb. 10 – Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. priced $750,000 of 0% leveraged buffered notes due Feb. 9, 2017 linked 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 1.25 times any basket gain, up to a maximum settlement amount of $1,248.75 for each $1,000 principal amount.

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

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the underwriter.

Issuer:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Leveraged buffered basket-linked notes
Underlying basket:Euro Stoxx 50 index (37% weight), FTSE 100 index (23% weight), Topix index (23% weight), Swiss Market index (9% weight) and S&P/ASX 200 index (8% weight)
Amount:$750,000
Maturity:Feb. 9, 2017
Coupon:0%
Price:Par
Payout at maturity:If basket return is positive, par plus 125% of basket return, with maximum payout of $1,248.75 per $1,000 of notes; par if basket falls by up to 10%; 1.1111% loss for each 1% decline beyond 10%
Initial index levels:3,398.16 for Euro Stoxx, 6,853.44 for FTSE 100, 1,417.19 for Topix, 8,587.99 for Swiss Market and 5,820.171 for S&P/ASX
Initial basket level:100
Pricing date:Feb. 6
Settlement date:Feb. 13
Underwriter:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Fees:1.45%
Cusip:38148L684

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