New Issue: Goldman prices $473,000 digital notes tied to indexes

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, Feb. 2 – GS Finance Corp. priced $473,000 of digital notes due July 31, 2018 linked to the S&P 500 index and the Russell 2000 index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

If each index finishes at or above the 75% threshold level, the payout at maturity will be the maximum settlement amount of $1,100 for each $1,000 principal amount.

Otherwise, investors will lose 1% for each 1% decline of the worse performing index.

Goldman Sachs & Co. is the agent.

Issuer:	GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:	Digital notes
Underlying indexes:	S&P 500 and Russell 2000
Amount:	$473,000
Maturity:	July 31, 2018
Coupon:	0%
Price:	Par
Payout at maturity:	Par plus 10% unless either index falls by more than 25%, in which case full exposure to any losses of worse performing index
Initial index levels:	1,375.60 for Russell, 2,296.68 for S&P
Thresholds:	75% of initial levels
Pricing date:	Jan. 26
Settlement date:	Jan. 31
Agent:	Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Fees:	1.1%
Cusip:	40054KST4

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