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Published on 12/19/2017 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Goldman prices $599,000 contingent coupon callables tied to S&P, Russell

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 19 – GS Finance Corp. priced $599,000 of callable contingent coupon notes due Dec. 21, 2027 linked to the lesser performing of the S&P 500 index and the Russell 2000 index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes will pay a contingent monthly coupon at an annual rate of 5.35% if each index closes at or above its 70% coupon barrier on the review date for that month.

The notes will be callable at par on any monthly payment date after a year

The payout at maturity will be par plus the contingent coupon, if any, unless either index finishes below its 60% trigger, in which case investors will be fully exposed to any losses of the worse performing index.

The notes are guaranteed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the agent.

Issuer:GS Finance Corp.
Guarantor:Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Issue:Callable contingent coupon notes
Underlying assets:Russell 2000 index, S&P 500 index
Amount:$599,000
Maturity:Dec. 21, 2027
Coupon:5.35% annualized, payable monthly if each index closes at or above 70% coupon barrier on review date for that month
Price:Par
Call option:At par on any monthly payment date after one year
Payout at maturity:Par plus coupon, if any, unless either index finishes below 60% trigger, in which case 1% loss for each 1% decline of worse performing index
Initial index levels:1,506.950 for Russell, 2,652.01 for S&P
Coupon barriers:1,054.865 for Russell, 1,856.407 for S&P; 70% of initial levels
Trigger levels:60% of initial levels
Pricing date:Dec. 14
Settlement date:Dec. 19
Agent:Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Fees:4.8%
Cusip:40055A7D3

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