8-KExhibits & Filings

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 8-K Report, Exhibit Filing (Aug 11, 2011)

Filed August 11, 2011For Securities:GSGS-PAGS-PCGS-PDGSCE

Summary

This Form 8-K filing by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) on August 11, 2011, primarily serves to report the issuance of several new debt securities. The company has issued a total of approximately $34.75 million in various notes, including Buffered Index-Linked Notes due 2012 linked to the S&P 500 Index, 4.25% Notes due 2020, 5.00% Notes due 2027, and 5.50% Notes due 2040. These issuances are being made under the company's existing automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3. The filing also includes legal opinions and consents from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP related to these debt issuances. For investors, this report signifies active capital raising by Goldman Sachs through the debt markets, diversifying its funding sources and potentially utilizing proceeds for general corporate purposes or strategic initiatives.

Key Highlights

  • 1Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. issued approximately $34.75 million in new debt securities on August 11, 2011.
  • 2The debt issuance includes $9.25 million in Buffered Index-Linked Notes due 2012 (linked to the S&P 500® Index).
  • 3Other debt issuances include $10.051 million in 4.25% Notes due 2020, $6.437 million in 5.00% Notes due 2027, and $9.066 million in 5.50% Notes due 2040.
  • 4These securities were issued under the company's automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3.
  • 5The filing includes legal opinions from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP regarding the debt issuances.
  • 6Consents from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP are also filed as part of the exhibits.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to report the issuance of new debt securities by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and to provide related legal documentation as exhibits.

Goldman Sachs issued Buffered Index-Linked Notes due 2012, 4.25% Notes due 2020, 5.00% Notes due 2027, and 5.50% Notes due 2040.

The notes were issued pursuant to the company's automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-154173.

This filing does not specify the intended use of the proceeds from these debt issuances; however, such proceeds are typically used for general corporate purposes or strategic initiatives.