8-KExhibits & Filings

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 8-K Report, Exhibit Filing (Aug 24, 2011)

Filed August 24, 2011For Securities:GSGS-PAGS-PCGS-PDGSCE

Summary

This Form 8-K filing from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) on August 24, 2011, primarily details the issuance of various debt securities under the company's existing automatic shelf registration statement. The issuance includes a mix of fixed and floating rate notes, as well as several types of index-linked notes with varying maturities and linkages to indices such as the S&P 500®, Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Hang Seng Index, Korea Composite Stock Price Index 200, MSCI Singapore Free Index, and MSCI Taiwan Index. Investors should note the diverse nature of these debt offerings, which suggests an active capital markets strategy by Goldman Sachs at the time. The filing itself does not contain new financial performance data or material business developments, but rather serves as a disclosure mechanism for debt issuance. The aggregate principal amount of these notes totals over $90 million, indicating a significant capital raise. The inclusion of legal opinions and consents from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP underscores the formal process undertaken for these issuances, providing a layer of due diligence and regulatory compliance for these securities.

Key Highlights

  • 1Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. announced the issuance of multiple tranches of debt securities on August 24, 2011.
  • 2The debt issuances were made under the company's automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3.
  • 3Totaling over $90 million, the issuances include Fixed and Floating Rate Notes due 2016.
  • 4Several tranches of Index-Linked Notes with maturities in 2012 and 2013 were issued, linked to the S&P 500® Index.
  • 5A significant portion includes Leveraged Buffered Basket-Linked Notes due 2012, linked to a basket of Asian indices (Hang Seng China Enterprises, Hang Seng, Korea Composite Stock Price 200, MSCI Singapore Free, MSCI Taiwan).
  • 6Callable Step-Up Fixed Rate Notes due 2029 were also part of the issuance.
  • 7The filing includes exhibits such as legal opinions and consents from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, related to the debt offerings.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to report the issuance of various debt securities by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. on August 24, 2011, under its existing shelf registration statement. It serves as a disclosure for these capital markets activities.

Goldman Sachs issued a variety of debt securities, including Fixed and Floating Rate Notes, several types of Index-Linked Notes (some leveraged and/or buffered, linked to the S&P 500® or a basket of Asian indices), and Callable Step-Up Fixed Rate Notes.

No, this particular 8-K filing does not provide updated financial performance data for Goldman Sachs. It solely pertains to the disclosure of recent debt security issuances.

The combined principal amount of the debt securities mentioned in the filing is approximately $93,702,000.