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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Apr 16, 2024)

Filed April 16, 2024For Securities:GSGS-PAGS-PCGS-PDGSCE

Summary

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) announced on April 16, 2024, its intention to launch a proposed public offering of a new series of preferred stock, Series X. The terms of this offering, including pricing, are subject to market conditions and have not yet been finalized. This offering is significant because the company plans to use the net proceeds, if the offering successfully prices and closes, to redeem all of its outstanding 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K (GS PrK). Investors in the Series K Preferred Stock should note that the redemption is contingent on the successful completion of the Series X preferred stock offering. There is no guarantee that the new offering will price or close, nor that the company will ultimately decide to redeem the Series K Preferred Stock. Further details regarding the offering are available in the company's preliminary prospectus supplement filed on April 16, 2024.

Key Highlights

  • 1Goldman Sachs plans a public offering of new preferred stock (Series X).
  • 2The offering's proceeds are intended for the redemption of existing Series K Preferred Stock (GS PrK).
  • 3The Series K Preferred Stock currently has a fixed rate of 6.375% and trades on the NYSE under symbol GS PrK.
  • 4The pricing and closing of the new offering are subject to market conditions and have not yet occurred.
  • 5There is no assurance that the offering will be completed or that the Series K Preferred Stock will be redeemed.
  • 6The company has filed a preliminary prospectus supplement detailing the proposed offering.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of the proposed public offering of the new Series X Preferred Stock is to raise capital that Goldman Sachs intends to use to redeem all of its outstanding 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K (GS PrK).

No, the redemption of the Series K Preferred Stock is not guaranteed. It is contingent upon the successful pricing and closing of the proposed public offering of the new Series X Preferred Stock, which itself is subject to market conditions and other considerations. There is no assurance that the offering will proceed or that the company will ultimately decide to redeem the Series K Preferred Stock.

The Series K Preferred Stock is currently outstanding and has a fixed rate of 6.375%. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GS PrK. If the new offering is successful and the company decides to proceed, these shares will be redeemed.

More information about the proposed offering can be found in the preliminary prospectus supplement filed by Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2024.