X0202 4 2008-06-16 0 0000886982 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 0001180587 BLANKFEIN LLOYD C C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10004 1 1 0 0 Chairman of the Board and CEO Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share 2008-06-16 5 J 0 85675 0 A 1642255 D Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share 2008-06-16 5 J 0 47443 0 A 309852 I See footnote Reflects the distribution of 85,675 shares of the Issuer's common stock from a grantor retained annuity trust to the Reporting Person. This distribution was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"). The grantor retained annuity trust is no longer a beneficial owner of the Issuer's common stock. Reflects the distribution of 47,443 shares of the Issuer's common stock from a grantor retained annuity trust to a trust, the sole trustee of which is the Reporting Person's spouse and the sole beneficiaries of which are immediate family members of the Reporting Person. This distribution was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13 under the Act. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. The grantor retained annuity trust is no longer a beneficial owner of the Issuer's common stock. /s/ Roger S. Begelman, Attorney-in-fact 2008-06-18