0000950123-11-060227.txt : 20110620 0000950123-11-060227.hdr.sgml : 20110620 20110620173037 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-060227 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110620 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110620 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110620 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000822977 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-17619 FILM NUMBER: 11921727 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE STREET 2: C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126554400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10282 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS SHORT INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910711 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SHORT INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900104 0000822977 S000009335 Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund C000025570 Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund C000025571 Institutional GEMIX C000025572 Service GEMSX C000025573 Class A GEMAX C000025574 Class B GEKBX C000025575 Class C GEMCX C000091958 Class IR GIRMX 0000822977 S000012697 Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund (Brazil, Russia, India, China) C000034220 Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund (Brazil, Russia, India, China) C000034221 Institutional GBRIX C000034222 Class A GBRAX C000034223 Class C GBRCX C000091960 Class IR GIRBX 497 1 y91699e497.htm 497 e497
GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST
 
Goldman Sachs Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Funds
 
Class A Shares, Class B, Class C, Institutional, Service and Class IR Shares
(as applicable) of the
Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund
(the “Funds”)
 
 
Supplement dated June 20, 2011 to the
Prospectus dated February 28, 2011 (the “Prospectus”)
 
Effective as of the start of business on July 1, 2011, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (the “Investment Adviser”) has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 1.16% and 1.08%, respectively, as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund and Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund.
 
Accordingly, effective July 1, 2011, the following replaces in its entirety the table and its accompanying footnotes in the “Goldman Sachs BRIC Fund—Summary—Fees and Expenses of the Fund” section of the Prospectus:
 
                                 
    Class A   Class C   Institutional   Class IR
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
                               
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
    5.5%       None       None       None  
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)1
    None       1.0%       None       None  
                                 
                                 
                                 
    Class A   Class C   Institutional   Class IR
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                               
Management Fees
    1.30%       1.30%       1.30%       1.30%  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
    0.25%       1.00%       None       None  
Other Expenses
    0.37%       0.37%       0.22%       0.37%  
                                 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
    1.92%       2.67%       1.52%       1.67%  
Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation2     (0.13)%       (0.13)%       (0.13)%       (0.13)%  
                                 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation
    1.79%       2.54%       1.39%       1.54%  
                                 
 
1 A contingent deferred sales charge of 1% is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
2 Effective July 1, 2011, the Investment Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 1.16% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least February 28, 2012, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.


 

 
Effective July 1, 2011, the following replaces in its entirety the table and its accompanying footnotes in the “Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Fund—Summary—Fees and Expenses of the Fund” section of the Prospectus:
 
                                                 
    Class A   Class B   Class C   Institutional   Service   Class IR
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
                                               
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
    5.5%       None       None       None       None       None  
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)1
    None       5.0%       1.0%       None       None       None  
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
    Class A   Class B   Class C   Institutional   Service   Class IR
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                                               
Management Fees
    1.20%       1.20%       1.20%       1.20%       1.20%       1.20%  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
    0.25%       1.00%       1.00%       None       None       None  
Other Expenses
    0.46%       0.46%       0.46%       0.31%       0.81%       0.46%  
Service Fees
    Non e     Non e     Non e     Non e     0.25 %     Non e
Shareholder Administration Fees
    Non e     Non e     Non e     Non e     0.25 %     Non e
All Other Expenses
    0.46 %     0.46 %     0.46 %     0.31 %     0.31 %     0.46 %
                                                 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
    1.91%       2.66%       2.66%       1.51%       2.01%       1.66%  
Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation2
    (0.12)%       (0.12)%       (0.12)%       (0.12)%         (0.12)%       (0.12)%  
                                                 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Limitation
    1.79%       2.54%       2.54%       1.39%       1.89%       1.54%  
                                                 
 
1 A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) is imposed on Class B Shares redeemed within six years of purchase, declining from a rate of 5% in the first year to 1% in the sixth year, and eliminated thereafter. A CDSC of 1% is imposed on Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
2 Effective July 1, 2011, the Investment Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 1.08% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This arrangement will remain in effect through at least February 28, 2012, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Board of Trustees.


 

 
Additionally, effective July 1, 2011, the following replaces, with respect to the Funds, the information in the management fee table and related footnote in the “Service Providers—Management Fees” section of the Prospectus:
 
                         
            Actual Rate
            for the Fiscal
    Contractual
  Average Daily
  Year Ended
Fund   Rate   Net Assets   August 31, 2010
BRIC     1 .30%     First $2 Billion     1 .27%*  
    1 .17%     Next $3 Billion          
    1 .11%     Next $3 Billion          
    1 .09%     Over $8 Billion          
                         
Emerging Markets Equity     1 .20%     First $2 Billion     1 .20%*  
    1 .08%     Next $3 Billion          
    1 .03%     Next $3 Billion          
    1 .01%     Over $8 Billion          
                       
 
* Effective July 1, 2011, the Investment Adviser has also agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 1.16% and 1.08%, respectively, as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the BRIC Fund and Emerging Markets Equity Fund. These arrangements will remain in effect through at least February 28, 2012, and prior to such date, the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees. These management fee waivers may be modified or terminated by the Investment Adviser at its discretion and without shareholder approval after such date, although the Investment Adviser does not presently intend to do so.
 
This Supplement should be retained with the Prospectus for future reference.


 

 
 
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