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Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433 dated September 6, 2024

Registration Statement No. 333-269296

 

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Autocallable Buffered S&P 500® Equal Weight Index-Linked Notes due

OVERVIEW

The notes do not bear interest. The notes will mature on the stated maturity date unless they are automatically called on the call observation date. Your notes will be automatically called on the call observation date if the closing level of the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index on such date is greater than or equal to the initial underlier level (set on the trade date and will be an intra-day level or the closing level of the underlier on the trade date), resulting in a payment on the call payment date for each $1,000 face amount of your notes equal to at least $1,083.5 (set on the trade date).

If your notes are not automatically called, the amount that you will be paid on your notes on the stated maturity date will be based on the performance of the underlier as measured from the trade date to and including the determination date.

If the final underlier level on the determination date is greater than or equal to the initial underlier level, the return on your notes will be positive or zero and will equal 1.25 times the underlier return. If the final underlier level declines by up to 10% from the initial underlier level, you will receive the face amount of your notes.

If the final underlier level declines by more than 10% from the initial underlier level, the return on your notes will be negative.

You should read the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement dated September 6, 2024, which we refer to herein as the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, to better understand the terms and risks of your investment, including the credit risk of GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

KEY TERMS

CUSIP/ISIN:

40058F3P6 / US40058F3P65

Company (Issuer):

GS Finance Corp.

Guarantor:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Underlier:

the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index (current Bloomberg symbol: “SPW Index”)

Trade date:

expected to be September 26, 2024

Settlement date:

expected to be October 1, 2024

Determination date:

expected to be September 28, 2026

Stated maturity date:

expected to be October 1, 2026

Payment amount at maturity (for each $1,000 face amount of your notes):

if the underlier return is positive or zero (the final underlier level is greater than or equal to the initial underlier level), the sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the product of (a) $1,000 times (b) 1.25 times (c) the underlier return;
if the underlier return is negative but not below -10% (the final underlier level is less than the initial underlier level, but not by more than 10%), $1,000; or
if the underlier return is negative and is below -10% (the final underlier level is less than the initial underlier level by more than 10%), the sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the product of (a) $1,000 times (b) the underlier return plus 10%

Company’s redemption right (automatic call feature):

if a redemption event occurs, then the outstanding face amount will be automatically redeemed in whole and the company will pay an amount in cash on the call payment date, for each $1,000 of the outstanding face amount, equal to at least $1,083.5 (set on the trade date)

Redemption event:

a redemption event will occur if, as measured on the call observation date, the closing level of the underlier is greater than or equal to the initial underlier level

Initial underlier level:

an intra-day level or the closing level of the underlier on the trade date

Final underlier level:

the closing level of the underlier on the determination date

Underlier return:

the quotient of (i) the final underlier level minus the initial underlier level divided by (ii) the initial underlier level, expressed as a percentage

Call observation date:

expected to be October 3, 2025

Call payment date:

expected to be October 8, 2025

Estimated value range:

$925 to $955 (which is less than the original issue price; see accompanying preliminary pricing supplement)

 

Hypothetical Payment on the Call Payment Date*

If your notes are automatically called on the call observation date (i.e., on the call observation date the closing level of the underlier is greater than or equal to the initial underlier level), the amount in cash that we would deliver for each $1,000 face amount of your notes on the call payment date would be $1,083.5. If, for example, the closing level of the underlier on the call observation date were determined to be 120% of the initial underlier level, your notes would be automatically called and the amount in cash that we would deliver on your notes on the call payment date would be 108.35% of the face amount of your notes or $1,083.5 for each $1,000 of the face amount of your notes.

* assumes the amount payable on the call payment date if a redemption event occurs set at the bottom of the range

Hypothetical Payment Amount At Maturity

 

The Notes Have Not Been Automatically Called

Hypothetical Final
Underlier Level
(as a % of the Initial Underlier Level)

Hypothetical Payment
Amount at Maturity
(as a % of Face Amount)

200.000%

225.000%

175.000%

193.750%

150.000%

162.500%

125.000%

131.250%

100.000%

100.000%

99.999%

100.000%

95.000%

100.000%

90.000%

100.000%

75.000%

85.000%

50.000%

60.000%

25.000%

35.000%

10.000%

20.000%

0.000%

10.000%


 

 


 

 

About Your Notes

GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement, general terms supplement no. 8,999 and preliminary pricing supplement listed below) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus, prospectus supplement, general terms supplement no. 8,999 and preliminary pricing supplement, and any other documents relating to this offering that GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at sec.gov. Alternatively, we will arrange to send you the prospectus, prospectus supplement, general terms supplement no. 8,999 and preliminary pricing supplement if you so request by calling (212) 357-4612.

The notes are part of the Medium-Term Notes, Series F program of GS Finance Corp. and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This document should be read in conjunction with the following:

 


 

RISK FACTORS

An investment in the notes is subject to risks. Many of the risks are described in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, accompanying general terms supplement no. 8,999, accompanying prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Below we have provided a list of certain risk factors discussed in such documents. In addition to the below, you should read in full “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes” in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” in the accompanying general terms supplement no. 8,999, as well as the risks and considerations described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus.

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement:

 

Risks Related to Structure, Valuation and Secondary Market Sales

The Estimated Value of Your Notes At the Time the Terms of Your Notes Are Set On the Trade Date (as Determined By Reference to Pricing Models Used By GS&Co.) Is Less Than the Original Issue Price Of Your Notes
The Notes Are Subject to the Credit Risk of the Issuer and the Guarantor
The Amount You Will Receive on the Call Payment Date or on the State Maturity Date is Not Linked to the Closing Level of the Underlier at Any Time Other Than on the Call Observation Date or the Determination Date, as the Case May Be
You May Lose a Substantial Portion of Your Investment in the Notes
The Amount You Will Receive on the Call Payment Date Will Be Capped
Your Notes Are Subject to Automatic Redemption
Your Notes Do Not Bear Interest

 

You Have No Shareholder Rights or Rights to Receive Any Underlier Stock
We May Sell an Additional Aggregate Face Amount of the Notes at a Different Issue Price
The Market Value of Your Notes May Be Influenced by Many Unpredictable Factors
If You Purchase Your Notes at a Premium to Face Amount, the Return on Your Investment Will Be Lower Than the Return on Notes Purchased at Face Amount and the Impact of Certain Key Terms of the Notes Will Be Negatively Affected

Additional Risks Related to the Underlier

The Policies of the Underlier Sponsor and Changes That Affect the Underlier or the Underlier Stocks Could Affect the Payment Amount on Your Notes and Their Market Value
Except to the Extent The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Is One of the Companies Whose Common Stock Comprises the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index, There Is No Affiliation Between the Underlier Stock Issuers or the Underlier Sponsor and Us

Risks Related to Tax

The Tax Consequences of an Investment in Your Notes Are Uncertain
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Withholding May Apply to Payments on Your Notes, Including as a Result of the Failure of the Bank or Broker Through Which You Hold the Notes to Provide Information to Tax Authorities

 

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying general terms supplement no. 8,999:

 

Risks Related to Structure, Valuation and Secondary Market Sales

If the Value of an Underlier Changes, the Market Value of Your Notes May Not Change in the Same Manner
The Return on Your Notes Will Not Reflect Any Dividends Paid on Any Underlier, or Any Underlier Stock, as Applicable
Past Performance is No Guide to Future Performance
Your Notes May Not Have an Active Trading Market
The Calculation Agent Will Have the Authority to Make Determinations That Could Affect the Market Value of Your Notes, When Your Notes Mature and the Amount, If Any, Payable on Your Notes
The Calculation Agent Can Postpone the Determination Date, Averaging Date, Call Observation

 

Hedging Activities by Goldman Sachs or Our Distributors May Negatively Impact Investors in the Notes and Cause Our Interests and Those of Our Clients and Counterparties to be Contrary to Those of Investors in the Notes
Goldman Sachs’ Trading and Investment Activities for its Own Account or for its Clients Could Negatively Impact Investors in the Notes
Goldman Sachs’ Market-Making Activities Could Negatively Impact Investors in the Notes
You Should Expect That Goldman Sachs Personnel Will Take Research Positions, or Otherwise Make Recommendations, Provide Investment Advice or Market Color or Encourage Trading Strategies That Might Negatively Impact Investors in the Notes

 

This document does not provide all of the information that an investor should consider prior to making an investment decision. You should not invest in the notes without reading the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and related documents for a more detailed description of the underlier, the terms of the notes and certain risks.


 

Date or Coupon Observation Date If a Market Disruption Event or Non-Trading Day Occurs or Is Continuing

Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest

Other Investors in the Notes May Not Have the Same Interests as You
The Offering of the Notes May Reduce an Existing Exposure of Goldman Sachs or Facilitate a Transaction or Position That Serves the Objectives of Goldman Sachs or Other Parties

 

Goldman Sachs Regularly Provides Services to, or Otherwise Has Business Relationships with, a Broad Client Base, Which May Include the Sponsors of the Underlier or Underliers or Constituent Indices, As Applicable, the Investment Advisors of the Underlier or Underliers, As Applicable, or the Issuers of the Underlier or the Underlier Stocks or Other Entities That Are Involved in the Transaction

Risks Related to Tax

Certain Considerations for Insurance Companies and Employee Benefit Plans

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying prospectus supplement:

 

The Return on Indexed Notes May Be Below the Return on Similar Securities
The Issuer of a Security or Currency That Serves as an Index Could Take Actions That May Adversely Affect an Indexed Note
An Indexed Note May Be Linked to a Volatile Index, Which May Adversely Affect Your Investment

 

An Index to Which a Note Is Linked Could Be Changed or Become Unavailable
We May Engage in Hedging Activities that Could Adversely Affect an Indexed Note
Information About an Index or Indices May Not Be Indicative of Future Performance
We May Have Conflicts of Interest Regarding an Indexed Note

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying prospectus:

Risks Relating to Regulatory Resolution Strategies and Long-Term Debt Requirements

The application of regulatory resolution strategies could increase the risk of loss for holders of our securities in the event of the resolution of Group Inc.
The application of Group Inc.’s proposed resolution strategy could result in greater losses for Group Inc.’s security holders

 

 

 

For details about the license agreement between the underlier sponsor and the issuer, see “The Underlier” on page PS-21 of the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement.

 

This document does not provide all of the information that an investor should consider prior to making an investment decision. You should not invest in the notes without reading the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement and related documents for a more detailed description of the underlier, the terms of the notes and certain risks.