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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 13, 2019

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		No. 001-14965		13-4019460
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

200 West Street New York, N.Y.		10282
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(212) 902-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share		GS		NYSE
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A		GS PrA		NYSE
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C		GS PrC		NYSE
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D		GS PrD		NYSE
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 5.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J		GS PrJ		NYSE
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K		GS PrK		NYSE
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 6.30% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series N		GS PrN		NYSE
5.793% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Normal Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities of Goldman Sachs Capital II		GS/43PE		NYSE
Floating Rate Normal Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities of Goldman Sachs Capital III		GS/43PF		NYSE
Medium-Term Notes, Series A, Index-Linked Notes due 2037 of GS Finance Corp.		GCE		NYSE Arca
Medium-Term Notes, Series B, Index-Linked Notes due 2037		GSC		NYSE Arca
Medium-Term Notes, Series E, Index-Linked Notes due 2028 of GS Finance Corp.		FRLG		NYSE Arca

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)    Effective as of November 4, 2019, Brian J. Lee, the Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the Registrant) since March 2017, will become the Chief Risk Officer of the Registrant.

(c)    Effective as of November 4, 2019, Sheara J. Fredman, 44, will become the Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (the Principal Accounting Officer) of the Registrant. Ms. Fredman will receive an annual salary of $950,000 and will be eligible for annual variable compensation. Previously, Ms. Fredman served as Head of Regulatory Controllers since 2017 and, prior to that, held various other management roles within the Controllers department. Ms. Fredman joined the firm in 2002 in the Controllers department, became a managing director in 2008 and became a partner in 2012.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

				THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.                     (Registrant)
Date: September 16, 2019				By:		/s/ Karen P. Seymour
						Name: Karen P. Seymour
						Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel