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):
December 2, 2015
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | No. 001-14965 | No. 13-4019460 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 West Street New York, New York |
10282 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 902-1000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Credit Ratings: As part of its review of ratings of the eight U.S. global systemically important banks (GSIBs), on December 2, 2015, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services downgraded the credit ratings for each of these institutions, including The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Standard & Poor’s current credit ratings are provided below:
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| Short-Term Debt |
Long-Term Debt1 |
Subordinated Debt |
Trust Preferred2 | Preferred Stock3 | Rating Outlook | |||||||||||||||||
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| Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services |
A-2 | BBB+ | BBB- | BB | BB | Stable | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Includes the senior guaranteed trust securities issued by Murray Street Investment Trust I and Vesey Street Investment Trust I. |
| 2 | Trust preferred securities issued by Goldman Sachs Capital I. |
| 3 | Includes the Normal Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities (APEX) issued by Goldman Sachs Capital II and Goldman Sachs Capital III. |
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: December 2, 2015 |
By: | /s/ Kenneth L. Josselyn | ||
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| Name: Kenneth L. Josselyn Title: Assistant Secretary | ||||