Sec Form 3 Filing - STEIN LAURENCE @ GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC - 2019-09-30-04:00

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person STEIN LAURENCE 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC [ GS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Administrative Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, 200 WEST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/30-04:00/2019 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10282 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 30,000 ( 1 ) D Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3,531 ( 2 ) I See Footnote ( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Restricted Stock Units ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 25,544 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other STEIN LAURENCE C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY10282 Chief Administrative Officer Signatures /s/ Beverly L. O' Toole, Attorney-in-fact 10/04-04:00/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These shares cannot be transferred before dates ranging from January 2020 to January 2023. Certain of these shares are subject to a non-competition covenant that will lapse in equal installments on or about December 31, 2019 and 2020, subject to other terms and conditions of the applicable award agreement. ( 2 )These shares cannot be transferred before dates ranging from January 2021 to January 2023. ( 3 )Held through a trust, the sole trustees of which are immediate family members of the Reporting Person and the sole beneficiaries of which are immediate family members of the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. ( 4 )A portion of these Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") were granted in January 2017, with the remainder granted in January 2019. These RSUs are fully vested and a portion will generally convert into shares of the Issuer's common stock on dates ranging from January 2020 to January 2022. The shares of common stock delivered pursuant to these RSUs generally cannot be sold or transferred before January 2022 (with respect to RSUs granted in January 2017) and January 2024 (with respect to RSUs granted in January 2019).

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