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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000769993-14-000404
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140717
FILED AS OF DATE: 20140721
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140721
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Benefitfocus,Inc.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001576169
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
IRS NUMBER: 462346314
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 100 BENEFITFOCUS WAY
CITY: CHARLESTON
STATE: SC
ZIP: 29492
BUSINESS PHONE: 843-849-7476
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 100 BENEFITFOCUS WAY
CITY: CHARLESTON
STATE: SC
ZIP: 29492
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000769993
STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY
FISCAL YEAR END: 1127
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36061
FILM NUMBER: 14985411
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET
STREET 2: C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10282
BUSINESS PHONE: 2129021000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10282
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886982
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36061
FILM NUMBER: 14985412
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10282
BUSINESS PHONE: 2129021000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 WEST STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10282
FORMER NAME:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010104
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This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs," and together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
The shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Benefitfocus, Inc. (the "Company") reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs and indirectly by GS Group. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company.
Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, in the aggregate, 11,380,601 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of such shares by certain limited partnerships (the "Limited Partnerships") because affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing limited partner, managing general partner, managing partner, managing member or member of each of the Limited Partnerships. Goldman Sachs also had an open short position of 360 shares of Common Stock, reflecting a change due to an exempt transaction.
/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact
2014-07-21-04:00
/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact
2014-07-21-04:00