0000769993-14-000404.txt : 20140721 0000769993-14-000404.hdr.sgml : 20140721 20140721191630 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 4 1 ownershipdoc07192014041327.xml X0306 4 2014-07-17-04:00 false 0001576169 Benefitfocus,Inc. BNFT 0000886982 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK NY 10282 false false true false 0000769993 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK NY 10282 false false true false Common Stock 2014-07-17-04:00 4 P false 200 40.1 A 11380801 I See footnotes Common Stock 2014-07-17-04:00 4 S false 200 39.57 D 11380601 I See footnotes 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