X0202 4 2008-01-18 0 0000886982 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/ GS 0001366945 COHN GARY D C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10004 1 1 0 0 President and Co-COO Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 2008-01-18 5 J 0 32090 D 431817 D Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 141165 I See footnote Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 4732 I See footnote On January 18, 2008, the Reporting Person sold 32,090 shares of the Issuer's common stock for estate planning purposes to a limited liability company of which the Reporting Person is the sole managing member and of which the sole other member is a trust; the sole trustee of the trust is the Reporting Person's spouse and the sole beneficiaries of the trust are immediate family members of the Reporting Person. This transaction was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Held through a limited liability company. Held through a trust, the sole trustee of which is the Reporting Person's spouse and the sole beneficiaries of which are immediate family members of the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. /s/ Roger S. Begelman, Attorney-in-fact 2008-01-23