X0303 4 2008-12-17 0 0000886982 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 0001029607 FRIEDMAN STEPHEN C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10004 1 0 0 0 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 2008-12-17 4 P 0 37300 80.7792 A 83300 D Restricted Stock Units 2008-12-17 4 A 0 3906 0 A Common Stock 3906 12916 D Reflects the purchase of 37,300 shares of the Issuer's common stock by the Reporting Person at an average weighted purchase price of $80.7792 per share, at prices ranging from $80.42 to $80.97 per share. The Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price. These Restricted Stock Units will convert into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on the last business day in May in the year following the year of the retirement of the Reporting Person from the Issuer's Board of Directors. /s/ Roger S. Begelman, Attorney-in-fact 2008-12-19