X0304 4 2012-02-01 0 0000886982 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 0001029607 FRIEDMAN STEPHEN C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282 1 0 0 0 Restricted Stock Units 2012-02-01 4 A 0 3383 0 A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3383 20069 D These Restricted Stock Units will convert into shares of the Issuer's common stock on the first eligible trading day in the third quarter in the year following the year of the retirement of the Reporting Person from the Issuer's Board of Directors. /s/ Beverly L. O'Toole, Attorney-in-fact 2012-02-03