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GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
<p><b>Effective July 1, 2011, the following replaces in its entirety the table and its accompanying footnotes in the “<i>Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund—Summary—Fees and Expenses of the Fund</i>” section of the Service Shares Prospectus:</b></p>
<p><b>Accordingly, effective July 1, 2011, the following replaces in its entirety the table and its accompanying footnotes in the “<i>Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund—Summary—Fees and Expenses of the Fund</i>” section of the Institutional Shares Prospectus:</b></p>
<p><b>GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST</b></p><p>Institutional and Service Shares of the</p><p>Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”)</p><p><i>Supplement dated June 22, 2011 to the</i></p><p><i>
Prospectuses dated April 29, 2011 (the “Prospectuses”)</i></p><p>Effective as of the start of business on July 1, 2011, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (the “Investment Adviser”) has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 0.70% as an annual percentage rate of the average daily net assets of the Fund. </p>
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The Investment Adviser has agreed to (i) waive a portion of the management fee in order to achieve an effective net management fee rate of 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets (effective July 1, 2011), and (ii) reduce or limit "Other Expenses" (excluding management fees, distribution and service fees, transfer agency fees and expenses, taxes, interest, brokerage fees and litigation, indemnification, shareholder meeting and other extraordinary expenses exclusive of any custody and transfer agent fee credit reductions) to 0.094% of the Fund's average daily net assets. These arrangements will remain in effect through at least April 29, 2012, and prior to such date the Investment Adviser may not terminate the arrangements without the approval of the Board of Trustees.