X0202
4
2004-06-23
0
0000886982
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/
GS
0001090335
SMITH SARAH G
C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
85 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK,
NY
10004
0
1
0
0
Principal Accounting Officer
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
2004-06-23
5
J
0
17089
A
33368
D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
2004-06-23
4
F
0
6742
91.26
D
26626
D
On June 23, 2004, 17,089 shares of the Issuer's common stock previously held indirectly by the Reporting Person through The Goldman Sachs Defined Contribution Plan vested and were delivered to the Reporting Person. This transaction was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
/s/ Roger S. Begelman, Attorney-in-fact
2004-06-25