DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 29, 2021.



				Meeting Information
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.		Meeting Type: Annual
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.		For holders as of: March 1, 2021
				Date: April 29, 2021 Time: 8:30 a.m. New York Time
				Location: Meeting live via the Internet-please visit
				www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GS2021.

		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282		The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GS2021 and be sure to have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow (located on the following page).

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		Voting Items


		The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposal 1:

		1. Election of Directors		The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2-4: 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) 3. Approval of The Goldman Sachs Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (2021) 4. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021 The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposals 5-8: 5. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent 6. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on the Effects of the Use of Mandatory Arbitration 7. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Conversion to a Public Benefit Corporation 8. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Racial Equity Audit
		1a. M. Michele Burns
		1b. Drew G. Faust
		1c. Mark A. Flaherty
		1d. Ellen J. Kullman
		1e. Lakshmi N. Mittal
		1f. Adebayo O. Ogunlesi
		1g. Peter Oppenheimer
		1h. David M. Solomon 1i. Jan E. Tighe 1j. Jessica R. Uhl 1k. David A. Viniar
		1l. Mark O. Winkelman