UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 12, 2024 |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-14965
Delaware | 13-4019460 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 West Street, New York, N.Y. | 10282 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 902-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Exchange on which | ||
Common stock, par value $.01 per share | GS | NYSE | ||
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A | GS PrA | NYSE | ||
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C | GS PrC | NYSE | ||
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D | GS PrD | NYSE | ||
Depositary Shares, Each Representing 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K | GS PrK | NYSE | ||
5.793% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Normal Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities of Goldman Sachs Capital II | GS/43PE | NYSE | ||
Floating Rate Normal Automatic Preferred Enhanced Capital Securities of Goldman Sachs Capital III | GS/43PF | NYSE | ||
Medium-Term Notes, Series F, Callable Fixed and Floating Rate Notes due March 2031 of GS Finance Corp. | GS/31B | NYSE | ||
Medium-Term Notes, Series F, Callable Fixed and Floating Rate Notes due May 2031 of GS Finance Corp. | GS/31X | NYSE |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Following the January 12, 2024 announcement of the agreement for BlackRock, Inc. to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. determined, on the recommendation of its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (“Governance Committee”), that Adebayo Ogunlesi, the Lead Director and Chair of the Governance Committee, shall not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting, at which time he will retire from our Board.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The independent directors of the Board have designated the appointment of David Viniar as the new independent Lead Director, and, as recommended by the Governance Committee, the Board has approved Mr. Viniar as Chair of the Governance Committee and the appointment of Thomas Montag as Chair of the Risk Committee. These appointments will be effective upon Mr. Ogunlesi’s retirement.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: January 19, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kathryn H. Ruemmler | ||||
Name: | Kathryn H. Ruemmler | |||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel |