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): April 24, 2024 |
Commission File Number: 001-14965
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Exchange on which registered | ||
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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) The Annual Meeting was held on April 24, 2024.
(b) The results of the matters submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
1. Election of Directors: Our shareholders elected the following 11 directors to each serve a one-year term expiring on the date of our 2025 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been duly chosen and qualified.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Michele Burns | 224,747,320 | 9,311,838 | 243,373 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Mark Flaherty | 227,569,974 | 6,482,015 | 250,542 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Kimberley Harris | 225,325,856 | 8,741,994 | 234,681 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Kevin Johnson | 228,961,681 | 5,037,361 | 303,489 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Ellen Kullman | 225,099,124 | 8,960,237 | 243,170 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Lakshmi Mittal | 214,152,758 | 19,874,413 | 275,360 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Thomas Montag | 232,764,390 | 1,253,465 | 284,676 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Peter Oppenheimer | 226,883,909 | 7,179,130 | 239,492 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
David Solomon | 222,801,655 | 10,954,818 | 546,058 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
Jan Tighe | 230,179,746 | 3,872,889 | 249,896 | 41,558,783 | ||||||||||||
David Viniar | 223,769,848 | 10,322,726 | 209,957 | 41,558,783 |
2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”): Our shareholders approved the Say on Pay proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
202,065,049 | 31,825,507 | 411,975 | 41,558,783 |
3. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Our shareholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.
For | Against | Abstain | ||
260,927,905 | 14,298,215 | 635,194 |
4. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
78,198,057 | 153,955,087 | 2,149,387 | 41,558,783 |
5. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Transparency in Lobbying Report. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
91,649,466 | 140,914,457 | 1,738,608 | 41,558,783 |
6. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Outcome Report on Efforts regarding Protected Classes of Employees. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
35,171,018 | 197,256,502 | 1,875,011 | 41,558,783 |
7. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Environmental Justice Impact Assessment. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
23,342,375 | 209,021,518 | 1,938,638 | 41,558,783 |
8. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Clean Energy Supply Financing Ratio. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
66,832,803 | 164,980,082 | 2,489,646 | 41,558,783 |
9. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a GSAM Proxy Voting Review. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
19,248,197 | 212,478,814 | 2,575,520 | 41,558,783 |
10. Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Financial Statement Assumptions Regarding Climate Change. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
1,809,278 | 230,606,740 | 1,886,513 | 41,558,783 |
11. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Pay Equity Reporting. Our shareholders did not approve this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
69,922,696 | 163,021,074 | 1,358,761 | 41,558,783 |
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: April 25, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kathryn H. Ruemmler | ||||||
Name: | Kathryn H. Ruemmler | |||||||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel |