Form 424B2 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

GS Finance Corp., guaranteed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is offering Trigger Autocallable Notes linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index. These unsecured notes mature on a stated date unless automatically called quarterly if the index closing level meets or exceeds the autocall barrier, resulting in a payment of face amount plus an increasing call return. Investors risk losing their entire investment if the notes are not called and the final index level falls below the downside threshold.