Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 19 2014 - 04:12PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
December 18, 2014
THE GOLDMAN
SACHS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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No. 001-14965 |
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No. 13-4019460 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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200 West Street
New York, New York |
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10282 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 902-1000
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On December 18, 2014, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the Registrant) appointed each of Mark A. Flaherty and
Mark O. Winkelman as independent members of the Registrants Board of Directors, effective December 18, 2014. Each of Messrs. Flaherty and Winkelman has also been appointed to each of the Registrants Audit, Risk and
Corporate Governance, Nominating and Public Responsibilities Committees. With the appointments of Messrs. Flaherty and Winkelman, the Registrants Board consists of fourteen directors.
A copy of the Registrants press release relating to these director appointments is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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99.1 |
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Press release of the Registrant, dated December 19, 2014. |
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.
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THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: December 19, 2014 |
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/s/ Gregory K. Palm |
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Gregory K. Palm |
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Exhibit 99.1
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 200 West Street | New York, New York 10282
MARK FLAHERTY AND MARK WINKELMAN JOIN GOLDMAN SACHS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NEW YORK,
December 19, 2014 The Board of Directors of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced the appointments of Mark A. Flaherty and Mark O. Winkelman as independent directors of the firm, effective December 18. The
appointments of Messrs. Flaherty and Winkelman expand the Board to 14 directors, 11 of whom are independent directors. Messrs. Flaherty and Winkelman will both be members of each of the Boards Audit, Risk and Corporate Governance, Nominating
and Public Responsibilities committees.
We are very fortunate to have Mark Flaherty and Mark Winkelman join our board, said Lloyd C.
Blankfein, Chairman and CEO. Mark Flahertys more than two decades of experience in investment management is a valuable addition to our board. Having helped lead one of the largest institutional investors in the world, Mark has a
deep and varied understanding of many of the issues our board regularly manages. Mark Winkelman has worked in a variety of different capacities in the capital markets and has demonstrated exceptional judgment, market knowledge and risk management
during the course of his career. Our board will benefit immensely from his understanding of global markets and economies. I appreciate their willingness to serve on our board of directors.
Mr. Flaherty is retired from Wellington Management Company, an investment management company, where he served as vice chairman from 2011 to 2012,
director of global investment services from 2002 to 2012 and partner and senior vice president from 2001 to 2012. Prior to joining Wellington, from 1991 to 1999 Mr. Flaherty worked at Standish, Ayer and Wood, an investment management company,
serving variously over the course of his tenure as a director of equity trading, a partner and an executive committee member, and from 1987 to 1991 Mr. Flaherty served as director of equity trading at Aetna, a diversified healthcare benefit
company. Mr. Flaherty is a member of the boards of trustees of Providence College and The Newman School. Mr. Flaherty is a graduate of Providence College.
Mr. Winkelman currently serves on the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev, including on its audit and finance committees. Mr. Winkelman
served as operating partner of J.C. Flowers & Co., a private investment firm focusing on the financial services industry, from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Winkelman also worked in various positions at Goldman Sachs, including as a member of the
Management Committee, co-head of the fixed income division and head of the J. Aron Division, having joined the firm in 1978 and retired in 1994. Prior to that, Mr. Winkelman was a senior investment officer at The World Bank from 1974 to 1978.
Mr. Winkelman serves as a trustee on the board of the University of Pennsylvania, and is chairman of the board of Penn Medicine. Mr. Winkelman is a graduate of Erasmus University in the Netherlands and received an MBA from The Wharton
School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial
services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial
centers around the world.
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Media Contact: Jake Siewert |
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Investor Contact: Dane Holmes |
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Tel: 212-902-5400 |
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Tel: 212-902-0300 |
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