SEC Form FWP filed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The amount that you will be paid on your securities is based on the performance of the EURO STOXX 50® Index. The securities may be automatically called on the call observation date.

Your securities will be automatically called if the index closing value on the call observation date is greater than or equal to the initial index value, resulting in a payment on the call payment date equal to $1,180.00. No payments will be made after the call payment date.

At maturity, if not previously called, (i) if the final index value is greater than the initial index value, the return on your securities will be positive and equal to the product of the leverage factor of at least 150.00% multiplied by the index percent increase; (ii) if the final index value is equal to or less than the initial index value but greater than or equal to the downside threshold level, you will receive the principal amount of your securities; or (iii) if the final index value is less than the downside threshold level, you will receive a payment at maturity based on the index performance factor.

The securities are for investors who seek a return of 18.00% if their securities are automatically called or the potential to earn at least 150.00% of any positive return of the underlying index if their securities are not automatically called, in exchange for the risk of losing all or a significant portion of the principal amount of their securities if the securities remain outstanding to maturity.

GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement, underlier supplement no. 44, general terms supplement no. 17,741 and preliminary pricing supplement listed below) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus, prospectus supplement, underlier supplement no. 44, general terms supplement no. 17,741 and preliminary pricing supplement and any other documents relating to this offering that GS Finance Corp. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. have filed with the SEC for more complete information about us and this offering. You may get these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at sec.gov. Alternatively, we will arrange to send you the prospectus, prospectus supplement, underlier supplement no. 44, general terms supplement no. 17,741 and preliminary pricing supplement if you so request by calling (212) 357-4612.

The securities are notes that are part of the Medium-Term Notes, Series F program of GS Finance Corp. and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This document should be read in conjunction with the following:

An investment in the securities is subject to risks. Many of the risks are described in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, accompanying general terms supplement no. 17,741, accompanying underlier supplement no. 44, accompanying prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Below we have provided a list of certain risk factors discussed in such documents. In addition to the below, you should read in full “Risk Factors” in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement, “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” in the accompanying general terms supplement no. 17,741, “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Securities” in the accompanying underlier supplement no. 44, as well as the risks and considerations described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Your securities are a riskier investment than ordinary debt securities. Also, your securities are not equivalent to investing directly in the underlying index stocks, i.e., the stocks comprising the underlying index to which your Securities are linked. You should carefully consider whether the offered securities are appropriate given your particular circumstances.

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement:

Risks Related to Structure, Valuation and Secondary Market Sales

Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest

Additional Risks Related to the Underlying Index

Risks Related to Tax

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying general terms supplement no. 17,741:

Risks Related to Structure, Valuation and Secondary Market Sales

Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest

Risks Related to Tax

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying underlier supplement no. 44:

Additional Risks Relating to Securities Linked to Underliers that are Equity Indices

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying prospectus supplement:

The following risk factors are discussed in greater detail in the accompanying prospectus:

Risks Relating to Regulatory Resolution Strategies and Long-Term Debt Requirements

For details about the license agreement between the underlying index sponsor and the issuer, see “The Underliers – EURO STOXX 50® Index” on page S-36 of the accompanying underlier supplement no. 44.

You should review carefully the discussion in the accompanying preliminary pricing supplement under the caption “Supplemental Discussion of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities, and you should consult your tax advisor.