Edgar Filing: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 2, 2019.



				Meeting Information
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.		Meeting Type: Annual
				For holders as of: March 4, 2019
				Date: May 2, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. local time
				Location: 30 Hudson Street
				6th Floor
		THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282		Jersey City, NJ 07302

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		Voting Items


		The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposal 1:
		1. Election of Directors		The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3: 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) 3. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2019 The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposal 4: 4. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Right to Act by Written Consent
		1a. M. Michele Burns
		1b. Drew G. Faust
		1c. Mark A. Flaherty
		1d. Ellen J. Kullman
		1e. Lakshmi N. Mittal
		1f. Adebayo O. Ogunlesi
		1g. Peter Oppenheimer
		1h. David M. Solomon 1i. Jan E. Tighe 1j. David A. Viniar 1k. Mark O. Winkelman