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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. [GSBD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 WEST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31-05:00/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10282 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 12/31-05:00/2015   P   13,656 (1) A $ 19.3292 (2) 219,716 (4) I See footnotes (1) (2) (4) (5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 01/04-05:00/2016   P   12,343 (1) A $ 19.03 (3) 232,059 (4) I See footnotes (1) (3) (4) (5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               5,831,299.49 (4) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282

Signatures

/s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact		01/05-05:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects purchases of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. effected by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group").
(2)	Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $19.3292 per share, at prices ranging from $19.11 to $19.37 per share. GS Group will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company, or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3)	Reflects a weighted average purchase price of $19.03 per share, at prices ranging from $18.92 to $19.10 per share. GS Group will provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company, or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(4)	GS Group beneficially owns directly 5,831,299.49 shares of Common Stock, and may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 232,059 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs.
(5)	GS Group disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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