Goldman Sachs 2015 Annual Report Download - page 227

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements
with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
There were no changes in or disagreements with
accountants on accounting and financial disclosure during
the last two years.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an
evaluation was carried out by Goldman Sachs’
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of
our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based upon that
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and
procedures were effective as of the end of the period
covered by this report. In addition, no change in our
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during
the fourth quarter of our year ended December 31, 2015
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting and the Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm are set forth in Part II, Item 8 of the 2015
Form 10-K.
Item 9B. Other Information
On February 18, 2016, the Board of Directors of The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Board) approved an
amendment to our Amended and Restated By-Laws solely
to specify that a group of funds that are under common
management and funded primarily by a single employer or
a “group of investment companies” as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940 will be considered one
“eligible holder” for purposes of the Company’s proxy
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and
Corporate Governance
Information relating to our executive officers is included on
page 45 of the 2015 Form 10-K. Information relating to our
directors, including our audit committee and audit
committee financial experts and the procedures by which
shareholders can recommend director nominees, and our
executive officers will be in our definitive Proxy Statement
for our 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will
be filed within 120 days of the end of 2015 (2016 Proxy
Statement) and is incorporated herein by reference.
Information relating to our Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics, which applies to our senior financial officers, is
included under “Available Information” in Part I, Item 1 of
the 2015 Form 10-K.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information relating to our executive officer and director
compensation and the compensation committee of the
Board will be in the 2016 Proxy Statement and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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