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SEC CERTIFICATIONS
The certi cations by the Chief Executive Of cer and the Chief Financial
Of cer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., required under Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, have been  led as exhibits to the  rm’s
2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
NYSE CERTIFICATION
In May 2009, the Chief Executive Of cer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
made an unquali ed certi cation to the NYSE with respect to the firm’s
compliance with the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR FOR COMMON STOCK
Questions from registered shareholders of The Goldman Sachs Group,
Inc. regarding lost or stolen stock certi cates, dividends, changes of
address and other issues related to registered share ownership should
be addressed to:
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SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES
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nancial  lings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, can
be accessed via our Web site at www.gs.com.
Shareholder inquiries can also be directed to Investor Relations via email
at gs-investor-relations@gs.com or by calling 1-212-902-0300.
2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
Copies of the  rm’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K as  led with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed via our
Web site at www.gs.com/shareholders/.
Copies can also be obtained by contacting Investor Relations via email
at gs-investor-relations@gs.com or by calling 1-212-902-0300.
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