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Goldman Sachs Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-10.53’

On:  Friday, 2/23/18, at 8:16pm ET   ·   As of:  2/26/18   ·   For:  12/31/17   ·   Accession #:  1193125-18-56383   ·   File #:  1-14965

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 2/26/18  Goldman Sachs Group Inc           10-K       12/31/17  236:29M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML    692K 
 3: EX-10.46    Material Contract                                   HTML     84K 
 4: EX-10.47    Material Contract                                   HTML    132K 
 5: EX-10.48    Material Contract                                   HTML    135K 
 6: EX-10.49    Material Contract                                   HTML    147K 
 7: EX-10.50    Material Contract                                   HTML    150K 
 8: EX-10.51    Material Contract                                   HTML    123K 
 9: EX-10.52    Material Contract                                   HTML    124K 
10: EX-10.53    Material Contract                                   HTML    124K 
11: EX-10.55    Material Contract                                   HTML    111K 
12: EX-10.56    Material Contract                                   HTML    100K 
13: EX-10.58    Material Contract                                   HTML    130K 
14: EX-10.60    Material Contract                                   HTML    159K 
16: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     82K 
17: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     65K 
20: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     67K 
21: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     64K 
15: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     77K 
18: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     81K 
19: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     68K 
28: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     95K 
29: R2          Consolidated Statements of Earnings                 HTML    145K 
30: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     88K 
31: R4          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML    159K 
32: R5          Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition      HTML     96K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
33: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    155K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
34: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    167K 
35: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     92K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
36: R9          Description of Business                             HTML     72K 
37: R10         Basis of Presentation                               HTML     68K 
38: R11         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML    127K 
39: R12         Financial Instruments Owned and Financial           HTML    104K 
                Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased                          
40: R13         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     93K 
41: R14         Cash Instruments                                    HTML    300K 
42: R15         Derivatives and Hedging Activities                  HTML    511K 
43: R16         Fair Value Option                                   HTML    198K 
44: R17         Loans Receivable                                    HTML    205K 
45: R18         Collateralized Agreements and Financings            HTML    202K 
46: R19         Securitization Activities                           HTML    121K 
47: R20         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML    157K 
48: R21         Other Assets                                        HTML    116K 
49: R22         Deposits                                            HTML    107K 
50: R23         Short-Term Borrowings                               HTML     80K 
51: R24         Long-Term Borrowings                                HTML    147K 
52: R25         Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses              HTML     73K 
53: R26         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees           HTML    133K 
54: R27         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    147K 
55: R28         Regulation and Capital Adequacy                     HTML    306K 
56: R29         Earnings Per Common Share                           HTML     80K 
57: R30         Transactions with Affiliated Funds                  HTML     79K 
58: R31         Interest Income and Interest Expense                HTML     84K 
59: R32         Income Taxes                                        HTML    132K 
60: R33         Business Segments                                   HTML    185K 
61: R34         Credit Concentrations                               HTML     80K 
62: R35         Legal Proceedings                                   HTML    148K 
63: R36         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     72K 
64: R37         Employee Incentive Plans                            HTML     96K 
65: R38         Parent Company                                      HTML    152K 
66: R39         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML    271K 
67: R40         Financial Instruments Owned and Financial           HTML    105K 
                Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased (Tables)                 
68: R41         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     87K 
69: R42         Cash Instruments (Tables)                           HTML    237K 
70: R43         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)         HTML    384K 
71: R44         Fair Value Option (Tables)                          HTML    170K 
72: R45         Loans Receivable (Tables)                           HTML    163K 
73: R46         Collateralized Agreements and Financings (Tables)   HTML    167K 
74: R47         Securitization Activities (Tables)                  HTML    105K 
75: R48         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML    137K 
76: R49         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML    110K 
77: R50         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     95K 
78: R51         Short-Term Borrowings (Tables)                      HTML     77K 
79: R52         Long-Term Borrowings (Tables)                       HTML    124K 
80: R53         Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses (Tables)     HTML     72K 
81: R54         Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)  HTML    114K 
82: R55         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    147K 
83: R56         Regulation and Capital Adequacy (Tables)            HTML    232K 
84: R57         Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)                  HTML     77K 
85: R58         Transactions with Affiliated Funds (Tables)         HTML     76K 
86: R59         Interest Income and Interest Expense (Tables)       HTML     81K 
87: R60         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    130K 
88: R61         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    156K 
89: R62         Credit Concentrations (Tables)                      HTML     77K 
90: R63         Employee Incentive Plans (Tables)                   HTML     87K 
91: R64         Parent Company (Tables)                             HTML    144K 
92: R65         Description of Business - Additional Information    HTML     67K 
                (Detail)                                                         
93: R66         Significant Accounting Policies - Additional        HTML    110K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
94: R67         Financial Instruments Owned and Financial           HTML    118K 
                Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased -                        
                Financial Instruments Owned and Financial                        
                Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased (Detail)                 
95: R68         Financial Instruments Owned and Financial           HTML     70K 
                Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased -                        
                Financial Instruments Owned and Financial                        
                Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased                          
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
96: R69         Financial Instruments Owned and Financial           HTML     84K 
                Instruments Sold, But Not Yet Purchased - Gains                  
                and Losses from Market Making and Other Principal                
                Transactions (Detail)                                            
97: R70         Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets          HTML     92K 
                Liabilities Summary (Detail)                                     
98: R71         Fair Value Measurements - Total Level 3 Financial   HTML     77K 
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
99: R72         Cash Instruments - Cash Instruments by Level        HTML    173K 
                (Detail)                                                         
100: R73         Cash Instruments - Cash Instruments by Level        HTML     79K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
101: R74         Cash Instruments - Fair Value, Cash Instruments,    HTML    126K  
                Measurement Inputs, Disclosure (Detail)                          
102: R75         Cash Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)  HTML     85K  
103: R76         Cash Instruments - Cash Instruments, Level 3        HTML    137K  
                Rollforward (Detail)                                             
104: R77         Cash Instruments - Securities Accounted for As      HTML     87K  
                Available-for-Sale Included in Cash Instruments                  
                (Detail)                                                         
105: R78         Cash Instruments - Investments in Funds that are    HTML     86K  
                Calculated Using Net Asset Value Per Share                       
                (Detail)                                                         
106: R79         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Fair Value of  HTML    184K  
                Derivatives on a Gross Basis (Detail)                            
107: R80         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Additional     HTML    109K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
108: R81         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Fair Value of  HTML    142K  
                Derivatives by Level (Detail)                                    
109: R82         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Fair Value,    HTML    144K  
                Derivatives, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure                      
                (Detail)                                                         
110: R83         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Fair Value of  HTML    116K  
                Derivatives, Level 3 Rollforward (Detail)                        
111: R84         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - OTC            HTML    135K  
                Derivatives by Product Type and Tenor (Detail)                   
112: R85         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Credit         HTML    129K  
                Derivatives (Detail)                                             
113: R86         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Bifurcated     HTML     76K  
                Embedded Derivatives (Detail)                                    
114: R87         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Derivatives    HTML     77K  
                with Credit-Related Contingent Features (Detail)                 
115: R88         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Gain (Loss)    HTML     77K  
                from Interest Rate Hedges and Related Hedged                     
                Borrowings and Deposits (Detail)                                 
116: R89         Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Gains and      HTML     73K  
                Losses on Net Investment Hedges (Detail)                         
117: R90         Fair Value Option - Financial Assets and Financial  HTML    104K  
                Liabilities by Level (Detail)                                    
118: R91         Fair Value Option - Additional Information          HTML    117K  
                (Detail)                                                         
119: R92         Fair Value Option - Level 3 Rollforward (Detail)    HTML    134K  
120: R93         Fair Value Option - Gains and Losses on Other       HTML     78K  
                Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities at Fair               
                Value (Detail)                                                   
121: R94         Fair Value Option - Loans and Lending Commitments   HTML     72K  
                (Detail)                                                         
122: R95         Fair Value Option - Summary of DVA Losses on        HTML     71K  
                Financial Liabilities (Detail)                                   
123: R96         Loans Receivable - Summary of Loans Receivable      HTML     89K  
                (Detail)                                                         
124: R97         Loans Receivable - Additional Information (Detail)  HTML     97K  
125: R98         Loans Receivable - Lending Commitments Held for     HTML     72K  
                Investments and Accounted for on Accrual Basis                   
                (Detail)                                                         
126: R99         Loans Receivable - Summary of Purchased Credit      HTML     91K  
                Impaired (PCI) Loans (Detail)                                    
127: R100        Loans Receivable - Summary of Loans Receivable -    HTML     80K  
                Credit Rating Equivalent (Detail)                                
128: R101        Loans Receivable - Summary of Loans Receivable -    HTML     80K  
                Regulatory Risk Rating (Detail)                                  
129: R102        Loans Receivable - Gross Loans Receivable and       HTML    106K  
                Lending Commitments by Impairment Methodology                    
                (Detail)                                                         
130: R103        Loans Receivable - Summary of Changes in Allowance  HTML     97K  
                for Loan Losses and Allowance for Losses on                      
                Lending Commitments (Detail)                                     
131: R104        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Resale   HTML     81K  
                and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Borrowed                
                and Loaned Transactions (Detail)                                 
132: R105        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Resale   HTML     69K  
                and Repurchase Agreements and Securities Borrowed                
                and Loaned Transactions (Parenthetical) (Detail)                 
133: R106        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML    136K  
                Offsetting Arrangements (Detail)                                 
134: R107        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     92K  
                Schedule of Gross Carrying Value of Repurchase                   
                Agreements and Securities Loaned (Detail)                        
135: R108        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     84K  
                Schedule of Repurchase Agreements and Securities                 
                Loaned (Detail)                                                  
136: R109        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Other    HTML     91K  
                Secured Financings (Detail)                                      
137: R110        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Other    HTML     76K  
                Secured Financings (Parenthetical) (Detail)                      
138: R111        Collateralized Agreements and Financings - Other    HTML     87K  
                Secured Financings by Maturity Date (Detail)                     
139: R112        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     70K  
                Financial Instruments Received as Collateral and                 
                Repledged (Detail)                                               
140: R113        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     69K  
                Financial Instruments Received as Collateral and                 
                Repledged (Parenthetical) (Detail)                               
141: R114        Collateralized Agreements and Financings -          HTML     73K  
                Financial Instruments Owned and Other Assets                     
                Pledged as Collateral (Detail)                                   
142: R115        Securitization Activities - Amount of Financial     HTML     75K  
                Assets Securitized and Cash Flows Received on                    
                Retained Interests (Detail)                                      
143: R116        Securitization Activities - Firms Continuing        HTML     84K  
                Involvement in Securitization Entities to Which                  
                Firm Sold Assets (Detail)                                        
144: R117        Securitization Activities - Firms Continuing        HTML     67K  
                Involvement in Securitization Entities to Which                  
                Firm Sold Assets (Parenthetical) (Detail)                        
145: R118        Securitization Activities - Additional Information  HTML     74K  
                (Detail)                                                         
146: R119        Securitization Activities - Weighted Average Key    HTML     89K  
                Economic Assumptions Used in Measuring Fair Value                
                of Firm's Retained Interests and Sensitivity of                  
                This Fair Value to Immediate Adverse Changes                     
                (Detail)                                                         
147: R120        Variable Interest Entities (Nonconsolidated         HTML     79K  
                Variable Interest Entities) - Additional                         
                Information (Detail)                                             
148: R121        Variable Interest Entities (Consolidated Variable   HTML     74K  
                Interest Entities) - Additional Information                      
                (Detail)                                                         
149: R122        Variable Interest Entities - Nonconsolidated        HTML    116K  
                Variable Interest Entities (Detail)                              
150: R123        Variable Interest Entities - Nonconsolidated        HTML     67K  
                Variable Interest Entities (Parenthetical)                       
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151: R124        Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Variable  HTML    124K  
                Interest Entities (Detail)                                       
152: R125        Other Assets - Other Assets (Detail)                HTML     75K  
153: R126        Other Assets - Other Assets (Parenthetical)         HTML     84K  
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154: R127        Other Assets - Goodwill and Intangible Assets       HTML     87K  
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155: R128        Other Assets - Intangible Assets Disclosure         HTML     78K  
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156: R129        Other Assets - Intangible Assets Disclosure -       HTML     70K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
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158: R131        Other Assets - Estimated Future Amortization for    HTML     77K  
                Existing Identifiable Intangible Assets Through                  
                2022 (Detail)                                                    
159: R132        Deposits - Types and Sources of the Firm's          HTML     84K  
                Deposits (Detail)                                                
160: R133        Deposits - Types and Sources of the Firm's          HTML     71K  
                Deposits (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                
161: R134        Deposits - Deposits (Detail)                        HTML     71K  
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163: R136        Deposits - Maturities of Time Deposits              HTML     68K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
164: R137        Short-Term Borrowings - Short-Term Borrowings       HTML     70K  
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165: R138        Short-Term Borrowings - Unsecured Short-Term        HTML     76K  
                Borrowings (Detail)                                              
166: R139        Short-Term Borrowings - Unsecured Short-Term        HTML     70K  
                Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail)                              
167: R140        Long-Term Borrowings - Long-Term Borrowings         HTML     72K  
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168: R141        Long-Term Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     85K  
                Borrowings (Detail)                                              
169: R142        Long-Term Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     79K  
                Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail)                              
170: R143        Long-Term Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     92K  
                Borrowings by Maturity Date (Detail)                             
171: R144        Long-Term Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     76K  
                Borrowings by Maturity Date (Parenthetical)                      
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                Borrowings after Hedging (Detail)                                
173: R146        Long-Term Borrowings - Unsecured Long-Term          HTML     71K  
                Borrowings after Hedging (Parenthetical) (Detail)                
174: R147        Long-Term Borrowings - Additional Information       HTML    118K  
                (Detail)                                                         
175: R148        Long-Term Borrowings - Subordinated Long-Term       HTML     86K  
                Borrowings (Detail)                                              
176: R149        Long-Term Borrowings - Subordinated Long-Term       HTML     74K  
                Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Detail)                              
177: R150        Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses - Other      HTML     79K  
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
178: R151        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML    111K  
                Commitments (Detail)                                             
179: R152        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML    101K  
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
180: R153        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees - Leases  HTML     84K  
                (Detail)                                                         
181: R154        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML     90K  
                Guarantees (Detail)                                              
182: R155        Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees -         HTML     75K  
                Guarantees (Parenthetical) (Detail)                              
183: R156        Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information       HTML    191K  
                (Detail)                                                         
184: R157        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Amount of Common  HTML     73K  
                Stock Repurchased by the Firm (Detail)                           
185: R158        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Perpetual         HTML    142K  
                Preferred Stock Issued and Outstanding (Detail)                  
186: R159        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Perpetual         HTML    103K  
                Preferred Stock Issued and Outstanding                           
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187: R160        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Preferred         HTML    104K  
                Dividends Declared on Preferred Stock Issued                     
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188: R161        Shareholders' Equity - Summary of Preferred         HTML     70K  
                Dividends Declared on Preferred Stock Issued                     
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
189: R162        Shareholders' Equity - Accumulated Other            HTML     91K  
                Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax (Detail)                          
190: R163        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Minimum Capital   HTML     76K  
                Ratios (Detail)                                                  
191: R164        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Additional        HTML    112K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
192: R165        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Consolidated      HTML    116K  
                Regulatory Capital Ratios (Detail)                               
193: R166        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Consolidated      HTML     78K  
                Regulatory Capital Ratios (Parenthetical) (Detail)               
194: R167        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Capital           HTML    114K  
                Rollforward (Detail)                                             
195: R168        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-weighted     HTML    113K  
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
196: R169        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Risk-weighted     HTML    114K  
                Assets Rollforward (Detail)                                      
197: R170        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Schedule of       HTML     85K  
                Minimum Ratios and Well Capitalized Minimum Ratios               
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198: R171        Regulation and Capital Adequacy - Capital Ratios    HTML    108K  
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                Share (Detail)                                                   
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                from Affiliated Funds (Detail)                                   
202: R175        Transactions with Affiliated Funds - Fees           HTML     69K  
                Receivable from Affiliated Funds and the Aggregate               
                Carrying Value of the Firm's Interests in these                  
                Funds (Detail)                                                   
203: R176        Transactions with Affiliated Funds - Additional     HTML     69K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
204: R177        Interest Income and Interest Expense - Interest     HTML     99K  
                Income and Interest Expense (Detail)                             
205: R178        Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    122K  
206: R179        Income Taxes - Provision for Taxes (Detail)         HTML     96K  
207: R180        Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate            HTML     97K  
                Reconciliation (Detail)                                          
208: R181        Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets    HTML    110K  
                and Liabilities (Detail)                                         
209: R182        Income Taxes - Rollforward of Unrecognized Tax      HTML     84K  
                Benefits (Detail)                                                
210: R183        Income Taxes - Earliest Tax Years Subject to        HTML     77K  
                Examination by Major Jurisdiction (Detail)                       
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217: R190        Credit Concentrations - Credit Concentration,       HTML     75K  
                Government and Federal Agency Obligations (Detail)               
218: R191        Credit Concentrations - Additional Information      HTML     71K  
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  EX-10.53  

EXHIBIT 10.53

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

             YEAR-END RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

This Award Agreement, together with The Goldman Sachs Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (2015) (the “Plan”), governs your award of          year-end Restricted Shares (your “Award”). You should read carefully this entire Award Agreement, which includes the Award Statement, any attached Appendix and the signature card.

ACCEPTANCE

1. You Must Decide Whether to Accept this Award Agreement. To be eligible to receive your Award, you must by the date specified (a) open and activate an Account and (b) agree to all the terms of your Award by executing the related signature card in accordance with its instructions. By executing the signature card, you confirm your agreement to all of the terms of this Award Agreement, including the arbitration and choice of forum provisions in Paragraph 15.

DOCUMENTS THAT GOVERN YOUR AWARD; DEFINITIONS

2. The Plan. Your Award is granted under the Plan, and the Plan’s terms apply to, and are a part of, this Award Agreement.

3. Your Award Statement. The Award Statement delivered to you contains some of your Award’s specific terms. For example, it contains the number of Restricted Shares awarded to you and any applicable Transferability Dates.

4. Definitions. Capitalized terms are defined in the Definitions Appendix, which also includes terms that are defined in the Plan.

VESTING OF YOUR RESTRICTED SHARES

5. Vesting. All of your Restricted Shares are Vested. When a Restricted Share is Vested, it means only that your continued active Employment is not required for that portion of Restricted Shares to become fully transferrable without risk of forfeiture. Vesting does not mean you have a non-forfeitable right to the Vested portion of your Award. The terms of this Award Agreement (including the Transfer Restrictions) continue to apply to Vested Restricted Shares, and you can still forfeit Vested Restricted Shares.

TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

6. Transfer Restrictions. Restricted Shares will be subject to Transfer Restrictions until the Transferability Date next to such number or percentage of Restricted Shares on your Award Statement. Any purported sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, fractionalization, hedge or other disposition in violation of the Transfer Restrictions will be void. Within 30 Business Days after the Transferability Date listed on your Award Statement (or any other date on which the Transfer Restrictions are to be removed), GS Inc. will remove the Transfer Restrictions. The Committee or the SIP Committee may select multiple dates within such 30 Business-Day-period on which to remove Transfer Restrictions for all or a portion of the Restricted Shares with the same Transferability Date listed on the Award Statement, and all such dates will be treated as a single Transferability Date for purposes of this Award.

 


DIVIDENDS

7. Dividends. You will be entitled to receive on a current basis any regular cash dividend paid in respect of your Restricted Shares.

FORFEITURE OF YOUR AWARD

8. How You May Forfeit Your Award. This Paragraph 8 sets forth the events that result in forfeiture of up to all of your Restricted Shares and may require repayment to the Firm of up to all other amounts previously delivered or paid to you under your Award in accordance with Paragraph 9. More than one event may apply, and in no case will the occurrence of one event limit the forfeiture and repayment obligations as a result of the occurrence of any other event. In addition, the Firm reserves the right to (a) suspend release of Transfer Restrictions, (b) deliver any Restricted Shares or dividends into an escrow account in accordance with Paragraph 12(f)(v) or (c) apply additional Transfer Restrictions to any Restricted Shares in connection with any investigation of whether any of the events that result in forfeiture under the Plan or this Paragraph 8 have occurred. Paragraph 10 (relating to certain circumstances under which restrictions on Association With a Covered Enterprise will not apply) and Paragraph 11 (relating to certain circumstances under which release of Transfer Restrictions may be accelerated) provide for exceptions to one or more provisions of this Paragraph 8.

(a) Restricted Shares Forfeited if You Associate With a Covered Enterprise.

(i) If you Associate With a Covered Enterprise before the earlier of                      or a Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control, your rights to all the Restricted Shares granted to you will terminate and those Restricted Shares will be cancelled.

(ii) If you Associate With a Covered Enterprise on or after                      but before the earlier of                      or a Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control, your rights to two-thirds of the Restricted Shares granted to you will terminate and those Restricted Shares will be cancelled.

(iii) If you Associate With a Covered Enterprise on or after                      but before the earlier of                      or a Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control, your rights to one-third of the Restricted Shares granted to you will terminate and those Restricted Shares will be cancelled.

(b) Restricted Shares Forfeited if You Solicit Clients or Employees, Interfere with Client or Employee Relationships or Participate in the Hiring of Employees [or if GS Inc. Experiences Certain Severe Adverse Financial Events]. If:

(i) you, in any manner, directly or indirectly, (A) Solicit any Client to transact business with a Covered Enterprise or to reduce or refrain from doing any business with the Firm, (B) interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere with or damage) any relationship between the Firm and any Client, (C) Solicit any person who is an employee of the Firm to resign from the Firm, (D) Solicit any Selected Firm Personnel to apply for or accept employment (or other association) with any person or entity other than the Firm or (E) hire or participate in the hiring of any Selected Firm Personnel by any person or entity other than the Firm (including, without limitation, participating in the identification of individuals for potential hire, and participating in any hiring decision), whether as an employee or consultant or otherwise, [or]

 

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(ii) Selected Firm Personnel are Solicited, hired or accepted into partnership, membership or similar status by (A) any entity that you form, that bears your name, or in which you possess or control greater than a de minimis equity ownership, voting or profit participation, or (B) any entity where you have, or will have, direct or indirect managerial responsibility for such Selected Firm Personnel,

(iii) [GS Inc. fails to maintain the required “Minimum Tier 1 Capital Ratio” as defined under Federal Reserve Board Regulations applicable to GS Inc. for a period of 90 consecutive business days, or]

(iv) [the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) makes a written recommendation under Title II (Orderly Liquidation Authority) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act for the appointment of the FDIC as a receiver of GS Inc. based on a determination that GS Inc. is “in default” or “in danger of default,”]

then your rights to the following Restricted Shares will terminate and those Restricted Shares will be cancelled:

(X) all of the Restricted Shares granted to you if any of the events in this Paragraph 8(b) occurs before the                      Date,

(Y) two-thirds of the Restricted Shares granted to you if any of the events in this Paragraph 8(b) occurs on or after the                      Date but before the                      Date, and

(Z) one-third of the Restricted Shares granted to you if any of the events in this Paragraph 8(b) occurs on or after the                      Date but before the                      Date.

(c) Restricted Shares Forfeited upon Certain Events. If any of the following occurs, your rights to all of your Restricted Shares will terminate and those Restricted Shares will be cancelled, in each case, as may be further described below:

(i) You Failed to Consider Risk. You Failed to Consider Risk during the Firm’s          fiscal year.

(ii) Your Conduct Constitutes Cause. Any event that constitutes Cause has occurred before the Transferability Date.

(iii) You Do Not Meet Your Obligations to the Firm. The Committee determines that, before the Transferability Date, you failed to meet, in any respect, any obligation under any agreement with the Firm, or any agreement entered into in connection with your Employment or this Award, including the Firm’s notice period requirement applicable to you, any offer letter, employment agreement or any shareholders’ agreement relating to the Firm. Your failure to pay or reimburse the Firm, on demand, for any amount you owe to the Firm will constitute (A) failure to meet an obligation you have under an agreement, regardless of whether such obligation arises under a written agreement, and/or (B) a material violation of Firm policy constituting Cause.

 

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(iv) You Do Not Provide Timely Certifications or Comply with Your Certifications. You fail to certify to GS Inc. that you have complied with all of the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, or the Committee determines that you have failed to comply with a term of the Plan or this Award Agreement to which you have certified compliance.

(v) You Do Not Follow Dispute Resolution/Arbitration Procedures. You attempt to have any dispute under the Plan or this Award Agreement resolved in any manner that is not provided for by Paragraph 15 or Section 3.17 of the Plan, or you attempt to arbitrate a dispute without first having exhausted your internal administrative remedies in accordance with Paragraph 12(f)(viii).

(vi) You Bring an Action that Results in a Determination that Any Award Agreement Term Is Invalid. As a result of any action brought by you, it is determined that any term of this Award Agreement is invalid.

(vii) You Receive Compensation in Respect of Your Award from Another Employer. Your Employment terminates for any reason or you otherwise are no longer actively employed with the Firm and another entity grants you cash, equity or other property (whether vested or unvested) to replace, substitute for or otherwise in respect of any Restricted Shares; provided, however, that your rights will only be terminated in respect of the Restricted Shares that are replaced, substituted for or otherwise considered by such other entity in making its grant.

(viii) [Accounting Restatement Required Under Sarbanes-Oxley. GS Inc. is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to GS Inc.’s material noncompliance, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws as described in Section 304(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”); provided, however, that your rights will only be terminated in respect of the Restricted Shares to the same extent that would be required under Section 304(a) of Sarbanes-Oxley had you been a “chief executive officer” or “chief financial officer” of GS Inc. (regardless of whether you actually hold such position at the relevant time).]

REPAYMENT OF YOUR AWARD

9. When You May Be Required to Repay Your Award.

(a) [Repayment, Generally.] If the Committee determines that any term of this Award was not satisfied, you will be required, immediately upon demand therefor, to repay to the Firm in accordance with Section 2.5.3 of the Plan, the following:

(i) Any Restricted Shares for which the terms (including the terms for the release of Transfer Restrictions) were not satisfied.

(ii) Any dividends paid in respect of any Restricted Shares that are cancelled or required to be repaid.

(iii) Any amount applied to satisfy tax withholding or other obligations with respect to any Restricted Shares or dividend payments that are forfeited or required to be repaid.

 

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(b) [Repayment Upon Accounting Restatement Required Under Sarbanes-Oxley If an event described in Paragraph 8(c)(viii) (relating to a requirement under Sarbanes-Oxley that GS Inc. prepare an accounting restatement) occurs, any Restricted Shares, cash or other property delivered, paid or withheld in respect of this Award will be subject to repayment as described in Paragraph 9(a) to the same extent that would be required under Section 304(a) of Sarbanes-Oxley had you been a “chief executive officer” or “chief financial officer” of GS Inc. (regardless of whether you actually hold such position at the relevant time).]

EXCEPTIONS TO ASSOCIATION WITH A COVERED ENTERPRISE; TRANSFERABILITY DATES

10. Restrictions on Association With a Covered Enterprise Cease to Apply After an Involuntary or Mutual Agreement Termination (but the Transferability Date Continues to Apply). Paragraph 8(a) (relating to forfeiture if you Associate With a Covered Enterprise) will not apply if (a) the Firm characterizes your Employment termination as “involuntary” or by “mutual agreement” (and, in each case, you have not engaged in conduct constituting Cause) and (b) you execute a general waiver and release of claims and an agreement to pay any associated tax liability, in each case, in the form the Firm prescribes. No Employment termination that you initiate, including any purported “constructive termination,” a “termination for good reason” or similar concepts, can be “involuntary” or by “mutual agreement.” All other terms of this Award Agreement, including the other forfeiture and repayment events in Paragraphs 8 and 9, continue to apply.

11. Accelerated Release of Transfer Restrictions in the Event of a Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control, Conflicted Employment or Death. In the event of your Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control, Conflicted Employment or death, each as described below, your Restricted Shares will be treated as described in this Paragraph 11, and, except as set forth in Paragraph 11(a), all other terms of this Award Agreement, including the other forfeiture and repayment events in Paragraphs 8 and 9, continue to apply.

(a) You Have a Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control. If your Employment terminates when you meet the requirements of a Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control, any Transfer Restrictions will cease to apply. In addition, the forfeiture events in Paragraph 8 will not apply to your Award.

(b) You Are Determined to Have Accepted Conflicted Employment.

(i) Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or otherwise, for purposes of this Award Agreement, “Conflicted Employment” means your employment at any U.S. Federal, state or local government, any non-U.S. government, any supranational or international organization, any self-regulatory organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any such government or organization, or any other employer (other than an “Accounting Firm” within the meaning of SEC Rule 2-01(f)(2) of Regulation S-X or any successor thereto) determined by the Committee, if, as a result of such employment, your continued holding of any Restricted Shares would result in an actual or perceived conflict of interest. If your Employment terminates solely because you resign to accept Conflicted Employment or if, following your termination of Employment, you notify the Firm that you are accepting Conflicted Employment, any Transfer Restrictions will cease to apply as soon as practicable after the Committee has received satisfactory documentation relating to your Conflicted Employment.

(ii) You May Have to Take Other Steps to Address Conflicts of Interest. The Committee retains the authority to exercise its rights under the Award Agreement or the Plan (including Section 1.3.2 of the Plan) to take or require you to take other steps it determines in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate to cure an actual or perceived conflict of interest (which may include a determination that the accelerated release of Transfer Restrictions described in Paragraph 11(b)(i) will not apply because such actions are not necessary or appropriate to cure an actual or perceived conflict of interest).

 

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(c) Death. If you die, any Transfer Restrictions will cease to apply as soon as practicable after the date of death and after such documentation as may be requested by the Committee is provided to the Committee.

OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS AND AGREEMENTS

12. Additional Terms, Conditions and Agreements.

(a) You Must Satisfy Applicable Tax Withholding Requirements. Removal of the Transfer Restrictions is conditioned on your satisfaction of any applicable withholding taxes in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Plan, which includes the Firm deducting or withholding amounts from any payment or distribution to you (which, notwithstanding Section 3.2.2 of the Plan, may exceed the statutory minimum rate if and to the extent determined by the Committee or the SIP Committee). In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Firm, in its sole discretion, may require you to provide amounts equal to all or a portion of any Federal, state, local, foreign or other tax obligations imposed on you or the Firm in connection with the grant of this Award by requiring you to choose between remitting the amount (i) in cash (or through payroll deduction or otherwise), (ii) in the form of proceeds from the Firm’s executing a sale of shares of Common Stock delivered to you under this Award or (iii) shares of Common Stock delivered to you pursuant to this Award. In addition, if you are an individual with separate employment contracts (at any time during and/or after the Firm’s          fiscal year), the Firm, in its sole discretion, may require you to provide for a reserve in an amount the Firm determines is advisable or necessary in connection with any actual, anticipated or potential tax consequences related to your separate employment contracts by requiring you to choose between remitting such amount (i) in cash (or through payroll deduction or otherwise) or (ii) in the form of proceeds from the Firm’s executing a sale of shares of Common Stock delivered to you pursuant to this Award (or any other Outstanding awards granted under the Plan or any predecessor or successor plan thereto).

(b) Firm May Deliver Cash or Other Property Instead of Shares. In accordance with Section 1.3.2(i) of the Plan, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in lieu of all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock, the Firm may deliver cash, other securities, other awards under the Plan or other property, and all references in this Award Agreement to deliveries of shares of Common Stock will include such deliveries of cash, other securities, other awards under the Plan or other property.

(c) Amounts May Be Rounded to Avoid Fractional Shares. Restricted Shares subject to Transfer Restrictions may, in each case, be rounded to avoid fractional shares of Common Stock.

(d) You May Be Required to Become a Party to the Shareholders’ Agreement. Your rights to your Restricted Shares are conditioned on your becoming a party to any shareholders’ agreement to which other similarly situated employees (e.g., employees with a similar title or position) of the Firm are required to be a party.

(e) Firm May Affix Legends and Place Stop Orders on Restricted Shares. GS Inc. may affix to Certificates representing shares of Common Stock any legend that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable (including to reflect any restrictions to which you may be subject under a separate agreement). GS Inc. may advise the transfer agent to place a stop order against any legended shares of Common Stock.

 

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(f) You Agree to Certain Consents, Terms and Conditions. By accepting this Award you understand and agree that:

(i) You Agree to Certain Consents as a Condition to the Award. You have expressly consented to all of the items listed in Section 3.3.3(d) of the Plan, including the Firm’s supplying to any third-party recordkeeper of the Plan or other person such personal information of yours as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan, and you agree to provide any additional consents that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable;

(ii) You Are Subject to the Firm’s Policies, Rules and Procedures. You are subject to the Firm’s policies in effect from time to time concerning trading in shares of Common Stock and hedging or pledging shares of Common Stock and equity-based compensation or other awards (including, without limitation, the Firm’s “Policies with Respect to Personal Transactions Involving GS Securities and GS Equity Awards.” or any successor policies), and confidential or proprietary information, and you will effect sales of shares of Common Stock in accordance with such rules and procedures as may be adopted from time to time (which may include, without limitation, restrictions relating to the timing of sale requests, the manner in which sales are executed, pricing method, consolidation or aggregation of orders and volume limits determined by the Firm);

(iii) You Are Responsible for Costs Associated with Your Award. You will be responsible for all brokerage costs and other fees or expenses associated with your Restricted Shares, including those related to the sale of shares of Common Stock;

(iv) You Will Be Deemed to Represent Your Compliance with All the Terms of Your Award if You Sell Shares. You will be deemed to have represented and certified that you have complied with all of the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement when you request the sale of shares of Common Stock following the release of Transfer Restrictions;

(v) Firm May Deliver Your Award into an Escrow Account. The Firm may establish and maintain an escrow account on such terms (which may include your executing any documents related to, and your paying for any costs associated with, such account) as it may deem necessary or appropriate, and the delivery of shares of Common Stock (including Restricted Shares) or the payment of cash (including dividends) or other property may initially be made into and held in that escrow account until such time as the Committee has received such documentation as it may have requested or until the Committee has determined that any other conditions or restrictions on delivery of shares of Common Stock, cash or other property required by this Award Agreement have been satisfied;

(vi) You May Be Required to Certify Compliance with Award Terms; You Are Responsible for Providing the Firm with Updated Address and Contact Information After Your Departure from the Firm. If your Employment terminates while you continue to hold Restricted Shares, from time to time, you may be required to provide certifications of your compliance with all of the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement as described in Paragraph 8(c)(iv). You understand and agree that (A) your address on file with the Firm at the time any certification is required will be deemed to be your current address, (B) it is your responsibility to inform the Firm of any changes to your address to ensure timely receipt of the certification materials, (C) you are responsible for contacting the Firm to obtain such certification materials if

 

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not received and (D) your failure to return properly completed certification materials by the specified deadline (which includes your failure to timely return the completed certification because you did not provide the Firm with updated contact information) will result in the forfeiture of all of your Restricted Shares and subject previously delivered amounts to repayment under Paragraph 8(c)(iv);

(vii) You Authorize the Firm to Register, in Its or Its Designee’s Name, Any Restricted Shares and Sell, Assign or Transfer Any Forfeited Restricted Shares. You are granting to the Firm the full power and authority to register any Restricted Shares in its or its designee’s name and authorizing the Firm or its designee to sell, assign or transfer any Restricted Shares if forfeited by you. This Award, if held in escrow, will not be delivered to you but will be held by an escrow agent for your benefit. If an escrow agent is used, such escrow agent will also hold the Restricted Shares for the benefit of the Firm for the purpose of perfecting its security interest;

(viii) You Must Comply with Applicable Deadlines and Procedures to Appeal Determinations Made by the Committee, the SIP Committee or SIP Administrators. If you disagree with a determination made by the Committee, the SIP Committee, the SIP Administrators, or any of their delegates or designees and you wish to appeal such determination, you must submit a written request to the SIP Committee for review within 180 days after the determination at issue. You must exhaust your internal administrative remedies (i.e., submit your appeal and wait for resolution of that appeal) before seeking to resolve a dispute through arbitration pursuant to Paragraph 15 and Section 3.17 of the Plan; and

(ix) You Agree that Covered Persons Will Not Have Liability. In addition to and without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 1.3.5 of the Plan, neither the Firm nor any Covered Person will have any liability to you or any other person for any action taken or omitted in respect of this or any other Award.

13. Non-transferability. Except as otherwise may be provided in this Paragraph 13 or as otherwise may be provided by the Committee, the limitations on transferability set forth in Section 3.5 of the Plan will apply to this Award. Any purported transfer or assignment in violation of the provisions of this Paragraph 13 or Section 3.5 of the Plan will be void. The Committee may adopt procedures pursuant to which some or all recipients of Restricted Shares may transfer some or all of their Restricted Shares (which will continue to be subject to Transfer Restrictions until the Transferability Date) through a gift for no consideration to any immediate family member, a trust or other estate planning vehicle approved by the Committee or SIP Committee in which the recipient and/or the recipient’s immediate family members in the aggregate have 100% of the beneficial interest.

14. Right of Offset. The obligation to pay dividends or to remove the Transfer Restrictions under this Award Agreement is subject to Section 3.4 of the Plan, which provides for the Firm’s right to offset against such obligation any outstanding amounts you owe to the Firm and any amounts the Committee deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement.

ARBITRATION, CHOICE OF FORUM AND GOVERNING LAW

15. Arbitration; Choice of Forum.

(a) BY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD, YOU ARE INDICATING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE ARBITRATION AND CHOICE OF FORUM PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.17 OF THE PLAN WILL APPLY TO THIS AWARD. THESE PROVISIONS, WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, PROVIDE AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT

 

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ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM BETWEEN THE FIRM AND YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO OR CONCERNING THE PLAN OR THIS AWARD AGREEMENT WILL BE FINALLY SETTLED BY ARBITRATION IN NEW YORK CITY, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.17 OF THE PLAN; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PRECLUDE YOU FROM FILING A CHARGE WITH OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING CONDUCTED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SEC AND THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitrator will have the authority to consider class, collective or representative claims, to order consolidation or to join different claimants or grant relief other than on an individual basis to the individual claimant involved.

(c) Notwithstanding any applicable forum rules to the contrary, to the extent there is a question of enforceability of this Award Agreement arising from a challenge to the arbitrator’s jurisdiction or to the arbitrability of a claim, it will be decided by a court and not an arbitrator.

(d) All references to the New York Stock Exchange in Section 3.17 of the Plan will be read as references to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

(e) The Federal Arbitration Act governs interpretation and enforcement of all arbitration provisions under the Plan and this Award Agreement, and all arbitration proceedings thereunder.

(f) Nothing in this Award Agreement creates a substantive right to bring a claim under U.S. Federal, state, or local employment laws.

(g) By accepting your Award, you irrevocably appoint each General Counsel of GS Inc., or any person whom the General Counsel of GS Inc. designates, as your agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to or concerning the Plan or any Award which is not arbitrated pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.17.1 of the Plan, who shall promptly advise you of any such service of process.

(h) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitrator will have the authority to consider any claim as to which you have not first exhausted your internal administrative remedies in accordance with Paragraph 12(f)(viii).

16. Governing Law. THIS AWARD WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.

COMMITTEE AUTHORITY, AMENDMENT AND CONSTRUCTION

17. Committee Authority. The Committee has the authority to determine, in its sole discretion, that any event triggering forfeiture or repayment of your Award will not apply, to limit the forfeitures and repayments that result under Paragraphs 8 and 9 and to remove Transfer Restrictions before the Transferability Date. In addition, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Paragraph 10 will apply upon a termination of Employment.

 

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18. Amendment. The Committee reserves the right at any time to amend the terms of this Award Agreement, and the Board may amend the Plan in any respect; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and Sections 1.3.2(f), 1.3.2(h) and 3.1 of the Plan, no such amendment will materially adversely affect your rights and obligations under this Award Agreement without your consent; and provided further that the Committee expressly reserves its rights to amend the Award Agreement and the Plan as described in Sections 1.3.2(h)(1), (2) and (4) of the Plan. A modification that impacts the tax consequences of this Award will not be an amendment that materially adversely affects your rights and obligations under this Award Agreement. Any amendment of this Award Agreement will be in writing.

19. Construction, Headings. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) words describing the singular number include the plural and vice versa, (b) words denoting any gender include all genders and (c) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The headings in this Award Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof. References in this Award Agreement to any specific Plan provision will not be construed as limiting the applicability of any other Plan provision.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GS Inc. has caused this Award Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the Date of Grant.

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

 

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DEFINITIONS APPENDIX

The following capitalized terms are used in this Award Agreement with the following meanings:

(a) “409A Deferred Compensation” means a “deferral of compensation” or “deferred compensation” as those terms are defined in the regulations under Section 409A.

(b) “Associate With a Covered Enterprise” means that you (i) form, or acquire a 5% or greater equity ownership, voting or profit participation interest in, any Covered Enterprise or (ii) associate in any capacity (including association as an officer, employee, partner, director, consultant, agent or advisor) with any Covered Enterprise. Associate With a Covered Enterprise may include, as determined in the discretion of either the Committee or the SIP Committee, (i) becoming the subject of any publicly available announcement or report of a pending or future association with a Covered Enterprise and (ii) unpaid associations, including an association in contemplation of future employment. “Association With a Covered Enterprise” will have its correlative meaning.

(c) “Award Agreement” means the written document or documents by which each Award is evidenced, including any Award Statement or any related signature card.

(d) “Conflicted Employment” means your employment at any U.S. Federal, state or local government, any non-U.S. government, any supranational or international organization, any self-regulatory organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any such government or organization, or any other employer (other than an “Accounting Firm” within the meaning of SEC Rule 2-01(f)(2) of Regulation S-X or any successor thereto) determined by the Committee, if, as a result of such employment, your continued holding of any Restricted Shares would result in an actual or perceived conflict of interest.

(e) “Covered Enterprise” means a Competitive Enterprise and any other existing or planned business enterprise that: (i) offers, holds itself out as offering or reasonably may be expected to offer products or services that are the same as or similar to those offered by the Firm or that the Firm reasonably expects to offer (“Firm Products or Services”) or (ii) engages in, holds itself out as engaging in or reasonably may be expected to engage in any other activity that is the same as or similar to any financial activity engaged in by the Firm or in which the Firm reasonably expects to engage (“Firm Activities”). For the avoidance of doubt, Firm Activities include any activity that requires the same or similar skills as any financial activity engaged in by the Firm or in which the Firm reasonably expects to engage, irrespective of whether any such financial activity is in furtherance of an advisory, agency, proprietary or fiduciary undertaking.

The enterprises covered by this definition include enterprises that offer, hold themselves out as offering or reasonably may be expected to offer Firm Products or Services, or engage in, hold themselves out as engaging in or reasonably may be expected to engage in Firm Activities directly, as well as those that do so indirectly by ownership or control (e.g., by owning, being owned by or by being under common ownership with an enterprise that offers, holds itself out as offering or reasonably may be expected to offer Firm Products or Services or that engages in, holds itself out as engaging in or reasonably may be expected to engage in Firm Activities). The definition of Covered Enterprise includes, solely by way of example, any enterprise that offers, holds itself out as offering or reasonably may be expected to offer any product or service, or engages in, holds itself out as engaging in or reasonably may be expected to engage in any activity, in any case, associated with investment banking; public or private finance; lending; financial advisory services; private investing for anyone other than you or your family members (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any type of proprietary investing or trading); private

 

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wealth management; private banking; consumer, digital or commercial banking; merchant banking; asset, portfolio or hedge fund management; insurance or reinsurance underwriting or brokerage; property management; or securities, futures, commodities, energy, derivatives, currency or digital asset brokerage, sales, lending, custody, clearance, settlement or trading. An enterprise that offers, holds itself out as offering or reasonably may be expected to offer Firm Products or Services, or engages in, holds itself out as engaging in or reasonably may be expected to engage in Firm Activities is a Covered Enterprise, irrespective of whether the enterprise is a customer, client or counterparty of the Firm and, because the Firm is a global enterprise, irrespective of where the Covered Enterprise is physically located.

(f) “Failed to Consider Risk” means that you participated in the structuring or marketing of any product or service, or participated on behalf of the Firm or any of its clients in the purchase or sale of any security or other property, in any case without appropriate consideration of the risk to the Firm or the broader financial system as a whole (for example, where you have improperly analyzed such risk or where you have failed sufficiently to raise concerns about such risk) and, as a result of such action or omission, the Committee determines there has been, or reasonably could be expected to be, a material adverse impact on the Firm, your business unit or the broader financial system.

(g) “                     Date” means the first trading day in a Window Period in                      (or if there is no trading day in a Window Period that occurs in                      on or before                     , another date in                      that is selected by the Committee or the SIP Committee) and includes the 30 Business Days after such date.

(h) “Qualifying Termination After a Change in Control” means that the Firm terminates your Employment other than for Cause or you terminate your Employment for Good Reason, in each case, within 18 months following a Change in Control.

(i) “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

(j) “Selected Firm Personnel” means any individual who is or in the three months preceding the conduct prohibited by Paragraphs 8(b)(i) and (ii) was (i) a Firm employee or consultant with whom you personally worked while employed by the Firm, (ii) a Firm employee or consultant who, at any time during the year preceding the date of the termination of your Employment, worked in the same division in which you worked or (iii) an Advisory Director, a Managing Director or a Senior Advisor of the Firm.

 

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The following capitalized terms are used in this Award Agreement with the meanings that are assigned to them in the Plan.

(a) “Account” means any brokerage account, custody account or similar account, as approved or required by GS Inc. from time to time, into which shares of Common Stock, cash or other property in respect of an Award are delivered.

(b) “Award Statement” means a written statement that reflects certain Award terms.

(c) “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or obligated by Federal law or executive order to be closed.

(d) “Cause” means (i) the Grantee’s conviction, whether following trial or by plea of guilty or nolo contendere (or similar plea), in a criminal proceeding (A) on a misdemeanor charge involving fraud, false statements or misleading omissions, wrongful taking, embezzlement, bribery, forgery, counterfeiting or extortion, or (B) on a felony charge, or (C) on an equivalent charge to those in clauses (A) and (B) in jurisdictions which do not use those designations, (ii) the Grantee’s engaging in any conduct which constitutes an employment disqualification under applicable law (including statutory disqualification as defined under the Exchange Act), (iii) the Grantee’s willful failure to perform the Grantee’s duties to the Firm, (iv) the Grantee’s violation of any securities or commodities laws, any rules or regulations issued pursuant to such laws, or the rules and regulations of any securities or commodities exchange or association of which the Firm is a member, (v) the Grantee’s violation of any Firm policy concerning hedging or pledging or confidential or proprietary information, or the Grantee’s material violation of any other Firm policy as in effect from time to time, (vi) the Grantee’s engaging in any act or making any statement which impairs, impugns, denigrates, disparages or negatively reflects upon the name, reputation or business interests of the Firm or (vii) the Grantee’s engaging in any conduct detrimental to the Firm. The determination as to whether Cause has occurred shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and, in such case, the Committee also may, but shall not be required to, specify the date such Cause occurred (including by determining that a prior termination of Employment was for Cause). Any rights the Firm may have hereunder and in any Award Agreement in respect of the events giving rise to Cause shall be in addition to the rights the Firm may have under any other agreement with a Grantee or at law or in equity.

(e) “Change in Control” means the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving GS Inc. (a “Reorganization”) or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of GS Inc.’s assets to an entity that is not an affiliate of GS Inc. (a “Sale”), that in each case requires the approval of GS Inc.’s shareholders under the law of GS Inc.’s jurisdiction of organization, whether for such Reorganization or Sale (or the issuance of securities of GS Inc. in such Reorganization or Sale), unless immediately following such Reorganization or Sale, either: (i) at least 50% of the total voting power (in respect of the election of directors, or similar officials in the case of an entity other than a corporation) of (A) the entity resulting from such Reorganization, or the entity which has acquired all or substantially all of the assets of GS Inc. in a Sale (in either case, the “Surviving Entity”), or (B) if applicable, the ultimate parent entity that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as such Rule is in effect on the date of the adoption of the 1999 SIP) of 50% or more of the total voting power (in respect of the election of directors, or similar officials in the case of an entity other than a corporation) of the Surviving Entity (the “Parent Entity”) is represented by GS Inc.’s securities (the “GS Inc. Securities”) that were outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization or Sale (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such GS Inc. Securities were converted pursuant to such Reorganization or Sale) or (ii) at least 50% of the members of the board of directors (or similar officials in the case of an entity other than a corporation) of the Parent Entity (or, if there is no Parent Entity, the Surviving Entity) following the

 

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consummation of the Reorganization or Sale were, at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Reorganization or Sale, individuals (the “Incumbent Directors”) who either (A) were members of the Board on the Effective Date or (B) became directors subsequent to the Effective Date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of GS Inc.’s proxy statement in which such persons are named as nominees for director).

(f) “Client” means any client or prospective client of the Firm to whom the Grantee provided services, or for whom the Grantee transacted business, or whose identity became known to the Grantee in connection with the Grantee’s relationship with or employment by the Firm.

(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the applicable rulings and regulations thereunder.

(h) “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 1.3, and, to the extent the Board determines it is appropriate for the compensation realized from Awards under the Plan to be considered “performance based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, shall be a committee or subcommittee of the Board composed of two or more members, each of whom is an “outside director” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), and which, to the extent the Board determines it is appropriate for Awards under the Plan to qualify for the exemption available under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) or Rule 16b-3(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, shall be a committee or subcommittee of the Board composed of two or more members, each of whom is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(i) “Common Stock” means common stock of GS Inc., par value $0.01 per share.

(j) “Competitive Enterprise” means an existing or planned business enterprise that (i) engages, or may reasonably be expected to engage, in any activity, (ii) owns or controls, or may reasonably be expected to own or control, a significant interest in or (iii) is, or may reasonably be expected to be, owned by, or a significant interest in which is, or may reasonably expected to be, owned or controlled by, any entity that engages in any activity that, in any case, competes or will compete anywhere with any activity in which the Firm is engaged. The activities covered by this definition include, without limitation, financial services such as investment banking, public or private finance, lending, financial advisory services, private investing (for anyone other than the Grantee and members of the Grantee’s family), merchant banking, asset or hedge fund management, insurance or reinsurance underwriting or brokerage, property management, or securities, futures, commodities, energy, derivatives or currency brokerage, sales, lending, custody, clearance, settlement or trading.

(k) “Covered Person” means a member of the Board or the Committee or any employee of the Firm.

(l) “Date of Grant” means the date specified in the Grantee’s Award Agreement as the date of grant of the Award.

(m) “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a dividend equivalent right granted under the Plan, which represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay to the Grantee amounts equal to all or any portion of the regular cash dividends that would be paid on shares of Common Stock covered by an Award if such shares had been delivered pursuant to an Award.

 

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(n) “Employment” means the Grantee’s performance of services for the Firm, as determined by the Committee. The terms “employ” and “employed” shall have their correlative meanings. The Committee in its sole discretion may determine (i) whether and when a Grantee’s leave of absence results in a termination of Employment (for this purpose, unless the Committee determines otherwise, a Grantee shall be treated as terminating Employment with the Firm upon the occurrence of an Extended Absence), (ii) whether and when a change in a Grantee’s association with the Firm results in a termination of Employment and (iii) the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence or change in association on Awards theretofore made. Unless expressly provided otherwise, any references in the Plan or any Award Agreement to a Grantee’s Employment being terminated shall include both voluntary and involuntary terminations.

(o) “Extended Absence” means the Grantee’s inability to perform for six (6) continuous months, due to illness, injury or pregnancy-related complications, substantially all the essential duties of the Grantee’s occupation, as determined by the Committee.

(p) “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock on any day, the fair market value as determined in accordance with a valuation methodology approved by the Committee.

(q) “Firm” means GS Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

(r) “Good Reason” means, in connection with a termination of employment by a Grantee following a Change in Control, (a) as determined by the Committee, a materially adverse alteration in the Grantee’s position or in the nature or status of the Grantee’s responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or (b) the Firm’s requiring the Grantee’s principal place of Employment to be located more than seventy-five (75) miles from the location where the Grantee is principally Employed at the time of the Change in Control (except for required travel on the Firm’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the Grantee’s customary business travel obligations in the ordinary course of business prior to the Change in Control).

(s) “Grantee” means a person who receives an Award.

(t) “GS Inc.” means The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and any successor thereto.

(u) “Outstanding” means any Award to the extent it has not been forfeited, cancelled, terminated, exercised or with respect to which the shares of Common Stock underlying the Award have not been previously delivered or other payments made.

(v) “Restricted Share” means a share of Common Stock delivered under the Plan that is subject to Transfer Restrictions, forfeiture provisions and/or other terms and conditions specified in the Plan and in the Award Agreement or other Applicable Award Agreement. All references to Restricted Shares include “Shares at Risk.”

(w) “Retirement” means termination of the Grantee’s Employment (other than for Cause) on or after the Date of Grant at a time when (i) (A) the sum of the Grantee’s age plus years of service with the Firm (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) equals or exceeds 60 and (B) the Grantee has completed at least 10 years of service with the Firm (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) or, if earlier, (ii) (A) the Grantee has attained age 50 and (B) the Grantee has completed at least five years of service with the Firm (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion).

 

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(x) “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, including any amendments or successor provisions to that Section and any regulations and other administrative guidance thereunder, in each case as they, from time to time, may be amended or interpreted through further administrative guidance.

(y) “SIP Administrator” means each person designated by the Committee as a “SIP Administrator” with the authority to perform day-to-day administrative functions for the Plan.

(z) “SIP Committee” means the persons who have been delegated certain authority under the Plan by the Committee.

(aa) “Solicit” means any direct or indirect communication of any kind whatsoever, regardless of by whom initiated, inviting, advising, encouraging or requesting any person or entity, in any manner, to take or refrain from taking any action.

(bb) “Transfer Restrictions” means restrictions that prohibit the sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, fractionalization, hedge or other disposal (including through the use of any cash-settled instrument), whether voluntarily or involuntarily by the Grantee, of an Award or any shares of Common Stock, cash or other property delivered in respect of an Award.

(cc) “Transferability Date” means the date Transfer Restrictions on a Restricted Share will be released. Within 30 Business Days after the applicable Transferability Date, GS Inc. shall take, or shall cause to be taken, such steps as may be necessary to remove Transfer Restrictions.

(dd) “Vested” means, with respect to an Award, the portion of the Award that is not subject to a condition that the Grantee remain actively employed by the Firm in order for the Award to remain Outstanding. The fact that an Award becomes Vested shall not mean or otherwise indicate that the Grantee has an unconditional or nonforfeitable right to such Award, and such Award shall remain subject to such terms, conditions and forfeiture provisions as may be provided for in the Plan or in the Award Agreement.

(ee) “Vesting Date” means each date specified in the Grantee’s Award Agreement as a date on which part or all of an Award becomes Vested.

(ff) “Window Period” means a period designated by the Firm during which all employees of the Firm are permitted to purchase or sell shares of Common Stock (provided that, if the Grantee is a member of a designated group of employees who are subject to different restrictions, the Window Period may be a period designated by the Firm during which an employee of the Firm in such designated group is permitted to purchase or sell shares of Common Stock).

 

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5 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/28/24  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.          10-K/A     12/31/23   14:488K
 2/23/24  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.          10-K       12/31/23  238:49M
 2/24/23  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.          10-K       12/31/22  236:53M
 2/25/22  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.          10-K       12/31/21  249:52M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/22/21  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.          10-K       12/31/20  252:55M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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