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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 20, 2016.


				Meeting Information
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.				Meeting Type: Annual
				For holders as of: March 21, 2016
				Date: May 20, 2016 Time: 8:30 a.m. local time
				Location: 30 Hudson Street
				6th Floor
				Jersey City, NJ 07302
				You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10282				This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com, scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

				We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
				See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

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Before You Vote

How to Access the Proxy Materials

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PROXY STATEMENT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposal 1:

1.	Election of Directors

1a.

Lloyd C. Blankfein

1b.

M. Michele Burns

1c.

Gary D. Cohn

1d.

Mark Flaherty

1e.

William W. George

1f.

James A. Johnson

1g.

Lakshmi N. Mittal

1h.

Adebayo O. Ogunlesi

1i.

Peter Oppenheimer

1j.

Debora L. Spar

1k.

Mark E. Tucker

1l.

David A. Viniar

1m.

Mark O. Winkelman

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2-3:

2.	Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)

3.	Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2016

The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposals 4-6:

4.	Shareholder Proposal to Prohibit Vesting of Equity Awards Upon Entering Government Service

5.	Shareholder Proposal to Change the Vote Counting Standard for Shareholder Proposals

6.	Shareholder Proposal to Require an Independent Board Chairman

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