Goldman Sachs to Present at the Credit Suisse First Boston 2005 Financial Services Conference

NEW YORK--Feb. 3, 2005--David Viniar, Chief Financial Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is scheduled to present at the Credit Suisse First Boston 2005 Financial Services Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 8:00am.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor Relations section of our Web site at www.gs.com/shareholders. For those unable to listen to the live audio webcast, a replay will be available on our Web site shortly after the event.

If you have any other questions, please contact Investor Relations at 212-855-9668 or email gs-investorrelations@gs.com

Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net worth individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centers around the world.