Goldman Sachs to Present at Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference

NEW YORK Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is scheduled to present at Salomon Smith Barney’s Fourth Annual Financial Services Conference, on Wednesday, January 24th, at 10:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) at The Plaza Hotel in New York. Mr. Pauslon will discuss, among other matters, our firm’s investment management business and prospects.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available via the Shareholders section of the Goldman Sachs Web site at http://www.gs.com/our_firm/investor_relations.

If you have any other questions, please contact Goldman Sachs Investor Relations at 1-212-855-9668 or e-mail investor-relations@gs.com.



Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking and securities 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.