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"Goldman Sachs Announces New Business Segments"

"NEW YORK, NY, January 7, 2020 –The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced new business segments for the reporting of its financial results, beginning with its 2019 fourth quarter and annual results to be announced Wednesday, January 15.&nbsp; The business segments are: Investment Banking, Global Markets, Asset Management and Consumer &amp; Wealth Management.&nbsp;\r\nAs described in the form 8-K filed today, the primary changes were:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Investing &amp; Lending results are now included across the four segments as described below.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Investment Banking additionally includes the results from lending to corporate clients, including middle-market lending, relationship lending and acquisition financing, previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending. These results are included within Corporate lending.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Institutional Client Services has been renamed Global Markets and additionally includes the results from providing warehouse lending and structured financing to institutional clients, previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending, and the results from transactions in derivatives related to client advisory and underwriting assignments, previously reported in Investment Banking.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Investment Management has been renamed Asset Management and additionally includes the results from investments in equity securities and lending activities related to the firm’s asset management businesses, including investments in debt securities and loans backed by real estate, both previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Consumer &amp; Wealth Management is a new segment that includes management and other fees, incentive fees and results from deposit-taking activities related to the firm’s wealth management business, all previously reported in Investment Management. It also includes the results from providing loans through the firm’s private bank, providing unsecured loans and accepting deposits through the firm’s digital platform, Marcus&nbsp;by Goldman Sachs®, and providing credit cards, all previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe firm believes this new segment presentation, which is part of its ongoing commitment to organizing the firm in a client-centric way, will not only better reflect how the firm is now managed, but also help drive greater accountability for executing its forward strategy.&nbsp;\r\nLearn more and view descriptions of each segment in the form 8-K filed today, available&nbsp;<a href=\"/content/dam/gs/gscom/investor-relations/financials/8k/docs/8k-01-06-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. \r\n \r\n The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.&nbsp; Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. \r\n \r\n # # # \r\n \r\n Media Contact: \r\n Jake Siewert \r\n Tel: +1 212 902 5400 \r\n \r\n Investor Contact: \r\n Heather Kennedy Miner \r\n Tel: +1 212 902 0300\r\n"

NEW YORK, NY, January 7, 2020 –The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced new business segments for the reporting of its financial results, beginning with its 2019 fourth quarter and annual results to be announced Wednesday, January 15.&nbsp; The business segments are: Investment Banking, Global Markets, Asset Management and Consumer &amp; Wealth Management.&nbsp;
As described in the form 8-K filed today, the primary changes were:
<ul>
<li>Investing &amp; Lending results are now included across the four segments as described below.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Investment Banking additionally includes the results from lending to corporate clients, including middle-market lending, relationship lending and acquisition financing, previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending. These results are included within Corporate lending.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Institutional Client Services has been renamed Global Markets and additionally includes the results from providing warehouse lending and structured financing to institutional clients, previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending, and the results from transactions in derivatives related to client advisory and underwriting assignments, previously reported in Investment Banking.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Investment Management has been renamed Asset Management and additionally includes the results from investments in equity securities and lending activities related to the firm’s asset management businesses, including investments in debt securities and loans backed by real estate, both previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Consumer &amp; Wealth Management is a new segment that includes management and other fees, incentive fees and results from deposit-taking activities related to the firm’s wealth management business, all previously reported in Investment Management. It also includes the results from providing loans through the firm’s private bank, providing unsecured loans and accepting deposits through the firm’s digital platform, Marcus&nbsp;by Goldman Sachs®, and providing credit cards, all previously reported in Investing &amp; Lending.</li>
</ul>
The firm believes this new segment presentation, which is part of its ongoing commitment to organizing the firm in a client-centric way, will not only better reflect how the firm is now managed, but also help drive greater accountability for executing its forward strategy.&nbsp;
Learn more and view descriptions of each segment in the form 8-K filed today, available&nbsp;<a href="/investor-relations/financials/8k/docs/8k-01-06-20.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. 
 
 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.&nbsp; Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. 
 
 # # # 
 
 Media Contact: 
 Jake Siewert 
 Tel: +1 212 902 5400 
 
 Investor Contact: 
 Heather Kennedy Miner 
 Tel: +1 212 902 0300

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