Financial Astrology of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

First Trade Date for Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

Company Name	First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)	1999-05-04

Company Name	Symbol
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)	GS
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation)
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. As of November 28, 2003, we operated offices in over 20 countries and approximately 34% of our 19,476 employees were based outside the United States. Goldman Sachs is the successor to a commercial paper business founded in 1869 by Marcus Goldman. On May 7, 1999, we converted from a partnership to a corporation and completed an initial public offering of our common stock. All references to 2003, 2002 and 2001 refer to our fiscal year ended, or the date, as the context requires, November 28, 2003, November 29, 2002 and November 30, 2001, respectively. When we use the terms "Goldman Sachs," "we," "us" and "our," we mean The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries. Financial information concerning our business segments and geographic regions for each of 2003, 2002 and 2001 is set forth in "Management's Discussion and Analysis," and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, in our 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated by reference in Part II, Items 5, 6, 7, 7A and 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our Internet address is www.gs.com and the investor relations section of our web site is located at www.gs.com/investor relations. We make available free of charge, on or through the investor relations section of our web site, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Also posted on our web site, and available in print upon request of any shareholder to our Investor Relations Department, are our charters for our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, our Policy Regarding Director Independence Determinations, our Policy on Reporting of Concerns Regarding Accounting and Other Matters, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics governing our directors, officers and employees. Within the time period required by the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange, we will post on our web site any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waiver applicable to our senior financial officers, as defined in the Code, and our executive officers or directors. In addition, information concerning purchases and sales of our equity securities by our executive officers and directors is posted on our web site. Our Investor Relations Department can be contacted at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 85 Broad Street, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attn: Investor Relations, telephone: 212-902-0300, e-mail: gs-investorrelations@gs.com. Our activities are divided into three segments: • Investment Banking; • Trading and Principal Investments; and • Asset Management and Securities Services.

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