| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 19, 2007, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and commenced mailing to its shareholders of record as of January 26, 2007, supplemental proxy materials for its 2007Annual Meeting of Shareholders, relating to, among other things, a shareholder proposal regarding stock options. A copy of these materials is available on the Registrant’s website at http://www.gs.com/Proxy_Statement_for_2007_Annual_Meeting/.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
None
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: March 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ Gregory K. Palm | ||||
| Name: | Gregory K. Palm | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||||