Prospectus excerpt:  Each of the 27,000,000 depositary shares offered hereby represents a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of perpetual 6.30% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series N (ôSeries N Preferred Stockö), $25,000 liquidation preference per share, of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary. The depositary shares are evidenced by depositary receipts. As a holder of depositary shares, you are entitled to all proportional rights and preferences of the Series N Preferred Stock (including dividend, voting, redemption and liquidation rights). You must exercise such rights through the depositary.