Introduction Description and securities identification number The present securities are Discount Securities linked to the DAX 50 ESG PR EUR (the "Securities"). ISIN: DE000GX5E452 WKN: GX5E45 Valor: 30258262 Common Code: 181484225 The Issuer Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH ("GSW"). Its registered office is at Marienturm, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0-00, 00000 Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx and its Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is 549300CRL28LF3CSEA14. The Offeror(s) Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 8IBZUGJ7JPLH368JE346; Contact details: Marienturm, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 0-00, 00000 Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Competent authority The Base Prospectus was approved on 13 June 2022 by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht ("BaFin"), Marie- Curie-Str. 24-28, 60439 Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany (phone number: +00 (0)000 00000). Domicile and legal form, legislation and country of incorporation Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH is a company with limited liability (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) incorporated under the laws of Germany. It has its seat in Frankfurt am Main and has been registered under the number HRB 34439 in the commercial register of the local court of Frankfurt am Main since 27 November 1991. The LEI of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH is 549300CRL28LF3CSEA14. Principal Activities The purpose of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH is to issue fungible securities as well as the conduct of financial transactions and auxiliary transactions for financial transactions. GSW is neither engaged in banking transactions as defined in Section 1 of the German Banking Act nor in business operations as defined by Section 34 c of the German Industrial Code. Key Managing Directors The managing director (Geschäftsführer) of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH is Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx. Statutory Auditors Mazars GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxx 0, 00000 Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx are the independent auditors of the Issuer and have audited the historical financial information of the Issuer for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 and have issued an unqualified auditor's report (Bestätigungsvermerk) in such case. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxx-Anlage 35 – 37, 00000 Xxxxxxxxx xx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx were the independent auditors of the Issuer and have audited the historical financial information of the Issuer for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 and have issued an unqualified auditor´s report (Bestätigungsvermerk) in such case. The following key financial information has been extracted from the audited financial statements of the Issuer for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 which have been prepared in accordance with rules laid down in the German Commercial Code (HGB). Summary information – income statement (in thousands EUR) Year ended 31 December 2021 Year ended 31 December 2020 (audited) (audited) Selected income statement data Income taxes -462 -752 Income after taxes / Net income for the year 985 1,612 Summary information – balance sheet (in thousands EUR) As at 31 December 2021 As at 31 December 2020 (audited) (audited) Total assets 6,754,017 8,023,593 Capital and reserves 9,648 8,663 Summary information – cash flow (in thousands EUR) As at 31 December 2021 As at 31 December 2020 (audited) (audited) Cash flows from operating activities 3,318 181 Cash flows from financing activities 0 0 Cash flows from investing activities 0 0 The Issuer is subject to the following key risks: • Investors are exposed to the risks relating to the creditworthiness of GSW due to the nature of GSW as an issuance vehicle with limited assets. Besides issuing fungible securities GSW does not carry out any further operating business activity and the issued share capital of GSW amounts to EUR 51,129.19 (DM 100,000.00) only. Investors are therefore exposed to a significantly greater credit risk by purchasing the securities compared to an issuer equipped with significantly more capital. In an extreme case, i.e. the insolvency of GSW, an investment in a security issued by GSW may mean the complete loss of the invested amount (risk of total loss), if the risk cannot be absorbed by a guarantee issued by Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") in favor of the investors. • Investors are exposed to the risks relating to the creditworthiness of GSW due to the dependency of GSW on hedging arrangements. To hedge its claims arising from the issued securities, GSW enters into hedging transactions with Goldman Sachs International and potentially going forward with other Goldman Sachs entities. In connection therewith, GSW is exposed to the risk of default and insolvency risk of the parties with whom GSW concludes hedging transactions. Since GSW enters into such hedging transactions primarily with Goldman Sachs entities, GSW is exposed to a so-called cluster risk. Therefore, an illiquidity or insolvency of companies affiliated with GSW may directly result in an insolvency of GSW. • Investors are exposed to the risk relating to the creditworthiness of GSW as a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GSG"). An insolvency of GSW may occur despite of the fact that GSW is a subsidiary of GSG. A potential failure of GSG or a company affiliated with GSG and measures taken in accordance with the U.S. Resolution Regimes may also affect GSW. Except for the guarantee of GSI or another Goldman Sachs entity no further credit enhancement is provided. As a consequence, in case the hedging arrangements prove to be insufficient to satisfy the claims of all holders and the guarantor fails to satisfy the liabilities arising from the guarantee, investors may lose parts of their investment or their entire investment (risk of total loss). Product type, underlying, type and class of the Securities The present Securities are Discount Securities linked to the Underlying. ISIN: DE000GX5E452 WKN: GX5E45 Valor: 30258262 Common Code: 181484225 Underlying: DAX 50 ESG PR EUR (Reuters Code: .DAXESGK) Securities issued by the Issuer are bearer notes and will be represented by a permanent global bearer note (the "Global Bearer Note"). The Global Bearer Note is deposited with Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt am Main, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 00, 00000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (the "Relevant Clearing System"). Currency, issues size, term of the Securities The Settlement Currency of the Securities is Euro ("EUR"). Issue Size: 300,000 Securities The Securities have a fixed maturity. Rights attached to the Securities The form and content of the Securities and all rights and obligations of the Issuer and of the Security Holders will be governed by, and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of Germany. The form and content of the Guarantee and all rights and obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by the laws of Germany. The Securities give the right to each holder of Securities to receive a potential return on the Securities.
