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# Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) — Recent Events (February–August 2026) ## Filings that contain financial statements - **8-K filed April 13, 2026 (accession 0000886982-26-000096)** — Exhibit 99.1 is the full first-quarter 2026 earnings press release, with the firm's condensed consolidated statement of earnings, balance sheet data, segment results, capital ratios and per-share metrics for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Exhibit 99.2 is the accompanying investor presentation with the same figures in slide form. - **8-K filed July 14, 2026 (accession 0000886982-26-000294)** — Exhibit 99.1 is the full second-quarter 2026 earnings press release, with the condensed consolidated statement of earnings, balance sheet data, segment results, capital ratios and per-share metrics for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and the six months ended June 30, 2026. Exhibit 99.2 is the accompanying investor presentation. Full quarterly financial statements for both fiscal 2026 quarters to date are also filed in the corresponding Forms 10-Q. ## Earnings - **April 13, 2026 — First-quarter 2026 results (accession 0000886982-26-000096).** Goldman Sachs reported net revenues of $17.23 billion and net earnings of $5.63 billion, diluted EPS of $17.55 (versus $14.12 in 1Q25), annualized ROE of 19.8% and book value per common share of $361.19. Results were driven by record net revenues in Global Banking & Markets, including record Equities net revenues and strong Investment banking fees. Assets under supervision reached a record $3.65 trillion, including $5 billion of inflows into long-term alternative-investments AUS in connection with the Industry Ventures acquisition. The firm returned $6.38 billion of capital to common shareholders in the quarter (5.4 million shares repurchased for $5.00 billion, plus $1.38 billion of dividends). Standardized CET1 ratio was 12.5%. - **July 14, 2026 — Second-quarter 2026 results (accession 0000886982-26-000294).** Goldman Sachs reported net revenues of $20.34 billion and net earnings of $6.63 billion for the quarter, with diluted EPS of $20.98 (versus $10.91 in 2Q25) and annualized ROE of 23.5%. For the first half of 2026, net revenues were $37.57 billion, net earnings were $12.26 billion and diluted EPS was $38.51. Book value per common share rose to $367.67, up 2.8% year-to-date. Long-term AUS inflows included $31 billion of equity inflows in connection with the Innovator Capital Management acquisition. The release also announced the increase of the quarterly common dividend to $5.00 per share beginning in the third quarter of 2026 (see Capital actions below). ## Capital actions - **June 24, 2026 — CCAR results and dividend increase (accession 0001193125-26-281123).** Following the Federal Reserve's release of 2026 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review results, Goldman Sachs confirmed its stress capital buffer will remain unchanged at 3.4% through September 30, 2027, and its Standardized CET1 requirement will remain 11.4%. The firm announced its intention to increase the quarterly common dividend from $4.50 to $5.00 per share (an 11% increase from the prior quarter and 25% year over year), beginning July 1, 2026, subject to board approval at its third-quarter meeting. - **July 20, 2026 — Proposed preferred stock offering (accession 0001193125-26-308384).** Goldman Sachs launched a proposed public offering of depositary shares representing interests in a new series of Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series AA. If priced and closed, the firm intended to use a portion of the proceeds to redeem its outstanding 3.65% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series U. - **July 27, 2026 — Series AA Preferred Stock terms filed (accession 0001193125-26-318147).** Goldman Sachs filed with the SEC a Certificate of Designations (filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on July 23, 2026) establishing the terms of its 6.500% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series AA, $25,000 liquidation preference per share, completing the offering announced July 20. - **August 11, 2026 — Redemption of Series U Preferred Stock (accession 0001193125-26-344912).** All outstanding shares of the 3.65% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series U were redeemed on August 10, 2026, and the firm filed a Certificate of Elimination removing the related terms from its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, completing the transaction announced July 20. - **May 11–12, 2026 — Redemption of Series T Preferred Stock (accession 0001193125-26-219511).** All outstanding shares of the 3.80% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series T were redeemed on May 10, 2026, followed by a Certificate of Elimination removing the related terms from the Restated Certificate of Incorporation. - **Debt issuances under the firm's Form S-3 shelf registration.** Over the period the firm priced several benchmark debt offerings, consistent with its ongoing wholesale funding program: $2.5 billion of 5.387% Fixed-Rate Reset Subordinated Notes due 2041 (February 2, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-033730); CAD 1.75 billion of 3.641% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2032 and CAD 1.0 billion of 4.340% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2037 (March 5, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-094047); $500 million of Floating Rate Notes due 2030, $3.0 billion of 4.594% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2030 and $3.0 billion of 5.094% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2034 (April 20, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-164058); $2.5 billion of 4.972% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2032 and $2.5 billion of 5.425% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2037 (June 3, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-255626); and $3.5 billion of 5.240% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2032, $3.5 billion of 5.655% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2037 and $3.0 billion of 6.215% Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2057 (July 21, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-310408). ## M&A - **Industry Ventures — completed.** The acquisitions note in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 (accession 0000886982-26-000297) states: "During the first quarter of 2026, the firm completed the acquisition of Industry Ventures." Consideration was approximately $360 million in cash, equity with a fair value of approximately $315 million, and contingent consideration with a closing-date fair value of approximately $140 million. (As announced in October 2025 per the FY2025 10-K, accession 0000886982-26-000091, the deal terms were $665 million plus up to $300 million of contingent consideration.) The first-quarter 2026 earnings release (accession 0000886982-26-000096) separately notes $5 billion of related inflows into long-term assets under supervision within Alternative Investments during 1Q26. - **Innovator Capital Management, LLC — completed.** The same 10-Q acquisitions note (accession 0000886982-26-000297) states: "During the second quarter of 2026, the firm completed the acquisition of Innovator Capital Management, LLC." Consideration was approximately $1.50 billion in cash, equity with a fair value of approximately $400 million, and contingent consideration with a closing-date fair value of approximately $10 million. (As announced in December 2025 per the FY2025 10-K, accession 0000886982-26-000091, the deal terms were approximately $2.0 billion in cash and equity.) The second-quarter 2026 earnings release (accession 0000886982-26-000294) separately notes $31 billion of related equity inflows into long-term AUS during 2Q26. ## Divestiture - **Goldman Sachs TFI disposition — completed, 2Q26.** Per accession 0000886982-26-000297, the firm's long-term AUS reflected $15 billion of fixed income and equity outflows for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 in connection with the disposition of Goldman Sachs TFI. No 8-K was filed for this transaction, and the 10-Q discloses neither a sale price nor a buyer. This is the only divestiture identified in the period. ## Governance and management changes - **February 13, 2026 (accession 0001193125-26-051527).** Kathryn H. Ruemmler announced her retirement from her roles as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, effective June 30, 2026. - **March 13, 2026 (accession 0001193125-26-105328).** Board member Lakshmi Mittal was deemed, under the board's age-based retirement policy, to have tendered his retirement effective as of the 2026 Annual Meeting; the board accepted the retirement on March 9, 2026. - **May 1, 2026 — Annual Meeting results (accession 0001193125-26-199988).** At the April 29, 2026 Annual Meeting, shareholders elected 13 directors, approved the advisory "Say on Pay" vote, and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for 2026. Shareholder proposals on special-meeting thresholds, energy supply ratio disclosure, and lobbying disclosure were not approved. --- *This brief covers Form 8-K filings by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from February 2, 2026 through August 11, 2026. Routine officer certifications and purely administrative cover-page filings are omitted.*