Following the January 12, 2024 announcement of the agreement for BlackRock, Inc. to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners, the Board of Directors (the ?Board?) of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. determined, on the recommendation of its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (?Governance Committee?), that Adebayo Ogunlesi, the Lead Director and Chair of the Governance Committee, shall not stand for re-election at the Company?s 2024 Annual Meeting, at which time he will retire from Board. The independent directors of the Board have designated the appointment of David Viniar as the new independent Lead Director, and, as recommended by the Governance Committee, the Board has approved Mr. Viniar as Chair of the Governance Committee and the appointment of Thomas Montag as Chair of the Risk Committee. These appointments will be effective upon Mr. Ogunlesi?s retirement.