Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Effective June 24, 2024, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (the Registrant) appointed John B. Hess as an independent member of the Registrant’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hess has also been appointed to each of the Registrant’s Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating, and Risk Committees.
Mr. Hess is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hess Corporation and the Chairman and CEO of Hess Midstream LP. Affiliates of the Registrant (referred to collectively as Goldman Sachs) from time to time provide ordinary course financial advisory, lending, investment banking and other financial services to Hess Corporation and Hess Midstream, which transactions are conducted, and any services are provided, on an arm’s length basis.
During 2023, Goldman Sachs served as financial advisor to Hess Corporation in connection with the announced sale of Hess Corporation to Chevron. In May 2023, Goldman Sachs acted as an underwriter in an approximately $330 million public common stock offering for Hess Midstream in which an affiliate of Hess Corporation was a selling shareholder and received approximately $167 million of the proceeds of the offering.
Goldman Sachs participates in a $3.25 billion revolving credit facility for Hess Corporation. Under this facility, Goldman Sachs has agreed to lend Hess Corporation up to $265 million at an interest rate of SOFR + 1.4% (which rate may vary depending on Hess Corporation’s credit ratings). Goldman Sachs currently has no loan outstanding under the facility.
Goldman Sachs also participates in $1.4 billion of senior secured credit facilities for Hess Midstream, consisting of a $1 billion five-year revolving credit facility and a $400 million five-year Term Loan A facility (term loan). Under these facilities, Goldman Sachs has agreed to lend Hess Midstream up to $89 million at an interest rate of SOFR + 1.375% to 2.05% and SOFR + 1.65% to 2.55% for the revolving credit facility and term loan, respectively (with such rate varying based on Midstream’s credit ratings and other financial factors). As of December 31, 2023, the credit facility and term loan were partially drawn, resulting in an aggregate loan of approximately $30 million from Goldman Sachs; Goldman Sachs currently has no loan outstanding under these facilities.
A copy of the Registrant’s press release relating to this director appointment is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.