Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Goldman) Located in New York, New York

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration [Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2026-04; Application Number D-12122] AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of exemption. SUMMARY: This exemption allows current and future Goldman-related asset managers to continue to rely on Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-14 (PTE 84-14), notwithstanding the GS Malaysia FCPA Conviction, if certain conditions are met. DATES: Exemption date: This exemption will be in effect for the period beginning on June 9, 2026, and ending on June 8, 2031. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blessed Chuksorji-Keefe, Office of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, (202) 693-8540 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Benefits of the Exemption This exemption is intended to protect Covered Plans  [ 1 ] from incurring the harms and costs that Goldman represents would arise if Goldman-related “Qualified Professional Asset Managers” (Goldman QPAMs) are no longer able to rely on the relief described in PTE 84-14, due to Goldman QPAMs' noncompliance with that class exemption. Among other things, this exemption ensures that a Covered Plan can terminate its relationship with a Goldman Affiliated QPAM  [ 2 ] in an orderly and cost-effective fashion if the Covered Plan fiduciary determines that it is prudent to do so. This exemption requires Goldman Affiliated QPAMs to…