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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 333-36178
Prospectus Supplement No. 140 to the Prospectus dated May 8, 2000
and the Prospectus Supplement dated May 10, 2000.
$83,000,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.
Medium-Term Notes, Series B
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The note being purchased has the following terms:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $83,000,000
STATED MATURITY: September 30, 2002
SPECIFIED CURRENCY: U.S. dollars
- principal: U.S. dollars
- interest: U.S. dollars
- exchange rate agent: not applicable
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: September 29, 2000
ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE: 100%
NET PROCEEDS TO GOLDMAN SACHS: 99.825%
ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT NOTE: no
- total amount of OID:
- yield to maturity:
- initial accrual period OID:
FORM OF NOTE:
- master global form only: yes
- non-global form available: no
REDEMPTION AND REPAYMENT: not applicable
- redemption commencement date:
- repayment date(s):
- redemption or repayment price(s):
IF INTEREST RATE IS FIXED: not applicable
- annual rate:
- interest payment date:
- regular record date:
IF INTEREST RATE IS FLOATING: YES
- base rate:
- commercial paper rate:
- prime rate: YES
- LIBOR:
- Telerate LIBOR page:
- Reuters screen LIBOR page:
- index currency:
- EURIBOR:
- treasury rate:
- CMT rate:
- Telerate page 7051:
- Telerate page 7052 (weekly/monthly):
- CMT index maturity (if not two years):
- CD rate:
- federal funds rate:
- 11th district rate:
- index maturity:
- spread: minus 262 basis points
- spread multiplier: none
- initial base rate: 9.5%
- maximum rate: none
- minimum rate: none
- interest reset dates: daily
- interest determination date: two business
days before each interest reset date
- interest payment dates*: March 30,
June 30, September 30 and December 30,
commencing on December 30, 2000
- calculation agent: The Bank of New York
DEFEASANCE APPLIES AS FOLLOWS: not applicable
- full defeasance -- i.e., our right to be relieved of all our obligations
on the note by placing funds in trust for the investor:
- covenant defeasance -- i.e., our right to be relieved of specified
provisions of the note by placing funds in trust for the investor:
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* If the interest payment date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a
business day, then the interest payment date will be the next day that is a
business day. However, if the next business day falls in the next calendar
month, then the interest payment date will be advanced to the next preceding day
that is a business day.
The information above, if any, about the original issue date, original
issue price, net proceeds and original issue discount relates only to the
initial sale of the note. If the note is sold in a market-making transaction
after its initial sale, information about the price paid and the date of the
sale will be provided in a separate confirmation of sale. Please refer to the
accompanying prospectus dated May 8, 2000 and prospectus supplement dated May
10, 2000 for additional information about the note being purchased.
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY OTHER REGULATORY
BODY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY
OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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Goldman Sachs may use this prospectus supplement in the initial sale of the
note. In addition, Goldman, Sachs & Co. or any other affiliate of Goldman Sachs
may use this prospectus supplement in a market-making transaction in the note
after its initial sale. UNLESS GOLDMAN SACHS OR ITS AGENT INFORMS THE PURCHASER
OTHERWISE IN THE CONFIRMATION OF SALE, THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS BEING USED
IN A MARKET-MAKING TRANSACTION.
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
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Prospectus Supplement dated September 26, 2000.
