Obligation Goldman Sachs 2.5% ( US38150A4V41 ) en USD

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US38150A4V41 ( en USD )

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L'Obligation émise par Goldman Sachs ( Etas-Unis ) , en USD, avec le code ISIN US38150A4V41, paye un coupon de 2.5% par an.
Le paiement des coupons est semestriel et la maturité de l'Obligation est le 17/11/2023

Pricing Supplement No. 70 dated November 15, 2017
424B2 1 d480171d424b2.htm PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 70 DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2017
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-219206

$ 4 ,1 6 7 ,0 0 0

T he Goldm a n Sa c hs Group, I nc .
Callable Step-Up Fixed Rate Notes due 2023

We will pay you interest semi-annually on your notes at a rate of 2.50% per annum from and including November 17, 2017 to
but excluding November 17, 2020. We will pay you interest semi-annually on your notes at a rate of 3.55% per annum from and
including November 17, 2020 to but excluding the stated maturity date (November 17, 2023). Interest will be paid on each May 17
and November 17. The first such payment will be made on May 17, 2018.
I n a ddit ion, w e m a y re de e m t he not e s a t our opt ion, in w hole but not in pa rt , on e a c h Fe brua ry 1 7 ,
M a y 1 7 , August 1 7 a nd N ove m be r 1 7 on or a ft e r N ove m be r 1 7 , 2 0 1 8 , upon a t le a st five busine ss da ys' prior
not ic e , a t a re de m pt ion pric e e qua l t o 1 0 0 % of t he out st a nding princ ipa l a m ount plus a c c rue d a nd unpa id
int e re st t o but e x c luding t he re de m pt ion da t e . Alt hough t he int e re st ra t e w ill st e p up during t he life of your
not e s, you m a y not be ne fit from suc h inc re a se in t he int e re st ra t e if your not e s a re re de e m e d prior t o t he
st a t e d m a t urit y da t e .

Per Note
Total
Initial price to public

100.00%
$4,167,000
Underwriting discount

1.095%
$45,628.65
Proceeds, before expenses, to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

98.905%
$4,121,371.35

The initial price to public set forth above does not include accrued interest, if any. Interest on the notes will accrue from
November 17, 2017 and must be paid by the purchaser if the notes are delivered after November 17, 2017. In addition to offers
and sales at the initial price to public, the underwriters may offer the notes from time to time for sale in one or more transactions at
market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to market prices or at negotiated prices.
The return (whether positive or negative) on your investment in notes will depend in part on the issue price you pay for such
notes.
N e it he r t he Se c urit ie s a nd Ex c ha nge Com m ission nor a ny ot he r re gula t ory body ha s a pprove d or
disa pprove d of t he se se c urit ie s or pa sse d upon t he a c c ura c y or a de qua c y of t his prospe c t us. Any
re pre se nt a t ion t o t he c ont ra ry is a c rim ina l offe nse .
T he not e s a re not ba nk de posit s a nd a re not insure d by t he Fe de ra l De posit I nsura nc e Corpora t ion or
a ny ot he r gove rnm e nt a l a ge nc y, nor a re t he y obliga t ions of, or gua ra nt e e d by, a ba nk .

Goldman Sachs may use this prospectus in the initial sale of the notes. In addition, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC or any other
affiliate of Goldman Sachs may use this prospectus in a market-making transaction in the notes after their initial sale. Unless
Goldman Sachs or its agent informs the purchaser otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this prospectus is being used in a market-
making transaction.

Goldm a n Sa c hs & Co. LLC

Pricing Supplement No. 70 dated November 15, 2017.
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About Y our Prospe c t us
The notes are part of the Medium-Term Notes, Series N program of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. This prospectus
includes this pricing supplement and the accompanying documents listed below. This pricing supplement constitutes a
supplement to the documents listed below and should be read in conjunction with such documents:

· Prospectus supplement dated July 10, 2017

· Prospectus dated July 10, 2017
The information in this pricing supplement supersedes any conflicting information in the documents listed above. In addition,
some of the terms or features described in the listed documents may not apply to your notes.

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SPECI FI C T ERM S OF T H E N OT ES

Please note that in this section entitled "Specific Terms of the Notes", references to "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.", "we",
"our" and "us" mean only The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and do not include any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Also, in this
section, references to "holders" mean The Depository Trust Company (DTC) or its nominee and not indirect owners who
own beneficial interests in notes through participants in DTC. Please review the special considerations that apply to indirect
owners in the accompanying prospectus, under "Legal Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance".
This pricing supplement no. 70 dated November 15, 2017 (pricing supplement) and the accompanying prospectus dated
July 10, 2017 (accompanying prospectus), relating to the notes, should be read together. Because the notes are part of a series of
our debt securities called Medium-Term Notes, Series N, this pricing supplement and the accompanying prospectus should also be
read with the accompanying prospectus supplement, dated July 10, 2017 (accompanying prospectus supplement). Terms used but
not defined in this pricing supplement have the meanings given them in the accompanying prospectus or accompanying prospectus
supplement, unless the context requires otherwise.
The notes are part of a separate series of our debt securities under our Medium-Term Notes, Series N program governed by
our Senior Debt Indenture, dated as of July 16, 2008, as amended, between us and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. This
pricing supplement summarizes specific terms that will apply to your notes. The terms of the notes described here supplement
those described in the accompanying prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and, if the terms described here are
inconsistent with those described there, the terms described here are controlling.
T e rm s of t he Ca lla ble St e p-U p Fix e d Ra t e N ot e s due 2 0 2 3
I ssue r: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
which payment is to be made (as such payment day may be
Princ ipa l a m ount : $4,167,000
adjusted under the applicable business day convention specified
Spe c ifie d c urre nc y: U.S. dollars ($)
below)
T ype of N ot e s: Fixed rate notes (notes)
Da y c ount c onve nt ion: 30/360 (ISDA), as further discussed
De nom ina t ions: $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
under "Additional Information About the Notes -- Day Count
excess thereof
Convention" on page PS-5 of this pricing supplement
T ra de da t e : November 15, 2017
Busine ss da y: New York
Origina l issue da t e : November 17, 2017
Busine ss da y c onve nt ion: following unadjusted
St a t e d m a t urit y da t e : November 17, 2023
Re de m pt ion a t opt ion of issue r be fore st a t e d
m a t urit y: We may redeem the notes at our option, in whole
I nt e re st ra t e : 2.50% per annum from and including
but not in part, on each February 17, May 17, August 17 and
November 17, 2017 to but excluding November 17, 2020;
November 17 on or after November 17, 2018, upon at least five
3.55% per annum from and including November 17, 2020 to
business days' prior notice, at a redemption price equal to
but excluding November 17, 2023
100% of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and
Supple m e nt a l disc ussion of U .S. fe de ra l inc om e t a x
unpaid interest to but excluding the redemption date
c onse que nc e s: It is the opinion of Sidley Austin LLP that
Lim it e d e ve nt s of de fa ult : The only events of default for
interest on a note will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary
the notes are (i) interest or principal payment defaults that
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interest income at the time it accrues or is received in
continue for 30 days and (ii) certain insolvency events. No other
accordance with the U.S. holder's normal method of
breach or default under our senior debt indenture or the notes
accounting for tax purposes (regardless of whether we call the
will result in an event of default for the notes or permit the
notes). Upon the disposition of a note by sale, exchange,
trustee or holders to accelerate the maturity of any debt
redemption or retirement (i.e., if we exercise our right to call
securities that is, they will not be entitled to declare the
the notes or otherwise) or other disposition, a U.S. holder will
principal amount of any notes to be immediately due and
generally recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference,
payable. See "Risks Relating to Regulatory Resolution
if any, between (i) the amount realized on the disposition
Strategies and Long-Term Debt Requirements" and "Description
(other than amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid interest,
of Debt Securities We May Offer -- Default, Remedies and
which would be treated as such) and (ii) the U.S. holder's
Waiver of Default -- Securities Issued on or After January 1,
adjusted tax basis in the note.
2017 under the 2008 Indenture" in the accompanying
I nt e re st pa ym e nt da t e s: May 17 and November 17 of
prospectus for further details.
each year, commencing on May 17, 2018 and ending on the
List ing: None
stated maturity date
ERI SA: as described under "Employee Retirement Income
Re gula r re c ord da t e s: for interest due on an interest
Security Act" on page 119 of the accompanying prospectus
payment date, the day immediately prior to the day on
CU SI P no.: 38150A4V4
I SI N no.: US38150A4V41

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Form of not e s: Your notes will be issued in book-entry form
FDI C: The notes are not bank deposits and are not insured by
and represented by a master global note. You should read the
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
section "Legal Ownership and Book- Entry Issuance" in the
governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed
accompanying prospectus for more information about notes
by, a bank
issued in book-entry form
Ca lc ula t ion Age nt : Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
De fe a sa nc e a pplie s a s follow s:
Fore ign Ac c ount T a x Com plia nc e Ac t (FAT CA)

·
full defeasance -- i.e., our right to be relieved of all our
Wit hholding M a y Apply t o Pa ym e nt s on Y our N ot e s,

obligations on the note by placing funds in trust for the
I nc luding a s a Re sult of t he Fa ilure of t he Ba nk or
holder: yes
Brok e r T hrough Whic h Y ou H old t he N ot e s t o

Provide I nform a t ion t o T a x Aut horit ie s:
·
covenant defeasance -- i.e., our right to be relieved of

specified provisions of the note by placing funds in trust
Please see the discussion under "United States Taxation --
for the holder: yes
Taxation of Debt Securities -- Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act (FATCA) Withholding" in the accompanying prospectus for a
description of the applicability of FATCA to payments made on
your notes.

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ADDI T I ON AL I N FORM AT I ON ABOU T T H E
N OT ES
Book-Entry System
We will issue the notes as a master global note registered in the name of DTC, or its nominee. The sale of the notes will
settle in immediately available funds through DTC. You will not be permitted to withdraw the notes from DTC except in the limited
situations described in the accompanying prospectus under "Legal Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance -- What Is a Global
Security? -- Holder's Option to Obtain a Non-Global Security; Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated".
Investors may hold interests in a master global note through organizations that participate, directly or
indirectly, in the DTC system.
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In addition to this pricing supplement, the following provisions are hereby incorporated into the global master note:
the description of New York business day appearing under "Description of Debt Securities We May Offer Calculations of Interest
on Debt Securities Business Days" in the accompanying prospectus, the description of the following unadjusted business day
convention appearing under "Description of Debt Securities We May Offer Calculations of Interest on Debt Securities Business
Day Conventions" in the accompanying prospectus and the section "Description of Debt Securities We May Offer Defeasance
and Covenant Defeasance" in the accompanying prospectus.
Day Count Convention
As further described under "Description of Debt Securities We May Offer Calculations of Interest on Debt Securities
Interest Rates and Interest" in the accompanying prospectus, for each interest period the amount of accrued interest will be
calculated by multiplying the principal amount of the note by an accrued interest factor for the interest period. The accrued interest
factor will be determined by multiplying the per annum interest rate by a factor resulting from the 30/360 (ISDA) day count
convention. The factor is the number of days in the interest period in respect of which payment is being made divided by 360,
calculated on a formula basis as follows:

[360 × (Y2 Y1)] + [30 × (M2 M1)] + (D2 D 1)

360

w he re :
"Y1" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the interest period falls;
"Y2" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day included in the interest period
falls;
"M1" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the interest period falls;
"M2" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day included in the
interest period falls;
"D1" is the first calendar day, expressed as a number, of the interest period, unless such number would be 31, in which case
D1 will be 30; and
"D2" is the calendar day, expressed as a number, immediately following the last day included in the interest period, unless
such number would be 31 and D1 is greater than 29, in which case D2 will be 30.
When We Can Redeem the Notes
We will be permitted to redeem the notes at our option before their stated maturity, as described below. The notes will not be
entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund that is, we will not deposit money on a regular basis into any separate custodial account
to repay your note. In addition, you will not be entitled to require us to buy your note from you before its stated maturity.
We will have the right to redeem the notes at our option, in whole but not in part, on each February 17, May 17, August 17
and November 17 on or after November 17, 2018, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount plus
accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the redemption date. We will provide not less than five business days' prior notice in
the manner described under "Description of Debt Securities We May Offer -- Notices" in the attached prospectus. If the
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will cease to accrue on and after the redemption date on the notes. If any redemption date is not a business day, we will pay the
redemption price on the next business day without any interest or other payment due to the delay.
What are the Tax Consequences of the Notes
You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth under "United States Taxation" in the accompanying
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The following discussion summarizes certain of the material U.S.
federal income tax consequences of the purchase, beneficial ownership, and disposition of each of the notes. This summary
supplements the section "United States Taxation" in the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
and is subject to the limitations and exceptions set forth therein.
As of the original issue date, the notes should not be treated as issued with "original issue discount" ("OID") despite the fact
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that the interest rate on the notes is scheduled to step-up over the term of the notes because Treasury regulations generally deem
an issuer to exercise a call option in a manner that minimizes the yield on the debt instrument for purposes of determining whether
a debt instrument is issued with OID. The yield on the notes would be minimized if we call the notes immediately before the
increase in the interest rate on November 17, 2020 and therefore the notes should be treated as maturing on such date for OID
purposes. This assumption is made solely for purposes of determining whether the notes are issued with OID for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, and is not an indication of our intention to call or not to call the notes at any time. If we do not call the notes
prior to the increase in the interest rate then, solely for OID purposes, the notes will be deemed to be reissued at their adjusted
issue price on November 17, 2020. This deemed issuance should not give rise to taxable gain or loss to holders.
Under this approach interest on a note will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary interest income at the time it accrues or is
received in accordance with the U.S. holder's normal method of accounting for tax purposes (regardless of whether we call the
notes). Upon the disposition of a note by sale, exchange, redemption or retirement (i.e., if we exercise our right to call the notes or
otherwise) or other disposition, a U.S. holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between
(i) the amount realized on the disposition (other than amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid interest, which would be treated
as such) and (ii) the U.S. holder's adjusted tax basis in the note. A U.S. holder's adjusted tax basis in a note generally will equal
the cost of the note (net of accrued interest) to the U.S. holder. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to significant limitations.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Withholding. Pursuant to Treasury regulations, Foreign Account Tax
Compliance Act (FATCA) withholding (as described in "United States Taxation--Taxation of Debt Securities--Foreign Account Tax
Compliance Act (FATCA) Withholding" in the accompanying prospectus) will generally apply to obligations that are issued on or
after July 1, 2014; therefore, the notes will generally be subject to FATCA withholding. However, according to published guidance,
the withholding tax described above will not apply to payments of gross proceeds from the sale, exchange, redemption or other
disposition of the notes made before January 1, 2019.

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SU PPLEM EN T AL PLAN OF DI ST RI BU T I ON
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has agreed to sell to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC has agreed
to purchase from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., the aggregate principal amount of the offered notes specified on the front cover
of this pricing supplement. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC proposes initially to offer the notes to the public at the initial price to public
set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement, and to certain securities dealers at such price less a concession not in
excess of 0.72% of the face amount. If all of the offered notes are not sold at the initial price to public, the underwriters and/or
dealers may change the offering price and the other selling terms.
In the future, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC or other affiliates of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. may repurchase and resell the
offered notes in market-making transactions, with resales being made at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of
resale or at negotiated prices. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. estimates that its share of the total offering expenses, excluding
underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $15,000. For more information about the plan of distribution and
possible market-making activities, see "Plan of Distribution" in the accompanying prospectus.
We will deliver the notes against payment therefor in New York, New York on November 17, 2017, which is the second
scheduled business day following the date of this pricing supplement and of the pricing of the notes.
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
"Relevant Member State"), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC has represented and agreed that with effect from and including the date on
which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the "Relevant Implementation Date") it has not
made and will not make an offer of notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this pricing supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement to the public in that Relevant Member State except that,
with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, an offer of such notes may be made to the public in that Relevant
Member State:

a)
at any time to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

b)
at any time to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus

Directive), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant dealer or dealers nominated by the issuer for any such
offer; or

c)
at any time in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,
provided that no such offer of notes referred to above shall require us or any dealer to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article
3 of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer of notes to the public" in relation to any notes in any Relevant
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Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the
notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the notes, as the same may be varied in that
Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression "Prospectus
Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU), and includes any relevant implementing
measure in the Relevant Member State.
Any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) in connection
with the issue or sale of the notes may only be communicated or caused to be communicated in circumstances in which
Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
All applicable provisions of the FSMA must be complied with in respect to anything done by any person in relation to the
notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
The notes may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) to "professional investors" as
defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (ii) in
other circumstances which do not result in the document being a "prospectus" as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and
Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within
the meaning of that Ordinance; and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the notes may be issued or may be in the
possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere) which is directed at, or the
contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities
laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong
Kong or only to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder.
This pricing supplement, along with the accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not
been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this pricing supplement, along with the
accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in connection with
the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the notes may not be circulated

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or distributed, nor may the notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether
directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities
and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the "SFA")) under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in
Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in
accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the
conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to conditions set forth in the SFA.
Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a corporation
(which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and
the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor, the securities (as
defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation shall not be transferable for six months after that corporation has acquired
the notes under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person
(as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer in that corporation's securities pursuant to
Section 275(1A) of the SFA, (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of
law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of
Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore ("Regulation 32").
Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a trust (where the
trustee is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each
beneficiary of the trust is an accredited investor, the beneficiaries' rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not
be transferable for six months after that trust has acquired the notes under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional
investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer
arises from an offer that is made on terms that such rights or interest are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000
(or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction (whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of
securities or other assets), (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of
law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32.
The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25
of 1948, as amended), or the FIEA. The notes may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of
any resident of Japan (including any person resident in Japan or any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan)
or to others for reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of any resident of Japan, except pursuant
to an exemption from the registration requirements of the FIEA and otherwise in compliance with any relevant laws and regulations
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of Japan.
The notes are not offered, sold or advertised, directly or indirectly, in, into or from Switzerland on the basis of a public offering
and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange or any other offering or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Accordingly,
neither this pricing supplement nor any accompanying prospectus supplement, prospectus or other marketing material constitute a
prospectus as defined in article 652a or article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus as defined in article 32
of the Listing Rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange or any other regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Any resales of the notes by
the underwriters thereof may only be undertaken on a private basis to selected individual investors in compliance with Swiss law.
This pricing supplement and accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement may not be copied, reproduced, distributed or
passed on to others or otherwise made available in Switzerland without our prior written consent. By accepting this pricing
supplement and accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement or by subscribing to the notes, investors are deemed to
have acknowledged and agreed to abide by these restrictions. Investors are advised to consult with their financial, legal or tax
advisers before investing in the notes.

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Conflic t s of I nt e re st
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and, as such, will have a "conflict of interest" in
this offering of notes within the meaning of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) Rule 5121. Consequently, this
offering of notes will be conducted in compliance with the provisions of FINRA Rule 5121. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC will not be
permitted to sell notes in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written
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V ALI DI T Y OF T H E N OT ES
In the opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, as counsel to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., when the notes offered by this pricing
supplement have been executed and issued by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the
indenture, and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such notes will be valid and binding obligations of The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc., enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without
limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the
effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This
opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware as in effect on the date hereof. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee's
authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture and the genuineness of signatures and certain factual matters, all as stated in
the letter of such counsel dated July 10, 2017, which has been filed as Exhibit 5.5 to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s registration
statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2017.

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We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any
representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this
pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no
assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you.
This pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus is an offer to sell only the notes offered hereby, but
$4,167,000
only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The
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Pricing Supplement No. 70 dated November 15, 2017
information contained in this pricing supplement, the accompanying prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus is current only as of the respective
dates of such documents.

T he Goldm a n Sa c hs Group, I nc .
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Pricing Supplement
Callable Step-Up Fixed Rate

Pa ge
Notes due 2023
Specific Terms of the Notes
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Additional Information About the Notes
PS -5
Supplemental Plan of Distribution
PS -7
Conflicts of Interest
PS -9
Validity of the Notes
PS -10

Prospectus Supplement dated July 10, 2017

Use of Proceeds

S -2
Description of Notes We May Offer

S -3

Considerations Relating to Indexed Notes
S -20

United States Taxation
S -23
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
S -24
Supplemental Plan of Distribution
S -25
Validity of the Notes
S -27
Prospectus dated July 10, 2017

Available Information

2
Prospectus Summary

4
Risks Relating to Regulatory Resolution Strategies and Long -Term Debt
Requirements

8
Use of Proceeds

13
Description of Debt Securities We May Offer

14

Description of Warrants We May Offer

45

Description of Purchase Contracts We May Offer

61
Description of Units We May Offer

66
Description of Preferred Stock We May Offer

71
Description of Capital Stock of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

79
Legal Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance

84
Considerations Relating to Floating Rate Securities

89
Considerations Relating to Indexed Securities

90
Considerations Relating to Securities Denominated or Payable in or Linked
Goldm a n Sa c hs & Co.
to a Non-U.S. Dollar Currency

91
United States Taxation

94
LLC
Plan of Distribution

116
Conflicts of Interest

118
Employee Retirement Income Security Act

119
I nc a pit a l LLC
Validity of the Securities

120
Experts

120
Review of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements by
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

121
Cautionary Statement Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995

121

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