Goldman Sachs Asia Equity Portfolio Base Shares/  LU0050126431  /

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital growth over the longer term. The Portfolio will mostly hold shares or similar instruments relating to Asian companies (excluding Japan). Such companies are either based in or earn most of their profits or revenues from Asia, excluding Japan. The Portfolio may also invest in companies which are based anywhere in the world. The Portfolio will not invest more than 33% of its assets in bonds issued by corporate or government entities, convertibles (securities that can be converted into other types of securities), money market instruments and non-share related instruments. The Portfolio may invest in mainland China equity securities directly through the Stock Connect scheme or the Renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor program, or indirectly through access products. The Portfolio may use derivative instruments for efficient portfolio management purposes, to help manage risks and for investment purposes in order to seek to increase return. A derivative instrument is a contract between two or more parties whose value depends on the rise and fall of other underlying assets.

The Portfolio seeks to provide capital growth over the longer term. The Portfolio will mostly hold shares or similar instruments relating to Asian companies (excluding Japan). Such companies are either based in or earn most of their profits or revenues from Asia, excluding Japan. The Portfolio may also invest in companies which are based anywhere in the world.