REG - Baillie Gifford US - Holding(s) in Company

Baillie Gifford Us Growth TrustAnnouncement

12/11/2025 16:45

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RNS Number : 3035H  Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC  12 November 2025

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BDFGHW41

Issuer Name

BAILLIE GIFFORD US GROWTH TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800UM1OUWXZPKE539

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of
financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

 Name                         City of registered office  Country of registered office
 Merrill Lynch International  London                     United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

11-Nov-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

12-Nov-2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  3.280521                                              3.142906                                                                   6.423427                        17775146
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          0.000000                                              1.395561                                                                   1.395561

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GB00BDFGHW41                                                                          9077980                                                                          3.280521
 Sub Total 8.A                                9077980                                                                               3.280521%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted
 Right to Recall               n/a              n/a                         119045                                                             0.043020
 Physical Swaps                23/02/2026       n/a                         2500000                                                            0.903428
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             2619045                                                            0.946448%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 Swaps                         02/04/2026       n/a                         Cash                         1905086                  0.688443
 Swaps                         05/05/2026       n/a                         Cash                         2318000                  0.837659
 Swaps                         26/06/2026       n/a                         Cash                         1391000                  0.502667
 Swaps                         31/10/2030       n/a                         Cash                         464035                   0.167689
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          6078121                  2.196458%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person  Name of controlled undertaking         % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                 than the notifiable threshold
 Bank of America Corporation  Bank of America, National Association
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities Europe SA
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International            3.280312                                                                                                                                                5.040764%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

12-Nov-2025

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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