Holding(s) in Company

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC

11 May 2026

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BDFGHW41

Issuer Name

BAILLIE GIFFORD US GROWTH TRUST PLC (USA)

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)

Wilmington

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

08-May-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-May-2026

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	2.752357	4.245078	6.997435	19363563
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.862149	4.263043	7.125192

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		7616425		2.752357
Sub Total 8.A	7616425		2.752357%

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 exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall	n/a	n/a	155	0.000056
Sub Total 8.B1			155	0.000056%

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	15/06/2026	n/a	Cash	1031000	0.372575
Swaps	26/06/2026	n/a	Cash	1391000	0.502667
Swaps	11/12/2026	n/a	Cash	596080	0.215406
Swaps	29/12/2026	n/a	Cash	14598	0.005275
Swaps	06/01/2027	n/a	Cash	1878000	0.678655
Swaps	02/04/2027	n/a	Cash	3027876	1.094187
Swaps	13/04/2027	n/a	Cash	1490429	0.538598
Swaps	05/05/2027	n/a	Cash	2318000	0.837659
Sub Total 8.B2				11746983	4.245022%

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 than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			5.475615%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

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

11-May-2026

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

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