Holding(s) in Company

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC

10 September 2026

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BDFGHW41

Issuer Name

BAILLIE GIFFORD US GROWTH TRUST PLC (USA)

LEI: 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

Sessa Capital IM, L.P.

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
Sessa Capital (Master), L.P.	George Town	Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

08-Sep-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

10-Sep-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	0.175268	4.892091	5.067359	14022582
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

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	485009		0.175268
Sub Total 8.A	485009		0.175268%

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
Sub Total 8.B1

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
Total Return Swap	30/04/2030		Cash	668459	0.241562
Total Return Swap	31/05/2030		Cash	1754874	0.634161
Total Return Swap	01/07/2030		Cash	614240	0.221969
Total Return Swap	31/07/2030		Cash	2516777	0.909491
Total Return Swap	02/09/2030		Cash	1483223	0.535994
Total Return Swap	31/10/2030		Cash	3241802	1.171494
Total Return Swap	02/12/2030		Cash	2058198	0.743774
Total Return Swap	28/02/2031		Cash	200000	0.072274
Total Return Swap	30/06/2031		Cash	500000	0.180686
Total Return Swap	31/07/2031		Cash	500000	0.180686
Sub Total 8.B2				13537573	4.892091%

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
John Petry	Sessa Capital IM GP, LLC
Sessa Capital IM GP, LLC	Sessa Capital IM, L.P.			5.067359%

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

If date does not apply, explain below

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

10-Sep-2026

13. Place Of Completion

New York, NY

 

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