Share ownership Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust PLC

Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust company. The Company’s investment objective is to produce long-term capital growth. The Company invests predominantly in equities of companies which are incorporated or domiciled, or which conduct a significant portion of their business, in the United States and which the Company believes have the potential to grow substantially faster than the average company over the long term. Such investment is typically direct, but may be indirect, including through investment in funds. The maximum direct investment in any one company or fund is limited to 10% of the Company’s total assets measured at the time of investment. The portfolio consists of direct holdings in listed securities and unlisted securities in up to a combined maximum of 90 companies or funds, typically with 30 or more listed security holdings. The Company’s alternative investment fund manager is Baillie Gifford & Co Limited.