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The information contained in this site has been compiled with considerable care to ensure its accuracy at the date of publication. However, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to its accuracy or completeness. Nothing in this information or elsewhere in this website shall exclude, limit or restrict our duties and liabilities to you under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or any conduct of business rules which we are bound to comply with.

The information contained in this site should not be considered as advice or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a particular investment. Any information on investments does not constitute independent investment research and accordingly it is not subject to the protections afforded to independent research. Baillie Gifford and its staff may have dealt in the investments concerned. Investment markets and conditions can change rapidly and, as such, views expressed should not be taken as statements of fact, nor should reliance be placed on these views when making investment decisions.

Baillie Gifford Life Limited is the company through which Baillie Gifford & Co issues policies to trustees of UK and other pension schemes, may enter into reinsurance arrangements with other UK life companies and provides pension fund management services. Baillie Gifford Life Limited is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co and both are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Both companies are entered on the Financial Services Authority’s register. Their FSA register numbers are as follows:-

Baillie Gifford & Co 142597
Baillie Gifford Life Limited 189453

If you would like to access the Financial Services Authority's register please visit their website at www.fsa.gov.uk/register. If you would like further information on the Financial Services Authority, you can access their website here.

Baillie Gifford & Co and Baillie Gifford Life Limited are registered for value added tax (VAT) purposes. Baillie Gifford & Co’s VAT Registration Number is 268 5553 22 and Baillie Gifford Life Limited’s VAT Registration Number is 774 5591 88.

A list of the names of the partners of Baillie Gifford & Co, a Scottish partnership, is open to inspection at their principal place of business, Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Baillie Gifford Life Limited is a private limited company registered in Scotland. Registered number: SC182496. Registered office: Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN.

If you would like to access the Companies House register please visit their website at www.companieshouse.gov.uk

Unless otherwise stated, all figures quoted relate to the situation at 30 June 2010.