The Annual General Meeting
Shareholders may attend the company's AGM and vote on any resolutions. AGMs are usually held in July at the company's registered office: Baillie Gifford & Co, Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN, Scotland. Click here to view a map. Full details of the next AGM are available in the current Annual Report & Accounts.
Voting at Annual General meetings
All shareholders are entitled to vote at AGMs, but the way you vote depends on how you hold your shares. You can view the results of the latest AGM here.
Share Plan, ISA, PEP or Children's Savings Plan
You will receive a copy of the Trust's Annual Report & Accounts and a Form of Direction. The form allows you to vote by post and indicate whether you will attend the AGM.
Main shareholder register - i.e. bought on the stock market
You will receive a copy of the Trust's Annual Report & Accounts and a Proxy Form. The form allows you to vote by post. Alternatively, you may attend the AGM and vote there.
Nominee - e.g. held in a stockbroker's nominee account
Your nominee will receive a copy of the Trust's Annual Report & Accounts. If you wish to vote you should contact your nominee.
If you have not received your Proxy Form or Form of Direction, you can Contact Us and we will issue you with another. Shareholders can request or download a copy of the trust's Annual Report & Accounts in our Document Library.
Main register enquiries
Computershare Investor Services PLC maintains the share register on behalf of the Company. In the event of queries regarding shares registered in your own name, please contact the Registrars on 0870 707 1300. By quoting the reference number on your share certificate, you can check your holding on the Registrars' website: www-uk.computershare.com/investor.
Electronic communications and proxy voting
If you hold your shares on the main shareholder register, you can receive communications from the company electronically. You can register for the service at www.computershare.com/investor, and will need your shareholder reference number (which is on your share certificate and tax voucher) to hand.
Proxy Forms can also be returned electronically at www-uk.computershare.com/proxy. On registering for electronic communications, you will be issued with a PIN number to use when returning proxies to the secure Registrar website. You do not need to register for electronic communications to use electronic proxy voting - paper proxy forms will contain a PIN number to allow you to return proxies electronically.
