UK Personal Investors - Important Information

Please read the information on this page as it contains the legal and regulatory restrictions which apply to any investment in our products referred to in the UK Personal Investors section of our website.

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.  Any research or analysis contained in this website has been procured by Baillie Gifford & Co. for its own use and may be acted on in that connection.  It is provided to you only incidentally, and any opinions expressed are subject to change without notice.

The information contained in this website does not constitute an offer of, or an invitation to apply for, securities in any jurisdiction where:

  • such an offer or invitation is unlawful, or
  • in which the person making such an offer is not qualified to do so, or
  • to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or invitation.

Baillie Gifford OEICs and unit trusts are managed by Baillie Gifford & Co Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a member of the IMA.  Baillie Gifford & Co Limited is ultimately wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co.

Baillie Gifford Investment Trust Share Plans and ISAs are managed by Baillie Gifford Savings Management Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.  Baillie Gifford Savings Management Limited is wholly owned by Baillie Gifford & Co.

ISAs are only available to UK residents. By requesting information on either of these you are warranting that you are resident in or a citizen of the United Kingdom. Baillie Gifford Savings Management Limited charges VAT on its annual management fees. The Company's VAT number is 592 9814 88.

Persons resident in countries other than the UK should consult with their professional advisers as to whether they require any governmental or other consents in order to enable them to invest in any product described in the following pages.

The information has been issued by Baillie Gifford and does not in any way constitute investment advice.  Baillie Gifford & Co is the manager and secretary to the investment trusts featured on this site, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.  If you are in any doubt about any of the information on this website please consult your financial or other professional adviser.  Investment trusts are UK public companies and are not authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Investment in any of the Baillie Gifford trusts, funds, products or services should only be made on the basis of the offer document (e.g. prospectus, brochures including Key Features Documents or other terms and conditions).

For details of all the risks associated with investing in these products, please refer to the Key Features documents (and where appropriate, Terms & Conditions) of the appropriate product, trust or fund.

All companies are entered on Financial Services Authority's register. Their Register numbers are as follows:

  • Baillie Gifford & Co 142597
  • Baillie Gifford & Co Limited 119179
  • Baillie Gifford Savings Management Limited 150233

If you would like to access the Financial Services Authority's register please click here.

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited is a private limited company registered in Scotland. Registered number: SC069524. Registered office: Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row Edinburgh, EH1 3AN.

Baillie Gifford Savings Management Limited is a private limited company registered in Scotland. Registered number: SC135636. Registered office: Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN.

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If you would like further information on the Financial Services Authority, you can access their website here.

Unless otherwise stated, all figures quoted relate to the situation at 9 June 2009.