IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Important legal and regulatory information relevant to Baillie Gifford Worldwide Funds PLC

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The information contained in this section of the website relates to Baillie Gifford Worldwide Funds PLC, an investment company with variable capital incorporated with limited liability in Ireland with registered number 490695 and established as an umbrella fund with segregated liability between sub-funds pursuant to the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations, 2003 (as amended) (the “Company”).

The distribution of any information contained in the following pages and the offering or purchase of any shares in the Company’s sub-funds may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. No persons accessing this information in any such jurisdiction may treat this information as constituting an invitation to them to subscribe for any shares, nor should they apply for shares, unless in the relevant jurisdiction such an invitation could lawfully be made to them and such application could lawfully be made without compliance with any registration or other legal requirements.

Accordingly, the information contained in this site does not constitute or contain an offer, solicitation or sale by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not lawful or in which the person making such offer, solicitation or sale is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer, solicitation or sale. It is the responsibility of any persons in possession of this information and any persons wishing to apply for shares in any sub-fund of Baillie Gifford Worldwide Funds PLC to inform themselves of, and to observe, all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction. Prospective applicants for shares should inform themselves as to the legal requirements of so applying and any applicable exchange control regulations and taxes in the countries of their respective citizenship, residence, incorporation or domicile.

Specifically, the shares in the Company and any sub-funds described have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") nor the securities laws of any of the States of the U.S.A., nor is such registration contemplated. Except in a transaction which does not violate the Securities Act or any other applicable U.S. securities laws (including without limitation any applicable law of any of the States of the U.S.A.), the shares may not be directly or indirectly sold, offered or delivered in the U.S.A. or any of its territories or possessions or areas subject to its jurisdiction or to or for the account or benefit of any U.S. person. Any re-offer or resale of any of the shares in the U.S.A. or to U.S. persons may constitute a violation of United States law. Each applicant for shares will be required to certify whether it is a U.S. person.

Persons resident in countries other than Ireland 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 of the Company’s sub-funds. Before investing in a sub-fund an investor shall be required to confirm whether or not the investor is Irish Resident for tax purposes. If you have any questions about the Company or investment in any of its sub-funds, you should consult your stock broker, bank manager, legal adviser, accountant or other financial adviser. The Company’s prospectus should be read in its entirety before making any application for shares.

Should you proceed to access the Company’s prospectus, your attention is drawn to the Selling Restrictions on pages ii and iii of the prospectus.