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RNS Number : 3901L

Baillie Gifford European Grw Ts PLC

12 January 2021

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                                 Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust 
  to which voting rights are attached                                                   PLC 
  (ii) : 
                                                                   Legal Entity Identifier: 213800QNN9EHZ4SC1R12 
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------ 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                              ----- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                    X 
                                                                                                              ----- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                              ----- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                              ----- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                              ----- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                         Wells Fargo & Company 
 City and country of registered office                        San Francisco, United States of America 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name                                                         Wells Capital Management Incorporated 
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------ 
 City and country of registered office                        San Francisco, United States of America 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------ 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           08/01/2021 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------ 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               11/01/2021 
                                                             ------------------------------------------------------ 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting        % of voting rights        Total of both     Total number 
                            rights attached       through financial         in % (8.A +       of voting rights 
                            to shares (total         instruments                8.B)          of issuer (vii) 
                                of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                      1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    13.90%                   N/A                  13.90%               36,219,933 
                          ------------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                   14.91%                   N/A                  14.91% 
                          ------------------  ------------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                               % of voting rights 
  shares             (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                           Direct                    Indirect                      Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of Directive             (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)          Directive 2004/109/EC)       2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                           (DTR5.1)                  (DTR5.2.1)                                           (DTR5.2.1) 
                                           ---------------------------- 
 GB0003295010                                        5,034,433                                              13.90% 
                   ----------------------  ----------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                           5,034,433                                            13.90% 
                   ----------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                         Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date         Conversion Period                 rights that may                   rights 
  instrument         (x)          (xi)                              be acquired if 
                                                                    the instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/converted. 
                   -----------  --------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                --------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of       Expiration        Exercise/              Physical or            Number of             % of voting 
  financial     date (x)          Conversion             cash                   voting rights         rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)            settlement 
                                                         (xii) 
              ----------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                       ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                             X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
          Name (xv)             % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                                  if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                                 is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                                notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                        than the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Wells Fargo & Company 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 EVEREN Capital Corporation 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Wells Fargo Asset 
  Management Holdings, 
  LLC 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Wells Capital Management 
  Incorporated                        13.90%                                          13.90% 
                              ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                      ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                      ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                      ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London, United Kingdom 
 Date of completion    11/01/2021 
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