INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR THE EAFE FUND AGREEMENT made this 25th day of July, 2000 by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, an unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the "Trust"), on behalf of...Investment Advisory Agreement • December 22nd, 2000 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
EXHIBIT d(i)Investment Advisory Agreement • April 30th, 2002 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONSForeign Custody Manager Agreement • December 22nd, 2000 • Baillie Gifford Funds • New York
Exhibit 99.h(iv) BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT Shares of Beneficial InterestSubscription Agreement • April 29th, 2004 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
Exhibit D to Mutual Fund Services AgreementMutual Fund Services Agreement • May 5th, 2004 • Baillie Gifford Funds
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR THE LONG TERM GLOBAL GROWTH EQUITY FUNDInvestment Advisory Agreement • April 30th, 2014 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
AGREEMENT made as of April 25, 2014 by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, an unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Trust”), on behalf of The Long Term Global Growth Equity Fund series (the “Fund”), and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., a Scotland company (the “Adviser”).
BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT Shares of Beneficial InterestAgreement • April 29th, 2005 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUSTAgreement and Declaration of Trust • February 29th, 2024 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST made at Boston, Massachusetts this 20th day of September, 2023 by the Trustees hereunder and the holders of shares of beneficial interest issued hereunder and to be issued hereunder as hereinafter provided, amending and restating the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, originally dated August 17, 2001 (the “Original Declaration of Trust”), the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated December 31, 2014, and the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated February 27, 2017, each as amended and restated from time to time:
EXHIBIT h(i) FUND ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT made as of September 29, 2000, by and between each entity listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, a "Fund"; collectively, the "Funds"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking...Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement • December 22nd, 2000 • Baillie Gifford Funds • New York
CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 1, 2017 among EACH CORPORATION AND EACH TRUST LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 HERETO and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONCredit Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Baillie Gifford Funds • New York
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2017 among each corporation and each trust listed on Schedule 1 hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon.
AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR THE EMERGING MARKETS FUNDInvestment Advisory • April 30th, 2013 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT made as of November 1, 2012 by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, an unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Trust”), on behalf of The Emerging Markets Fund series (the “Fund”), and Baillie Gifford Overseas Ltd., a Scotland company (the “Adviser”), amending and restating in its entirety that certain Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of July 25, 2000 between the Trust and the Adviser.
EXHIBIT A BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST made at Boston, Massachusetts this 18th day of December, 2000 by the Trustees hereunder and the...Agreement and Declaration • December 22nd, 2000 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTForm of Indemnification Agreement • April 26th, 2024 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
This Indemnification Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of the date set forth on the signature page by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, an unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Trust”) and the trustee of the Trust whose name is set forth on the signature page (the “Trustee”).
ELEVENTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of a Foreign Custody Management AgreementEleventh Amendment Agreement • April 28th, 2023 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Amendment Agreement, made as of February 22, 2023 (“Effective Date”), is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking organization (“BNY”).
EIGHTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of a Foreign Custody Management AgreementEighth Amendment Agreement • April 29th, 2021 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Amendment Agreement, made as of April 30, 2021 (“Effective Date”), is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking organization (“BNY”).
Subscription for Shares of Beneficial InterestBaillie Gifford Funds • April 28th, 2023
(If a non-U.S. SUBSCRIBER does not have a taxpayer identification number, the Trust may request alternative government-issued documentation certifying to the existence of the SUBSCRIBER’s business or enterprise.)
BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT Shares of Beneficial InterestFunds Subscription Agreement • December 22nd, 2000 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS Amendment No.5 to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Baillie Gifford FundsBaillie Gifford Funds • December 17th, 2018
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the trustees of Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), effective as of December 13, 2018, hereby consent to and adopt this Amendment No. 5 (this “Amendment”) to the Trust’s Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 27, 2017, as amended (the “Declaration of Trust”), a copy of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, having determined this Amendment to be consistent with the fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders of the Trust, and hereby direct that this Amendment be filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONSCustody Agreement • December 22nd, 2000 • Baillie Gifford Funds • New York
Subscription for Shares of Beneficial InterestBaillie Gifford Funds • September 23rd, 2019 • Massachusetts
(If a non-U.S. SUBSCRIBER does not have a taxpayer identification number, the Trust may request alternative government-issued documentation certifying to the existence of the SUBSCRIBER’s business or enterprise.)
FORM OF TWELFTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of a Fund Administration and Accounting AgreementAccounting Agreement • April 28th, 2023 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Twelfth Amendment Agreement, made as of February 22, 2023 (“Effective Date”), is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking organization (“BNY”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT between BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS, on behalf of its series, THE INTERNATIONAL CHOICE FUND, and BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS SERVICES LLC February 27, 2015Distribution Agreement • April 30th, 2015 • Baillie Gifford Funds • New York
Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series, the International Choice Fund (the “Fund”), desires that Baillie Gifford Funds Services LLC (the “Distributor”) act as distributor for the sale and distribution of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund (“Shares”), to be issued and sold only in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the then-current prospectus of the Trust relating to the Fund (the “Prospectus”) and in the then-current statement of additional information relating to the Fund (the “SAI”) included in the Trust’s registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-1A, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”). The Distributor has advised the Trust that it is willing to act as the distributor of Shares, and it is accordingly agreed by and between the T
SIXTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of a Foreign Custody Management AgreementAgreement • December 19th, 2019 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Amendment Agreement, made as of December 19, 2019, is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking organization (“BNY”).
EXHIBIT aAgreement and Declaration • April 30th, 2002 • Baillie Gifford Funds • Massachusetts
ContractBaillie Gifford Funds • September 27th, 2017
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited Registered Office: Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh EH1 3AN Tel. + 44 (0)131 275 2000 Fax 44 + (0)131 275 3999 www.bailliegifford.com
Baillie Gifford Funds April 30, 2018Baillie Gifford Funds • April 30th, 2018
Baillie Gifford Funds March 12, 2020Baillie Gifford Funds • April 27th, 2020
Amendment No. 9 To Transfer Agency AgreementTransfer Agency Agreement • April 27th, 2020 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Amendment No. 9 To Transfer Agency Agreement, executed as of April 29, 2020 (“Amendment No. 9”), is being entered into by and between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNYM”) and Baillie Gifford Funds (the “Investment Company”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each series of the Investment Company listed on Schedule B to the Amended Agreement (as defined below), in its individual and separate capacity.
SEVENTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of the Supplement to the Custody Agreement Hong Kong – China – Connect ServiceAgreement • April 28th, 2023 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Amendment Agreement, made as of February 22, 2023 (“Effective Date”), is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (“BG Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”).
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT HONG KONG - CHINA STOCK CONNECT SERVICE - SPSA ACCOUNT MODELBaillie Gifford Funds • November 29th, 2018
This Letter relates to the Hong Kong - China Stock Connect Service (as the same is defined in the Rules of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and as hereafter referred to in this Letter, the China Connect Service or Connect). Connect is a trading and clearing service between Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzen Stock Exchange, China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (China Connect Clearing House), the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s clearing and nominee company, Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Ltd. (HKSCC). The service applies to securities (China Connect Securities) listed and traded on a China Connect Market via the China Connect Service.
THIRD AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of the Supplement to the Custody Agreement Hong Kong – China – Connect ServiceAgreement • April 27th, 2020 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Amendment Agreement, made as of April 29, 2020, is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (“BG Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”).
SIXTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of a Fund Administration and Accounting AgreementAgreement • December 19th, 2019 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Sixth Amendment Agreement, made as of November 25, 2019, is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking organization (“BNY”).
FIFTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of a Fund Administration and Accounting AgreementFifth Amendment Agreement • December 17th, 2018 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Fifth Amendment Agreement, made as of December 14, 2018, is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust, and the Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking organization (“BNY”).
SEVENTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Amending the terms of the Supplement to the Custody Agreement Hong Kong – China – Connect ServiceAgreement • April 28th, 2023 • Baillie Gifford Funds
This Amendment Agreement, made as of February 22, 2023 (“Effective Date”), is made by and between Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (“BG Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”).
BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS Amendment No.1 to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Baillie Gifford FundsBaillie Gifford Funds • July 14th, 2017
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the trustees of Baillie Gifford Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), effective as of June 22, 2017, hereby consent to and adopt this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Trust’s Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 27, 2017 (the “Declaration of Trust”), a copy of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, having determined this Amendment to be consistent with the fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders of the Trust, and hereby direct that this Amendment be filed with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
