Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC

Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total return from a portfolio of long-term investments chosen on a global basis enabling the Company to provide capital and dividend growth. The Company invests in listed and private company securities and makes other investments so as to achieve its investment objective to maximize total return from a portfolio of long-term investments. It invests in various sectors, including consumer discretionary, technology, healthcare, industrials, financials, consumer staples, basic materials and energy. The Company invests in various geographical segments, including North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa and Middle East. The Company’s Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) is Baillie Gifford & Co Limited.