# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001120543
**File Stem:** 0001104659-23-030680
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-23-030680.hdr.sgml**: 20230310

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-030680

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230310

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230309

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230310

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001120543
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-200831
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23720999

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** CALTON SQUARE, 1 GREENSIDE ROW
- **STREET 2:** EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
- **CITY:** EH1 3AN
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** 00000
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 0144131222

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** CALTON SQUARE, 1 GREENSIDE ROW
- **STREET 2:** EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
- **CITY:** EH1 3AN
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** 00000

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund (Series ID: S000063922)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name          | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class K             | BICKX         | C000206904 |
| Institutional Class | BICIX         | C000206905 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund (Series ID: S000063922)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000206904 | Class K             | BICKX           |
| C000206905 | Institutional Class | BICIX           |

Filed pursuant to Rule 497(e)

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Registration File No.: 333-200831

**BAILLIE GIFFORD FUNDS**

**Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund**

Supplement dated March 10, 2023 to the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"), each dated April 29, 2022, as amended

1. Remya Nair serves as Portfolio Manager for Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund. Therefore, effective immediately, the Prospectus for Class K and Institutional Class, and the SAI are revised as follows.

The section titled "Management" under "Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund" in the "Fund Summaries" in the Prospectus is restated in its entirety as follows:

**Management**

Investment Manager

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited

Portfolio Managers

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Name** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Title** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Year commenced<br> Service with the Fund** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Charlie Broughton | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio Manager | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2021 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Praveen Kumar | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio Manager | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2018 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Brian Lum | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio Manager | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2018 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Remya Nair | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio Manager | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2022 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Steve Vaughan | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Portfolio Manager | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2018 |

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The section titled "Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund" under "Investment Team" in the "Fund Management" section of the Prospectus is revised to add the following information:

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Education** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**Investment Experience** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Remya Nair<br>BSc (Dual Hons) in Social Policy and Sociology (2017)<br> London School of Economics<br>MSc (Hons) in International Development Management (2018)<br> London School of Economics | &nbsp;&nbsp; <br> Ms. Nair joined Baillie Gifford in 2018 and is a Portfolio Manager in the International Smaller Companies Team. She is a joint manager of the Pan European Smaller Companies Strategy and a member of the International Smaller Companies Portfolio Construction Group. She graduated MSc (Hons) in International Development Management in 2018, and previously BSc (Dual Hons) in Social Policy and Sociology in 2017, from the London School of Economics.<br>Ms. Nair has been a member of the portfolio management team since 2022. |

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The section titled "Other Accounts" under "Investment Decisions by Portfolio Managers" in the "Manager" section of the SAI is revised to add the following information:

The information is provided as of December 31, 2022:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  |  |  | **Where advisory fee is based on<br> account performance:** | **Where advisory fee is based on<br> account performance:** |
|  |  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Assets in** |  | *Assets in Accounts* |
| **Account Type** | **Total Accounts** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Accounts (US$m)** | *Accounts* | *(US$m)* |
| **Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund** | **Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund** | **Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund** | **Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund** | **Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Remya Nair** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Registered Investment Companies | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;505 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;302 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other Pooled Investment Vehicles | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;70 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other Accounts | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;578 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of Securities - As of December 31, 2022, Ms. Nair did not beneficially own any shares of the Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund. | &nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of Securities - As of December 31, 2022, Ms. Nair did not beneficially own any shares of the Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund. | &nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of Securities - As of December 31, 2022, Ms. Nair did not beneficially own any shares of the Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund. | &nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of Securities - As of December 31, 2022, Ms. Nair did not beneficially own any shares of the Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund. | &nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership of Securities - As of December 31, 2022, Ms. Nair did not beneficially own any shares of the Baillie Gifford International Smaller Companies Fund. |

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