Barings U.S. High Yield Bond Fund

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This website is only available to investors that meet the definition of a professional client as defined under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) or qualify as High net worth companies.

Professional clients are defined as:

(1) Entities which are required to be authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets. The list below should be understood as including all authorised entities carrying out the characteristic activities of the entities mentioned: entities authorised by a Member State under a Directive, entities authorised or regulated by a Member State without reference to a Directive, and entities authorised or regulated by a non-Member State:

(a) Credit institutions

(b) Investment firms

(c) Other authorised or regulated financial institutions

(d) Insurance companies

(e) Collective investment schemes and management companies of such schemes

(f) Pension funds and management companies of such funds

(g) Commodity and commodity derivatives dealers

(h) local authority

(i) Other institutional investors

(2) Large undertakings meeting two of the following size requirements on a company basis:

— balance sheet total: EUR 20,000,000,

— net turnover: EUR 40,000,000,

— own funds: EUR 2,000,000.

(3) National and regional governments, public bodies that manage public debt, Central Banks, international and supranational institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, the ECB, the EIB and other similar international organisations.

(4) Other institutional investors whose main activity is to invest in financial instruments, including entities dedicated to the securitisation of assets or other financing transactions.

High net worth companies, include:

(i) a body corporate which has a called-up share capital or net assets of at least £5 million;

(ii) an unincorporated association or partnership which has net assets of at least £5 million;

(iii) the trustee of a trust with assets (before deducting any liabilities) of at least £10 million or which were at least £10 million within the previous year; or

(iv) a person acting in his capacity as a director, officer or employee of a person of a type described in paragraphs (i) to (iii) above (i.e. he must not be acting on his own personal account) whose responsibilities, when acting in his capacity as a director, officer or employee of such person, involve him in engaging in regulated activities.

You are representing that you are not a US person. The information available on this website is not an offer to sell or an invitation to apply for this product and is by way of information only, nor is the information available on this website intended as an offering of this product to US Persons.

The information with respect to UCITS Funds is not intended for U.S. Persons, as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or persons in any other jurisdictions where such use or distribution would be contrary to law or local regulation.

The Funds have not been registered under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (1933 Act). No shares may be offered or sold, directly or indirectly in the United States or to any U.S. person unless the securities are registered under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act is available. A “U.S. person” is defined as (a) any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States for federal income tax purposes; (b) a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized under the laws of or existing in the United States; (c) an estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of whether such income is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. In the United States, this material may be distributed only to a person who is a “distributor,” or who is not a “U.S. person,” as defined by Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended).

The funds may not be registered or authorized for a particular jurisdiction for distribution to persons who are not Professional Investors/Institutional Investors,  in which case the following conditions apply in each of the below listed jurisdictions:

Notice to investors in ARGENTINA: This document includes a private invitation to invest in securities. It is addressed only to you on an individual, exclusive, and confidential basis, and its unauthorized copying, disclosure, or transfer by any means whatsoever is absolutely and strictly forbidden. Barings will not provide copies of this document or provide any kind of advice or clarification, or accept any offer or commitment to purchase the securities herein referred to from persons other than the intended recipient. The offer herein contained is not a public offering, and as such it is not and will not be registered with, or authorized by, the applicable enforcement authority. The information contained herein has been compiled by Barings, who assumes the sole responsibility for the accuracy of the data herein disclosed.

Notice to investors in BRAZIL: The fund may not be offered or sold to the public in Brazil. Accordingly, the fund has not been nor will be registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission –CVM nor have they been submitted to the foregoing agency for approval. Documents relating to the fund, as well as the information contained therein, may not be supplied to the public in Brazil, as the offering of fund is not a public offering of securities in Brazil, nor used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of securities to the public in Brazil.

Notice to investors in CHILE: This is not a public offering. These instruments have not been registered with the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance of Chile. (i) La presente oferta se acoge a la Norma de Carácter General N°336 de la Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile. (ii) La presente oferta versa sobre valores no inscritos en el Registro de Valores o en el Registro de Valores Extranjeros que lleva la Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros, por lo que los valores sobre los cuales ésta versa, no están sujetos a su fiscalización; (iii) Que por tratarse de valores no inscritos, no existe la obligación por parte del emisor de entregar en Chile información pública respect de estos valores; y (iv)  Estos valores no podrán ser objeto de oferta pública mientras no sean inscritos en el Registro de Valores correspondiente.

Notice to investors in COLOMBIA: The material herein does not constitute a public offer in the Republic of Colombia. This document does not constitute a public offer in the Republic of Colombia. The offer of the fund is addressed to less than one hundred specifically identified investors. The fund may not be promoted or marketed in Colombia or to Colombian residents, unless such promotion and marketing is made in compliance with Decree 2555 of 2010 and other applicable rules and regulations related to the promotion of foreign funds in Colombia. The distribution of this document and the offering of shares may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. The information contained in this document is for general guidance only, and it is the responsibility of any person or persons in possession of this document and wishing to make application for shares to inform themselves of, and to observe, all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction. Prospective applicants for shares should inform themselves of any applicable legal requirements, exchange control regulations and applicable taxes in the countries of their respective citizenship, residence or domicile.

Notice to investors in MEXICO: The securities offered hereby are not and will not be registered in the national securities registry (Registro Nacional De Valores) maintained by the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission (Comision Nacional Bancariay De Valores“CNBV”). These securities may not be publicly offered or sold in Mexico without the applicability of an exemption for the private placement of securities pursuant to the Mexican Securities law. In making an investment decision, you should rely on your own review and examination of the fund / security. These securities are not being offered and may not be offered nor acquired within the territory of the United Mexican States. The information contained herein has not been reviewed or authorized by the CNBV. Any Mexican investor who acquires the securities does so at his or her own risk.

Notice to investors in PANAMA: This is not a public offering. This document is only for the exclusive use of institutional investors. The securities mentioned in this document have not been registered with nor fall under the supervision of the Superintendence of the Securities Market of Panama. The distribution of this document and the offering of shares may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. The above information is for general guidance only, and it is the responsibility of any person or persons in possession of this document and wishing to make application for shares 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 legal requirements also applying and any applicable exchange control regulations and applicable taxes in the countries of their respective citizenship, residence or domicile. This document does not constitute an offer or solicitation to any person in any jurisdiction in which such offer, or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it would be unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.

Notice to investors in PERU: The Fund is not registered before the Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SMV) and it is placed by means of a private offer. SMV has not reviewed the information provided to the investor. This document is only for the exclusive use of institutional investors in Peru and is not for public distribution.

Notice to investors in URUGUAY: The sale of the product qualifies as a private placement pursuant to section 2 of Uruguayan law 18,627. The product must not be offered or sold to the public in Uruguay, except in circumstances which do not constitute a public offering or distribution under Uruguayan laws and regulations. The product is not and will not be registered with the Financial Services Superintendency of the Central Bank of Uruguay. The product corresponds to investment funds that are not investment funds regulated by Uruguayan law 16,774 dated September 27, 1996, as amended.

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