N-CSR 1 e46397ncsr.htm ANNUAL REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21829

BBH TRUST

On behalf of the following series:

BBH Broad Market Fund

BBH International Equity Fund

BBH Core Select

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

140 Broadway, New York, NY 10005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Corporation Services Company

2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 625-5759

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2011

 
 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

Annual Report

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BBH BROAD MARKET FUND

 
 

BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
October 31, 2011

The fixed income market presented many challenges throughout the year as interest rates began the period at what were then historic lows. Because of the lack of compensation in short maturity interest rates and to mitigate potential adverse movement in credit spreads1, we reduced both the BBH Broad Market Fund’s (the “Fund”) effective duration2 and spread duration3. With nominal Treasury yields nearing their zero-boundary, we utilized Treasury futures to reduce the duration of the Fund in early November. Our strategy had been to allow the Fund’s duration to decline gradually with the passage of time, but with yields at such minimal levels, we decided to take action. Additionally, we reduced the Fund’s spread duration primarily through sales of longer-dated, tighter spread corporate and asset-backed securities (“ABS”).

For the year, the overall impact of these decisions was positive. Although short maturity Treasury rates climbed nearly 50 basis points4 (“bps”) soon after our duration reduction, they retraced back down to new historic lows by the end of October, 2011. Credit spreads, however, ended the period nearly 50 bps wider as a host of fears took hold in the capital markets and catalyzed a flight to quality. Predominant concerns centered around anxiety about Greece, a deepening European crisis, an economic slowdown in emerging markets, and hidden exposures in the banking system.

While the last few months were detrimental to performance and reminded many of us of the 2008 crisis period, there were at least two critical differences. The first pertains to banks, specifically their capital and exposure to impaired assets. Compared to three years ago, US banks are much better capitalized and maintain large pools of unencumbered, liquid assets, financed through growth in stable retail deposits. Bank holdings of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities have been marked down or liquidated, and losses on loan portfolios have declined. This strong balance sheet position of US banks contrasts with the harsh earnings environment, stressed by the slowing economy, mortgage litigation, reduced capital markets activity, European concerns and regulatory uncertainty. We favor regionals over commercial banks, and domestic over European banks. Our modest European holdings are in jurisdictions with a history of strong government support and in banks with limited Southern European exposure.

A second critical difference relates to the performance of the ABS market. Three years ago the ABS market suffered under a wave of forced selling from Structured Investment Vehicles (“SIVs”) and other leveraged entities. This financial asset de-leveraging drove spreads to unimaginable levels and presented a bevy of attractive opportunities. This time around, ABS proved their resiliency, only modestly underperforming as the market was supported by relatively low issuance, ongoing underlying collateral performance improvements and still much higher-than-adequate levels of credit enhancement.

 
1      The difference in yield between a non-Treasury security and a Treasury security of similar duration.
2      A measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to a change in interest rates, adjusted for embedded options (i.e. puts, calls and prepayments).
3      A measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to a change in its credit spread.
4      A basis point is one hundredth of one percent, or 0.01%.
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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
October 31, 2011

Corporate bonds and ABS represented the Fund’s largest exposures. Within the corporate sector, we emphasized the bonds of banks, insurance companies, and energy companies. Favored ABS included those backed by automobile loans, credit cards and dealer floorplan collateral. Although the after-fee performance of the Fund lagged its benchmarks5, we are pleased that the Fund still generated a positive return of 0.52% for Class N shares and 0.67% for Class I shares, net of fees, for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2011.

Going forward, we feel the Fund is well-positioned as we own an array of durable and attractively-priced credit instruments, with little exposure to interest rate direction.

 
5      The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“BCAG”) is a market capitalization-weighted index. The BCAG includes Treasury securities, Government agency bonds, Mortgage-backed bonds, Corporate bonds, and a small amount of foreign bonds traded in U.S. The BCAG is an intermediate term index. The Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index (“BCTSY”) measures the performance of U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of at least one year and less than three years. The BCTSY is a short term index. Investments cannot be made in the indices.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
October 31, 2011

Growth of $10,000 Invested in BBH Broad Market Fund

The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Class N shares of the Fund over the ten years ended October 31, 2011 as compared to the BCAG and BCTSY.


The annualized gross expense ratios as in the February 28, 2011 prospectus for Class N and Class I shares were 0.49% and 0.34%, respectively.

Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principle value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. For current to the most recent month end performance and after tax returns, contact the Fund at 1-800-625-5759.

 
1      The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (“BCAG”) and the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index (“BCTSY”) have been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the indices. The BCAG and BCTSY are not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund’s performance. The indices are unmanaged. Investments cannot be made in the indices.
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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees of the BBH Trust and Shareholders of BBH Broad Market Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of BBH Broad Market Fund (a series of BBH Trust) (the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BBH Broad Market Fund as of October 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 21, 2011

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
October 31, 2011

BREAKDOWN BY SECURITY TYPE

  U.S. $ Value   Percent of
Net Assets
Asset Backed Securities $ 755,583,595     35.0 %
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities   9,758,859     0.4  
Corporate Bonds   1,048,872,127     48.5  
Municipal Bonds   119,577,611     5.5  
U.S. Government Agency Obligations   2,328,419     0.1  
Certificates of Deposit   193,500,000     9.0  
Commercial Paper   43,500,000     2.0  
U.S. Treasury Bills   3,399,697     0.2  
Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets   (15,712,024 )   (0.7 )
NET ASSETS $ 2,160,808,284     100.0 %

All data as of October 31, 2011. The Fund’s breakdown by security type is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may vary over time.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (35.0%)              
$ 35,000,000   Ally Master Owner Trust 2010-21 04/15/17   4.250 %   $ 37,719,014
  2,750,000   American Express Credit Account              
      Master Trust 2008-42 11/15/16   1.643       2,835,907
  2,750,000   American Express Credit Account              
      Master Trust 2008-92 04/15/16   1.843       2,826,758
  4,889,554   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2009-1 10/15/13   3.040       4,926,739
  3,676,921   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2010-1 03/17/14   1.660       3,684,862
  13,525,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2010-3 04/08/15   1.140       13,536,729
  9,635,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2011-3 01/08/16   1.170       9,647,877
  6,700,000   AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2011-4 05/09/16   1.170       6,691,995
  3,169,869   Americredit Prime Automobile              
      Receivables Trust 2009-1 01/15/14   2.210       3,186,130
  13,350,000   Avis Budget Rental Car Funding              
      AESOP LLC 2009-2A1 02/20/14   5.680       13,908,940
  3,000,000   Avis Budget Rental Car Funding              
      AESOP LLC 2010-3A1 05/20/16   4.640       3,215,180
  25,300,000   Avis Budget Rental Car Funding              
      AESOP LLC 2010-5A1 03/20/17   3.150       25,561,200
  20,500,000   BA Credit Card Trust 2007-A8 11/17/14   5.590       21,139,764
  16,000,000   Bank of America Auto Trust 2009-2A1 10/15/16   3.030       16,329,293
  5,489,345   Bank of America Auto Trust 2009-3A1 12/15/13   1.670       5,509,383
  13,380,000   BMW Vehicle Owner Trust 2011-A 08/25/15   0.760       13,368,693
  26,300,000   Cabela’s Master Credit Card              
      Trust 2010-1A1,2 01/16/18   1.693       27,137,834
  15,175,000   Cabela’s Master Credit Card              
      Trust 2010-2A1,2 09/17/18   0.943       15,292,829
  3,725,000   Capital One Multi-Asset Execution              
      Trust 2005-A7 06/15/15   4.700       3,842,881
  18,220,000   CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2011-2 12/15/15   0.910       18,210,478

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (continued)              
$ 6,800,000   Chase Issuance Trust 2008-A102 08/17/15   0.993 %   $ 6,875,447
  19,430,000   Chesapeake Funding LLC 2011-2A1,2 04/07/24   1.487       19,373,076
  7,802,955   Chrysler Financial Auto Securitization              
      Trust 2009-A 01/15/16   2.820       7,869,064
  18,135,968   CitiFinancial Auto Issuance              
      Trust 2009-11 10/15/13   2.590       18,262,939
  20,000,000   CitiFinancial Auto Issuance              
      Trust 2009-11 08/15/16   3.150       20,482,640
  11,974,957   CNH Equipment Trust 2009-B 10/15/14   5.170       12,286,456
  2,589,950   CNH Equipment Trust 2010-B 11/17/14   1.030       2,593,186
  18,500,000   CNH Wholesale Master Note              
      Trust 2011-1A1,2 12/15/15   1.043       18,521,194
  13,800,000   DSC Floorplan Master Owner              
      Trust 2011-11 03/15/16   3.910       14,029,562
  14,515,000   Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2011-21 10/20/16   1.430       14,517,523
  9,479,172   Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-E 01/15/14   1.510       9,515,934
  7,450,000   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner              
      Trust 2010-11,2 12/15/14   1.893       7,539,314
  1,500,000   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner              
      Trust 2010-31,2 02/15/17   1.943       1,544,412
  30,250,000   Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner              
      Trust 2010-31 02/15/17   4.200       32,671,633
  33,000,000   GE Capital Credit Card Master Note              
      Trust 2009-2 07/15/15   3.690       33,696,693
  1,500,000   GE Capital Credit Card Master Note              
      Trust 2010-3 06/15/16   2.210       1,532,709
  3,940,000   GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note              
      Trust 2011-1 A2 07/20/16   0.845       3,940,052
  9,450,000   Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC 2010-1A1 02/25/17   3.740       9,751,388
  32,660,000   Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC 2011-1A1 03/25/18   3.290       33,368,542
  3,986,972   Honda Auto Receivables Owner              
      Trust 2009-3 05/15/13   2.310       4,007,521
  15,620,000   Huntington Auto Trust 2011-1A1 11/15/16   1.310       15,573,705

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (continued)              
$ 3,266,263   Hyundai Auto Receivables              
      Trust 2009-A 08/15/13   2.030 %   $ 3,283,434
  1,419,475   John Deere Owner Trust 2009-A 10/15/13   2.590       1,423,407
  7,646,897   Leaf II Receivables Funding LLC 2010-31 06/20/16   3.450       7,624,721
  15,128,564   Leaf II Receivables Funding LLC 2011-11 12/20/18   1.700       14,816,916
  7,627,808   Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables              
      Trust 2009-1 01/15/14   1.670       7,676,685
  7,552,820   MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2009-AA1 11/15/13   2.370       7,587,746
  11,500,000   MMAF Equipment Finance LLC 2009-AA1 01/15/30   3.510       11,978,379
  189,159   Nissan Auto Receivables Owner              
      Trust 2009-A 02/15/13   3.200       189,986
  40,000,000   Nissan Master Owner Trust              
      Receivables 2010-AA1,2 01/15/15   1.393       40,322,796
  11,500,000   Penarth Master Issuer, Plc. 2011-1A1,2 05/18/15   0.893       11,485,775
  5,250,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables              
      Trust 2010-1 11/17/14   1.840       5,287,387
  11,750,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables              
      Trust 2010-1 05/15/17   2.430       11,973,063
  7,320,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables              
      Trust 2011-2 02/16/15   1.290       7,321,441
  13,460,000   Santander Drive Auto Receivables              
      Trust 2011-3 04/15/15   1.230       13,453,843
  14,640,000   SMART Trust 2011-1USA1 11/14/16   2.520       14,930,605
  16,120,000   Turquoise Card Backed Securities,              
      Plc. 2011-1A1,2 09/15/16   1.068       16,120,000
  328,985   Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced              
      Trust 2008-2 03/20/13   5.470       330,179
  6,086,832   Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced              
      Trust 2010-1 01/20/14   1.310       6,104,845
  18,350,000   Volkswagen Credit Auto Master              
      Trust 2011-1A1,2 09/20/16   0.925       18,350,273
  2,443,055   Westlake Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2010-1A1 12/17/12   1.750       2,443,279

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (continued)              
$ 6,375,000   Westlake Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2011-1A1 07/15/13   1.080 %   $ 6,371,905
  3,875,000   Westlake Automobile Receivables              
      Trust 2011-1A1 06/16/14   1.490       3,876,034
  6,090,855   World Omni Auto Receivables              
      Trust 2010-A 12/16/13   1.340       6,105,420
      Total Asset Backed Securities              
      (Identified cost $746,438,498)             755,583,595
 
      COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE              
      BACKED SECURITIES (0.4%)              
  9,150,000   American Tower Trust 2007-1A1 04/15/37   5.420       9,758,859
      Total Collateralized Mortgage Backed              
      Securities (Identified cost $9,659,967)             9,758,859
 
      CORPORATE BONDS (48.5%)              
      AGRICULTURE (1.9%)              
  22,800,000   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.2 08/13/12   0.446       22,836,640
  16,155,000   Reynolds American, Inc. 06/01/13   7.250       17,554,766
                    40,391,406
 
      BANKING (9.5%)              
  17,500,000   BB&T Corp. 09/25/13   3.375       18,176,515
  19,000,000   Citigroup, Inc. 08/19/13   6.500       20,127,574
  12,485,000   Comerica Bank 11/21/16   5.750       13,817,349
  19,890,000   Fifth Third Bancorp 05/01/13   6.250       21,100,565
  1,806,026   FNBC 1993-A Pass Through Trust 01/05/18   8.080       2,052,206
  31,190,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 05/01/14   6.000       33,139,094
  13,000,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co. 06/01/14   4.650       13,964,080
  17,000,000   KeyBank N.A. 08/15/12   5.700       17,602,888
  11,675,000   KeyCorp 08/13/15   3.750       11,909,703
  12,955,000   Royal Bank of Scotland, Plc. 01/11/14   3.250       12,868,823
  12,955,000   Royal Bank of Scotland, Plc. 03/16/16   4.375       13,038,935
  25,340,000   Wachovia Corp. 05/01/13   5.500       26,944,377
                    204,742,109

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      CORPORATE BONDS (continued)              
      BEVERAGES (1.0%)              
$ 20,850,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. 03/26/13   2.500 %   $ 21,340,830
                     
      DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (2.7%)              
  5,857,672   5400 Westheimer Court Depositor Corp.1 04/11/16   7.500       6,374,262
  23,337,000   American Express Credit Corp. 08/20/13   7.300       25,547,084
  6,465,000   Bear Stearns Cos. LLC 02/01/12   5.350       6,543,194
  21,000,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 01/15/15   5.000       21,208,551
                    59,673,091
      ELECTRIC (0.9%)              
  5,000,000   MidAmerican Energy Co. 07/15/12   5.650       5,170,235
  13,000,000   PG&E Corp. 04/01/14   5.750       14,232,907
                    19,403,142
      ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (0.7%)              
  15,180,000   Allied Waste North America, Inc. 06/01/17   6.875       16,261,575
                     
      FOOD (1.9%)              
  30,911,000   Kraft Foods, Inc. 11/01/11   5.625       30,911,000
  9,200,000   Kroger Co. 06/15/12   6.200       9,472,955
                    40,383,955
      FOREST PRODUCT & PAPER (1.1%)              
  21,800,000   International Paper Co. 04/01/15   5.300       23,326,937
                     
      GAS (0.7%)              
  7,000,000   Sempra Energy 02/01/13   6.000       7,408,065
  6,750,000   Sempra Energy 11/15/13   8.900       7,671,672
                    15,079,737
      HEALTHCARE-PRODUCTS (0.6%)              
  13,365,000   DENTSPLY International, Inc.2 08/15/13   1.803       13,453,289

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      CORPORATE BONDS (continued)              
      HEALTHCARE-SERVICES (1.5%)              
$ 5,000,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 11/15/12   5.500 %   $ 5,233,530
  6,750,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 04/01/13   4.875       7,085,637
  20,484,000   WellPoint, Inc. 08/01/12   6.800       21,400,003
                    33,719,170
      INSURANCE (3.9%)              
  25,097,000   ACE INA Holdings, Inc. 06/15/14   5.875       27,755,450
  6,465,000   ACE INA Holdings, Inc. 05/15/15   5.600       7,215,263
  4,130,000   Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. 10/15/14   5.400       4,412,959
  19,000,000   Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. 03/15/12   6.250       19,355,433
  14,675,000   MetLife, Inc. 12/01/11   6.125       14,737,031
  10,840,000   MetLife, Inc. 12/15/12   5.375       11,307,974
                    84,784,110
      IRON/STEEL (1.3%)              
  26,500,000   ArcelorMittal 06/01/13   5.375       27,623,971
                     
      MEDIA (3.6%)              
  20,000,000   Comcast Cable Communications              
      Holdings, Inc. 03/15/13   8.375       21,955,660
  15,510,000   News America, Inc. 02/01/13   9.250       16,873,903
  38,102,000   Time Warner Cable, Inc. 07/02/12   5.400       39,222,999
                    78,052,562
      MINING (1.7%)              
  20,575,000   Anglo American Capital, Plc.1 04/08/14   9.375       23,934,013
  11,960,000   Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. 05/20/16   2.500       12,297,487
                    36,231,500
      OFFICE/BUSINESS EQUIP (0.1%)              
  2,335,000   Pitney Bowes, Inc. 08/15/14   4.875       2,476,849

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      CORPORATE BONDS (continued)              
      OIL & GAS (2.9%)              
$ 10,000,000   Burlington Resources Finance Co. 12/01/11   6.500 %   $ 10,042,980
  39,500,000   Encana Corp. 11/01/11   6.300       39,500,000
  12,945,000   Transocean, Inc. 03/15/13   5.250       13,462,282
                    63,005,262
      OIL & GAS SERVICES (2.3%)              
  8,600,000   Cameron International Corp.2 06/02/14   1.257       8,640,265
  39,440,000   Weatherford International, Ltd. 03/15/13   5.150       41,260,472
                    49,900,737
      PIPELINES (2.2%)              
  27,540,000   ONEOK Partners LP 04/01/12   5.900       28,067,419
  18,283,000   Williams Partners LP 02/15/15   3.800       19,168,683
                    47,236,102
      REAL ESTATE (0.8%)              
  17,375,000   ProLogis LP 08/15/17   4.500       17,453,014
                     
      REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (0.5%)              
  11,024,000   HCP, Inc. 02/01/14   2.700       10,924,806
                     
      RETAIL (0.2%)              
  1,113,249   CVS Pass-Through Trust1 01/10/12   7.770       1,124,382
  2,319,950   CVS Pass-Through Trust1 01/10/13   6.117       2,389,548
                    3,513,930
      SOFTWARE (1.7%)              
  35,884,000   Intuit, Inc. 03/15/12   5.400       36,421,506
                     
      TELECOMMUNICATIONS (3.4%)              
  23,247,000   American Tower Corp. 04/01/15   4.625       24,805,014
  15,000,000   AT&T, Inc. 01/15/13   4.950       15,730,290
  6,035,000   British Telecommunications, Plc. 01/15/13   5.150       6,306,056

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      CORPORATE BONDS (continued)              
      TELECOMMUNICATIONS (continued)              
$ 10,500,000   Deutsche Telekom International              
      Finance BV 07/22/13   5.250 %   $ 11,098,930
  9,585,000   Deutsche Telekom International              
      Finance BV 08/20/13   5.875       10,261,452
  5,250,000   Verizon Global Funding Corp. 09/01/12   7.375       5,531,337
                    73,733,079
 
      TRANSPORTATION (1.4%)              
  5,000,000   Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC 07/01/13   4.300       5,260,885
  4,661,000   Union Pacific Corp. 01/15/12   6.125       4,708,924
  4,671,000   Union Pacific Corp. 04/15/12   6.500       4,784,753
  14,190,000   Union Pacific Corp. 01/31/13   5.450       14,984,896
                    29,739,458
      Total Corporate Bonds              
      (Identified cost $1,035,896,846)             1,048,872,127
 
      MUNICIPAL BONDS (5.5%)              
  19,000,000   New Jersey State Economic              
      Development Authority 09/01/13   2.657       19,349,790
  20,265,000   New Jersey State Turnpike              
      Authority 01/01/16   4.252       20,862,007
  4,400,000   New York, New York 12/01/13   1.910       4,475,724
  10,200,000   New York, New York 10/01/14   2.230       10,425,930
  4,000,000   New York, New York 12/01/14   2.670       4,134,120
  17,300,000   Pennsylvania State Economic              
      Development Financing Authority2 07/01/41   2.625       17,430,615
  11,300,000   State of California 07/01/13   5.250       12,174,959
  20,020,000   State of Illinois 01/01/14   4.071       20,566,346
  10,440,000   Utah State Board of Regents2 05/01/29   1.203       10,158,120
      Total Municipal Bonds              
      (Identified cost $118,726,149)             119,577,611

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
  Value
      U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY              
      OBLIGATIONS (0.1%)              
$ 570,580   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.              
      (FHLMC) Non Gold Guaranteed2 04/01/36   2.513 %   $ 600,667
  155,078   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.              
      (FHLMC) Non Gold Guaranteed2 12/01/36   5.460       162,136
  158,431   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.              
      (FHLMC) Non Gold Guaranteed2 01/01/37   5.440       167,882
  387,321   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.              
      (FHLMC) Non Gold Guaranteed2 02/01/37   5.274       410,968
  191,684   Federal National Mortgage              
      Association (FNMA)2 07/01/36   2.751       201,941
  289,835   Federal National Mortgage              
      Association (FNMA)2 09/01/36   2.441       305,352
  415,106   Federal National Mortgage              
      Association (FNMA)2 01/01/37   5.260       440,099
  38,006   Government National Mortgage              
      Association (GNMA)2 08/20/29   2.625       39,374
      Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations              
      (Identified cost $2,213,345)             2,328,419
 
      CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (9.0%)              
  34,500,000   Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 11/04/11   0.780       34,500,000
  34,500,000   Banco Santander 11/02/11   0.810       34,500,000
  50,000,000   Bank of Nova Scotia 01/27/12   0.310       50,000,000
  34,500,000   Barclays Bank, Plc. 11/04/11   0.750       34,500,000
  40,000,000   BNP Paribas 11/01/11   0.470       40,000,000
      Total Certificates of Deposit              
      (Identified cost $193,500,000)             193,500,000
 
      COMMERCIAL PAPER (2.0%)              
  16,500,000   ING US Funding LLC3 11/01/11   0.250       16,500,000
  27,000,000   Societe Generale North America, Inc.3 11/01/11   0.220       27,000,000
      Total Commercial Paper              
      (Identified cost $43,500,000)             43,500,000

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Principal
Amount
    Maturity
Date
  Interest
Rate
    Value
      U.S. TREASURY BILLS (0.2%)                
$ 3,400,000   U.S. Treasury Bill3,4 03/08/12   0.057 %   $ 3,399,697  
      Total U.S. Treasury Bills                
      (Identified cost $3,399,311)             3,399,697  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES                
(Identified cost $2,153,334,116)5     100.7 %   $ 2,176,520,308  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF CASH AND OTHER ASSETS     (0.7 )     (15,712,024 )
NET ASSETS     100.0 %   $ 2,160,808,284  
 
1      Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Total market value of Rule 144A securities owned at October 31, 2011 was $549,799,094 or 25.4% of net assets.
2      Variable rate instrument. Interest rates change on specific dates (such as coupon or interest payment date). The yield shown represents the October 31, 2011 coupon or interest rate.
3      Coupon represents a yield to maturity.
4      All or a portion of this security is held at the broker as collateral for open futures contracts.
5      The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,153,334,724, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $24,702,881 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $1,517,297, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $23,185,584.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fund is required to disclose information regarding the fair value measurements of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The disclosure requirement established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Fund’s own considerations about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three levels defined by the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 – (unadjusted) quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
   
Level 2 – significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
   
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the values received upon the actual sale of those investments.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2011.

Investments in securities, at value   (Unadjusted)
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)*
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)*
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)*
  Balance as of
October 31, 2011
Asset Backed Securities   $   $ 755,583,595     $ 755,583,595
Collateralized Mortgage                      
Backed Securities         9,758,859       9,758,859
Corporate Bonds         1,048,872,127       1,048,872,127
Municipal Bonds         119,577,611       119,577,611
U.S. Government Agency                      
Obligations         2,328,419       2,328,419
Certificates of Deposit         193,500,000       193,500,000
Commercial Paper         43,500,000       43,500,000
U.S. Treasury Bills         3,399,697       3,399,697
Total Investments in                      
securities, at value   $   $ 2,176,520,308     $ 2,176,520,308
 
Other Financial Instruments, at value                      
Futures Contracts     617,322           617,322
Other Financial Instruments,                      
at value   $ 617,322   $     $ 617,322

 
*      The Fund’s policy is to disclose significant transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels 1, 2 or 3 as of October 31, 2011, based on the valuation input levels on October 31, 2010.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
October 31, 2011

ASSETS:    
Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $2,153,334,116) $ 2,176,520,308
Cash   67,888
Receivables for:    
Interest   17,930,296
Shares sold   803,027
Prepaid assets   18,929
Investments sold   972
Other receivables   611
Total Assets   2,195,342,031
     
LIABILITIES:    
Payables for:    
Investments purchased   22,219,481
Shares redeemed   10,352,631
Futures variation margin on open contracts   1,049,834
Investment advisory and administrative fees   559,868
Shareholder servicing fees   173,379
Custody and fund accounting fees   76,189
Professional fees   52,800
Distribution fees   6,490
Transfer agent fees   4,537
Board of Trustees’ fees   1,534
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   37,004
Total Liabilities   34,533,747
NET ASSETS $ 2,160,808,284
     
Net Assets Consist of:    
Paid-in capital $ 2,128,753,167
Undistributed net investment income   216,433
Accumulated net realized gain on investments in securities    
and foreign exchange transactions   8,035,148
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in securities   23,803,536
Net Assets $ 2,160,808,284
     
NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE    
CLASS N SHARES    
($1,336,307,895 ÷ 129,212,730 shares outstanding) $ 10.34
     
CLASS I SHARES    
($824,500,389 ÷ 79,760,387 shares outstanding) $ 10.34

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended October 31, 2011

NET INVESTMENT INCOME:      
Income:      
Interest and other income $ 48,360,062  
Total Income   48,360,062  
Expenses:      
Investment advisory and administrative fees   6,744,345  
Shareholder servicing fees   2,013,743  
Custody and fund accounting fees   463,564  
Board of Trustees’ fees   102,636  
Professional fees   81,551  
Distribution fees   37,689  
Transfer agent fees   30,787  
Miscellaneous expenses   131,144  
Total Expenses   9,605,459  
Expense offset arrangement   (1,553 )
Net Expenses   9,603,906  
Net Investment Income   38,756,156  
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS:      
Net realized gain on investments in securities   22,252,607  
Net realized loss on futures contracts   (12,662,561 )
Net realized loss on foreign exchange transactions   (894 )
Net realized gain on investments in securities, futures contracts      
and foreign exchange transactions   9,589,152  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on      
investments in securities   (38,666,595 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts   3,300,156  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on foreign      
currency translations   (885 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in      
securities, futures contracts and foreign currency translations   (35,367,324 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss   (25,778,172 )
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 12,977,984  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  For the years ended October 31,
  2011   2010
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS:              
Operations:              
Net investment income $ 38,756,156     $ 43,397,621  
Net realized gain on investments in securities, futures              
contracts and foreign exchange transactions   9,589,152       6,625,363  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)              
on investments in securities, futures contracts and              
foreign currency translations   (35,367,324 )     32,243,650  
Net increase in net assets resulting from              
operations   12,977,984       82,266,634  
Dividends and distributions declared:              
From net investment income:              
Class N   (22,378,091 )     (26,313,676 )
Class I   (16,390,844 )     (17,053,751 )
Total dividends and distributions declared   (38,768,935 )     (43,367,427 )
Share transactions:              
Net proceeds from sales of shares   1,270,309,218       1,748,469,640  
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders              
for reinvestment of dividends and distributions   37,551,425       41,283,803  
Proceeds from short-term redemption fees   9,076       2,156  
Net cost of shares redeemed   (1,333,865,597 )     (940,686,488 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting              
from share transactions   (25,995,878 )     849,069,111  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets   (51,786,829 )     887,968,318  
               
NET ASSETS:              
Beginning of year   2,212,595,113       1,324,626,795  
End of year (including dividends and distributions              
in excess of net investment income of $216,433              
and $228,766, respectively) $ 2,160,808,284     $ 2,212,595,113  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected per share data and ratios for a Class N share outstanding throughout each year.

  For the years ended October 31,
  2011   2010   2009   2008   2007
Net asset value, beginning of year $ 10.46     $ 10.24     $ 9.31     $ 9.92     $ 10.10  
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income1   0.17       0.25       0.30       0.44       0.46  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.12 )     0.21       0.96       (0.63 )     (0.21 )
Total income (loss) from investment                                      
operations   0.05       0.46       1.26       (0.19 )     0.25  
Less dividends and distributions:                                      
From net investment income   (0.17 )     (0.24 )     (0.33 )     (0.42 )     (0.43 )
Net asset value, end of year $ 10.34     $ 10.46     $ 10.24     $ 9.31     $ 9.92  
Total return   0.52 %     4.58 %     13.63 %     (2.08 )%     2.42 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental data:                                      
Net assets, end of year (in millions) $ 1,336     $ 1,287     $ 870     $ 160     $ 168  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                      
before reductions   0.49 %     0.49 %     0.52 %     0.58 %     0.62 %
Expense offset arrangement   0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.01 %
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                      
after reductions   0.49 %     0.49 %     0.52 %     0.58 %     0.61 %
Ratio of net investment income to                                      
average net assets   1.66 %     2.38 %     2.96 %     4.42 %     4.62 %
Portfolio turnover rate   28 %     40 %     125 %     185 %     275 %
 
1      Calculated using average shares outstanding for the year.
2      Less than 0.01%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected per share data and ratios for a Class I share outstanding throughout each year.

  For the years ended October 31,
  2011   2010   2009   2008   2007
Net asset value, beginning of year $ 10.46     $ 10.23     $ 9.31     $ 9.92     $ 10.10  
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income1   0.19       0.26       0.31       0.46       0.48  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.12 )     0.23       0.95       (0.64 )     (0.20 )
Total income (loss) from investment                                      
operations   0.07       0.49       1.26       (0.18 )     0.28  
Less dividends and distributions:                                      
From net investment income   (0.19 )     (0.26 )     (0.34 )     (0.43 )     (0.46 )
Net asset value, end of year $ 10.34     $ 10.46     $ 10.23     $ 9.31     $ 9.92  
Total return   0.67 %     4.83 %     13.67 %     (1.92 )%     2.58 %
Ratios/Supplemental data:                                      
Net assets, end of year (in millions) $ 825     $ 926     $ 455     $ 95     $ 121  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                      
before reductions   0.33 %     0.34 %     0.37 %     0.42 %     0.47 %
Expense offset arrangement   0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.01 %
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                      
after reductions   0.33 %     0.34 %     0.37 %     0.42 %     0.46 %
Ratio of net investment income to                                      
average net assets   1.82 %     2.52 %     3.11 %     4.56 %     4.78 %
Portfolio turnover rate   28 %     40 %     125 %     185 %     275 %
 
1      Calculated using average shares outstanding for the year.
2      Less than 0.01%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2011

1. Organization. The Fund is a separate series of BBH Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was originally organized under the laws of the State of Maryland on July 16, 1990 as BBH Fund, Inc. and re-organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Fund commenced operations on December 22, 2000. On August 6, 2002, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Trust reclassified the Fund’s outstanding shares as “Class N,” and established a new class of shares designated as “Class I”. Class I commenced operations on December 3, 2002. Class N and Class I shares have different operating expenses. Neither Class N shares nor Class I shares convert to any other share class of the Fund. As of October 31, 2011, there were four series of the Trust. 
2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The following summarizes significant accounting policies of the Fund: 
A. Valuation of Investments. Bonds and other fixed income securities, including restricted securities (other than short-term obligations but including listed issues) are valued at their most recent bid prices (sales price if the principal market is an exchange) in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded, on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service, use of which has been approved by the Board. In making such valuations, the pricing service utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques, which take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data, without exclusive reliance upon quoted prices, or exchange or over-the-counter prices, since such valuations are believed to reflect more accurately the fair value of such securities. 

Securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board. Short-term investments, which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original maturity when acquired by the Fund was more than 60 days, unless this is determined not to represent fair value by the Board. 

B. Accounting for Investments and Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined based on the identified cost method. Interest income is accrued daily and consists of interest accrued, discount earned (including both original issue and market discount) and premium amortization on the investments of the Fund. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such tax is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivable 
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when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured. 

C. Fund Expenses. Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a specific fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned amongst each fund in the Trust equally. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known. 
D. Repurchase Agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with primary dealers of U.S. Government obligations as designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund buys a security from a dealer or bank and agrees to sell the security back at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price exceeds the sale price, reflecting the Fund’s return on the transaction or effectively the interest rate paid by the dealer to the Fund. This return is unrelated to the interest rate on the underlying security. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as securities dealers, deemed creditworthy by the investment adviser. The Fund’s custodian or sub-custodian will take possession of the securities subject to repurchase agreements. The investment adviser or sub-custodian will monitor the value of the underlying security each day to ensure that the value of the security always equals or exceeds the repurchase price. Repurchase agreements are subject to credit risks. At October 31, 2011, the Fund had no open repurchase agreements. 
E. Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“Contracts”) in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency, or to increase or shift its exposure to a currency other than U.S. dollars. The Fund has no specific limitation on the percentage of assets which may be committed to these types of Contracts. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the Contracts are unable to meet the terms of their Contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The U.S. dollar values of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Fund are determined using forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. As of and for the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund had no open Contracts. 
F. Swap Agreements. The Fund may enter into swap agreements. A swap is an exchange of cash payments based on a notional principal amount between the Fund and another party which is based on a specific financial index. These transactions are entered into in an attempt to obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost to the Fund than if the Fund had invested directly in an instrument that yielded that desired return. Cash payments are 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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October 31, 2011

exchanged at specified intervals and recorded in the Statement of Operations as realized gains and losses. The expected income or expense is recorded on an accrual basis. The value of the swap is adjusted daily, and the change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Risks may arise upon entering into these agreements from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contract and from unanticipated changes in the value of the financial index on which the swap agreement is based. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund may use swaps for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the Fund may use swaps to reduce its exposure to interest and foreign exchange rate fluctuations. For non-hedging purposes, the Fund may use swaps to take a position on anticipated changes in the underlying financial index. The Fund did not have any swap activity during the year ended October 31, 2011. 

G. Financial Futures Contracts. The Fund may enter into open futures contracts in order to hedge against anticipated future changes in interest rates, which otherwise might either adversely affect the value of securities held for the Fund or adversely affect the prices of securities that are intended to be purchased at a later date for the Fund. The contractual amount of the futures contracts represents the investment the Fund has in a particular contract and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk of loss. Trading in futures contracts involves, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of any futures variation margin reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The measurement of risk associated with futures contracts is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. Gains and losses are realized upon the expiration or closing of the futures contracts. Futures contracts held by the Fund are valued daily at the official settlement price of the exchange on which it is traded. The following futures contracts were open at October 31, 2011: 
Description   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration Date   Market Value   Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Contracts to Sell:                  
U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes   3,110   December 2011   $685,074,719   $626,080  
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes   1,120   December 2011   137,322,505   (8,758 )
                $617,322  

For the year ended October 31, 2011, the average monthly number of open futures contracts was 2,892. The range of monthly notional values was $205,215,781 to $823,014,546. 

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October 31, 2011

Fair Values of Futures Contracts as of October 31, 2011 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under authoritative guidance for derivatives instruments and hedging activities: 

  Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
  Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
  Fair Value   Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
  Fair Value
Futures Contracts Futures variation margin     Futures variation margin   $1,049,834 *
  on open contracts       on open contracts      
Total           $1,049,834  
 
*      Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Notes to Financial Statements. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Effect of Futures Contracts on the Statement of Operations

Net Realized Loss on Futures Contracts    
Futures Contracts $(12,662,561 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Futures Contracts    
Futures Contracts $  3,300,156  

H. Rule 144A Securities. The Fund may purchase securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) but that can be sold to “qualified institutional buyers” in accordance with the requirements stated in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A Securities”). A Rule 144A Security may be considered illiquid and therefore subject to the 15% limitation on the purchase of illiquid securities, unless it is determined on an ongoing basis that an adequate trading market exists for the security. Guidelines have been adopted and the daily function of determining and monitoring liquidity of Rule 144A Securities has been delegated to the investment adviser. All relevant factors will be considered in determining the liquidity of Rule 144A Securities and all investments in Rule 144A Securities will be carefully monitored. Information regarding Rule 144A securities is included at the end of the portfolio of investments. 

I. Securities Lending. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers, qualified banks and certain institutional investors. Pursuant to the Fund’s securities lending policy and procedures, the loans are secured by collateral in an amount equal to at least the market value at all times of the loaned securities plus any accrued interest and dividends. During the time the securities are on loan, the Fund will continue to receive the interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

on the loaned securities while receiving a fee from the borrower or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the lender securities identical to the loaned securities. The Fund may pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities and may share the interest earned on the collateral with the borrower. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. There were no securities on loan as of October 31, 2011. 

J. Federal Income Taxes. It is the Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no federal income tax provision is required. The Fund files a tax return annually using tax accounting methods required under provisions of the Code, which may differ from GAAP, the basis on which these financial statements are prepared. Accordingly, the amount of net investment income and net realized gain reported in these financial statements may differ from that reported on the Fund’s tax return due to certain book-to-tax timing differences such as losses deferred due to “wash sale” transactions and utilization of capital loss carry forwards. These differences result in temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes and are classified as distributions in excess of accumulated net realized gains or net investment income. These distributions do not constitute a return of capital. Permanent differences are reclassified on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities based upon their tax classification. As such, the character of distributions to shareholders reported in the Financial Highlights table may differ from that reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV. 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of October 31, 2011, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the year then ended. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

K. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are generally declared and paid monthly and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net capital gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were as follows: 
Distributions paid from:
  Ordinary
income
  Net
long-term
capital gain
  Total
taxable
distributions
  Tax return
of capital
  Total
distributions
paid
2011: $38,768,935     $38,768,935     $38,768,935
2010:   43,367,427       43,367,427       43,367,427

As of October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows: 

Components of accumulated earnings/(deficit):
  Undistributed
ordinary
income
Undistributed
long-term
capital gain
Accumulated
earnings
Accumulated
capital and
other losses
Other
book/tax
temporary
differences
Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Total
accumulated
earnings /
(deficit)
2011: $216,433 $8,653,078 $8,869,511 $           — $   — $23,185,606 $32,055,117
2010:   228,766      228,766 (4,235,772)    (608)   59,170,860   55,163,246

As of October 31, 2011, the Fund had a no net capital loss carry forward. 

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this, pre-enactment capital loss carry forwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term capital loss. 

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets because, for tax purposes, dividends are recognized when actually paid. 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. 

To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carry forwards, such gains will not be distributed. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

L. Use of Estimates. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. 
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates. 
A. Investment Advisory and Administrative Fees. Effective June 12, 2007, under a combined Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Trust, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) through a separately identifiable department (“SID” or “Investment Adviser”) provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to the Fund. BBH also provides administrative services to the Fund. The Fund pays a combined fee for investment advisory and administrative services calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equivalent to 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $6,744,345 for services under the Agreement. 
B. Shareholder Servicing Fees. The Trust has a shareholder servicing agreement with BBH. BBH receives a fee from the Fund calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.15% of Class N shares’ average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2011, Class N shares of the Fund incurred $2,013,743 in shareholder servicing fees. 
C. Custody and Fund Accounting Fees. BBH acts as a custodian and fund accountant and receives custody and fund accounting fees from the Fund calculated daily and incurred monthly. BBH holds all of the Fund’s cash and investments and calculates the Fund’s daily net asset value. The custody fee is an asset and transaction based fee. The fund accounting fee is an asset based fee calculated at 0.04% per annum on the first $100,000,000 of net assets, 0.02% per annum on the next $400,000,000 of net assets and 0.01% per annum on all net assets over $500,000,000. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $463,564 in custody and fund accounting fees. These fees for the Fund were reduced by $1,553 as a result of an expense offset arrangement with the Fund’s custodian. The credit amount (if any) is disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Fund’s expenses. In the event that the Fund is overdrawn, under the custody agreement with BBH, BBH will make overnight loans to the Fund to cover overdrafts. Pursuant to their agreement, the Fund will pay the Federal Funds overnight investment rate on the day of the overdraft. The total interest incurred by the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2011, was $1,556. 
D. Securities Lending Fees. The Trust has a securities lending agreement with BBH for which BBH receives a portion of the securities lending proceeds in exchange for its services as lending agent. For the year ended October 31, 2011, BBH received no securities lending proceeds. 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

E. Board of Trustees’ Fees. Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined under the 1940 Act receives an annual fee as well as reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses from the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $102,636 in non-interested Trustee compensation and reimbursements. 
4. Investment Transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales of investment securities other than short-term investments were $685,977,262 and $500,128,098 respectively. 
5. Shares of Beneficial Interest. The Trust is permitted to issue an unlimited number of Class N shares and Class I shares of beneficial interest, at no par value. Transactions in Class N and Class I shares were as follows: 
  For the year ended
October 31, 2011
  For the year ended
October 31, 2010
  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars
Class N                          
Shares sold 73,393,742     $ 764,288,458     87,811,416     $ 907,548,434  
Shares issued in connection                          
with reinvestments of                          
dividends 2,062,291       21,444,208     2,429,069       25,094,404  
Proceeds from short-term                          
redemption fees NA       8,771     NA       1,851  
Shares redeemed (69,215,317 )     (720,461,530 )   (52,214,769 )     (539,169,938 )
Net increase 6,240,716     $ 65,279,907     38,025,716     $ 393,474,751  
                           
Class I                          
Shares sold 48,573,131     $ 506,020,760     81,428,157     $ 840,921,206  
Shares issued in connection                          
with reinvestments of                          
dividends 1,549,678       16,107,217     1,566,277       16,189,399  
Proceeds from short-term                          
redemption fees NA       305     NA       305  
Shares redeemed (58,915,144 )     (613,404,067 )   (38,879,690 )     (401,516,550 )
Net increase (decrease) (8,792,335 )   $ (91,275,785 )   44,114,744     $ 455,594,360  

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

6. Principal Risk Factors and Indemnifications. 
A. Principal Risk Factors. Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Fund’s prospectus, including but not limited to, those described below: 

A shareholder may lose money by investing in the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to failure of a counterparty to a transaction to perform (credit risk), changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), higher volatility for securities with longer maturities (maturity risk), financial performance or leverage of the issuer (issuer risk), difficulty in being able to purchase or sell a security (liquidity risk), or certain risks associated with investing in foreign securities not present in domestic investments (foreign investment risk). The Fund’s use of derivatives creates risks that are different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities as the Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested (derivatives risk). The Fund’s use of borrowing, engagement in reverse repurchase agreements and investment in some derivatives, involve leverage. Leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s securities and may cause the Fund to be more volatile (leverage risk). The value of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are held by the Fund; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (market risk). The extent of the Fund’s exposure to these risks in respect to these financial assets is included in their value as recorded in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund. 

B. Indemnifications. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

7. Subsequent Event. Management has evaluated events and transactions that may have occurred since October 31, 2011 through the date the financial statements were issued, that would merit recognition or additional disclosure in the financial statements. 

At a meeting held on December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees of BBH Trust approved the following changes effective January 1, 2012 to fees paid by the Fund: 

• a 0.05% decrease in the Investment Advisory and Administrative Fee for the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 to an annual rate equivalent of 0.25%. 
• a 0.05% increase in the Shareholder Servicing Fee to an annual rate equivalent of 0.20% of the Class N shares' average daily net assets. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY INFORMATION
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Supplemental Proxy Information. A Special Meeting of Trust shareholders was held on June 20, 2011. On April 29, 2011, the record date for shareholders voting at the meeting, there were 207,181,804 total outstanding shares.

The following items were considered by Fund shareholders and the results of their voting are listed below.

Proposal:  
 
To elect three Trustees to the Board of the Trust;  
 
Susan C. Livingston  
Shares voted affirmatively 205,221,196
Shares voted negatively 1,705,817
Shares abstaining 254,791
 
Andrew S. Frazier  
Shares voted affirmatively 206,927,013
Shares voted negatively 0
Shares abstaining 254,791
 
Mark M. Collins  
Shares voted affirmatively 206,927,013
Shares voted negatively 0
Shares abstaining 254,791

Immediately upon shareholder approval, Mr. Collins began to serve as a Trustee. Ms. Livingston began to serve as a Trustee on April 1, 2011 and Mr. Frazier began to serve as a Trustee on June 23, 2010. Messrs. Shields, Feldman, Lowy, Miltenberger and Wagner continued their service as Trustees.

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

EXAMPLE

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs (as applicable), including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested distributions, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs (as applicable), including management fees; distribution 12b-1 fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011).

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% Hypothetical Example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (continued)
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

          Expenses Paid
  Beginning   Ending   During Period
  Account Value   Account Value   May 1, 2011 to
  May 1, 2011   October 31, 2011   October 31, 20111
Class N          
Actual $1,000   $1,000   $2.52
Hypothetical2 $1,000   $1,023   $2.55
 
          Expenses Paid
  Beginning   Ending   During Period
  Account Value   Account Value   May 1, 2011 to
  May 1, 2011   October 31, 2011   October 31, 20111
Class I          
Actual $1,000   $1,002   $1.72
Hypothetical2 $1,000   $1,023   $1.73

 
1      Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.50% and 0.34% for Class N and I shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
2      Assumes a return of 5% before expenses. For the purposes of the calculation, the applicable annualized expenses ratio for each class of shares is subtracted from the assumed return before expenses.
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Conflicts of Interest

Certain conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible, on the other. For example, it is possible that the various accounts managed could have different investment strategies that, at times, might conflict with one another to the possible detriment of the Fund. Alternatively, to the extent that the same investment opportunities might be desirable for more than one account, possible conflicts could arise in determining how to allocate them.

Other potential conflicts might include conflicts between the Fund and its affiliated and unaffiliated service providers (e.g., conflicting duties of loyalty). In addition to providing investment management services through the Investment Adviser, BBH provides administrative, custody, fund accounting, shareholder servicing and securities lending services to the Fund. BBH may have conflicting duties of loyalty while servicing the Fund and/or opportunities to further its own interest to the detriment of the Fund. For example, in negotiating fee arrangements with affiliated service providers, BBH may have an incentive to agree to higher fees than it would in the case of unaffiliated providers. Also, because its advisory fees are calculated by reference to the Fund’s net assets, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates may have an incentive to seek to overvalue certain assets. From time to time, BBH may buy or sell shares of the Fund on behalf of discretionary wealth management clients.

The SID may direct brokerage transactions and/or payment of a portion of client commissions (“soft dollars”) to specific brokers or dealers or other providers to pay for research or brokerage services. The use of a broker that provides research and securities transaction services may result in a higher commission than that offered by a broker who does not provide such services. The Investment Adviser will determine in good faith whether the amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of research and brokerage services provided and whether the services provide lawful and appropriate assistance in its investment decision-making responsibilities. The SID currently does not direct brokerage transactions for BBH Broad Market Fund.

Arrangements regarding compensation and delegation of responsibility may create conflicts relating to selection of brokers or dealers to execute Fund portfolio trades and/or specific uses of commissions from Fund portfolio trades, administration of investment advice and valuation of securities. BBH may enter into advisory and/or referral arrangements with third parties. Such arrangements may include compensation paid by BBH to the third party. BBH may pay a solicitation fee for referrals and/or advisory or incentive fees.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (continued)
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

BBH, including the Investment Adviser, seeks to meet its fiduciary obligation with respect to all clients including the Fund. BBH has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that seek to manage conflicts. The Investment Adviser monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with fund investment guidelines, review of allocation decisions, the investment in only those securities within the parameters of which have been approved for purchase by an oversight committee, and compliance with the Investment Adviser’s Code of Ethics. With respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, BBH has adopted and implemented policies designed to achieve fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its clients over time. BBH has structured the portfolio managers’ compensation in a manner it believes is reasonably designed to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts.

The Trust also manages these conflicts. For example, the Fund has designated a chief compliance officer and has adopted and implemented policies and procedures designed to address the conflicts identified above and other conflicts that may arise in the course of the Fund’s operations in such a way as to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts. The Trustees receive regular reports from the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s chief compliance officer on areas of potential conflict.

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BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

The qualified investment income (QII) percentage for the year ended October 31, 2011 was 88.20%. In January 2012, shareholders will receive on Form 1099-DIV, which will include their share of qualified dividends distributed during the calendar year 2011. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisors for information on the treatment of these amounts on their individual income tax returns.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
(unaudited)

Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Trust and executive officers of the Trust is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information for the BBH Broad Market Fund includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request without charge by contacting the Fund at 1-800-625-5759.

Name and
Birth Date
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee^
Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
Independent Trustees          
Joseph V. Shields Jr.

Birth Date:
March 17, 1938
Chairman of
the Board
and Trustee
Since 2007

1990-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
Managing Director and Chairman of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC (member of New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)). 4 Chairman of Capital Management Associates, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE listed company).
           
David P. Feldman

Birth Date:
November 16, 1939
Trustee Since 2007

1990-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
Retired. 4 Director of Dreyfus
Mutual Funds
(59 Funds)
           
Arthur D.
Miltenberger

Birth Date:
November 8, 1938
Trustee Since 2007

1992-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
Retired. 4 None
           
H. Whitney Wagner

Birth Date:
March 3, 1956
Trustee Since 2007

2006-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
President, Clear Brook Advisors, a registered investment advisor. 4 None
           
Andrew S. Frazier

Birth Date:
April 8, 1948
Trustee Since 2010 President of Western World Insurance Group, Inc. (“WWIG”) (January 2010 to present). President and CEO of WWIG and subsidiaries (1992-2009). 4 Director of WWIG

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
(unaudited)

Name, Birth Date
and Address
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Term of
Office#
and
Length
of Time
Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee^
Other
Directorships
Held by
Trustee
Mark M. Collins

Birth Date:
November 8, 1956
Trustee Since 2011 Partner of Brown Investment Advisory Incorporated, a registered investment advisor. 4 Chairman of Dillon Trust Company; Chairman of Keswick Management; Director of Domaine Clarence Dillon, Bordeaux, France; and Director of Pinnacle Care International.
Interested Trustees           
Susan C. Livingston+

40 Water Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
February 18, 1957
Trustee Since 2011 Partner (since 1998) and Senior Client Advocate (since 2010) of BBH, Director of BBH Luxembourg S.C.A. (since 1992); Director of BBH Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd. (2007 to April 2011); and BBH Investor Services (London) Ltd (2001 to April 2011). 4 None
           
John A. Gehret+

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
April 11, 1959
Trustee Since 2011 Partner (since 1998) of BBH. Joined BBH in 1981. 4 None

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

41
 

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
(unaudited)

OFFICERS

Name, Birth Date
and Address
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Radford W. Klotz

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
December 1, 1955
President and
Principal Executive
Officer
Since 2011 Joined BBH in 1977 and has been a Partner of the firm since 1995.
       
Charles H. Schreiber

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
December 10, 1957
Treasurer and
Principal Financial
Officer
Since 2007

2006-2007
with the
Predecessor Trust
Senior Vice President of BBH since September 2001; joined BBH in 1999.
       
Mark B. Nixon

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
January 14, 1963
Assistant Secretary Since 2007

2006-2007
with the
Predecessor Trust
Vice President of BBH (since October 2006).
       
Mark A. Egert

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
May 25, 1962
Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) Since 2011 CCO for BBH (June 2011 – present); Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP (from April 2010 to May 2011); CCO of Cowen and Company (from January 2005 to April 2010).
       
Sue M. Rim-An

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
September 10, 1970
Anti-Money
Laundering Officer
Since 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Officer, Vice President of BBH (September 2007-present); AML Officer at UBS Investment Bank (April 2006 – August 2007).
       
Suzan Barron

50 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
September 5, 1964
Secretary Since 2009 Senior Vice President and Senior Investor Services Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Regulatory Support Practice of Fund Administration, BBH since November 2005.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH BROAD MARKET FUND
(unaudited)

Name, Birth Date
and Address
Position(s)
Held with
Trust
Term of
Office#
and
Length
of Time
Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Alexander Tikonoff

50 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
December 23, 1974
Assistant Secretary Since 2009 Assistant Vice President and Investor Services Associate Counsel, BBH (since August 2006).
       
Rowena Rothman

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
October 24, 1967
Assistant Treasurer Since 2011 Vice President of BBH (since 2009); Finance and Accounting Consultant at The Siegfried Group (2007-2009).

 
#      All officers of the Trust hold office for one year and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified (subject to the ability of the Trustees to remove any officer in accordance with the Trust’s By-laws). Except for Ms. Livingston and Messrs. Collins, Frazier and Gehret, the Trustees previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Predecessor Trust. At a meeting held on December 7, 2011, the Board approved the addition of Mr. Klotz as the President and Principal Executive Officer and Rowena Rothman as the Assistant Treasurer of the Trust.
^ The Fund Complex consists of the Trust, which has four series, and each is counted as one “Fund” for purposes of this table. 
+ Ms. Livingston and Mr. Gehret are “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act because of their positions as Partners of BBH. Mr. Gehret was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Trust on December 7, 2011. 
   

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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ADMINISTRATOR INVESTMENT ADVISER
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
140 BROADWAY MUTUAL FUND ADVISORY
NEW YORK, NY 10005 DEPARTMENT
  140 BROADWAY
DISTRIBUTOR NEW YORK, NY 10005
ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.  
1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100  
DENVER, CO 80203  

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
140 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10005
(800) 625-5759

To obtain information or make shareholder inquiries:
 
By telephone: Call 1-800-575-1265
By E-mail send your request to: bbhfunds@bbh.com
On the internet: www.bbhfunds.com

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing herein contained is to be considered an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund. Such offering is made only by the prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

The Fund files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” Information on Form N-Q is available without charge and upon request by calling the Fund at the toll-free number listed above. A text only version can be viewed online or downloaded from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room). You may also access this information from the BBH Funds website at www.bbhfunds.com.

A summary of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, as well as a record of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available upon request by calling the toll-free number listed above. This information is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 
 

Annual Report

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 
 

BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
October 31, 2011

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2011, the BBH International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) Class N Shares and Class I Shares returned -1.49% and -1.26%, net of fees, respectively. The Fund’s benchmark, MSCI Europe, Australasia Far East Index1 (the “EAFE”), returned -4.08% over the same period. The Fund continues to employ two sub-advisers who are monitored by the investment adviser. One sub-adviser, Mondrian Investment Partners Limited (“Mondrian”), employs a value strategy while the other, Walter Scott & Partners Limited (“Walter Scott”), employs a growth strategy. New assets continue to be allocated equally between both sub-advisers.

The Fund benefited from its defensive positioning, specifically an overweight to Consumer Non-Cyclical and Health Care, which were the two best performing sectors in the index, and underweight to more cyclically sensitive sectors such as Consumer Cyclical and Basic Materials in what was a difficult year for equities in general. Both sub-advisers’ underweight positions in European banks also helped performance amidst renewed concerns over the fiscal situations in peripheral euro zone economies. Other contributors to the Fund’s outperformance over the 12-month period included strong stock selection in Japan by Walter Scott despite the March 11th earthquake as well as defensive currency hedging positions placed on the Swiss Franc and Australian Dollar by Mondrian in response to perceived overvaluation in those two currencies. Detractors to the Fund’s performance during the fiscal year included weak stock selection in France and Hong Kong as well as under allocations to Sweden and the United Kingdom. Walter Scott, in pursuit of companies with strong growth prospects, continued to make marginal increases to its exposure to emerging markets. The manager did this both through investments in companies domiciled in developed markets but deriving significant portions of their revenues from emerging markets and through investing directly in emerging market-domiciled companies.

Both managers continued to employ strategies focused on an objective of total return, primarily through capital appreciation rather than on particular benchmarks. They invest in what they believe are quality businesses with clear plans for the future, competitive positions among peers and strong management teams dedicated to increasing shareholder value.

 
1 MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (EAFE) is an unmanaged market capitalization-weight equity index comprising 20 of 48 countries in the MSCI universe and representing the developed world outside of North America. Each MSCI country index is created separately, then aggregated, without change, into regional MSCI indices. EAFE performance data is calculated in U.S. dollars and in local currency. Investments cannot be made in an index. 
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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
October 31, 2011

Growth of $10,000 Invested in BBH International Equity Fund

The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Class N Shares of the Fund over the ten years ended October 31, 2011 as compared to the EAFE.


The annualized gross expense ratios as in the February 28, 2011 prospectus for Class N and Class I shares were 1.17% and 0.93%, respectively.

Performance quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. For current to the most recent month end performance and after tax returns, contact the Fund at 1-800-625-5759.

 
1 The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The EAFE has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities in the index. The EAFE is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund’s performance. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees of the BBH Trust and Shareholders of
BBH International Equity Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of BBH International Equity Fund (a series of BBH Trust) (the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BBH International Equity Fund as of October 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 21, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
October 31, 2011

COUNTRY DIVERSIFICATION

U.S. $ Value   Percent of
Net Assets
Australia $ 52,481,840   7.1 %
Belgium   7,036,965   1.0  
Brazil   8,636,535        1.2  
China   12,394,696   1.7  
Denmark   9,198,167   1.2  
Finland   3,668,937   0.5  
France   78,060,625   10.5  
Germany   35,475,613   4.8  
Hong Kong   25,882,127   3.5  
Ireland   4,718,891   0.6  
Israel   7,320,320   1.0  
Italy   14,020,856   1.9  
Japan   185,500,668   25.0  
Netherlands   29,730,340   4.0  
Singapore   18,228,277   2.5  
Spain   33,629,695   4.5  
Sweden   7,916,525   1.1  
Switzerland   49,937,731   6.7  
Taiwan   10,023,554   1.4  
United Kingdom   130,923,954   17.7  
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   15,730,714   2.1  
NET ASSETS $ 740,517,030   100.0 %

All data as of October 31, 2011. The Fund’s country diversification is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may vary over time.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION (continued)
October 31, 2011

SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION

   U.S. $ Value   Percent of
Net Assets 
Basic Materials $ 16,799,873        2.2 %
Communications   68,062,643   9.1  
Consumer Cyclical   66,224,543   8.9  
Consumer Non-Cyclical   176,641,728   23.8  
Energy   96,900,956   13.3  
Financials   104,290,950   14.0  
Health Care   56,855,021   7.7  
Industrials   62,448,215   8.4  
Technology   37,798,089   5.2  
Utilities   38,764,298   5.3  
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   15,730,714   2.1  
NET ASSETS $ 740,517,030   100.0 %

All data as of October 31, 2011. The Fund’s sector diversification is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may vary over time.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2011

Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (97.9%)    
  AUSTRALIA (7.1%)    
  BASIC MATERIALS    
818,267 Amcor, Ltd. $ 6,036,529
  COMMUNICATIONS    
2,588,878 Telstra Corp., Ltd.   8,477,277
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
224,479 Coca-Cola Amatil, Ltd.   2,918,913
60,300 Cochlear, Ltd.   3,708,761
240,000 CSL, Ltd.   7,236,157
62,383 Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.   245,363
      14,109,194
  ENERGY    
208,000 Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.   7,881,078
  FINANCIALS    
1,158,860 AMP, Ltd.   5,191,461
589,091 Lend Lease Corp., Ltd.   4,761,792
389,875 QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.   6,024,509
      15,977,762
  Total Australia   52,481,840
 
  BELGIUM (1.0%)    
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
170,000 Colruyt SA   7,036,808
  FINANCIALS    
112,376 Ageas1   157
  Total Belgium   7,036,965
 
  BRAZIL (1.2%)    
  ENERGY    
341,500 Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR   8,636,535
  Total Brazil   8,636,535

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (continued)    
  CHINA (1.7%)    
  ENERGY    
906,500 China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. (H Shares) $ 4,152,587
4,358,000 CNOOC, Ltd.   8,242,109
  Total China   12,394,696
         
  DENMARK (1.2%)    
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
86,400 Novo Nordisk AS (B Shares)   9,198,167
  Total Denmark   9,198,167
         
  FINLAND (0.5%)    
  INDUSTRIALS    
66,200 Kone OYJ (B Shares)   3,668,937
  Total Finland   3,668,937
         
  FRANCE (10.5%)    
  COMMUNICATIONS    
515,656 France Telecom SA   9,351,949
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
308,647 Carrefour SA   8,254,124
102,200 Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International SA   7,452,460
125,400 Danone   8,738,198
67,900 L’Oreal SA   7,538,202
      31,982,984
  ENERGY    
194,754 Total SA   10,266,432
  FINANCIALS    
135,028 Societe Generale   3,902,974
  HEALTH CARE    
143,856 Sanofi-Aventis SA   10,380,666

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (continued)    
  FRANCE (continued)    
  INDUSTRIALS    
110,861 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain $ 5,171,167
38,800 Vallourec SA   2,368,557
93,698 Vinci SA   4,635,896
      12,175,620
  Total France   78,060,625
         
  GERMANY (4.8%)    
  COMMUNICATIONS    
708,627 Deutsche Telekom AG   9,056,567
  CONSUMER CYCLICAL    
118,200 Adidas AG   8,382,248
  TECHNOLOGY    
139,000 SAP AG   8,443,589
  UTILITIES    
223,009 RWE AG   9,593,209
  Total Germany   35,475,613
         
  HONG KONG (3.5%)    
  COMMUNICATIONS    
957,500 China Mobile, Ltd.   9,130,345
  INDUSTRIALS    
82,800 Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.   4,150,681
  UTILITIES    
965,000 CLP Holdings, Ltd.   8,577,450
1,785,440 Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.   4,023,651
      12,601,101
  Total Hong Kong   25,882,127
         
  IRELAND (0.6%)    
  INDUSTRIALS    
362,802 Experian, Plc.   4,718,891
  Total Ireland   4,718,891

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (continued)    
  ISRAEL (1.0%)    
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
179,200 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR $ 7,320,320
  Total Israel   7,320,320
 
  ITALY (1.9%)    
  ENERGY    
426,251 ENI SpA   9,461,948
  FINANCIALS    
2,563,213 Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   4,558,908
  Total Italy   14,020,856
 
  JAPAN (25.0%)    
  BASIC MATERIALS    
209,000 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.   10,763,344
  COMMUNICATIONS    
43,100 Trend Micro, Inc.   1,546,400
  CONSUMER CYCLICAL    
259,300 Denso Corp.   8,028,332
220,300 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.   6,657,651
51,700 Nintendo Co., Ltd.   7,839,927
49,300 Shimamura Co., Ltd.   4,951,226
162,300 Toyota Motor Corp.   5,440,877
      32,918,013
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
329,700 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   5,174,164
293,700 Kao Corp.   7,720,000
368,500 Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.   9,881,300
      22,775,464
  ENERGY    
1,115 Inpex Corp.   7,354,912

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (continued)    
  JAPAN (continued)    
  FINANCIALS    
286,300 Aeon Mall Co., Ltd. $ 6,694,396
93,200 Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.   8,298,979
459,000 Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.   7,795,216
522,300 Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.   12,463,963
      35,252,554
  HEALTH CARE    
237,700 Astellas Pharma, Inc.   8,695,802
201,800 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   9,129,147
      17,824,949
  INDUSTRIALS    
174,600 Daikin Industries, Ltd.   5,186,197
54,500 Fanuc, Ltd.   8,823,487
364,800 Hoya Corp.   8,023,682
27,105 Keyence Corp.   6,912,270
356,000 Komatsu, Ltd.   8,788,450
      37,734,086
  TECHNOLOGY    
422,200 Canon, Inc.   19,330,946
  Total Japan   185,500,668
 
  NETHERLANDS (4.0%)    
  COMMUNICATIONS    
476,945 Reed Elsevier NV   5,903,553
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
646,444 Koninklijke Ahold NV   8,333,061
  ENERGY    
304,085 Royal Dutch Shell, Plc. (A Shares)   10,871,040
  FINANCIALS    
531,069 ING Groep NV1   4,622,686
  Total Netherlands   29,730,340

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (continued)    
  SINGAPORE (2.5%)    
  COMMUNICATIONS    
2,092,000 Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. $ 5,313,384
  FINANCIALS    
810,822 DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.   7,931,365
366,720 United Overseas Bank, Ltd.   4,983,528
      12,914,893
  Total Singapore   18,228,277
         
  SPAIN (4.5%)    
  COMMUNICATIONS    
520,917 Telefonica SA   11,203,297
  CONSUMER CYCLICAL    
104,000 Inditex SA   9,490,335
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
198,046 Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA1   907,894
  FINANCIALS    
386,459 Banco Santander SA   3,331,554
  UTILITIES    
1,189,227 Iberdrola SA   8,696,615
  Total Spain   33,629,695
         
  SWEDEN (1.1%)    
  CONSUMER CYCLICAL    
238,200 Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)   7,916,525
  Total Sweden   7,916,525
         
  SWITZERLAND (6.7%)    
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
143,600 Nestle SA   8,377,856
6,332 SGS SA   10,916,355
22,400 Synthes, Inc.   3,778,553
      23,072,764

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (continued)    
  SWITZERLAND (continued)    
  FINANCIALS    
37,044 Zurich Financial Services AG1 $ 8,582,853
  HEALTH CARE    
321,002 Novartis AG   18,282,114
  Total Switzerland   49,937,731
 
  TAIWAN (1.4%)    
  TECHNOLOGY    
2,510,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   6,121,450
309,200 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR   3,902,104
  Total Taiwan   10,023,554
 
  UNITED KINGDOM (17.7%)    
  COMMUNICATIONS    
2,902,278 Vodafone Group, Plc.   8,079,871
  CONSUMER CYCLICAL    
825,058 Compass Group, Plc.   7,517,422
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL    
153,900 Reckitt Benckiser Group, Plc.   7,924,458
805,300 Smith & Nephew, Plc.   7,375,491
3,077,649 Tesco, Plc.   19,911,665
319,716 Unilever, Plc.   10,713,551
1,231,000 WM Morrison Supermarkets, Plc.   5,979,907
      51,905,072
  ENERGY    
693,755 BG Group, Plc.   15,092,233
1,201,463 BP, Plc.   8,890,167
1,280,000 Cairn Energy, Plc.1   6,051,915
      30,034,315
  FINANCIALS    
810,700 HSBC Holdings, Plc.   7,101,808
344,000 Standard Chartered, Plc.   8,044,801
      15,146,609

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

   
Shares           Value
    COMMON STOCKS (continued)          
    UNITED KINGDOM (continued)          
    HEALTH CARE          
460,749   GlaxoSmithKline, Plc.       $ 10,367,292
    UTILITIES          
1,656,000   Centrica, Plc.         7,873,373
    Total United Kingdom         130,923,954
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $658,238,239)         724,786,316
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Identified cost $658,238,239)2 97.9 %   $ 724,786,316
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 2.1       15,730,714
NET ASSETS     100.0 %   $ 740,517,030

 
1 Non-income producing security. 
2 The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $661,002,999, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $155,508,732 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $91,725,415, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $63,783,317. 

Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fund is required to disclose information regarding the fair value measurements of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The disclosure requirement established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Fund’s own considerations about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three levels defined by the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

— Level 1 – (unadjusted) quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. 
— Level 2 – significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). 
— Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). 

Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the values received upon the actual sale of those investments.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2011.

Investments in securities, at value    (Unadjusted)
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)*
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)*
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)*
   Balance as of
October 31, 2011
 
Australia   $   $ 52,481,840     $ 52,481,840  
Belgium         7,036,965       7,036,965  
Brazil     8,636,535           8,636,535  
China         12,394,696       12,394,696  
Denmark         9,198,167       9,198,167  
Finland         3,668,937       3,668,937  
France         78,060,625       78,060,625  
Germany         35,475,613       35,475,613  
Hong Kong         25,882,127       25,882,127  
Ireland         4,718,891       4,718,891  
Israel     7,320,320           7,320,320  
Italy         14,020,856       14,020,856  
Japan         185,500,668       185,500,668  
Netherlands         29,730,340       29,730,340  
Singapore         18,228,277       18,228,277  
Spain         33,629,695       33,629,695  
Sweden         7,916,525       7,916,525  
Switzerland         49,937,731       49,937,731  
Taiwan     3,902,104     6,121,450       10,023,554  
United Kingdom         130,923,954       130,923,954  
   Total Investment in                        
        Securities, at value   $ 19,858,959   $ 704,927,357     $ 724,786,316  
     
Other Financial Instruments, at value                        
Forward Foreign Currency                        
   Exchange Contracts         (257,203 )     (257,203 )
   Other Financial                        
         Instruments, at value   $   $ (257,203 )   $ (257,203 )

 
The Fund’s policy is to disclose transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels 1, 2 or 3 as of October 31, 2011, based on the valuation input Levels on October 31, 2010. 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
October 31, 2011

ASSETS:      
Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $658,238,239) $ 724,786,316  
Cash   15,354,215  
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost $76,205)   75,117  
Receivables for:      
Dividends   2,454,484  
Shares sold   180,000  
Prepaid assets   18,908  
Total Assets   742,869,040  
LIABILITIES:      
Payables for:      
Investments purchased   1,292,898  
Investment advisory and administrative fees   490,698  
Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign exchange      
currency contracts   257,203  
Shareholder servicing fees   133,242  
Custody and fund accounting fees   74,307  
Professional fees   62,050  
Transfer agent fees   4,629  
Distribution fees   3,990  
Board of Trustees’ fees   1,512  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   31,481  
Total Liabilities   2,352,010  
NET ASSETS $ 740,517,030  
Net Assets Consist of:      
Paid-in capital $ 730,693,745  
Undistributed net investment income   14,003,977  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments in securities      
and foreign exchange transactions   (70,469,614 )
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in      
securities and foreign currency translations   66,288,922  
Net Assets $ 740,517,030  
       
NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE      
CLASS N SHARES      
($643,648,047 ÷ 50,852,511 shares outstanding) $ 12.66  
CLASS I SHARES      
($96,868,983 ÷ 7,628,489 shares outstanding) $ 12.70  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended October 31, 2011

NET INVESTMENT INCOME:      
Income:      
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,925,038) $ 22,798,743  
Interest and other income   7,089  
Total Income   22,805,832  
Expenses:      
Investment advisory and administrative fees   5,814,892  
Shareholder servicing fees   1,579,613  
Custody and fund accounting fees   468,788  
Board of Trustees’ fees   102,613  
Professional fees   94,302  
Transfer agent fees   31,348  
Distribution fees   20,929  
Miscellaneous expenses   101,281  
Total Expenses   8,213,766  
Expense offset arrangement   (31,265 )
Net Expenses   8,182,501  
Net Investment Income   14,623,331  
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS:      
Net realized loss on investments in securities   (5,233,330 )
Net realized loss on foreign exchange transactions and translations   (102,404 )
Net realized loss on investments in securities,      
foreign exchange transactions and translations   (5,335,734 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on      
investments in securities   (30,612,865 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on      
foreign currency translations   5,745,621  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on      
investments in securities and foreign currency translations   (24,867,244 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss   (30,202,978 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ (15,579,647 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  For the years ended October 31,  
  2011   2010  
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS:            
Operations:            
Net investment income $ 14,623,331   $ 10,655,431  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments in securities            
and foreign exchange transactions   (5,335,734 )   452,436  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)            
on investments in securities and foreign currency            
translations   (24,867,244 )   47,806,970  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting            
from operations   (15,579,647 )   58,914,837  
Dividends and distributions declared:            
From net investment income:            
Class N   (8,838,088 )   (7,616,296 )
Class I   (1,536,953 )   (692,793 )
Total dividends and distributions declared   (10,375,041 )   (8,309,089 )
Share transactions:            
Net proceeds from sales of shares   179,112,132     179,269,641  
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders for            
reinvestment of dividends and distributions   10,220,217     8,099,147  
Proceeds from short-term redemption fees   2,734     2,611  
Net cost of shares redeemed   (77,140,248 )   (94,069,853 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from            
share transactions   112,194,835     93,301,546  
Total increase in net assets   86,240,147     143,907,294  
NET ASSETS:            
Beginning of year   654,276,883     510,369,589  
End of year (including dividends and distributions            
in excess of net investment income of $14,003,977            
and $9,881,438, respectively) $ 740,517,030   $ 654,276,883  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected per share data and ratios for a Class N share outstanding throughout each year

  For the years ended October 31,  
  2011   2010   2009   2008   2007  
Net asset value, beginning of year $ 13.05   $ 11.98   $ 10.73   $ 18.53   $ 15.71  
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income1   0.26     0.23     0.21     0.32     0.28  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.45 )   1.03     1.74     (7.06 )   2.95  
Total income (loss) from investment                              
operations   (0.19 )   1.26     1.95     (6.74 )   3.23  
Less dividends and distributions:                              
From net investment income   (0.20 )   (0.19 )   (0.37 )   (0.27 )   (0.24 )
From net realized gains           (0.33 )   (0.79 )   (0.17 )
Total dividends and distributions   (0.20 )   (0.19 )   (0.70 )   (1.06 )   (0.41 )
Net asset value, end of year $ 12.66   $ 13.05   $ 11.98   $ 10.73   $ 18.53  
Total return   (1.49 )%   10.61 %   19.69 %   (38.30 )%   21.01 %
 
Ratios/Supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions) $ 644   $ 573   $ 471   $ 412   $ 700  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
before reductions   1.16 %   1.17 %   1.19 %   1.13 %   1.17 %
Expense offset arrangement   0.00 %2   0.00 %2   0.01 %   0.00 %2   0.00 %2
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
after reductions   1.16 %   1.17 %   1.18 %   1.13 %   1.17 %
Ratio of net investment income to                              
average net assets   1.98 %   1.85 %   2.04 %   2.09 %   1.64 %
Portfolio turnover rate   13 %   11 %   34 %   19 %   16 %
 
Calculated using average shares outstanding for the year. 
Less than 0.01% 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected per share data and ratios for a Class I share outstanding throughout each year

For the years ended October 31,
  2011    2010    2009    2008    2007 
Net asset value, beginning of year $ 13.09     $ 12.01     $ 10.77     $ 18.59     $ 15.76  
Income from investment operations:                                      
Net investment income1   0.29       0.24       0.24       0.35       0.32  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.45 )     1.05       1.75       (7.07 )     2.96  
Total income (loss) from investment                                      
operations   (0.16 )     1.29       1.99       (6.72 )     3.28  
Less dividends and distributions:                                      
From net investment income   (0.23 )     (0.21 )     (0.42 )     (0.31 )     (0.28 )
From net realized gains               (0.33 )     (0.79 )     (0.17 )
Total dividends and distributions   (0.23 )     (0.21 )     (0.75 )     (1.10 )     (0.45 )
Net asset value, end of year $ 12.70     $ 13.09     $ 12.01     $ 10.77     $ 18.59  
Total return   (1.26 )%     10.88 %     20.01 %     (38.12 )%     21.28 %
                                 
Ratios/Supplemental data:                                      
Net assets, end of year (in millions) $ 97     $ 82     $ 39     $ 26     $ 45  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                      
before reductions   0.92 %     0.93 %     0.93 %     0.88 %     0.91 %
Expense offset arrangement   0.01 %     0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.00 %2     0.00 %2
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                                      
after reductions   0.91 %     0.93 %     0.93 %     0.88 %     0.91 %
Ratio of net investment income to                                      
average net assets   2.22 %     1.96 %     2.29 %     2.32 %     1.87 %
Portfolio turnover rate   13 %     11 %     34 %     19 %     16 %
 
Calculated using average shares outstanding for the year. 
Less than 0.01% 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2011

1. Organization. The Fund is a separate series of BBH Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was originally organized under the laws of the State of Maryland on July 16, 1990 as BBH Fund, Inc. and re-organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Fund commenced operations on June 6, 1997. On February 20, 2001, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Trust reclassified the Fund’s outstanding shares as “Class N,” and established a new class of shares designated as “Class I”. Class I commenced operations on October 30, 2002. Class N and Class I shares have different operating expenses. Neither Class N shares nor Class I shares convert to any other share class of the Fund. As of October 31, 2011, there were four series of the Trust. 
2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The following summarizes significant accounting policies of the Fund: 
A. Valuation of Investments. (1) The value of investments listed on a securities exchange is based on the last sale price on that exchange prior to the time when assets are valued, or in the absence of recorded sales, at the average of readily available closing bid and asked prices on such exchange; (2) unlisted securities are valued at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market; (3) securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board; (4) for securities traded on international exchanges, if events which may materially affect the value of the Fund’s securities occur after the close of the primary exchange and before the Fund’s net asset value is next determined, then those securities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith under the supervision of the Board. The Fund currently uses a systematic fair value model provided by an independent third party to value international securities on a daily basis; (5) short-term investments, which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original maturity when acquired by the Fund was more than 60 days, unless this is determined not to represent fair value by the Board. 
B. Accounting for Investments and Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined based on the identified cost method. Dividend income and other distributions from portfolio securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or a capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such tax is uncertain. 
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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

C. Fund Expenses. Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a specific fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned amongst each fund in the Trust equally. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known. 
D. Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“Contracts”) in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities, to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in a particular currency, or to increase or shift its exposure to a currency other than U.S. dollars. The Fund has no specific limitation on the percentage of assets which may be committed to these types of Contracts. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the Contracts are unable to meet the terms of their Contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The U.S. dollar values of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Fund are determined using forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — As of October 31, 2011, the Fund held the following open forward foreign currency contracts: 

Foreign Currency    Local
Currency 
  Counterparty    Market
Value 
  Settlement Date    Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) 
Contracts to Sell:                          
Australian Dollar   16,009,500   BBH   $ 45,869   January 31, 2012   $ (45,869 )
Swiss Franc   6,749,500   BBH     211,334   January 31, 2012     (211,334 )
Net Unrealized (Loss) on Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    $ (257,203

The Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts starting on February 18, 2011. For the period February 18, 2011 to October 31, 2011, the average monthly cost of forward foreign currency exchange contracts was $18,729,756. The corresponding volumes for the period ranged from $7,267,215 to $27,189,272. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of October 31, 2011

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments under authoritative guidance for derivatives instruments and hedging activities:

  Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives
  Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Fair Value   Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities Location
  Fair Value
Forward Foreign Exchange Unrealized       Unrealized        
Currency Contracts appreciation       depreciation        
  of forward foreign       of forward foreign        
  exchange currency       exchange currency        
  contracts     contracts   $ 257,203 *
Total           $ 257,203  
 
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of forward foreign exchange currency contracts as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Notes to Financial Statements. 

Effect of Forward Foreign Exchange Currency Contracts on the Statement of Operations

Net Realized Loss on Foreign Exchange Transactions and Translations $ (203,553 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Foreign      
    Currency Translations $ 2,425,610  

E. Foreign Currency Translations. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange of such currency against the U.S. dollar to determine the value of investments, assets and liabilities. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Upon the purchase or sale of a security denominated in foreign currency, the Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars, of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying security transaction. Reported net realized gains and losses arise from the sales of portfolio securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on foreign denominated securities is reflected in the net realized and 
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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

unrealized gain or loss on foreign currency translations. Net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currency translations arise from changes in the value of the assets and liabilities, excluding investments in securities, at period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate. 

F. Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. 
G. Securities Lending. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers, qualified banks and certain institutional investors. Pursuant to the Fund’s securities lending policy and procedures, the loans are secured by collateral in an amount equal to at least the market value at all times of the loaned securities plus any accrued interest and dividends. During the time the securities are on loan, the Fund will continue to receive the interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the loaned securities while receiving a fee from the borrower or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the lender securities identical to the loaned securities. The Fund may pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities and may share the interest earned on the collateral with the borrower. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. There were no securities on loan as of October 31, 2011. 
H. Federal Income Taxes. It is the Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no federal income tax provision is required. The Fund files a tax return annually using tax accounting methods required under provisions of the Code, which may differ from GAAP, the basis on which these financial statements are prepared. Accordingly, the amount of net investment income and net realized gain reported in these financial statements may differ from that reported on the Fund’s tax return due to certain book-to-tax timing differences such as losses deferred due to “wash sale” transactions and utilization of capital loss carryforwards. These differences result in temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes and are classified as distributions in excess of accumulated net realized gains or net investment income. These distributions do not constitute a return of capital. Permanent differences are reclassified on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities based upon their tax classification. As such, the character of distributions to shareholders reported in the Financial Highlights table may differ from that reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 740”) Income Taxes. ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of October 31, 2011, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the year then ended. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. 

I. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, were generally declared and paid annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net capital gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were as follows: 
Distributions paid from:
  Ordinary
income 
  Net
long-term
capital gain 
  Total
taxable
distributions 
  Tax return
of capital 
  Total
distributions
paid 
2011: $10,375,041     $10,375,041     $10,375,041
2010: $  8,309,089     $  8,309,089     $8,309,089

As of October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

Components of accumulated earnings/(deficit)
  Undistributed
ordinary
income
  Undistributed
long-term
capital gain
  Accumulated
earnings
  Accumulated
capital and
other losses
      Other
book/tax
temporary
differences
    Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
  Total
accumulated
earnings/
(deficit)
2011: $13,937,099     $13,937,099   $(67,895,179 )   $     $63,781,365   $9,823,285
2010:     9,897,978     9,897,978   (62,728,716 )     (2,547,455 )   91,156,166   35,777,973

As of October 31, 2011, the Fund had a net capital loss carry forward of $67,895,179, which expires as follows:

Expiration date   Amount
10/31/2017   $62,728,716
10/31/2019      5,166,463

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this, pre-enactment capital loss carry forwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term capital loss. 

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets because, for tax purposes, dividends are recognized when actually paid. 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. 

To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carry forwards, such gains will not be distributed. 

J. Use of Estimates. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. 
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates. 
A. Investment Advisory and Administrative Fees. Effective June 12, 2007, under a combined Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Trust, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) through a separately identifiable department (“SID” or “Investment Adviser”) provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to the Fund. BBH employs a “manager-of-managers” investment approach, whereby it allocates the Fund’s assets among the Fund’s sub-advisers, currently Mondrian Investment Partners Limited and Walter Scott & Partners Limited (together, “Sub-advisers”). The Sub-advisers are responsible for investing the assets of the Fund and the Investment Adviser oversees the Sub-advisers and evaluates their performance results. BBH also provides administrative services to the Fund. The Fund pays a combined fee for investment advisory and administrative services calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equivalent to 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Investment Adviser pays each Sub-adviser a percentage from its investment advisory and administrative fees. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $5,814,892 for services under the Agreement. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

B. Shareholder Servicing Fees. The Trust has a shareholder servicing agreement with BBH. BBH receives a fee from the Fund calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.25% of Class N shares’ average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2011, Class N shares of the Fund incurred $1,579,613 in shareholder servicing fees. 
C. Custody and Fund Accounting Fees. BBH acts as a custodian and fund accountant and receives custody and fund accounting fees from the Fund calculated daily and incurred monthly. BBH holds all of the Fund’s cash and investments and calculates the Fund’s daily net asset value. The custody fee is an asset and transaction based fee. The fund accounting fee is an asset based fee calculated at 0.04% per annum on the first $100,000,000 of net assets, 0.02% per annum on the next $400,000,000 of net assets and 0.01% per annum on all net assets over $500,000,000. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $468,788 in custody and fund accounting fees. These fees for the Fund were reduced by $31,265 as a result of an expense offset arrangement with the Fund’s custodian. The credit amount (if any) is disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Fund’s expenses. In the event that the Fund is overdrawn, under the custody agreement with BBH, BBH will make overnight loans to the Fund to cover overdrafts. Pursuant to their agreement, the Fund will pay the Federal Funds overnight investment rate on the day of the overdraft. The total interest incurred by the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2011, was $20. 
D. Securities Lending Fees. The Trust has a securities lending agreement with BBH for which BBH receives a portion of the securities lending proceeds in exchange for its services as lending agent. For the year ended October 31, 2011, BBH received no securities lending proceeds. 
E. Board of Trustees’ Fees. Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined under the 1940 Act receives an annual fee as well as reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses from the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $102,613 in non-interested Trustee compensation and reimbursements. 
4. Investment Transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $198,893,323 and $92,689,480, respectively. 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

5. Shares of Beneficial Interest. The Trust is permitted to issue an unlimited number of Class N shares and Class I shares of beneficial interest, at no par value. Transactions in Class N shares and Class I shares were as follows: 
  For the year ended
October 31, 2011
  For the year ended
October 31, 2010
  Shares   Dollars   Shares   Dollars
Class N                          
Shares sold 11,782,805   $ 156,407,532     11,849,466   $ 145,143,836  
Shares issued in connection                          
with reinvestments                          
of dividends 678,671       8,775,209     608,075       7,406,354  
Proceeds from short-term                          
redemption fees NA       2,734     NA       2,611  
Shares redeemed (5,478,647 )     (71,585,240 )   (7,880,986 )     (93,377,060 )
Net increase 6,982,829     $ 93,600,235     4,576,555     $ 59,175,741  
                           
Class I                          
Shares sold 1,682,143     $ 22,704,600     2,960,192     $ 34,125,805  
Shares issued in connection                          
with reinvestments                          
of dividends 111,584       1,445,008     56,833       692,793  
Proceeds from short-term                          
redemption fees NA           NA        
Shares redeemed (411,923 )     (5,555,008 )   (56,833 )     (692,793 )
Net increase 1,381,804     $ 18,594,600     2,960,192     $ 34,125,805  

6. Principal Risk Factors and Indemnifications. 
A. Principal Risk Factors. Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Fund’s prospectus, including but not limited to, those described below: 

A shareholder may lose money by investing in the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to the assumption of large positions in securities of a small number of issuers (diversification risk), prohibition of, or restrictions on, the ability to transfer currency, securities and other assets (capital controls risk), non-U.S. currencies invested in by the Fund depreciating against the U.S. dollar (currency exchange rate risk), risks from investing in securities of issuers based in developing countries (emerging markets risk), certain risks associated with investing in foreign securities not present in domestic 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

investments (foreign investment risk), or investment styles of the Sub-advisers not complementing each other (multi-manager risk). The Fund’s use of derivatives strategies may accelerate the volatility of potential losses. The value of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are held by the Fund; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (market risk). The extent of the Fund’s exposure to these risks in respect to these financial assets is included in their value as recorded in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 

Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund. 

B. Indemnifications. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. 
7. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated events and transactions that may have occurred since October 31, 2011 through the date the financial statements were issued, that would merit recognition or additional disclosure in the financial statements. 

At a meeting held on December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees of BBH Trust approved a 0.10% decrease in the Investment Advisory and Administrative Fee paid by the Fund for the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 to an annual rate equivalent of 0.70%, such decrease to be effective January 1, 2012. 

For the period November 1, 2011 through December 20, 2011, the Fund had subscriptions of $8,484,993 and redemptions of $201,790,161. 

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY INFORMATION
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Supplemental Proxy Information. A Special Meeting of Trust shareholders was held on June 20, 2011. On April 29, 2011, the record date for shareholders voting at the meeting, there were 55,967,420 total outstanding shares.

The following items were considered by Fund shareholders and the results of their voting are listed below.

Proposal:

To elect three Trustees to the Board of the Trust; 

Susan C. Livingston  
Shares voted affirmatively 55,319,477
Shares voted negatively 540,592
Shares abstaining 107,351
 
Andrew S. Frazier  
Shares voted affirmatively 55,841,358
Shares voted negatively 18,711
Shares abstaining 107,351
 
Mark M. Collins  
Shares voted affirmatively 55,841,358
Shares voted negatively 18,711
Shares abstaining 107,351

Immediately upon shareholder approval, Mr. Collins began to serve as a Trustee. Ms. Livingston began to serve as a Trustee on April 1, 2011 and Mr. Frazier began to serve as a Trustee on June 23, 2010. Messrs. Shields, Feldman, Lowy, Miltenberger and Wagner continued their service as Trustees.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

EXAMPLE

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs (as applicable), including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested distributions, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs (as applicable), including management fees; distribution 12b-1 fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011).

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% Hypothetical Example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (continued)
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2011
  Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2011
  Expenses Paid
During Period
May 1, 2011 to
October 31, 20111
Class N    
Actual $1,000   $   895   $5.64
Hypothetical2 $1,000   $1,019   $6.01
           
Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2011
  Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2011
  Expenses Paid
During Period
May 1, 2011 to
October 31, 20111
Class I    
Actual $1,000   $   896   $4.44
Hypothetical2 $1,000   $1,021   $4.74
 
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.93% and 1.18% for Class N and I shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). 
Assumes a return of 5% before expenses. For the purposes of the calculation, the applicable annualized expenses ratio for each class of shares is subtracted from the assumed return before expenses. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Conflicts of Interest

Certain conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible, on the other. For example, it is possible that the various accounts managed could have different investment strategies that, at times, might conflict with one another to the possible detriment of the Fund. Alternatively, to the extent that the same investment opportunities might be desirable for more than one account, possible conflicts could arise in determining how to allocate them.

Other potential conflicts might include conflicts between the Fund and its affiliated and unaffiliated service providers (e.g., conflicting duties of loyalty). In addition to providing investment management services through the Investment Adviser, BBH provides administrative, custody, fund accounting, shareholder servicing and securities lending services to the Fund. BBH may have conflicting duties of loyalty while servicing the Fund and/or opportunities to further its own interest to the detriment of the Fund. For example, in negotiating fee arrangements with affiliated service providers, BBH may have an incentive to agree to higher fees than it would in the case of unaffiliated providers. Also, because its advisory fees are calculated by reference to the Fund’s net assets, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates may have an incentive to seek to overvalue certain assets. From time to time, BBH may buy or sell shares of the Fund on behalf of discretionary wealth management clients.

The SID may direct brokerage transactions and/or payment of a portion of client commissions (“soft dollars”) to specific brokers or dealers or other providers to pay for research or brokerage services. The use of a broker that provides research and securities transaction services may result in a higher commission than that offered by a broker who does not provide such services. The Investment Adviser will determine in good faith whether the amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of research and brokerage services provided and whether the services provide lawful and appropriate assistance in its investment decision-making responsibilities. The SID currently does not direct brokerage transactions for BBH International Equity Fund.

Arrangements regarding compensation and delegation of responsibility may create conflicts relating to selection of brokers or dealers to execute Fund portfolio trades and/or specific uses of commissions from Fund portfolio trades, administration of investment advice and valuation of securities. BBH may enter into advisory and/or referral arrangements with third parties. Such arrangements may include compensation paid by BBH to the third party. BBH may pay a solicitation fee for referrals and/or advisory or incentive fees.

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (continued)
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

BBH, including the Investment Adviser, seeks to meet its fiduciary obligation with respect to all clients including the Fund. BBH has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that seek to manage conflicts. The Investment Adviser monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with fund investment guidelines, review of allocation decisions, the investment in only those securities within the parameters of which have been approved for purchase by an oversight committee, and compliance with the Investment Adviser’s Code of Ethics. With respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, BBH has adopted and implemented policies designed to achieve fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its clients over time. BBH has structured the portfolio managers’ compensation in a manner it believes is reasonably designed to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts.

The Trust also manages these conflicts. For example, the Fund has designated a chief compliance officer and has adopted and implemented policies and procedures designed to address the conflicts identified above and other conflicts that may arise in the course of the Fund’s operations in such a way as to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts. The Trustees receive regular reports from the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s chief compliance officer on areas of potential conflict.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
ADDITIONAL FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
October 31, 2010 (unaudited)

Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Fund designates up to a maximum of $10,375,041 as qualified dividends for purposes of the maximum rate under Section 1(h)(11) of the Code for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. In January 2012, shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV, which will include their share of qualified dividends distributed during the calendar year 2011. Shareholders are advised to check with their personal tax advisers for information on the treatment of these amounts on their individual income tax returns. The amounts which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

Foreign
Source Income
  Foreign Tax
Credit Total
$24,762,405   $1,898,144

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
(unaudited)

Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Trust and executive officers of the Trust is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information for the BBH International Equity Fund includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request without charge by contacting the Fund at 1-800-625-5759.

Name and
Birth Date
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee^
  Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
Independent Trustees
Joseph V. Shields Jr.

Birth Date:  
March 17, 1938
  Chairman of the Board and Trustee   Since 2007

1990-2007   with the Predecessor Trust
  Managing Director and Chairman of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC (member of New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)).   4   Chairman of Capital Management Associates, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE listed company).
                     
David P. Feldman

Birth Date:
November 16, 1939
  Trustee   Since 2007

1990-2007 with the Predecessor Trust
  Retired.   4   Director of Dreyfus Mutual Funds (59 Funds)
                     
Alan G. Lowy

Birth Date:
April 17, 1939
  Trustee   Since 2007

1993-2007 with the Predecessor Trust
  Retired.   4   None
                     
Arthur D. Miltenberger

Birth Date:
November 8, 1938
  Trustee   Since 2007

1992-2007 with the Predecessor Trust
  Retired.   4   None
                     
H. Whitney Wagner

Birth Date:
March 3, 1956
  Trustee   Since 2007

2006-2007 with the Predecessor Trust
  President, Clear Brook Advisors, a registered investment advisor.   4   None

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
(unaudited)

Name and
Birth Date
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee^
  Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
Andrew S. Frazier

Birth Date: April 8, 1948
  Trustee   Since 2010   President of Western World Insurance Group, Inc. (“WWIG”) (January 2010 to present). President and CEO of WWIG and subsidiaries (1992-2009).   4   Director of WWIG
                     
Mark M. Collins

Birth Date:
November 8, 1956
  Trustee   Since 2011   Partner of Brown Investment Advisory Incorporated, a registered investment advisor.   4   Chairman of Dillon Trust Company; Chairman of Keswick Management; Director of Domaine Clarence Dillon, Bordeaux, France; and Director of Pinnacle Care International.
                     
Interested Trustees
Susan C. Livingston+

40 Water Street Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:  February 18, 1957
  Trustee   Since 2011   Partner (since 1998) and Senior Client Advocate (since 2010) of BBH, Director of BBH Luxembourg S.C.A. (since 1992); Director of BBH Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd. (2007 to April 2011); and BBH Investor Services (London) Ltd (2001 to April 2011).   4   None
                     
John A. Gehret+

140 Broadway New York, NY 10005

Birth Date: April 11, 1959
  Trustee   Since 2011   Partner (since 1998) of BBH. Joined BBH in 1981.   4   None

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
(unaudited)

OFFICERS

Name, Birth Date
and Address
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Radford W. Klotz

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
December 1, 1955
  President and Principal Executive Officer    Since 2011   Joined BBH in 1977 and has been a Partner of the firm since 1995
             
Charles H. Schreiber

140 Broadway 
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
December 10, 1957
  Treasurer and Principal Financial  Officer    Since 2007

2006-2007  with the Predecessor Trust
  Senior Vice President of BBH since September 2001; joined BBH&Co. in 1999.
             
Mark B. Nixon

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
January 14, 1963
  Assistant Secretary    Since 2007

2006-2007 with the Predecessor Trust
  Vice President of BBH (since October 2006).
             
Mark A. Egert

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
May 25, 1962
  Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”)   Since 2011   CCO for BBH (June 2011 – present); Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP (from April 2010 to May 2011); CCO of Cowen and Company (from January 2005 to April 2010).
             
Sue M. Rim-An

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
September 10, 1970
  Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Since 2008   Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Officer, Vice President of BBH (September 2007-present); AML Officer at UBS Investment Bank (April 2006 – August 2007).
             
Suzan Barron

50 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
September 5, 1964
  Secretary   Since 2009   Senior Vice President and Senior Investor Services Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Regulatory Support Practice of Fund Administration, BBH since November 2005.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31, 2011

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
(unaudited)

Name, Birth Date
and Address
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Alexander Tikonoff

50 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
December 23, 1974
  Assistant Secretary   Since 2009   Assistant Vice President and Investor Services Associate Counsel, BBH (since August 2006).
             
Rowena Rothman

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
October 24, 1967
  Assistant Treasurer   Since 2011   Vice President of BBH (since 2009); Finance and Accounting Consultant at The Siegfried Group (2007-2009).
 
All officers of the Trust hold office for one year and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified (subject to the ability of the Trustees to remove any officer in accordance with the Trust’s By-laws). Except for Ms. Livingston and Messrs. Collins, Frazier and Gehret, the Trustees previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Predecessor Trust. At a meeting held on December 7, 2011, the Board approved the addition of Mr. Klotz as the President and Principal Executive Officer and Rowena Rothman as the Assistant Treasurer of the Trust. 
The Fund Complex consists of the Trust, which has four series, and each is counted as one “Fund” for purposes of this table. 
Ms. Livingston and Mr. Gehret are “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act because of their positions as Partners of BBH. Mr. Gehret was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Trust on December 7, 2011. 
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ADMINISTRATOR INVESTMENT ADVISER
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
140 BROADWAY     MUTUAL FUND ADVISORY
NEW YORK, NY 10005     DEPARTMENT
  140 BROADWAY
DISTRIBUTOR NEW YORK, NY 10005
ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100
DENVER, CO 80203
 
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
140 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10005
(800) 625-5759
 
There is no affiliation between ALPS Distributors, Inc., BBH, Mondrian, or Walter Scott.
 
To obtain information or make shareholder inquiries:
 
By telephone: Call 1-800-575-1265
By E-mail send your request to: bbhfunds@bbh.com
On the internet: www.bbhfunds.com

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing herein contained is to be considered an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund. Such offering is made only by the prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

The Fund files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” Information on Form N-Q is available without charge and upon request by calling the Fund at the toll-free number listed above. A text only version can be viewed online or downloaded from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room). You may also access this information from the BBH Funds website at www.bbhfunds.com.

A summary of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, as well as a record of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available upon request by calling the toll-free number listed above. This information is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 
 

Annual Report

OCTOBER 31, 2011

BBH CORE SELECT

 
 

BBH CORE SELECT
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
October 31, 2011

BBH Core Select (the “Fund” or “Core Select”) rose by 9.19%, net of fees, during its fiscal year ending October 31, 2011. During the same twelve month period, the S&P 500 Index1 (“S&P 500”) rose by 8.09%. For the five years ending October 31, 2011, Core Select has returned 5.69% per year while the S&P 500 has increased by 0.24%.

Performance data quoted represents no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For current to the most recent month end performance and after tax returns, contact the Fund at 1-800-625-5759.

Core Select seeks to provide shareholders with long term growth of capital. Fundamental analysis and a discount to intrinsic value2 framework provide the basis for each Core Select investment. We look for companies that offer all, or most, of the following business and financial attributes: (i) essential products and services, (ii) loyal customers, (iii) leadership in an attractive market niche or industry, (iv) sustainable competitive advantages, (v) high returns on invested capital, and (vi) strong free cash flow. We believe businesses possessing these traits are favorably positioned to protect and grow capital through varying economic and market environments. In addition, we seek to invest in companies whose managers have high levels of integrity, are excellent operators, and are good capital allocators. Pursuant to our goal of not losing money on any single investment, we explicitly identify key risks outside of company management’s control so that we can fully consider the range of potential outcomes for each business. When a company meets our investment criteria and desired risk profile, we will consider establishing a position if its market price reaches 75% or less of our intrinsic value estimate. We maintain a buy-and-own approach, typically owning a company’s shares for 3 – 5 years or longer, and we will usually sell an investment as it appreciates to a level near our estimate of intrinsic value.

Equity markets in the U.S. and Europe remained volatile in fiscal 2011 as solid corporate earnings, relatively attractive market valuations, and accommodative monetary policy collided with sovereign debt3 concerns, a feeble economic recovery, and significant political and regulatory uncertainty. Equity markets rose steadily from November through June, but then suffered a 17% decline between July and September,

 
1     

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Investments cannot be made in an index.

2     

We prepare proprietary financial models for each Core Select company in order to determine an estimate of intrinsic value. Discounted cash flow analysis is the primary quantitative model used in our research process. We supplement our discounted cash flow work with other quantitative analyses, such as economic profit models, internal rate of return models and free cash flow multiples.

3     

A debt instrument that is guaranteed by a government.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
October 31, 2011

only to rebound by 11% in October. In our opinion, these sharp movements up and down and the severity of the macroeconomic challenges highlight the importance of investing in very high quality businesses with a disciplined valuation framework.

During fiscal 2011 we were pleased to add five new companies to the Core Select portfolio: Visa, Wells Fargo, Target, Anheuser-Busch InBev and Henry Schein. These five companies are all excellent examples of competitively advantaged businesses that generate significant amounts of free cash flow and earn high returns on capital. The managements of these businesses are also strong operators and effective capital allocators with proven track records of creating value for shareholders. We purchased our positions in these companies at price-to-intrinsic value estimates ranging between 63-76%.

We exited three positions in fiscal 2011: W.W. Grainger, Walgreen, and Coca-Cola. All three companies were successful investments for Core Select. In the case of Grainger and Coca-Cola, we sold as the share prices approached our intrinsic value estimates, while with Walgreen we exited because of concerns about a dispute the company had with Express Scripts, a leading pharmacy benefit manager.

Our two leading positive contributors in fiscal 2011 were Visa and Costco. Both Visa and Costco are good growers with high levels of customer loyalty. In the case of Visa, we initiated our position back in December of 2010 when concerns about potential government price controls on debit card fees led to a large selloff. Since then, the actual debit card fee restrictions have proved more benign than feared and Visa’s earnings and free cash flow have continued growing at double digit rates. Similarly, Costco has performed admirably over the past year posting high single digit comparable store growth and double digit earnings growth despite weak consumer spending in the U.S. Because of its strong share price performance, we trimmed our Costco position at several points during the fiscal year. Other strong performers in fiscal 2011 included Occidental Petroleum, Comcast, Chubb, Southwestern Energy and Automatic Data Processing.

Our largest negative performer during fiscal 2011 was Wells Fargo, which fell almost 20%. Despite the large share price decline, Wells Fargo has been performing well with strong deposit growth, positive loan growth and improving credit statistics. Wells Fargo has also executed extremely well on its integration of Wachovia, which it agreed to purchase amidst the worst of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. The primary headwinds for Wells Fargo are continued economic weakness in the U.S., significant regulatory uncertainty, net interest margin pressure and the potential for a worsening of the sovereign debt/banking crisis in Europe. We believe that Wells Fargo is much better positioned than most U.S. banks to handle these challenges. Besides Wells Fargo, our other negative contributors for fiscal 2011 were EOG Resources, Progressive and PepsiCo.

As of October 31, 2011, the Core Select portfolio was trading at 73% of our weighted average intrinsic value estimate, which we view as an attractive valuation level. Looking forward, we have confidence in the ability of our companies to weather the tough macroeconomic environment and capitalize on future opportunities.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (continued)
October 31, 2011

Growth of $10,000 Invested in BBH Core Select

The graph below illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,0001 in the Class N shares of the Fund over the ten years ended October 31, 2011 as compared to the S&P 500.


The annualized gross expense ratio as in the February 28, 2011 prospectus for Class N shares was 1.18%.

Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principle value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. For current to the most recent month end performance and after tax returns, contact the Fund at 1-800-625-5759.

 
1 The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The S&P 500 has been adjusted to reflect reinvestment of dividends on securities. The S&P 500 is not adjusted to reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in the Fund’s performance. The index is unmanaged. Investments cannot be made in an index. 
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BBH CORE SELECT
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees of the BBH Trust and Shareholders of
BBH Core Select:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of BBH Core Select (a series of BBH Trust) (the “Fund”) as of October 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BBH Core Select as of October 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 21, 2011

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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BBH CORE SELECT
PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION
October 31, 2011

SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION

  U.S. $ Value   Percent of
Net Assets
 
Basic Materials $ 17,715,567   1.8 %
Communications 96,345,306   9.7  
Consumer Cyclical 83,016,009   8.3  
Consumer Non-Cyclical 321,878,236   32.4  
Energy 86,504,493   8.7  
Financials 199,195,807   20.0  
Industrials 41,613,180   4.2  
Technology 85,004,524   8.6  
Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 62,794,210   6.3  
NET ASSETS $994,067,332   100.0 %

All data as of October 31, 2011. The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of net assets and may vary over time.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH CORE SELECT
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
October 31, 2011

Shares       Value
  COMMON STOCKS (93.7%)  
  BASIC MATERIALS (1.8%)  
329,041 Ecolab, Inc. $ 17,715,567
  Total Basic Materials 17,715,567
       
  COMMUNICATIONS (9.7%)  
1,910,950 Comcast Corp. (Class A) 44,811,778
642,773 Liberty Global, Inc. (Series C)1 24,663,200
1,635,443 Liberty Media Corp. – Interactive A1 26,870,328
  Total Communications 96,345,306
       
  CONSUMER CYCLICAL (8.3%)  
109,829 Costco Wholesale Corp. 9,143,264
569,334 Target Corp. 31,171,036
752,851 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 42,701,709
  Total Consumer Cyclical 83,016,009
       
  CONSUMER NON-CYCLICAL (32.4%)  
424,625 Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR 23,553,949
792,127 Baxter International, Inc. 43,551,142
671,609 DENTSPLY International, Inc. 24,822,669
493,609 Diageo, Plc. ADR 40,910,314
150,836 Henry Schein, Inc.1 10,455,952
380,491 Johnson & Johnson 24,499,815
819,929 Nestle SA ADR 47,359,099
714,002 Novartis AG ADR 40,319,693
256,334 PepsiCo, Inc. 16,136,225
539,024 Visa, Inc. (Class A) 50,269,378
  Total Consumer Non-Cyclical 321,878,236
       
  ENERGY (8.7%)  
323,227 EOG Resources, Inc. 28,906,191
306,120 Occidental Petroleum Corp. 28,450,793
693,328 Southwestern Energy Co.1 29,147,509
  Total Energy 86,504,493

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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BBH CORE SELECT
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

      
Shares   Value
  COMMON STOCKS (continued)  
  FINANCIALS (20.0%)  
486 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Class A)1 $ 56,837,700
576,752 Chubb Corp. 38,671,222
1,613,897 Progressive Corp. 30,680,182
1,753,159 US Bancorp 44,863,339
1,086,197 Wells Fargo & Co. 28,143,364
  Total Financials 199,195,807
       
  INDUSTRIALS (4.2%)  
1,263,686 Waste Management, Inc. 41,613,180
  Total Industrials 41,613,180
       
  TECHNOLOGY (8.6%)  
399,225 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 20,891,444
1,408,342 Dell, Inc.1 22,265,887
886,643 eBay, Inc.1 28,221,847
511,654 Microsoft Corp. 13,625,346
  Total Technology 85,004,524
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified cost $834,674,691) 931,273,122

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Identified cost $834,674,691)2 93.7% $931,273,122
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 6.3    62,794,210
NET ASSETS 100.0% $994,067,332

 
1 

Non-income producing security.

2     

The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $834,793,731, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $98,474,055 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $1,994,664, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $96,479,391.

Abbreviations:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH CORE SELECT
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fund is required to disclose information regarding the fair value measurements of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The disclosure requirement established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Fund’s own considerations about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three levels defined by the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 – (unadjusted) quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
   
Level 2 – significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the values received upon the actual sale of those investments.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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BBH CORE SELECT
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2011.

Investments in securities, at value   (Unadjusted)
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)*
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)*
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)*
Balance as of
October 31, 2011
Basic Materials        $ 17,715,567 $ 17,715,567
Communications 96,345,306 96,345,306
Consumer Cyclical 83,016,009 83,016,009
Consumer Non-Cyclical 321,878,236 321,878,236
Energy 86,504,493 86,504,493
Financials 199,195,807 199,195,807
Industrials 41,613,180 41,613,180
Technology 85,004,524 85,004,524
   Total investments in
       securities, at value
$931,273,122 $931,273,122

 
*     

The Fund’s policy is to disclose significant transfers between levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. There were no significant transfers between levels 1, 2 or 3 as of October 31, 2011, based on the valuation input Levels on October 31, 2010.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH CORE SELECT
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
October 31, 2011

ASSETS:  
Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $834,674,691) $931,273,122
Cash 49,326,922
Receivables for:  
Investments sold 12,249,612
Shares sold 2,506,864
Investment advisory and administrative fees waiver reimbursement 102,697
Prepaid assets 18,904
            Total Assets 995,478,121
LIABILITIES:  
Payables for:  
Investment advisory and administrative fees 644,921
Shares redeemed 360,936
Shareholder servicing fees 201,538
Professional fees 47,800
Distribution fees 41,527
Transfer agent fees 32,547
Custody and fund accounting fees 30,684
Board of Trustees’ fees 1,512
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 49,324
     Total Liabilities 1,410,789
NET ASSETS $994,067,332
Net Assets Consist of:  
Paid-in capital $880,375,615
Undistributed net investment income 3,950,998
Accumulated net realized gain on investments in securities 13,142,288
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in securities 96,598,431
Net Assets $994,067,332
   
NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE  
CLASS N SHARES  
($809,276,959 ÷ 53,701,615 shares outstanding) $15.07
RETAIL CLASS SHARES  
($184,790,373 ÷ 18,276,671 shares outstanding) $10.11

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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BBH CORE SELECT
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended October 31, 2011

NET INVESTMENT INCOME:     
Income:     
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $307,559)  $11,575,632 
Interest and other income   111 
Total Income   11,575,743 
Expenses:     
Investment advisory and administrative fees   5,055,506 
Shareholder servicing fees   1,579,846 
Custody and fund accounting fees   184,671 
Distribution fees   123,366 
Board of Trustees’ fees   102,613 
Professional fees   76,552 
Transfer agent fees   65,910 
Miscellaneous expenses   203,912 
Total Expenses   7,392,376 
Expense offset arrangement   (43,696)
Investment advisory and administrative fees waiver   (926,785)
Net Expenses   6,421,895 
Net Investment Income   5,153,848 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN:     
Net realized gain on investments in securities   13,263,835 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     
on investments in securities   50,722,838 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain   63,986,673 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $69,140,521 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  For the years ended October 31,
  2011     2010
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS:            
Operations:            
Net investment income $ 5,153,848   $ 1,632,058  
Net realized gain on investments in securities   13,263,835     5,201,413  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)            
on investments in securities   50,722,838     40,153,347  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   69,140,521     46,986,818  
Dividends and distributions declared:            
From net investment income:            
Class N   (2,615,790 )   (1,137,851 )
From net realized gains:            
Class N   (1,269,835 )    
Total dividends and distributions declared   (3,885,625 )   (1,137,851 )
Share transactions:            
Net proceeds from sales of shares   640,726,072     118,144,820  
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders            
for reinvestment of dividends and distributions   3,685,787     1,045,293  
Proceeds from short-term redemption fees   25,230     91  
Net cost of shares redeemed   (77,616,532 )   (39,938,149 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from            
share transactions   566,820,557     79,252,055  
Total increase in net assets   632,075,453     125,101,022  
NET ASSETS:            
Beginning of year   361,991,879     236,890,857  
End of year (including dividends and distributions in            
excess of net investment income of $3,950,998            
and $1,412,940, respectively) $ 994,067,332   $ 361,991,879  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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BBH CORE SELECT
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected per share data and ratios for a Class N share outstanding throughout each year.

  For the years ended October 31,
  2011     2010     2009     2008     2007
Net asset value, beginning of year $ 13.91   $ 11.93   $ 10.71   $ 13.71   $ 11.74  
Income from investment operations:                              
Net investment income1   0.12     0.07     0.06     0.01     0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   1.15     1.96     1.25     (2.99 )   2.00  
Total income (loss) from                              
investment operations   1.27     2.03     1.31     (2.98 )   2.02  
Less dividends and distributions:                              
From net investment income   (0.07 )   (0.05 )   (0.02 )   (0.02 )   (0.05 )
From net realized gains   (0.04 )       (0.07 )        
Total dividends and distributions   (0.11 )   (0.05 )   (0.09 )   (0.02 )   (0.05 )
Net asset value, end of year $ 15.07   $ 13.91   $ 11.93   $ 10.71   $ 13.71  
Total return   9.19 %   17.11 %   12.44 %   (21.76 )%   17.25 %
Ratios/Supplemental data:                              
Net assets, end of year (in millions) $ 809        $ 362        $ 237   $ 166   $ 122  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
before reductions   1.14 %   1.18 %   1.21 %   1.18 %   1.19 %
Fee waiver   0.13 %2   0.06 %2   0.00 %   0.00 %   0.00 %
Expense offset arrangement   0.01 %   0.01 %   0.02 %   0.02 %   0.03 %
Ratio of expenses to average net assets                              
after reductions   1.00 %   1.11 %   1.19 %   1.16 %   1.16 %
Ratio of net investment income to average                              
net assets   0.85 %   0.55 %   0.61 %   0.14 %   0.18 %
Portfolio turnover rate   17 %   19 %   15 %   31 %   18 %
 
1     

Calculated using average shares outstanding for the year.

2     

The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, reflect fees reduced as a result of a contractual operating expense limitation of the Fund to 1.00%. The agreement will terminate on March 1, 2013, unless it is renewed by all parties to the agreement. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, the waived fees were $793,607 and $177,639, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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BBH CORE SELECT
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
Selected per share data and ratios for a Retail Class share outstanding throughout each period.

  For the period from
March 25, 2011
(commencement
of operations) to
October 31, 2011
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 10.00  
Income from investment operations:      
Net investment income1   0.02  
Net realized and unrealized gain   0.09  
Total income from investment operations   0.11  
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.11  
Total return   1.10 %
Ratios/Supplemental data:      
Net assets, end of period (in millions) $ 185        
Ratio of expenses to average net assets before reductions   1.59 %2
Fee waiver   0.33 %2,3
Expense offset arrangement   0.01 %2
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after reductions   1.25 %2
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.37 %2
Portfolio turnover rate   17 %4
 
1     

Calculated using average shares outstanding for the period.

2     

Annualized.

3     

The ratio of expenses to average net assets for the period ended October 31, 2011, reflects fees reduced as a result of a contractual operating expense limitation of the Fund to 1.00%. The agreement will terminate on March 1, 2013, unless it is renewed by all parties to the agreement. For the period ended October 31, 2011, the waived fees were $133,178.

4     

Represents Fund portfolio turnover for the twelve months ended October 31, 2011.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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BBH CORE SELECT
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2011

1. Organization. The Fund is a separate series of BBH Trust (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was originally organized under the laws of the State of Maryland on July 16, 1990 as BBH Fund, Inc. and re-organized as a Delaware statutory trust on June 12, 2007. The Fund commenced operations on November 2, 1998. On February 20, 2001, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Trust reclassified the Fund’s outstanding shares as “Class N”. On October 1, 2010, the Board established a new class of shares designated as “Retail Class”, which commenced operations on March 25, 2011. Neither Class N shares nor Retail Class shares convert to any other share class of the Fund. As of October 31, 2011, there were four series of the Trust. 
2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The following summarizes significant accounting policies of the Fund: 
A. Valuation of Investments. (1) The value of investments listed on a securities exchange is based on the last sale price on that exchange prior to the time when assets are valued, or in the absence of recorded sales, at the average of readily available closing bid and asked prices on such exchange; (2) unlisted securities are valued at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter market; (3) securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board; (4) short-term investments, which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less, or by amortizing their value on the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original maturity when acquired by the Fund was more than 60 days, unless this is determined not to represent fair value by the Board. 
B. Accounting for Investments and Income. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined based on the identified cost method. Dividend income and other distributions from portfolio securities are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or a capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment income is recorded net of any foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such tax is uncertain. 
C. Fund Expenses. Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a specific fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned amongst each fund in the Trust equally. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known. 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

D. Securities Lending. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers, qualified banks and certain institutional investors. Pursuant to the Fund’s securities lending policy and procedures, the loans are secured by collateral in an amount equal to at least the market value at all times of the loaned securities plus any accrued interest and dividends. During the time the securities are on loan, the Fund will continue to receive the interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the loaned securities while receiving a fee from the borrower or earning interest on the investment of the cash collateral. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the lender securities identical to the loaned securities. The Fund may pay reasonable finders’, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan of its securities and may share the interest earned on the collateral with the borrower. The Fund bears the risk of delay in recovery of, or even loss of rights in, the securities loaned should the borrower of the securities fail financially. There were no securities on loan as of October 31, 2011. 
E. Federal Income Taxes. It is the Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no federal income tax provision is required. The Fund files a tax return annually using tax accounting methods required under provisions of the Code, which may differ from GAAP, the basis on which these financial statements are prepared. Accordingly, the amount of net investment income and net realized gain reported in these financial statements may differ from that reported on the Fund’s tax return due to certain book-to-tax timing differences such as losses deferred due to “wash sale” transactions and utilization of capital loss carryforwards. These differences result in temporary over-distributions for financial statement purposes and are classified as distributions in excess of accumulated net realized gains or net investment income. These distributions do not constitute a return of capital. Permanent differences are reclassified on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities based upon their tax classification. As such, the character of distributions to shareholders reported in the Financial Highlights table may differ from that reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV. 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of October 31, 2011, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the year then ended. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Fund is subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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October 31, 2011

F. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are paid annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions from net capital gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were as follows: 
Distributions paid from:
  Ordinary
income
Net
long-term
capital gain
Total
taxable
distributions
Tax return
of capital
Total
distributions
paid
2011: $2,615,790 $1,269,835 $3,885,625 $3,885,625
2010:   1,137,851 1,137,851   1,137,851

As of October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows: 

Components of accumulated earnings/(deficit):
  Undistributed
ordinary
income
Undistributed
long-term
capital gain
Accumulated
earnings
Accumulated
capital and
other losses
Other
book/tax
temporary
differences
Unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
Total
accumulated
earnings/
(deficit)
2011: $4,750,222 $12,462,104 $17,212,326  $       — $96,479,391 $113,691,717
2010:   1,412,940    1,267,328   2,680,268 (119,040)   45,875,593   48,436,821

The Fund did not have a net capital loss carry forward at October 31, 2011 or 2010. 

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010, for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this, pre-enactment capital loss carry forwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term capital loss. 

Total distributions paid may differ from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets because, for tax purposes, dividends are recognized when actually paid. 

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. 

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October 31, 2011

To the extent future capital gains are offset by capital loss carry forwards; such gains will not be distributed. 

G. Use of Estimates. The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. 
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates. 
A. Investment Advisory and Administrative Fees. Effective June 12, 2007, under a combined Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Trust, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) through a separately identifiable department (“SID” or “Investment Adviser”) provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to the Fund. BBH also provides administrative services to the Fund. The Fund pays a combined fee for investment advisory and administrative services calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equivalent to 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $5,055,506 under the Agreement. 
B. Investment Advisory and Administrative Fee Waivers. Effective July 14, 2010, the SID contractually agreed to limit the annual fund operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business and for Retail Class, amounts payable pursuant to any plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1) of Class N and Retail Class to 1.00%. The agreement will terminate on March 1, 2013, unless it is renewed by all parties to the agreement. The agreement may only be terminated during its term with approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the SID waived fees in the amount of $793,607 and $133,178 for Class N and Retail Class, respectively. 
C. Shareholder Servicing Fees. The Trust has a shareholder servicing agreement with BBH. BBH receives a fee from the Fund calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.25% of Class N and Retail Class shares’ average daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred shareholder servicing fees in the amount of $1,476,384 and $103,462 for Class N and Retail Class, respectively. 
D. Distribution (12b-1) Fees. The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Retail Class shares that allows the Fund to pay distribution and other fees for the sale of its shares and for services provided to shareholders. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets continuously, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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October 31, 2011

than paying other types of sales charges. The maximum annual distribution fee for Retail Class shares is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Retail Class shares of the Fund. With this agreement, it is anticipated that total operating expenses for Retail Class shares will be 1.25% of the average daily net assets. For the period ended October 31, 2011, Retail Class shares of the Fund incurred $102,512 for Distribution (12b-1) Fees. 

E. Custody and Fund Accounting Fees. BBH acts as a custodian and fund accountant and receives custody and fund accounting fees from the Fund calculated daily and incurred monthly. BBH holds all of the Fund’s cash and investments and calculates the Fund’s daily net asset value. The custody fee is an asset and transaction based fee. The fund accounting fee is an asset based fee calculated at 0.04% per annum on the first $100,000,000 of net assets and 0.02% per annum on the next $400,000,000 of net assets and 0.01% per annum on all net assets over $500,000,000. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $184,671 in custody and fund accounting fees. These fees for the Fund were reduced by $43,696 as a result of an expense offset arrangement with the Fund’s custodian. The credit amount (if any) is disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Fund’s expenses. In the event that the Fund is overdrawn, under the custody agreement with BBH, BBH will make overnight loans to the Fund to cover overdrafts. Pursuant to their agreement, the Fund will pay the Federal Funds overnight investment rate on the day of the overdraft. The total interest incurred by the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2011, was $0. 
F. Securities Lending Fees. The Trust has a securities lending agreement with BBH for which BBH receives a portion of the securities lending proceeds in exchange for its services as lending agent. For the year ended October 31, 2011, BBH received no securities lending proceeds. 
G. Board of Trustees’ Fees. Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” as defined under the 1940 Act receives an annual fee as well as reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses from the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the Fund incurred $102,613 in non-interested Trustee compensation and reimbursements. 
4. Investment Transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2011, the cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, were $628,105,636 and $102,785,318, respectively. 
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October 31, 2011

5. Shares of Beneficial Interest. The Trust is permitted to issue an unlimited number of Class N and Retail Class shares of beneficial interest at no par value. Transactions in Class N and Retail Class shares were as follows: 
  For the year ended
October 31, 2011
    For the year ended
October 31, 2010
  Shares     Dollars Shares     Dollars
Class N                    
Shares sold 31,839,985   $ 457,075,686   9,195,716   $ 118,144,820  
Shares issued in connection                    
with reinvestments                    
of dividends 258,470     3,685,787   84,708     1,045,293  
Proceeds from short-term                    
redemption fees NA     15,729   NA     91  
Shares redeemed (4,429,689 )   (64,528,429 ) (3,106,890 )   (39,938,149 )
Net increase 27,668,766   $ 396,248,773   6,173,534   $ 79,252,055  
Retail Class*                    
Shares sold 19,642,983   $ 183,650,386        
Shares issued in connection                    
with reinvestments                    
of dividends            
Proceeds from short-term                    
redemption fees NA     9,501   NA      
Shares redeemed (1,366,312 )   (13,088,103 )      
Net increase 18,276,671   $ 170,571,784        
 
*     

For the period from March 25, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
October 31, 2011

6. Principal Risk Factors and Indemnifications. 
A. Principal Risk Factors. Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks, as discussed in the Fund’s prospectus, including but not limited to, those described below: 

A shareholder may lose money by investing in the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to assumption of large positions in securities of a small number of issuers (diversification risk), managing the Fund for after-tax returns may hurt the performance on a pre-tax basis (tax management risk), or certain risks associated with investing in foreign securities not present in domestic investments (foreign investment risk). The value of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are held by the Fund; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations (market risk). The extent of the Fund’s exposure to these risks in respect to these financial assets is included in their value as recorded in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund. 

B. Indemnifications. Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund, and shareholders are indemnified against personal liability for the obligations of the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. 
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SUPPLEMENTAL PROXY INFORMATION
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Supplemental Proxy Information. A Special Meeting of Trust shareholders was held on June 20, 2011. On April 29, 2011, the record date for shareholders voting at the meeting, there were 38,172,515 total outstanding shares.

The following items were considered by Fund shareholders and the results of their voting are listed below.

Proposal:

     To elect three Trustees to the Board of the Trust;

Susan C. Livingston  
Shares voted affirmatively 34,522,583
Shares voted negatively 81,948
Shares abstaining 3,567,984
 
Andrew S. Frazier  
Shares voted affirmatively 34,599,277
Shares voted negatively 5,253
Shares abstaining 3,567,985
 
Mark M. Collins  
Shares voted affirmatively 34,600,336
Shares voted negatively 4,195
Shares abstaining 3,567,984

Immediately upon shareholder approval, Mr. Collins began to serve as a Trustee. Ms. Livingston began to serve as a Trustee on April 1, 2011 and Mr. Frazier began to serve as a Trustee on June 23, 2010. Messrs. Shields, Feldman, Lowy, Miltenberger and Wagner continued their service as Trustees.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

EXAMPLE

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs (as applicable), including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested distributions, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs (as applicable), including management fees; distribution 12b-1 fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011).

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% Hypothetical Example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (continued)
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

  Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2011
Expenses Paid
During Period
May 1, 2011 to
October 31, 20111
Class N      
Actual $1,000 $   962 $4.95
Hypothetical2 $1,000 $1,020 $5.09
 
  Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2011
Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2011
Expenses Paid
During Period
May 1, 2011 to
October 31, 20111
Retail Class      
Actual $1,000 $   961 $6.18
Hypothetical2 $1,000 $1,019 $6.30
 
1     

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.00% and 1.25% for Class N and Retail Class shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

2     

Assumes a return of 5% before expenses. For the purposes of the calculation, the applicable annualized expenses ratio for each class of shares is subtracted from the assumed return before expenses.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Conflicts of Interest

Certain conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager’s management of the Fund’s investments, on the one hand, and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible, on the other. For example, it is possible that the various accounts managed could have different investment strategies that, at times, might conflict with one another to the possible detriment of the Fund. Alternatively, to the extent that the same investment opportunities might be desirable for more than one account, possible conflicts could arise in determining how to allocate them.

Other potential conflicts might include conflicts between the Fund and its affiliated and unaffiliated service providers (e.g., conflicting duties of loyalty). In addition to providing investment management services through the Investment Adviser, BBH provides administrative, custody, fund accounting, shareholder servicing and securities lending services to the Fund. BBH may have conflicting duties of loyalty while servicing the Fund and/or opportunities to further its own interest to the detriment of the Fund. For example, in negotiating fee arrangements with affiliated service providers, BBH may have an incentive to agree to higher fees than it would in the case of unaffiliated providers. Also, because its advisory fees are calculated by reference to the Fund’s net assets, the Investment Adviser and its affiliates may have an incentive to seek to overvalue certain assets. From time to time, BBH may buy or sell shares of the Fund on behalf of discretionary wealth management clients.

The SID may direct brokerage transactions and/or payment of a portion of client commissions (“soft dollars”) to specific brokers or dealers or other providers to pay for research or brokerage services. The use of a broker that provides research and securities transaction services may result in a higher commission than that offered by a broker who does not provide such services. The Investment Adviser will determine in good faith whether the amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of research and brokerage services provided and whether the services provide lawful and appropriate assistance in its investment decision-making responsibilities.

Arrangements regarding compensation and delegation of responsibility may create conflicts relating to selection of brokers or dealers to execute Fund portfolio trades and/or specific uses of commissions from Fund portfolio trades, administration of investment advice and valuation of securities. BBH may enter into advisory and/or referral arrangements with third parties. Such arrangements may include compensation paid by BBH to the third party. BBH may pay a solicitation fee for referrals and/or advisory or incentive fees.

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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (continued)
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

BBH, including the Investment Adviser, seeks to meet its fiduciary obligation with respect to all clients including the Fund. BBH has adopted and implemented policies and procedures that seek to manage conflicts. The Investment Adviser monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with fund investment guidelines, review of allocation decisions, the investment in only those securities within the parameters of which have been approved for purchase by an oversight committee, and compliance with the Investment Adviser’s Code of Ethics. With respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, BBH has adopted and implemented policies designed to achieve fair and equitable allocation of investment opportunities among its clients over time. BBH has structured the portfolio managers’ compensation in a manner it believes is reasonably designed to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts.

The Trust also manages these conflicts. For example, the Fund has designated a chief compliance officer and has adopted and implemented policies and procedures designed to address the conflicts identified above and other conflicts that may arise in the course of the Fund’s operations in such a way as to safeguard the Fund from being negatively affected as a result of any such potential conflicts. The Trustees receive regular reports from the Investment Adviser and the Fund’s chief compliance officer on areas of potential conflict.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT OCTOBER 31 , 2011

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ADDITIONAL FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
October 31, 2011 (unaudited)

Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Fund designates up to a maximum of $11,836,251 as qualified dividends for purposes of the maximum rate under Section 1(h)(11) of the Code for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. In January 2012, shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV, which will include their share of qualified dividends distributed during the calendar year 2011. Shareholders are advised to check with their personal tax advisers for information on the treatment of these amounts on their individual income tax returns.

100% of the ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2011 qualifies for the dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH CORE SELECT
(unaudited)

Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Trust and executive officers of the Trust is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information for the BBH Core Select includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request without charge by contacting the Fund at 1-800-625-5759.

Name and
Birth Date
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee^
  Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
Independent Trustees
Joseph V. Shields Jr.

Birth Date:
March 17, 1938
  Chairman of
the Board and
Trustee
  Since 2007

1990-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
  Managing Director and Chairman
of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC
(member of New York Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”)).
  4   Chairman of Capital Management Associates,
Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE listed company).
                     
David P. Feldman

Birth Date:
November 16, 1939
  Trustee   Since 2007

1990-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
  Retired.   4   Director of Dreyfus Mutual Funds (59 Funds)
                     
Arthur D.
Miltenberger

Birth Date:
November 8, 1938
  Trustee   Since 2007
1992-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
  Retired.   4   None
                     
H. Whitney Wagner

Birth Date:
March 3, 1956
  Trustee   Since 2007

2006-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
  President, Clear Brook Advisors, a
registered investment advisor.
  4   None
                     
Andrew S. Frazier

Birth Date:
April 8, 1948
  Trustee   Since 2010   President of Western World
Insurance Group, Inc. (“WWIG”)
(January 2010 to present).
President and CEO of WWIG and
subsidiaries (1992-2009).
  4   Director of WWIG

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH CORE SELECT
(unaudited)

Name and
Birth Date
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Funds in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee^
  Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
Mark M. Collins

Birth Date:
November 8, 1956
  Trustee   Since 2011   Partner of Brown Investment
Advisory Incorporated, a
registered investment advisor.
  4   Chairman of Dillon Trust Company; Chairman of Keswick Management; Director of Domaine Clarence Dillon, Bordeaux,
France; and Director of Pinnacle Care International.
                     
Interested Trustees
Susan C. Livingston+

40 Water Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
February 18, 1957
  Trustee   Since 2011   Partner (since 1998) and Senior
Client Advocate (since 2010) of,
Director of BBH Luxembourg
S.C.A. (since 1992); Director of
BBH Trust Company (Cayman)
Ltd. (2007 to April 2011); and
BBH Investor Services (London)
Ltd (2001 to April 2011).
  4   None
                     
John A. Gehret+

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
April 11, 1959
  Trustee   Since 2011   Partner (since 1998) of BBH.
Joined BBH in 1981.
  4   None

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OFFICERS

Name, Birth Date
and Address
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Radford W. Klotz

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
December 1, 1955
  President and
Principal
Executive
Officer
  Since 2011   Joined BBH in 1977 and has been a Partner of the firm since 1995.
             
Charles H. Schreiber

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
December 10, 1957
  Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
  Since 2007

2006-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
  Senior Vice President of BBH since September 2001; joined BBH in 1999.
             
Mark B. Nixon

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
January 14, 1963
  Assistant
Secretary
  Since 2007

2006-2007
with the
Predecessor
Trust
  Vice President of BBH (since October 2006).
             
Mark A. Egert

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
May 25, 1962
  Chief
Compliance
Officer (“CCO”)
  Since 2011   CCO for BBH (June 2011 – present); Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP (from April 2010 to May 2011); CCO of Cowen and Company (from January 2005 to April 2010).
             
Sue M. Rim-An

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
September 10, 1970
  Anti-Money
Laundering
Officer
  Since 2008   Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Officer, Vice President of BBH (September 2007-present); AML Officer at UBS Investment Bank (April 2006 – August 2007).
             
Suzan Barron

50 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
September 5, 1964
  Secretary   Since 2009   Senior Vice President and Senior Investor Services Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Regulatory Support Practice of Fund Administration, BBH since November 2005.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF BBH CORE SELECT
(unaudited)

Name, Birth Date
and Address
  Position(s)
Held with
Trust
  Term of
Office# and
Length of
Time
Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Alexander Tikonoff

50 Milk Street
Boston, MA 02109

Birth Date:
December 23, 1974
  Assistant
Secretary
  Since 2009   Assistant Vice President and Investor Services Associate Counsel, BBH (since August 2006).
             
Rowena Rothman

140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

Birth Date:
October 24, 1967
  Assistant
Treasurer
  Since 2011   Vice President of BBH (since 2009); Finance and Accounting Consultant at The Siegfried Group (2007-2009).
 

#

All officers of the Trust hold office for one year and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified (subject to the ability of the Trustees to remove any officer in accordance with the Trust’s By-laws). Except for Ms. Livingston and Messrs. Collins, Frazier and Gehret, the Trustees previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Predecessor Trust. At a meeting held on December 7, 2011, the Board approved the addition of Mr. Klotz as the President and Principal Executive Officer and Rowena Rothman as the Assistant Treasurer of the Trust.

^

The Fund Complex consists of the Trust, which has four series, and each is counted as one “Fund” for purposes of this table.

+

Ms. Livingston and Mr. Gehret are “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act because of their positions as Partners of BBH. Mr. Gehret was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Trust on December 7, 2011.


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DENVER, CO 80203  
 
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT  
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.  
140 BROADWAY  
NEW YORK, NY 10005  
(800) 625-5759  

To obtain information or make shareholder inquiries:
 
By telephone: Call 1-800-575-1265
By E-mail send your request to: bbhfunds@bbh.com
On the internet: www.bbhfunds.com

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing herein contained is to be considered an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund. Such offering is made only by the prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

The Fund files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on “Form N-Q.” Information on Form N-Q is available without charge and upon request by calling the Funds at the toll-free number listed above. A text only version can be viewed online or downloaded from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room). You may also access this information from the BBH Funds website at www.bbhfunds.com.

A summary of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies, if any, relating to securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, as well as a record of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available upon request by calling the toll-free number listed above. This information is also available from the Edgar database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 
 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  As of the period ended October 31, 2011 (the “Reporting Period”), the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions. During the Reporting Period, there have been no changes to, amendments to or waivers from, any provision of the code of ethics. A copy of this code of ethics can be obtained upon request, free of charge, by calling (800) 625-5759.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

  The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that Arthur D. Miltenberger, David P. Feldman and Andrew S. Frazier possess the attributes identified in Instruction (b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to each qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated Arthur D. Miltenberger, David P. Feldman and Andrew S. Frazier as the Registrant’s audit committee financial experts. Messrs. Arthur D. Miltenberger, David P. Feldman and Andrew S. Frazier are “independent” Trustees pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $84,500 for 2011 and $84,500 for 2010.

 

(b)

Audit Related Fees

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered to the Registrant by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 for 2011 and $0 for 2010.

 

(c)

Tax Fees

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered to the Registrant by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning were $13,050 for 2011 and $13,050 for 2010.  These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local entity tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification.

   
(d)

All Other Fees

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $20,700 for 2011 and $20,700 for 2010.

The other services provided to the Registrant consisted of examinations pursuant to Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and filings of Form N-17f-2 “Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar Investments in the Custody of Management Investment Companies” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“17f-2 Services”) in addition to audit services, tax services and 17f-2 Services provided to other series of the Registrant.

 

 
 

 

(e)(1)

Pursuant to the Registrant’s Audit Committee Charter that has been adopted by the audit committee, the audit committee shall approve all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Registrant and all permissible non-audit services to be provided to its investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The audit committee has delegated to its Chairman the approval of such services subject to reports to the full audit committee at its next subsequent meeting.

 

(e)(2)

The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 0%; Tax Fees were 0%; and Other Fees were 0%.

 

(f)

Not applicable.

 

(g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant's accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser (not  including  any  sub-adviser whose  role  is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the Registrant were $1,171,276 for 2011 and $678,098 for 2010.

 

(h) The Registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

  Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

A Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the Reporting Period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

  Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 
 

 

  Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

  Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

  Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Registrant’s principal executive and financial officers have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this Form N-CSR, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)

Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as Exhibit 12(a)(2) to this Form N-CSR.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished as Exhibit 12(b) to this Form N-CSR.
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) BBH Trust

By: (Signature and Title)

/s/ Radford W. Klotz_______

Radford W. Klotz

Title:  President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: December 30, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: (Signature and Title)

/s/ Radford W. Klotz_______

Radford W. Klotz

Title: President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: December 30, 2011

By: (Signature and Title)

/s/ Charles H. Schreiber_____

Charles H. Schreiber

Title: Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: December 30, 2011