COMPLETED PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES TO SATISFY NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' AWARDS AND NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
GUERNSEY / ACCESSWIRE / June 15, 2022 / Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that it has completed the open market purchases of 23,066 of Burford's ordinary shares of nil par value ("Shares") to satisfy a grant of awards to Burford's non-employee directors under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan (the "NED Plan").
Details of the completed purchases of the Shares are set forth below:
Date | Stock Exchange | Number of Ordinary Shares Purchased | Average Net Price Paid Per Ordinary Share |
June 13, 2022 | LSE | 8,994 | GBP 7.29 |
June 13, 2022 | NYSE | 2,654 | USD 8.82 |
June 14, 2022 | NYSE | 11,418 | USD 9.00 |
Burford also provides the corresponding notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") with respect to the NED Plan.
On June 14, 2022, each of the following Non-Executive Directors was granted Shares under the NED Plan, as compensation for his/her services as a director.
PDMR | Company Purchase Price | Number of shares awarded | Shareholding following the grant |
Robert Gillespie | £7.29 | 2,998 | 10,306 |
Christopher Halmy | $8.97 | 3,008 | 15,508 |
Andrea Muller | $8.97 | 3,008 | 5,296 |
Charles Parkinson | £7.29 | 2,998 | 13,306 |
John Sievwright | £7.29 | 2,998 | 15,306 |
Hugh Steven Wilson | $8.97 | 8,056 | 297,631 |
A Notification of Dealing Form for each of the transactions mentioned above is included at the end of this announcement.
For further information, please contact:
Burford Capital Limited | |
For investor and analyst inquiries: | |
Robert Bailhache, Head of Investor Relations, EMEA and Asia - email | +44 (0)20 3530 2023 |
Jim Ballan, Head of Investor Relations, Americas - email | +1 (646) 793 9176 |
For press inquiries: | |
David Helfenbein, Vice President, Public Relations - email | +1 (212) 235 6824 |
Numis Securities Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Giles Rolls | |
Charlie Farquhar | |
Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7029 8000 |
Graham Davidson | |
Tony White | |
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, DC, Singapore, Sydney and Hong Kong.
For more information, please visit www.burfordcapital.com.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford.
This release does not constitute an offer of any Burford fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC, which acts as the fund manager of all Burford funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information contained herein is not, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities (including, without limitation, interests or shares in the funds). Any such offer or solicitation may be made only by means of a final confidential private placement memorandum and other offering documents.
Forward-looking statements
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Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | Robert Gillespie | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Non-Executive Director | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of nil par value | ||
Identification code | GG00BMGYLN96 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Grant of ordinary shares under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
£7.29 | 2,998 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 13 June 2022 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | Christopher Halmy | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Non-Executive Director | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of nil par value | ||
Identification code | GG00BMGYLN96 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Grant of ordinary shares under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
$8.97 | 3,008 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 14 June 2022 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | Andrea Muller | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Non-Executive Director | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of nil par value | ||
Identification code | GG00BMGYLN96 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Grant of ordinary shares under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
$8.97 | 3,008 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 14 June 2022 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | Charles Parkinson | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Non-Executive Director | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of nil par value | ||
Identification code | GG00BMGYLN96 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Grant of ordinary shares under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
£7.29 | 2,998 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 13 June 2022 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | John Sievwright | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Non-Executive Director | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of nil par value | ||
Identification code | GG00BMGYLN96 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Grant of ordinary shares under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
£7.29 | 2,998 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 13 June 2022 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | Hugh Steven Wilson | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Non-Executive Director | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of nil par value | ||
Identification code | GG00BMGYLN96 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Grant of ordinary shares under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
$8.97 | 8,056 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 14 June 2022 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||
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