REG - Burford Capital Ltd - Completion of Share Purchases & PDMR Transactions
03/07/2023 14:00
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RNS Number : 7879E Burford Capital Limited 03 July 2023
3 July 2023
COMPLETED PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES TO SATISFY NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS'
AWARDS, GRANTS OF ORDINARY SHARES TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND NOTIFICATION
OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset
management firm focused on law, provides notification of transactions by
persons discharging managerial responsibilities (each, a "PDMR" and,
collectively, "PDMRs"). Burford also provides an update on the completed
purchases of ordinary shares of nil par value of Burford Capital Limited (the
"Shares") to satisfy non-employee directors' awards and grants of Shares to
non-employee directors under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee
Directors' Share Plan (the "NED Plan").
Transactions by PDMRs
On June 28, 2023, Christopher Halmy, non-executive director, purchased 7,500
Shares on the New York Stock Exchange at $11.92 per Share.
In addition, on June 28, 2023, John Sievwright, non-executive director,
purchased $250,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.250% senior notes due 2031
issued by Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of Burford, at a price of $100.165, for a total of $250,674.79.
Completed purchases of Shares
On June 29, 2023, Burford completed the open market purchases of 17,403 Shares
on the London Stock Exchange at a blended price of 933.2979p per Share to
satisfy a grant of awards to Burford's non-employee directors under the NED
Plan.
Grants of Shares to non-executive directors under the NED Plan
Effective June 29, 2023, each of the following non-executive directors was
granted Shares under the NED Plan as compensation for his or her services as a
director.
PDMR Burford's Purchase Price Number of Shares granted under the NED Plan Total shareholding following the grant under the NED Plan
Rukia Baruti £9.49 2,492 2,492
Robert Gillespie £9.49 2,492 12,798
Christopher Halmy $12.09 2,482 25,490*
Andrea Muller $12.09 1,241 16,537
John Sievwright £9.49 2,492 17,798
Hugh Steven Wilson $12.09 6,204 303,835
* Includes 7,500 Shares purchased on June 28, 2023 as disclosed above.
The Notification of Dealing Forms for each of the transactions set forth above
are 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
(mailto:rbailhache@burfordcapital.com)
Jim Ballan, Head of Investor Relations, Americas - email +1 (646) 793 9176
(mailto:JBallan@burfordcapital.com)
For press inquiries:
David Helfenbein, Vice President, Public Relations - email +1 (212) 235 6824
(mailto:dhelfenbein@burfordcapital.com)
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
Berenberg - Joint Broker +44 (0)20 3207 7800
Toby Flaux
James Thompson
Arnav Kapoor
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 offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington,
DC, Singapore, Dubai, Sydney and Hong Kong.
For more information, please visit www.burfordcapital.com
(http://www.burfordcapital.com) .
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford.
This announcement does not constitute an offer of any Burford private fund.
Burford Capital Investment Management LLC, which acts as the fund manager of
all Burford private funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the
US Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided in this
announcement is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not
indicative of future results. The information contained in this announcement
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 any of Burford private 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
This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding
assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future
events. These statements are intended as "forward-looking statements". In some
cases, predictive, future-tense or forward-looking words such as "aim",
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect",
"forecast", "guidance", "intend", "may", "plan", "potential", "predict",
"projected", "should" or "will" or the negative of such terms or other
comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements,
but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition,
Burford and its representatives may from time to time make other oral or
written statements which are forward-looking statements, including in its
periodic reports that Burford files with, or furnishes to, the US Securities
and Exchange Commission, other information made available to Burford's
security holders and other written materials. By their nature, forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not
occur in the future. Burford cautions you that forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance and are based on numerous assumptions,
expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs and that Burford's actual
results of operations, including its financial position and liquidity, and the
development of the industry in which it operates, may differ materially from
(and be more negative than) those made in, or suggested by, the
forward-looking statements contained in this announcement. Significant factors
that may cause actual results to differ from those Burford expects include,
among others, those discussed under "Risk Factors" in Burford's annual report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the
US Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2023 and other reports or
documents that Burford files with, or furnishes to, the US Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time. In addition, even if Burford's results
of operations, including its financial position and liquidity, and the
development of the industry in which it operates are consistent with the
forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, those results of
operations or developments may not be indicative of results of operations or
developments in subsequent periods.
Except as required by law, Burford undertakes 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 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 Purchase of ordinary shares
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
$ 11.92 7,500
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 28 June 2023
(f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange
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 Global Finance LLC
(b) LEI 549300JVAOO67CSCH406
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 9.250% US Dollar denominated bonds due July 1, 2031 at 100.165 per cent. of
their principal amount of Burford Capital Limited's subsidiary Burford Capital
Global Finance LLC
Identification code USU1056LAC55
(b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of bonds
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
$ 1,001.65 250
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 28 June 2023
(f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
(a) Name Rukia Baruti
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)
£ 9.49 2,492
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 29 June 2023
(f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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)
£ 9.49 2,492
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 29 June 2023
(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)
$ 12.09 2,482
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 29 June 2023
(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)
$ 12.09 1,241
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 29 June 2023
(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)
£ 9.49 2,492
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 29 June 2023
(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)
$ 12.09 6,204
(d) Aggregated information N/A
· Aggregated volume
· Price
(e) Date of the transaction 29 June 2023
(f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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