REG - Burford Capital Ltd - Management Team Invest $3 Million in Burford Stock

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04/04/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 0618H  Burford Capital Limited  04 April 2022

 

4 April 2022

 

 

BURFORD'S MANAGEMENT TEAM INVEST $3 MILLION IN BURFORD STOCK

 

Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm
focused on law, today announces that Chief Executive Officer Christopher
Bogart, Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Molot, Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth Brause and Co-Chief Operating Officers Aviva Will and David Perla have
in aggregate invested $3 million in Burford's stock since March 31, 2022.

 

All five executives used their cash compensation to make the investments,
which occurred through the Burford employee deferred compensation plan.

 

With this additional investment, Messrs Bogart and Molot's combined personal
cash investment in Burford ordinary shares of nil par value ("Shares") since
2019 has now reached approximately $15 million, in addition to their prior
substantial holdings acquired earlier in Burford's life. Together, Messrs
Bogart and Molot control almost 9% of Burford's Shares.

 

The investments made on March 31 and April 1 total approximately 300,000
Shares: 140,400 Shares to Mr Bogart, 140,191 Shares to Mr Molot, 5,269 Shares
to Mr Brause and 15,168 Shares to Ms Will. Messrs Brause and Perla have made
further investments for execution today; Mr. Perla's investment is expected to
amount to approximately 12,000 Shares and Mr Brause to approximately 5,000
additional shares; they will be the subject of a separate notice in due
course.

 

Further details about the Burford deferred compensation plan can be found in
Burford's recently released annual report. In essence, Burford employees are
able to elect to defer cash compensation, without incurring current taxes,
into the plan, which in turn permits the full amount of that deferred
compensation to be allocated to Burford Shares (or for other investment
options). It is intended that the plan, as announced on Friday, will then go
into the market and buy the Shares. This is a tax-efficient way for employees
to continue to accumulate exposure to Burford's Shares.

 

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
 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)

 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
(https://www.burfordcapital.com/) 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
(http://www.burfordcapital.com) .

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Christopher P. Bogart
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer
    (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
            Identification code                                              GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of fully vested notional Ordinary Shares equivalent to a deferred
                                                                             amount of cash compensation under Burford's deferred compensation plan
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ 9.19                                                                                                            140,400

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           31 March 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Jonathan Molot
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer
    (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
             Identification code                                             GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of fully vested notional Ordinary Shares equivalent to a deferred
                                                                             amount of cash compensation under Burford's deferred compensation plan
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ 9.23                                                                                                            140,191

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           1 April 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Kenneth Brause
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Financial Officer
    (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
             Identification code                                             GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of fully vested notional Ordinary Shares equivalent to a deferred
                                                                             amount of cash compensation under Burford's deferred compensation plan
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ 9.23                                                                                                            5,269

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           1 April 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Aviva Will
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Co-Chief Operating Officer
    (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
             Identification code                                             GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of fully vested notional Ordinary Shares equivalent to a deferred
                                                                             amount of cash compensation under Burford's deferred compensation plan
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ 9.23                                                                                                            15,168

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           1 April 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Christopher P. Bogart
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer
    (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      Notional Ordinary Shares
            Identification code                                              GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of unvested notional Ordinary Shares pursuant to the provisions of
                                                                             Burford's deferred compensation plan due to vest in 2024
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ Nil                                                                                                             46,332

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           31 March 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Jonathan Molot
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer
    (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      Notional Ordinary Shares
            Identification code                                              GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of unvested notional Ordinary Shares pursuant to the provisions of
                                                                             Burford's deferred compensation plan due to vest in 2024
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ Nil                                                                                                             46,263

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           1 April 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Kenneth Brause
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Financial Officer
    (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      Notional Ordinary Shares
            Identification code                                              GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of unvested notional Ordinary Shares pursuant to the provisions of
                                                                             Burford's deferred compensation plan due to vest in 2024
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ Nil                                                                                                             1,739

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           1 April 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1  Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
    associated
    (a)     Name                                                             Aviva Will
 2  Reason for the notification
    (a)     Position/status                                                  A PDMR occupying the position of Co-Chief Operating Officer
    (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      Notional Ordinary Shares
            Identification code                                              GG00BMGYLN96
    (b)    Nature of the transaction                                         Allocation of unvested notional Ordinary Shares pursuant to the provisions of
                                                                             Burford's deferred compensation plan due to vest in 2024
    (c)     Price(s)and volume(s)                                            Price(s)                                 Volume(s)
    $ Nil                                                                                                             5,006

    (d)    Aggregated information                                            N/A

    ·    Aggregated volume

    ·    Price
    (e)    Date of the transaction                                           1 April 2022

    (f)     Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

 

 

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.

 

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intentions and beliefs and that our actual results of operations, including
our financial position and liquidity, and the development of the industry in
which we operate, 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 we expect include those discussed under "Risk Factors" in our Annual
Report on Form 20-F filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on
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or developments in subsequent periods.

 

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