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Issue of New Shares in Connection with LTIP
Burford Capital Limited announced the issuance of 8,940 new ordinary shares on December 31, 2025, to satisfy vesting under its Long Term Incentive Plan, with admission to trading on AIM expected on January 12, 2026. Following this issuance, the company's total voting rights, excluding treasury shares, will be 218,897,440, which shareholders can use for regulatory notification calculations. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \nJanuary 5, 2026\n \n \nIssuance of New Shares in Connection with LTIP\n \nBurford Capital Limited (\"Burford\" or the \"Company\"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that, in connection with the Burford Capital 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the \"LTIP\"), on December 31, 2025, Burford has issued 8,940 new ordinary shares, no par value per share (\"Shares\"), to satisfy the vesting of restricted share units pursuant to the realization of awards under the LTIP on December 30, 2025.\n \nApplication will be made for these 8,940 new Shares to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc. The expected date of admission is January 12, 2026. These 8,940 new Shares will also be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.\n \nFollowing the issuance of these new Shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital is 220,667,387, of which 1,769,947 Shares are held in treasury and do not have any voting rights. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company, excluding treasury shares, will be 218,897,440 after giving effect to the issuance of these new Shares. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority.\n \n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nBurford Capital Limited\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor investor and analyst inquiries:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmericas: Josh Wood, Head of Investor Relations - email\n\n\n+1 212 516 5824\n\n\n\n\nEMEA & Asia: Rob Bailhache, Head of EMEA & Asia Investor Relations - email\n\n\n+44 (0)20 3530 2023\n\n\n\n\nFor press inquiries:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Helfenbein, Senior Vice President, Public Relations - email\n\n\n+1 646 504 7074\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeutsche Numis - NOMAD and Joint Broker\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7260 1000\n\n\n\n\nGiles Rolls\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Farquhar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBofA Securities - Joint Broker\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7628 1000\n\n\n\n\nPeter Luck\n\n\n\n\nDavid Lloyd\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJefferies International Limited - Joint Broker\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7029 8000\n\n\n\n\nGraham...