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Director/PDMR Shareholding & Equity Issue re DCP
Burford Capital Limited announced the grant of ordinary shares to non-employee directors and distributions related to its deferred compensation plan. Effective June 15, 2026, non-employee directors received grants under the 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan, with amounts ranging from 7,121 to 32,076 shares. Additionally, CEO Christopher Bogart received 103,586 shares and CSO Elizabeth O'Connell received 32,847 shares in connection with their deferred compensation plans. In total, 418,153 new ordinary shares were issued on June 15, 2026, with admission to trading expected on June 23, 2026, bringing the total issued share capital to 221,732,415 shares. Disclaimer*
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June 17, 2026 Grants of Ordinary Shares to Non-Employee Directors and Distributions of Ordinary Shares in Connection with DCP Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or the "Company"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces grants of Burford's ordinary shares of nil par value ("Ordinary Shares") to non-employee directors under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan (the "NED Plan") and an issuance of Ordinary Shares in connection with the distributions pursuant to the Burford Capital Deferred Compensation Plan (the "DCP"). Grants of Ordinary Shares to Non-Employee Directors Effective as of June 15, 2026, each of the following non-employee directors was granted Ordinary Shares under the NED Plan as compensation for his or her services as a director during the year ending December 31, 2026. Non-employee director Number of Ordinary Shares granted under the NED Plan Total shareholding following the grant under the NED Plan1 Rukia Baruti 11,203 19,879 Pamela Corrie 11,203 19,365 Robert Gillespie 11,203 30,185 Christopher Halmy 22,406 67,594 Rick Noel2 7,121 7,121 John Sievwright 32,076 66,319 1 Represents total potential ownership of the Ordinary Shares following grants under the NED Plan (including any investments made through the DCP) but does not represent beneficial ownership as it would have been calculated in accordance with the rules of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. 2 The number of Ordinary Shares granted to Mr. Rick Noel is pro-rated to reflect his period of service during the year ending December 31, 2026 following his election to Burford's board of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 13, 2026. Distributions of Ordinary Shares in Connection with DCP Effective as of June 15, 2026, Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bogart and Chief Strategy Officer Elizabeth O'Connell received 103,586 and 32,847 Ordinary Shares, respectively. In the case of Mr. Bogart, these distributions reflect the deferral of his cash compensation to make the original investment in notional Ordinary Shares through the DCP. In the case of Ms. O'Connell, these distributions reflect Ordinary Shares underlying restricted share units that were deferred into the DCP at vesting. The number of Ordinar...
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