Burford Capital Limited Announces Intended Purchases of Ordinary Shares to Satisfy Non-Employee Directors' Awards

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Burford Capital Limited announced its plan to purchase ordinary shares worth approximately £160,000 to meet the awards for its non-employee directors. This initiative aims to buy up to 23,066 Shares based on recent average closing prices on the New York and London Stock Exchanges. The purchase will take place in the open market following this announcement. An update will be provided once the purchases are completed.

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• The purchase of shares demonstrates a commitment to rewarding non-employee directors, which can enhance investor confidence.
• The planned buyback can potentially lead to increased share value due to reduced supply.

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INTENDED PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES TO SATISFY NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' AWARDS

LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / June 10, 2022 / Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that it intends to conduct open market purchases 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 as soon as practicable following the date of this announcement. The purchases will have a market value of approximately £160,000, which would result in the purchase of no more than 23,066 Shares based on the average closing prices on the New York and London Stock Exchanges between June 6, 2022 and June 8, 2022.

An announcement is expected to be made upon completion of the open market purchases of the Shares.

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

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, we and our representatives may from time to time make other oral or written statements which are forward-looking statements, including in our periodic reports that we file with, or furnish to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, other information sent to our 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. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on numerous assumptions, expectations, projections, 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 March 29, 2022 and other reports or documents that we file with, or furnish to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. In addition, even if our results of operations, including our financial position and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, those results of operations or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

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.

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FAQ

What is Burford Capital's plan for share purchases in 2022?

Burford Capital intends to buy £160,000 worth of its ordinary shares to satisfy awards for non-employee directors.

How many shares will Burford Capital purchase?

Burford Capital plans to purchase up to 23,066 shares based on recent average closing prices.

When will Burford Capital conduct the share purchases?

The share purchases will occur as soon as practicable following the announcement made on June 10, 2022.

What is the market value of the shares Burford Capital intends to buy?

The intended market value for the share purchases is approximately £160,000.

Will there be an announcement after the share purchases are completed?

Yes, Burford Capital will make an announcement upon completion of the open market purchases.