Burford Capital Limited Announces Sterling Conversion Rate For 2021 Final Dividend

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Burford Capital Limited announced the Sterling conversion rate for its 2021 final dividend, set at 6.25 US cents per ordinary share, payable on June 17, 2022. Shareholders opting for Sterling will receive 4.954419 pence per share based on an exchange rate of £1 = US$1.2615 as of May 27, 2022. This dividend reward continues to reflect Burford's commitment to returning value to its shareholders.

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• Final dividend of 6.25 US cents per share reinforces shareholder value.
• Dividend payment scheduled for June 17, 2022.

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GUERNSEY, BRITISH ISLES / ACCESSWIRE / June 1, 2022 / Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces the Sterling conversion rate for its previously approved 2021 final dividend of 6.25 US cents per ordinary share to be paid on June 17, 2022, to shareholders of record as of May 27, 2022.

For shareholders electing to receive their dividend in Sterling, the final dividend is 4.954419 pence per ordinary share, based on the exchange rate of £1 = US$1.2615 set on May 27, 2022.

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 the dividend amount for Burford Capital in 2022?

The dividend amount for Burford Capital in 2022 is 6.25 US cents per ordinary share.

When is the dividend payment date for Burford Capital?

The dividend payment date for Burford Capital is June 17, 2022.

What is the Sterling conversion rate for Burford's dividend?

The Sterling conversion rate for Burford's dividend is 4.954419 pence per share.

What exchange rate was used to determine the Sterling dividend for Burford?

The exchange rate used was £1 = US$1.2615, set on May 27, 2022.