Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0117H

Burford Capital

13 May 2014

 



13 May 2014

BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED

RESULT OF AGM

Burford Capital Limited ("Burford Capital" or "Burford" or "the Company"), the world's largest provider of investment capital and risk solutions for litigation, is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting today were approved by shareholders.

Among other matters, shareholders unanimously approved the dividend payment of 5.23¢ per share.  That dividend will be payable on Monday 16 June 2014 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on Friday 23 May 2014.

The votes received are detailed below:

Ordinary Resolutions	Total votes for	Total votes against	Total votes withheld
1.   To receive the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013 and the directors' and auditors' reports thereon	155,471,778	0	0
2.   To declare a final dividend of 5.23¢ (United States cents) per ordinary share	155,471,778	0	0
3.   To re-appoint Sir Peter Middleton as a director	155,471,778	0	0
4.   To re-appoint Charles Parkinson as a director	155,471,778	0	0
5.   Reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditors	155,471,778	0	0
6.   To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration	155,471,778	0	0
7.   To authorise the directors to allot shares up to 68,181,818 shares	155,471,778	0	0
8.   To authorise the directors to allot shares up to 136,363,636 shares (including shares issued or rights granted under resolution 7) in connection with a pre-emptive offer to existing shareholders by way of a rights issue	141,058,115	14,413,663	0
9.   To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to a specified amount	155,471,778	0	0
Special Resolutions
10.  To authorise the directors to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (subject to the limitation set out in the resolution)	155,461,778	10,000	0

For further information, please contact:

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker

Steve Baldwin                [phone]

Nicholas Harland

Espirito Santo Investment Bank - Joint Broker

John Llewellen-Lloyd      [phone]

Harry Stockdale

RBC Capital Markets - Joint Broker

Oliver Hearsey               [phone]

FTI Consulting - PR for Burford Capital

Edward Berry                 [phone]

Laura Ewart                   [phone]

Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited - Company Registrar [phone]

International Administration Group (Guernsey) Limited - Company Secretary

Paul Keltie                    [phone]

Mark Woodall                [phone]

About Burford Capital

Burford Capital is the world's largest provider of investment capital and risk solutions for litigation with the largest and most experienced dedicated team in the industry. Burford is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market under the ticker symbol BUR. Burford provides a broad range of corporate finance and insurance solutions to lawyers and clients engaged in significant litigation and arbitration around the world.

For more information about Burford: www.burfordcapital.com

 

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