Result of AGM - correction

RNS Number : 9331E

Burford Capital

16 May 2013

 



The following amendment has been made to the 'Result of AGM' announcement released on 15 May 2013 at 15:24 under RNS Number 8104E.

The dividend payment figure was incorrectly stated as 4.768¢ (United States cents) per share.  The correct figure, as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 April 2013, is 4.758¢ (United States cents) per share.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

15 May 2013

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, of whom more than 75% were represented in person or by proxy.

Among other matters, shareholders unanimously approved the dividend payment of 4.758¢ per share.  That dividend will be payable on 17 June 2013 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 24 May 2013.

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 2012 and the directors' and auditors' reports thereon	157,042,353	0	0
2.   To declare a final dividend of 4.758¢ (United States cents) per ordinary share	157,042,353	0	0
3.   To re-appoint David Charles Lowe as a director	157,042,353	0	0
4.   Reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditors	157,041,093	1,260	0
5.   To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration	157,041,093	0	1,260
6.   To authorise the directors to allot shares up to a specified amount	157,042,353	0	0
7.   To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to a specified amount	157,042,353	0	0
Special Resolutions
8.   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)	157,029,593	12,760	0
9.   To adopt new articles of incorporation of the Company	157,030,853	0	11,500

For further information, please contact:

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker

Steve Baldwin                [phone]

Nicholas Harland

Espirito Santo Investment Bank - Joint Broker

Richard Crawley             [phone]

RBC Capital Markets - Joint Broker

Oliver Hearsey               [phone]

James Kelly

FTI Consulting - PR for Burford Capital

Edward Berry                 [phone]

Laura Ewart                   [phone]

Capita Registrars (Guernsey) Ltd

Lynda Watson               [phone]

International Administration Group (Guernsey) Limited - Company Secretary

Darryl Willis                   [phone]

Mark Woodall                [phone]

About Burford

Burford is the world's largest provider of investment capital and risk solutions for litigation with more than $300 million in capital and 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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