Director/PDMR Shareholding
Updated : 09:00
1 June 2020
BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED
Notification of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
Burford Capital Limited ("Burford") has been notified of certain purchases of the bonds issued by Burford Capital Finance LLC (the "Company"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Burford, made by Christopher P. Bogart, Burford's Chief Executive Officer, and Jonathan Molot, Burford's Chief Investment Officer.
On 28 May 2020, Mr Bogart purchased 5,000 6.125% US Dollar denominated bonds due 12 August 2025 issued by the Company ("Bonds") and Mr Molot also purchased 5,000 Bonds, in each case at a price of US$87.375 per Bond.
The Notification of Dealing Forms for each of the transactions mentioned above are included at the end of this announcement.
For further information, please contact:
Burford Capital Limited | |
Jim Kilman, Chief Financial Officer | +1 917 985 9840 |
Robert Bailhache, Head of Investor Relations - email
| +44 (0)20 3530 2023 |
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 3037 2000 |
Jonny Allison | |
Alex Reynolds | |
Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7029 8000 |
Graham Davidson | |
Tony White | |
Numis Securities Limited - Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Charlie Farquhar | |
Jonathan Abbott | |
About Burford Capital Finance LLC
Burford Capital Finance LLC is a special purpose financing vehicle created to issue Burford's 2018 US Dollar denominated retail bonds and an indirect wholly‐owned subsidiary of Burford.
About Burford Capital Limited
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 London Stock Exchange, and it works with law firms and clients around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore and Sydney.
For more information about Burford: www.burfordcapital.com
This release does not constitute an offer of any Burford fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC ("BCIM"), which acts as the fund manager of all Burford funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. 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.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | Christopher Bogart | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Executive Officer of Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Finance LLC | ||
(b) LEI | 549300L30WEIAK4ZUX81 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 6.125 per cent. US Dollar denominated bonds due 2025 at 100 per cent. of their principal amount ("Bonds") | ||
Identification code | XS1756325228 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Bonds | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
US$87.375 | 5,000 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 28 May 2020 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
(a) Name | Jonathan Molot | ||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
(a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer of Burford Capital Limited | ||
(b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
(a) Name | Burford Capital Finance LLC | ||
(b) LEI | 549300L30WEIAK4ZUX81 | ||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
(a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 6.125 per cent. US Dollar denominated bonds due 2025 at 100 per cent. of their principal amount (the "Bonds") | ||
Identification code | XS1756325228 | ||
(b) Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Bonds | ||
(c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
US$87.375 | 5,000 | ||
(d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||
(e) Date of the transaction | 28 May 2020 | ||
(f) Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.