Last checked at 17 May 2016 11:13
17 May 2016
BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED
RESULT OF AGM
Burford Capital Limited ("Burford Capital" or "Burford" or "the Company"), a leading global finance firm focused on law, 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 5.67¢ per share. That dividend will be payable on 17 June 2016 to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on Friday 27 May 2016.
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 2015 and the directors' and auditors' reports thereon | 162,202,699 | 0 | 0 |
2. To declare a final dividend of 5.67¢ (United States cents) per ordinary share | 162,202,699 | 0 | 0 |
3. To re-appoint David Lowe as a director | 162,201,874 | 0 | 825 |
4. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditors | 162,157,699 | 45,000 | 0 |
5. To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration | 153,217,876 | 1,822,213 | 7,162,610 |
6. To authorise the directors to allot shares up to 68,181,818 shares | 161,010,312 | 1,192,387 | 0 |
7. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to a specified amount | 162,199,543 | 3,156 | 0 |
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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) | 162,182,718 | 19,981 | 0 |
For further information, please contact:
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 3037 2000 |
Ken Fleming | |
Nicholas Harland | |
Nick Donovan | |
Haitong Securities (UK) Limited - Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7456 9191 |
John Riddell | |
Harry Stockdale | |
RBC Capital Markets - Joint Broker | +44 (0)20 7653 4000 |
Oliver Hearsey | |
Neustria Partners - Financial Communications for Burford Capital | +44 (0)20 3021 2580 |
Robert Bailhache | |
robert.bailhache@neustriapartners.com |
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Computershare Investor Services (Guernsey) Limited - Company Registrar | +44 (0)1534 825200 |
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International Administration Group (Guernsey) Limited - Company Secretary | |
Mark Woodall | +44 (0)1481 737911 |
About Burford Capital
Burford is a leading global finance firm focused on law. Our businesses include litigation finance, insurance and risk transfer, law firm lending, corporate intelligence and judgment enforcement, and a wide range of investment activities. Burford's equity and debt securities are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. We work with lawyers and clients around the world from our principal offices in New York and London.
For more information about Burford, visit www.burfordcapital.com