Director Purchase of Shares

23 March 2016

Burford Capital Limited

Director purchase of shares

Burford Capital Limited (the "Company") announces that on 23 March 2016 the Company was notified, in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, that David Lowe (non-executive director) had bought 40,000 ordinary shares of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") on 23 March 2016 at 236 pence per Ordinary Share. Following this purchase, Mr Lowe now holds 200,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately 0.1% of the issued Ordinary Share Capital of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker

Steve Baldwin +44 (0)20 3037 2000

Nicholas Harland

Haitong Securities (UK) Limited - Joint Broker

John Riddle +44 (0)20 7456 9191

Harry Stockdale

FTI Consulting - PR for Burford Capital

Edward Berry +44 (0)20 7269 7297

Laura Pope +44 (0)20 7269 7243