REG - Burford Capital Ltd - RESULT OF BURFORD CAPITAL’S AGM
RNS Number : 8216MBurford Capital Limited13 May 2020
13 May 2020
RESULT OF BURFORD CAPITAL'S AGM
Burford Capital Limited ("Burford Capital" or "Burford" or "the Company"), the leading global finance and investment management firm focused on law, is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting today were approved by shareholders.
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 2019 and the directors' and auditors' reports thereon
162,290,419
1,585,938
332,417
2. To re-appoint Sir Peter Middleton as a director
134,256,064
18,008,875
12,009,207
3. To re-appoint Charles Parkinson as a director
138,972,393
25,285,742
16,011
4. To appoint Robert Gillespie as a director
162,417,616
1,750,122
41,036
5. To appoint John Sievwright as a director
162,417,617
1,750,121
41,036
6. To appoint Christopher Bogart as a director
162,307,520
1,860,218
41,036
7. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditors
162,190,034
1,990,726
28,014
8. To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration
162,366,661
1,812,966
28,147
9. To authorise the directors to allot shares up to a specific amount
152,197,465
11,962,647
47,662
10. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to a specified amount
162,078,969
2,085,495
43,310
11. To approve the renewal of, and amendments to, the Company's 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan
144,117,379
17,167,094
2,988,673
Special Resolutions
12. 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)
161,274,007
2,908,421
25,346
13. 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) for an acquisition or specified capital investment
161,281,323
2,901,105
25,346
14. To adopt new articles of incorporation of the Company
148,859,042
15,390,577
20,330
Christopher Bogart, Burford's CEO, commented:
"We are grateful for shareholders' support of the AGM resolutions, which will enable us to move forward with our plans to add a US listing for the Company."
For further information, please contact:
Burford Capital Limited
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
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.
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