Burford Capital Result of AGM (9085O)
May 22 2018 - 9:03AM
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RNS Number : 9085O
Burford Capital
22 May 2018
This announcement contains inside information.
22 May 2018
BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED
RESULT OF 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.
Among other matters, shareholders approved the dividend payment
of 7.95c per share. That dividend will be payable on 22 June 2018
to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on
Friday 1 June 2018.
The votes received are detailed below:
Ordinary Resolutions Total Total votes Total votes
votes against withheld
for
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1. To receive the
accounts for the year
ended 31 December
2017 and the directors'
and auditors' reports
thereon 148,464,184 3,794,958 146,494
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2. To declare a final
dividend of 7.95c (United
States cents) per ordinary
share 152,405,636 0 0
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3. To re-appoint Hugh
Steven Wilson as a
director 150,200,911 2,204,510 215
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4. To re-appoint Ernst
& Young LLP as the
Company's auditors 151,092,653 1,312,983 0
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5. To authorise the
directors to agree
the auditors' remuneration 152,012,126 391,626 1,884
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6. To authorise the
directors to allot
up to 68,718,533 shares
and up to 137,437,066
by way of a rights
issue 149,255,466 2,920,500 229,670
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7. To authorise the
Company to purchase
its own shares up
to a specified amount 152,064,477 227,160 113,999
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Special Resolution
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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) 151,989,497 411,729 4,410
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For further information, please contact:
Burford Capital Limited
Elizabeth O'Connell, CFA, Chief
Financial Officer +1 212 235 6825
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited +44 (0)20 3037
- NOMAD and Joint Broker 2000
Jonny Allison
Nicholas Harland
Liberum Capital Limited - Joint +44 (0)20 3100
Broker 2222
Richard Crawley
Jamie Richards
Numis Securities Limited - Joint +44 (0)20 7260
Broker 1000
Charlie Farquhar
Jonathan Abbot
Neustria Partners - Financial Communications +44 (0)20 3021
for Burford Capital 2580
Robert Bailhache [email]
Charles Gorman [email]
Nick Henderson [email]
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is the leading global finance and investment
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 and Singapore.
For more information about Burford: www.burfordcapital.com
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