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The Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) SEC filings page provides access to the company’s US regulatory disclosures, including current reports on Form 8-K that describe material events, financial updates and financing transactions. Burford’s filings identify it as a Guernsey company and outline its role as a global finance and asset management firm focused on law, with businesses in litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and legal finance and advisory activities.
Burford’s recent Form 8-K filings illustrate several key categories of information. Some 8-Ks furnish press releases announcing unaudited financial results for specific quarters and year-to-date periods, together with detailed presentations for investors and analysts. Others report board decisions such as interim dividend declarations on ordinary shares, including the amount per share and relevant record and payment dates.
Additional 8-Ks describe capital structure and financing developments. For example, a filing dated July 11, 2025 details a private offering of 7.50% senior notes due 2033 by Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Burford Capital and certain subsidiaries, and explains the intended use of proceeds and key terms of the indenture. Later press releases referenced in filings discuss further senior note offerings and planned redemptions of existing bonds.
Burford also uses its SEC filings to disclose governance and compensation matters. An 8-K filed on November 25, 2025 outlines amended and restated employment agreements for the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, including the structure of base salary and formulaic carried interest payments, changes to severance arrangements and the response to feedback from Institutional Shareholder Services.
Other filings address significant legal matters, such as the YPF case, through Regulation FD disclosures that attach detailed press releases on procedural status, appeals, enforcement activity and international recognition efforts. Together, these documents give investors a structured view of Burford’s financial reporting, capital markets activity, executive arrangements and exposure to complex litigation.
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Burford Capital Ltd Chief Executive Officer Christopher P. Bogart reported equity compensation activity, not open-market trading. On March 26, 2026, he exercised 107,568 RSUs and 82,829 PSUs into Ordinary Shares at a conversion price of $0.00 per share. According to his elections under Burford’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan, these vested awards were converted into 107,568 and 81,725 Phantom RSUs, each tracking one Ordinary Share. To satisfy tax withholding on vesting, 1,104 Ordinary Shares were withheld at $7.70 per share, which is a non‑market, tax-payment event. The filing also lists indirect holdings of Ordinary Shares held by a trust and LLCs in amounts of 375,000, 7,647,727 and 888,563 shares as of the reported date.
Burford Capital Ltd Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Molot reported equity compensation activity involving restricted and performance share units. On March 26, 2026, 107,568 RSUs and 82,829 PSUs vested and were effectively converted into phantom RSUs under Burford’s Deferred Compensation Plan, giving him rights tied to the value of the company’s Ordinary Shares.
In connection with vesting, 1,104 Ordinary Shares were withheld at $7.70 per share to satisfy tax obligations, which is a non-market disposition. Following these transactions, Molot directly holds 3,406,625 Ordinary Shares and indirectly holds 6,000,000 Ordinary Shares through an LLC, reflecting a substantial ongoing equity stake.
Burford Capital’s Chief Strategy Officer Elizabeth O’Connell reported multiple equity-compensation events tied to prior awards. She exercised RSU and PSU awards to acquire 36,425 Ordinary Shares at a zero exercise price as those awards vested under the company’s policies and performance criteria.
To cover related tax obligations, 13,029 Ordinary Shares were withheld at $7.70 per share. She also converted 3,791 RSUs into 3,791 Phantom RSUs under Burford’s Deferred Compensation Plan, deferring receipt of those shares. Following these transactions, 54,359 Ordinary Shares are held indirectly via her revocable trust, and 392,836.5 RSU- and PSU-based rights remain directly outstanding.
Burford Capital’s Chief Accounting Officer, Charles Utley, reported RSU vesting that converted into Ordinary Shares. An award of 16,962 restricted share units granted on March 22, 2023 vested in full on the third anniversary, and 4,044 RSUs from a March 13, 2025 grant also vested, with each RSU converting into one Ordinary Share at no exercise price.
To cover tax obligations on this vesting, 8,466 Ordinary Shares were delivered back to the company at $7.70 per share, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, Utley directly holds 31,401 Ordinary Shares, reflecting routine equity compensation and related tax settlement.
Burford Capital Ltd vice chair Perla David reported multiple equity compensation events. On March 26, 2026, RSUs and PSUs covering 35,320 Ordinary Shares vested and were converted into Ordinary Shares. Of these, 1,739 shares were withheld at $7.70 per share to satisfy tax obligations.
Perla David elected to defer receipt of all Ordinary Shares from certain 2023 RSU and PSU awards into the Burford Capital Deferred Compensation Plan, receiving 18,003 and 13,863 Phantom RSUs, respectively. Following these transactions, Perla David directly holds 81,119 Ordinary Shares and maintains additional deferred Phantom RSU interests linked one-for-one to Ordinary Shares.
Burford Capital’s Chief Financial Officer Jordan David Licht reported equity compensation vesting rather than open‑market trading. Restricted share units and performance-based RSUs granted in 2023 and 2025 vested into 36,425 Ordinary Shares, with PSUs vesting at 77% of target.
To cover tax obligations on the vesting, 18,597 Ordinary Shares were withheld at $7.70 per share through net settlement, a non-market disposition. Following these transactions, Licht holds 68,350 Ordinary Shares directly, plus substantial outstanding RSU and PSU awards.
Burford Capital Ltd’s Chief Investment Officer-International, Craig Arnott, reported the vesting and exercise of equity awards into ordinary shares on March 26, 2026. These were compensation-related events rather than open-market trades.
An award of 18,437 RSUs granted on March 22, 2023 vested in full on its third anniversary, and 14,197 performance-based RSUs from the same grant vested at 77% of target after certification of financial performance metrics. In addition, 3,791 RSUs from a grant dated March 13, 2025 also vested. Each RSU or PSU converted into one ordinary share at an exercise price of $0.00 per share.
After these conversions, Arnott directly owns 303,429 ordinary shares of Burford Capital. No shares were sold, gifted, or withheld for taxes in these transactions, so the activity reflects equity awards turning into outright share ownership.
Burford Capital Ltd Chief Development Officer Travis Lenkner reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 26, 2026, one-third of a restricted share unit ("RSU") award granted on March 13, 2025 vested, converting 1,100 RSUs into 1,100 Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one basis. To satisfy tax withholding obligations, 517 Ordinary Shares were net settled at $7.70 per share, leaving the remainder delivered as stock. Following these transactions, Lenkner directly holds 25,866 Ordinary Shares.
Burford Capital Ltd reported that GC & Chief Administrative Officer Mark N. Klein received ordinary shares through vesting of equity awards. On March 26, 2026, he acquired 36,425 ordinary shares from the vesting and conversion of RSUs and PSUs granted in prior years, all at a conversion price of $0.00 per share.
The RSUs and performance-based RSUs were granted in March 2023 and March 2025 and convert into ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis. A separate transaction shows 18,148 ordinary shares were disposed of at $7.70 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting, rather than through an open-market sale. After these transactions, Klein directly holds 95,476 ordinary shares.
Burford Capital Limited furnished a press release explaining that the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the prior District Court judgment in favor of Petersen and Eton Park in the long‑running YPF litigation. The company criticizes the majority’s reasoning and notes a strong dissent that would have affirmed the original judgment.
Burford says plaintiffs are expected to seek further review, potentially through an en banc rehearing at the Second Circuit and, depending on outcomes, possible US Supreme Court review. In parallel, they are likely to consider investment treaty arbitration against Argentina as an alternative route for recovery.
Management will assess the decision’s financial impact in first‑quarter reporting. Under Burford’s valuation policy, an intermediate appellate loss calls for a partial non‑cash write‑down of related assets, which is expected here. Because the YPF asset has a substantial carrying value, a material write‑down could reduce balance sheet equity enough to limit Burford’s ability to incur additional debt or make certain restricted payments under its senior note indentures. The company emphasizes that its broader portfolio continues to drive the business and that it recently raised additional capital to support future investments.