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Burford Capital Limited filings document the formal disclosure record for a Guernsey-based legal finance and asset management company. Its reports and current-event filings cover operating results, portfolio-related commentary, Regulation FD disclosures on the YPF matter, and exhibits such as earnings releases and investor presentations.
Burford's SEC filings also describe governance and compensation matters, including proxy statement disclosures, executive employment agreements and carried-interest compensation arrangements. Capital-structure filings include material agreements for senior notes issued through a subsidiary and guaranteed by Burford Capital, with related indenture covenants, redemption provisions and use-of-proceeds disclosures.
Burford Capital Ltd director and CEO Christopher P. Bogart reported compensation-related share activity involving phantom RSUs and tax withholding. On 2026-06-15, phantom RSUs under the Burford Capital Deferred Compensation Plan were settled, with each unit converting into one Ordinary Share on a one-for-one basis.
Bogart exercised 121,880.3 Phantom RSUs, receiving the same number of Ordinary Shares. To satisfy tax withholding obligations on this settlement, 18,294.3 Ordinary Shares were withheld at $4.64 per share, leaving 103,586 Ordinary Shares held directly after the tax transaction.
He also reports substantial indirect ownership of Ordinary Shares held through LLCs and a trust, including 888,563 shares, 7,647,727 shares, and 375,000 shares in separate entities. These entries reflect holdings structure rather than open-market buying or selling.
Burford Capital Ltd Chief Strategy Officer Elizabeth O’Connell settled 42,112 Phantom RSUs into the same number of Ordinary Shares under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, on a one-for-one basis. As part of this settlement, 9,265 Ordinary Shares were delivered to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
After these transactions, O’Connell directly held 32,847 Ordinary Shares and also had 54,359 Ordinary Shares held indirectly through a trust. The filing notes that transactions of her spouse, executive officer Christopher Bogart, are reported separately.
Sievwright John P. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Burford Capital Ltd director John P. Sievwright received a grant of 32,076 Ordinary Shares at no cost under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan. Following this equity award, he directly holds a total of 66,319 Ordinary Shares.
Halmy Christopher A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Burford Capital Ltd reported that director Christopher A. Halmy received a grant of 22,406 Ordinary Shares on June 15, 2026. The shares were awarded at no cash cost under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan. Following this equity award, he directly holds 59,576 Ordinary Shares. This is a compensation-related grant, not an open-market purchase.
Noel Ricky J. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Burford Capital Ltd director Noel Ricky J. received a grant of 7,121 Ordinary Shares on June 15, 2026. The shares were awarded at no cash cost per share as equity compensation. Following this award, his direct holdings reported in this filing total 7,121 Ordinary Shares.
The grant was made under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan, indicating it is part of the company’s standard compensation program for non-employee directors rather than an open-market purchase.
Gillespie Robert Andrew Joseph reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Burford Capital Ltd director Robert Andrew Joseph Gillespie received a grant of 11,203 Ordinary Shares as equity compensation. The award was made on June 15, 2026 under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan and carried no cash purchase price. Following this grant, Gillespie directly owns a total of 30,185 Ordinary Shares.
Corrie Pamela B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Burford Capital Ltd director Pamela B. Corrie received a grant of 11,203 Ordinary Shares on June 15, 2026 as compensation under the company’s 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan. The shares were awarded at no cost, bringing her direct holdings to 19,365.3 Ordinary Shares.
Burford Capital Ltd director Dames Rukia Baruti received a share grant under the company’s 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan. On June 15, 2026, she acquired 11,203 Ordinary Shares at $0.00 per share as a compensation award, bringing her direct holdings to 19,879 Ordinary Shares.
Burford Capital Ltd reporting persons Orbis Investment Management Ltd and Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd filed an amendment to disclose 18,796,436 shares beneficially owned, representing 8.6% of common stock. The filing lists sole voting and sole dispositive power totals: Orbis 18,609,387 and Allan Gray 187,049.
The filing clarifies that the Reporting Persons are non-U.S. institutions equivalent to U.S. investment advisers and that each disclaims beneficial ownership of the other's shares. The signature block shows certification by an attorney-in-fact dated 05/15/2026.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report beneficial ownership stakes in Burford Capital Ltd. The amendment discloses shared voting and dispositive powers: AFI shows shared voting power 11,673,495 and shared dispositive power 12,318,250 (representing 5.6%). CMIA reports shared voting power 10,754,212 and shared dispositive power 11,398,967 (representing 5.2%). The filing is a joint Schedule 13G/A amendment filed on or referencing 03/31/2026 and includes exhibits identifying the acquiring subsidiary and a joint filing agreement.