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 Limited furnished an update on its operations by issuing a press release and a detailed presentation covering financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The materials were provided via a Form 8-K under Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The press release and presentation are included as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and are incorporated by reference. The company noted this information is being furnished, not filed, under the Exchange Act. Burford’s ordinary shares trade under the symbol BUR on the New York Stock Exchange and on London Stock Exchange AIM.
Burford Capital Limited furnished an update via Form 8-K about the status and expected timeline of the YPF matter in US and foreign courts. The company issued a press release on October 22, 2025, and attached it as Exhibit 99.1.
The information under Item 7.01 is being furnished, not filed, and is not subject to Section 18 liability nor incorporated by reference unless specifically stated. The filing also includes standard forward-looking statements language.
BlackRock, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in Burford Capital Ltd. BlackRock reported 11,343,552 shares beneficially owned, representing 5.2% of the common stock as of 09/30/2025.
The filing lists 10,966,464 shares with sole voting power and 11,343,552 shares with sole dispositive power, with no shared voting or dispositive power. BlackRock certified the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Christopher P. Bogart, Chief Executive Officer and director of Burford Capital Ltd (BUR), reported a non‑derivative acquisition on 09/30/2025. The Form 4 shows a gift transaction coded G(1) adding 96,138 ordinary shares to his beneficial holdings at a price of $0. Following the reported transaction, the form discloses beneficial ownership of 375,000 shares held by a trust (the Christopher P. Bogart Revocable Trust), plus indirect holdings of 7,647,727 shares held by an LLC and 888,563 shares held by a separate LLC, as reported on the form. The filing notes the transferred shares were a gift from the Elizabeth O'Connell Revocable Trust, of which the reporting person’s spouse serves as sole trustee and beneficiary. The form is signed by an attorney‑in‑fact on 10/02/2025.
Jordan David Licht, Chief Financial Officer and director of Burford Capital Ltd (BUR), reported equity activity on 10/01/2025. Two awards granted on 9/30/2022 vested in full on their third anniversary: 51,606 restricted share units (RSUs) and 51,606 performance-based RSUs (PSUs), totaling 103,212 shares. To satisfy tax-withholding obligations, 52,690 ordinary shares were net-settled at a reported price of $12.11, leaving 50,522 ordinary shares beneficially owned after the transactions. The filing is signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person.
Burford Capital Limited’s board of directors approved and declared an interim dividend of 6.25 US cents per ordinary share for the year ending December 31, 2025. This interim payment represents cash being returned to shareholders ahead of the company’s full-year results for 2025. The update was disclosed as an Other Events report, and a related press release dated September 29, 2025, provides additional details.
Burford Capital Limited Chief Financial Officer David Licht purchased 1,303.4 phantom restricted stock units ("Phantom RSUs") on 08/21/2025 under the Burford Deferred Compensation Plan and received a company matching contribution of 435.0 Phantom RSUs. Each Phantom RSU is a contingent right to the economic equivalent of one ordinary share, payable in cash or ordinary shares under plan terms. The Phantom RSUs vest on August 11, 2027, subject to Mr. Licht's continued employment through that date. Following the transaction, Mr. Licht beneficially owns 187,040.2 ordinary shares equivalent (including prior holdings).
Mark N. Klein, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Burford Capital Ltd (BUR), reported a transaction dated 08/21/2025. He purchased 3,977.6 phantom RSUs under the Burford Deferred Compensation Plan and the company made a matching contribution of 1,326.0 phantom RSUs, for a total of 5,303.6 Phantom RSUs. Each Phantom RSU represents the economic equivalent of one ordinary share and may be settled in cash or shares. The Phantom RSUs vest on August 11, 2027, subject to continued employment. The Form 4 shows 94,448.5 ordinary shares beneficially owned following the transaction and lists a price of $13.6. The filing is signed by Mr. Klein on 08/25/2025.
Burford Capital Ltd (BUR) insider filing: Christopher P. Bogart, the company's Chief Executive Officer and a director, acquired a total of 89,206 phantom RSUs on 08/21/2025 under the Burford Capital Deferred Compensation Plan. The grant reflects a purchase of 66,904 phantom RSUs by Mr. Bogart and a company matching contribution of 22,302 phantom RSUs. Each Phantom RSU represents the economic equivalent of one ordinary share and may be settled in cash or ordinary shares. The phantom RSUs vest on August 11, 2027, contingent on Mr. Bogart's continued employment through that date. The filing lists an implied price of $13.60 and a total value figure of $1,913,457.08.
Burford Capital Ltd director and Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Todd Molot reported multiple Section 16 transactions on August 21, 2025. The filing shows transfers of ordinary shares tied to interests in an LLC he manages: 21,034.8 ordinary shares were disposed and 21,034.8 shares were acquired (transaction code G) resulting in 6,000,000 shares beneficially owned by the LLC (indirect). Separately, 3,406,625 ordinary shares were disposed. Mr. Molot purchased 65,277.5 Phantom RSUs under the company deferred compensation plan with a company match of 21,760 Phantom RSUs; each Phantom RSU equals the economic equivalent of one ordinary share and vests August 11, 2027 at $13.60 per share equivalent. The filing explains trust and LLC ownership reallocations and disclaims beneficial ownership except for pecuniary interest.