Burford Capital Holding(s) in Company (3349O)

TIDMBUR

RNS Number : 3349O

Burford Capital

17 August 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                       Burford Capital Limited. 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                    Invesco Ltd. 
 City and country of registered office                   1555 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1800, 
  (if applicable)                                         Atlanta, GA 30309 United States 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was                      15-08-2017 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):          17-08-2017 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                                     % of voting         % of voting rights     Total of both    Total number 
                                    rights attached       through financial      in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                                   to shares (total          instruments             8.B)         of issuer(vii) 
                                       of 8. A)             (total of 8.B 
                                                             1 + 8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                            23.97%                    0                23.97%        208,237,979 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                           24.96%                    0                24.96% 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
 
  GG00B4L84979 
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                          Direct                Indirect                       Direct                       Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                  (DTR5.2.1) 
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                                          49,917,884                                                  23.97% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      49,917,884                                            23.97% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                     % of voting 
  financial          date(x)              Conversion              rights that may                      rights 
  instrument                              Period(xi)              be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
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                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or       Number of          % of voting 
  financial         date(x)               Conversion             cash               voting rights      rights 
  instrument                              Period (xi)            settlement(xii) 
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                                                                 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                    X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
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        Name(xv)              % of voting rights        % of voting rights        Total of both if 
                                if it equals or          through financial         it equals or is 
                              is higher than the         instruments if it         higher than the 
                             notifiable threshold       equals or is higher      notifiable threshold 
                                                        than the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
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 Invesco Asset 
  Management Limited                23.97%                       0                     23.97% 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                                            Invesco (UK) Ltd. 
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 The number and % of voting rights                                          N/A 
  held 

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 The date until which the voting rights                                     N/A 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   Henley-on-Thames 
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 Date of completion       16-08-2017 
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