Burford Capital Limited Report Critique Meritless, Principals to Buy Stock (2980I)

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RNS Number : 2980I

Burford Capital Limited

07 August 2019

7 August 2019

REPORT'S CRITICISMS WITHOUT MERIT AND

BURFORD PRINCIPALS TO PURCHASE SHARES

The Board of Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or the "Company") takes note of the short attack report issued this morning by Muddy Waters, a firm known for such tactics, and believes that the report's criticisms are without merit. Burford will issue a detailed response to the report as soon as practicable and, following that detailed response, will also convene an investor conference call, as to which participation details will be provided in due course.

Christopher Bogart and Jonathan Molot, Burford's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, respectively, have informed the Board that once Burford's detailed response to the Muddy Waters' report allegations has been published, they each intend to purchase Burford shares for their personal accounts.

For further information, please contact:

 
   Burford Capital Limited 
   Elizabeth O'Connell, CFA, Chief Financial Officer      [phone] 
 
   Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - NOMAD             [phone] 
    and Joint Broker                                       2000 
   Jonny Allison 
   Alex Reynolds 
 
                                                          [phone] 
   Liberum Capital Limited - Joint Broker                  2222 
   Richard Crawley 
   Jamie Richards 
 
                                                          [phone] 
   Numis Securities Limited - Joint Broker                 1000 
   Charlie Farquhar 
   Jonathan Abbott 
 
   Montfort Communications Limited - Financial            [phone] 
    Communications                                         7908 
   Robert Bailhache - 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, Washington, Singapore and Sydney.

For more information about Burford: www.burfordcapital.com

This release does not constitute an offer of any Burford fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC ("BCIM"), which acts as the fund manager of all Burford funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information contained herein is not, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities (including, without limitation, interests or shares in the funds). Any such offer or solicitation may be made only by means of a final confidential Private Placement Memorandum and other offering documents.

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