Burford Capital AGM Statement of Result (3042F)
May 16 2017 - 6:06AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBUR
RNS Number : 3042F
Burford Capital
16 May 2017
16 May 2017
BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED
RESULT OF AGM
Burford Capital Limited ("Burford Capital" or "Burford" or "the
Company"), a leading global finance firm focused on law, is pleased
to announce that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General
Meeting today were approved by shareholders.
Among other matters, shareholders approved the dividend payment
of 6.48c per share. That dividend will be payable on 16 June 2017
to shareholders on the register as at the close of business on
Friday 26 May 2017.
The votes received are detailed below:
Ordinary Resolutions Total Total votes Total votes
votes against withheld
for
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1. To receive the accounts
for the year ended
31 December 2016 and
the directors' and
auditors' reports thereon 163,456,175 253,602 0
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2. To declare a final
dividend of 6.48c (United
States cents) per ordinary
share 163,709,640 137 0
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3. To re-appoint Sir
Peter Middleton as
a director 163,078,135 629,580 2,063
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4. To re-appoint Charles
Parkinson as a director 163,078,272 629,443 2,063
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5. To re-appoint Ernst
& Young LLP as the
Company's auditors 163,176,819 531,821 1,137
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6. To authorise the
directors to agree
the auditors' remuneration 163,431,558 278,219 0
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7. To authorise the
directors to allot
up to 69,412,660 shares
and up to 138,825,319
by way of a rights
issue 162,837,329 872,311 137
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8. To authorise the
Company to purchase
its own shares up to
a specified amount 163,706,621 3,156 0
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Special Resolutions
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9. To authorise the
directors to allot
shares for cash without
making a pre-emptive
offer to shareholders
(subject to the limitation
set out in the resolution) 163,672,184 17,593 20,000
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For further information, please contact:
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited +44 (0)20
- NOMAD and Joint Broker 3037 2000
Jonny Allison
Nicholas Harland
+44 (0)20
Liberum Capital Limited- Joint Broker 3100 2222
Richard Crawley
Jamie Richards
+44 (0)20
Numis Securities Limited - Joint Broker 7260 1000
Charlie Farquhar
Andrew Holloway
Neustria Partners - Financial Communications +44 (0)20
for Burford Capital 3021 2580
Robert Bailhache [robert.bailhache@neustriapartners.com]
Charles Gorman [charles.gorman@neustriapartners.com]
Nick Henderson [nick.henderson@neustriapartners.com]
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is a leading global finance 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 and Chicago.
For more information about Burford, visit
www.burfordcapital.com
This release does not constitute an offer of any Burford
fund.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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