Result of AGM
Burford Capital Limited announced that all resolutions were approved at its 2026 Annual General Meeting, including the election of Rick Noel as a new director and the approval of a final dividend of 6.25 US cents per ordinary share, payable on June 12, 2026. A total of 152,939,775 ordinary shares, representing approximately 70.02% of outstanding shares, were voted. Shareholders overwhelmingly approved resolutions concerning director re-elections, the final dividend, auditor reappointment, and authorizations for share allotment and market acquisitions, with the advisory Say-on-Pay vote also passing with 72.92% approval.
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Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or the "Company"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting of shareholders held on May 13, 2026 (the "2026 AGM") were approved by shareholders, including, among others, the election of Rick Noel as a new director of Burford and the approval of a final dividend of 6.25¢ (United States cents) per ordinary share, no par value ("Ordinary Share"), to be paid on June 12, 2026 to all ordinary shareholders on the register of shareholders of the Company at the close of business on May 22, 2026.
The total number of Ordinary Shares voted in person or by proxy at the 2026 AGM was 152,939,775, representing approximately 70.02% of 218,422,440 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of March 16, 2026 record date and entitled to vote at the 2026 AGM. The Company's shareholders passed (i) resolutions 1 through 11 and 13 through 14 submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2026 AGM by the requisite simple majority of the votes cast by persons entitled to vote and (ii) resolutions 15 and 16 submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2026 AGM by the requisite no less than 75% of the votes cast by persons entitled to vote. In addition, shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, resolution 12 (the advisory Say-on-Pay vote (as defined below)). For more information regarding these matters, please refer to the Company's definitive proxy statement in connection with the 2026 AGM filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement").
The final voting results for each resolution submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2026 AGM are as follows:
Resolutions 1 through 7-To re-elect or elect, as applicable, each of the director nominees listed below as a director of the Company for a term expiring at the close of the next annual general meeting of the Company.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* | Broker Non-Votes* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rukia Baruti Dames | 126,895,133 | 94.61% | 7,219,744 | 5.38% | 1,975,116 | 16,849,782 |
| Christopher Bogart | 130,297,140 | 96.90% | 4,162,324 | 3.09% | 1,630,529 | 16,849,782 |
| Pamela Corrie | 128,188,987 | 95.58% | 5,919,084 | 4.41% | 1,981,922 | 16,849,782 |
| Robert Gillespie | 125,042,902 | 93.00% | 9,400,071 | 6.99% | 1,647,020 | 16,849,782 |
| Christopher Halmy | 127,348,261 | 94.71% | 7,100,867 | 5.28% | 1,640,865 | 16,849,782 |
| Rick Noel | 128,385,711 | 95.47% | 6,081,385 | 4.52% | 1,622,897 | 16,849,782 |
| John Sievwright | 113,422,751 | 84.78% | 20,361,138 | 15.21% | 2,306,104 | 16,849,782 |
Resolution 8-To declare a final dividend of 6.25¢ (United States cents) per Ordinary Share and to pay such final dividend on June 12, 2026 to all ordinary shareholders on the register of shareholders of the Company at the close of business on May 22, 2026.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146,418,341 | 96.73% | 4,937,683 | 3.26% | 1,583,751 |
Resolution 9-To reappoint KPMG LLP as the Company's external auditor and independent registered public accounting firm until the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151,187,720 | 99.89% | 153,281 | 0.10% | 1,598,774 |
Resolution 10-To authorize the audit committee of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") on behalf of the Board of Directors to agree to the compensation of the Company's external auditor.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150,009,858 | 99.11% | 1,346,109 | 0.88% | 1,583,808 |
Resolution 11-To receive the Company's accounts for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the report of the Board of Directors and the external auditor thereon.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149,926,115 | 99.89% | 157,822 | 0.10% | 2,855,838 |
Resolution 12-To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement under "Executive compensation", including the compensation discussion and analysis, the compensation tables and the related narrative discussion included therein (the "Say-on-Pay vote").
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* | Broker Non-Votes* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95,786,299 | 72.92% | 35,562,764 | 27.07% | 4,740,930 | 16,849,782 |
Resolution 13-To authorize the Board of Directors to allot and/or issue unissued Ordinary Shares in the Company and grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, Ordinary Shares in the Company up to a specified amount.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145,610,677 | 96.23% | 5,697,033 | 3.76% | 1,632,065 |
Resolution 14-To authorize the Company to make market acquisitions of its Ordinary Shares up to a specified amount.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148,284,344 | 98.01% | 3,009,217 | 1.98% | 1,646,214 |
Resolution 15-To authorize the Board of Directors to allot and/or issue equity securities of the Company for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (subject to the limitations set forth in Resolution 15).
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146,623,467 | 96.90% | 4,689,197 | 3.09% | 1,627,111 |
Resolution 16-To authorize the Board of Directors to allot and/or issue equity securities of the Company for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (subject to the limitations set forth in Resolution 16) for an acquisition or specified capital investment.
| Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Abstentions* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146,034,460 | 96.52% | 5,258,902 | 3.47% | 1,646,413 |
* Abstentions and broker non‐votes are not considered votes cast and do not impact the outcome of the vote on any resolution.
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