Issue of Equity in Connection with NED Plan Grants

Burford Capital Limited ("Burford" or the "Company"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces that on June 23, 2026, Burford issued an aggregate of 95,212 new ordinary shares of nil par value ("Ordinary Shares") to satisfy the grants of Ordinary Shares to Burford's non-employee directors under the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors' Share Plan as compensation for his or her services as a director during the year ending December 31, 2026 and as previously announced on June 17, 2026.

Application will be made for these 95,212 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc, with an expected date of admission of July 1, 2026. These 95,212 new Ordinary Shares will also be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Following the issuance of these new Ordinary Shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital is 221,827,627, of which 2,244,947 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury and do not have any voting rights. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company, excluding treasury shares, will be 219,582,680 after giving effect to this issuance of new Ordinary Shares. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.