Director/PDMR Shareholding
Burford Capital Limited announced that on August 25, 2026, Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Molot acquired various percentage interests in Jonathan Molot LLC from several trusts, including the Jonathan T. Molot May 2024 Trust (2.287528%), Jonathan T. Molot August 2024 Trust (8.647096%), and Jonathan T. Molot August 2025 Trust (22.667847%), with each transaction involving a price of $4.3850 per unit. Concurrently, Mr. Molot transferred a 33.602471% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC to the Jonathan T. Molot August 2026 Trust. These transactions are part of Mr. Molot's ongoing US estate planning and do not alter the overall beneficial ownership of Burford Capital Limited shares held by him, his family, or associated entities.
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Burford Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, provides the following notification of various transactions by a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR").
On August 25, 2026, 2.287528%, 8.647096% and 22.667847% interests in Jonathan Molot LLC ("JM LLC"), a company which is controlled by Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Molot and which holds 6,000,000 of Burford's ordinary shares of nil par value ("Shares"), were transferred from Jonathan T. Molot May 2024 Trust, Jonathan T. Molot August 2024 Trust and Jonathan T. Molot August 2025 Trust, respectively, to Mr. Molot. Also on August 25, 2026, Mr. Molot transferred a 33.602471% interest in JM LLC to Jonathan T. Molot August 2026 Trust.
These transactions do not change the beneficial ownership of Shares held by Mr. Molot, his family members and trusts established, and companies controlled, by Mr. Molot. Ongoing annual movement of ownership interests in JM LLC back-and-forth between Mr. Molot and annual trusts established by Mr. Molot, of which he and his family members are the beneficiaries, is expected as a normal part of Mr. Molot's US estate planning.
The Notification of Transactions Forms for each of the transactions set forth above are included at the end of this announcement.
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 2.287528% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of membership interests from Jonathan T. Molot May 2024 Trust | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 137,251.68 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot May 2024 Trust | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A person closely associated with Jonathan T. Molot, a PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 2.287528% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Disposal of membership interests to Jonathan T. Molot | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 137,251.68 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 8.647096% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of membership interests from Jonathan T. Molot August 2024 Trust | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 518,825.76 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot August 2024 Trust | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A person closely associated with Jonathan T. Molot, a PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 8.647096% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Disposal of membership interests to Jonathan T. Molot | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 518,825.76 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 22.667847% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of membership interests from Jonathan T. Molot August 2025 Trust | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 1,360,070.82 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot August 2025 Trust | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A person closely associated with Jonathan T. Molot, a PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 22.667847% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Disposal of membership interests to Jonathan T. Molot | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 1,360,070.82 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot August 2026 Trust | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A person closely associated with Jonathan T. Molot, a PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 33.602471% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of membership interests from Jonathan T. Molot | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 2,016,148.26 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| (a) Name | Jonathan T. Molot | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| (a) Position/status | A PDMR occupying the position of Chief Investment Officer | |
| (b) Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | |
| (a) Name | Burford Capital Limited | |
| (b) LEI | 549300FUKUWFYJMT2277 | |
| (a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | 33.602471% interest in Jonathan Molot LLC, which holds 6,000,000 shares in Burford Capital Limited | |
| Identification code | N/A | |
| (b) Nature of the transaction | Disposal of membership interests to Jonathan T. Molot August 2026 Trust | |
| (c) Price(s)and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $ 4.3850 | 2,016,148.26 | |
| (d) Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | |
| (e) Date of the transaction | 25 August 2026 | |
| (f) Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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