Intended Purchases of Burford Capital Ordinary Shares by Employee Benefit Trust

INTENDED PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / December 9, 2022 / Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces the intended purchases of its ordinary shares ("Shares") to satisfy vested awards made under Burford Capital's 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan.

Burford Capital will request the trustee of the Burford Capital Employee Benefit Trust to purchase on the open market up to 400,000 Shares for an expected market value of approximately £2,804,000 (based on the closing sale price on London Stock Exchange's AIM on December 7, 2022) as soon as practicable, and up until December 31, 2022.

An announcement will be made upon completion of this purchase.

For further information, please contact:

Burford Capital Limited
For investor and analyst inquiries:
Robert Bailhache, Head of Investor Relations, EMEA and Asia - email	[phone]
Jim Ballan, Head of Investor Relations, Americas - email	[phone]
For press inquiries:
David Helfenbein, Vice President, Public Relations - email	[phone]
Numis Securities Limited - NOMAD and Joint Broker	[phone]
Giles Rolls
Charlie Farquhar
Jefferies International Limited - Joint Broker	[phone]
Graham Davidson