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RNS Number : 1212S

Burford Capital

16 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Burford Capital Limited 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               X 
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 Other: 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited 
  subject to the                                               (and/or acting for its affiliates) 
  notification obligation:                                     as discretionary investment 
  (iii)                                                        manager on behalf of multiple 
                                                               portfolios 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   15 December 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      16 December 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                          5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                     triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number              Number            Number          Number of               % of voting 
                  of                  of               of shares        voting                  rights (x) 
                  Shares              Voting                            rights 
                                      Rights 
--------------  ------------------  ----------------  --------------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                              Indirect         Direct        Indirect 
                                                                               (xii) 
--------------      --------------    --------------  --------------  -----  ---------------  ------------  ----------- 
 GG00B4L84979    10,284,027          10,284,027        10,284,027             10,284,027                     4.94% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration        Exercise/                           Number of voting        % of voting 
  instrument          date              Conversion                          rights that             rights 
                      (xiii)            Period (xiv)                        may be 
                                                                            acquired if 
                                                                            the 
                                                                            instrument 
                                                                            is 
                                                                            exercised/ 
                                                                            converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise          Expiration        Exercise/         Number of               % of voting 
 financial          price            date               Conversion        voting rights           rights (xix, 
 instrument                          (xvii)             period            instrument              xx) 
                                                        (xviii)           refers to 
----------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                   Nominal     Delta 
----------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                 Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,284,027                                              4.94% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Ben Van Loon 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  01224 404090 
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