NEW
YORK, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford
Capital Limited ("Burford"), the leading global finance and asset
management firm focused on law, today announces its unaudited
financial results at and for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2024.
In addition, Burford has made available an accompanying three
and six months ended June 30, 2024
results presentation and capital provision-direct and capital
provision-indirect asset data tables on its website at
http://investors.burfordcapital.com.
Christopher Bogart,
Chief Executive Officer of Burford Capital,
commented:
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"Burford had a strong
second quarter, with Burford-only total revenues up 217% and
capital provision income up 237% over the comparable period in
2023. A series of case wins underline the lack of correlation
between Burford's cash flows and markets or the economy and
demonstrate continued progression in our $7.4 billion Group-wide
total portfolio. New business was also active with new
commitments above our recent quarterly average. As we've
signaled, overall year-to-date results can't compare with last year
given the unrealized gains from the 2023 YPF win, but year-to-date
net realized gains on our core portfolio were up
36%. After a typically sleepy first quarter, we are very
pleased with the performance of the business in the second quarter
and in the first half of 2024."
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Consolidated financial results
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Summary statements
of operations
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Six months
ended
June
30,
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Three months
ended
June
30,
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Consolidated (US
GAAP)
($ in thousands, except
per share data)
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2024
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2023
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%
change
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2024
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2023
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%
change
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Capital provision
income
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198,506
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511,600
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-61 %
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157,745
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35,667
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342 %
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Asset management
income
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3,507
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3,891
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-10 %
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1,644
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1,894
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-13 %
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Total
revenues
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203,948
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425,456
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-52 %
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159,653
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44,551
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258 %
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Total operating
expenses
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68,289
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97,931
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-30 %
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38,151
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43,632
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-13 %
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Net income/(loss)
attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders
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23,809
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237,885
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-90 %
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53,746
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(21,540)
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NM
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Per diluted ordinary
share
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0.11
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1.07
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-90 %
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0.24
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(0.10)
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NM
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Note: "NM" denotes
not meaningful. Changes from negative to positive amounts and
positive to negative amounts, increases or decreases from zero and
changes greater than 700% are not considered
meaningful.
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Summary statements
of financial position
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Consolidated (US
GAAP)
($ in thousands, except
per share data)
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June 30,
2024
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December 31,
2023
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%
change
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Capital provision
assets
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5,238,633
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5,045,388
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4 %
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Total Burford
Capital Limited equity
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2,303,187
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2,290,858
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1 %
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Book value per ordinary
share
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10.50
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10.46
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0.4 %
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Non-controlling
interests
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929,115
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916,922
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1 %
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Total shareholders'
equity
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3,232,302
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3,207,780
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1 %
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Total liabilities
and shareholders' equity
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6,120,686
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5,837,394
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5 %
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In this
announcement, references to "2Q24" and "YTD24" are to Burford's
financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024,
respectively, and references to "2Q23" and "YTD23" are to Burford's
financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023,
respectively. All figures in this announcement are presented on an
unaudited consolidated basis in accordance with the generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States ("US GAAP"),
unless otherwise stated. Figures at and for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31,
2024.
Definitions,
reconciliations and information additional to those set forth in
this announcement are available on Burford's website at
http://investors.burfordcapital.com.
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Burford-only operational and financial review
(non-GAAP)
Selected
metrics1
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Six months ended
June 30,
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Three months ended
June 30,
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Burford-only
(non-GAAP)
($ in
thousands)
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2024
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2023
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%
change
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2024
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2023
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%
change
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Net realized
gains/(losses)
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127,907
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94,394
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36 %
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99,153
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58,781
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69 %
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Realizations
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215,738
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194,943
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11 %
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154,664
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133,197
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16 %
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Cash
receipts2
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245,057
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246,938
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-1 %
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107,363
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149,781
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-28 %
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Deployments
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190,826
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248,446
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-23 %
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131,745
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181,453
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-27 %
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New
commitments
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342,590
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431,034
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-21 %
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260,131
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330,270
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-21 %
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1 Represents
Burford-only capital provision-direct, unless noted
otherwise.
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2 Represents
Burford-only proceeds from capital provision-direct, capital
provision-indirect and asset management and other
services.
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Group-wide
(non-GAAP)
($ in
thousands)
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June 30,
2024
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December 31,
2023
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%
change
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Total
portfolio
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7,383,303
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7,170,308
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3 %
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- Net realized gains in YTD24 up 36% to $128 million (YTD23: $94
million), reflecting multiple case wins and higher returns
with a ROIC of 146% on realizations for fully and partially
concluded assets in YTD24
- Net realized gains in YTD24 comprised $151 million of gross realized gains (YTD23:
$120 million) offset by $23 million of gross realized losses (YTD23:
$25 million)
- Realizations in YTD24 of $216
million (YTD23: $195 million)
- Highest first half since 2020 with realizations diversified
across vintage years as Covid-19 pandemic backlog continues to
clear in tandem with newer case resolutions
- During YTD24, eight different assets generated more than
$10 million of realizations each,
with three of those delivering $25
million or more each
- Cash receipts in YTD24 of $245
million (YTD23: $247 million)
- Cash generation has been consistent with quarterly receipts
near or exceeding $100 million in
each of the last eight quarters
- Deployments in YTD24 of $191
million (YTD23: $248 million)
- Deployments in 2Q24 of $132
million exceeded their trailing eight-quarter average by 25%
and were 2.2x the level of deployments in 1Q24
- Definitive undrawn commitments to Burford-only capital
provision assets—representing non-discretionary future
deployments—were up 16% in YTD24 to $675
million at June 30, 2024
(December 31, 2023: $580 million)
- Burford-only capital provision-direct new commitments in YTD24
of $343 million (YTD23: $431 million) were well diversified across
patent, US commercial, EMEA and arbitration case types
- New commitments in 2Q24 of $260
million (2Q23: $330 million)
exceeded their trailing eight-quarter average by 43%
- Absence in 2Q24 of Fortune 50 company portfolio new commitment
of $190 million in 2Q23 impacted
period-on-period comparisons
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Selected financial
metrics
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Six months
ended
June
30,
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Three months
ended
June
30,
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Burford-only
(non-GAAP)
($ in thousands, except
per share data)
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2024
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2023
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%
change
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2024
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2023
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%
change
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Total
revenues
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168,655
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381,914
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-56 %
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137,277
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43,237
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217 %
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Total operating
expenses
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66,966
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97,576
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-31 %
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37,302
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43,567
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-14 %
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Operating
income/(loss)
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101,689
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284,338
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-64 %
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99,975
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(330)
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NM
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Net
income/(loss)
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23,809
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237,885
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-90 %
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53,746
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(21,540)
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NM
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Burford-only
(non-GAAP)
($ in thousands, except
per share data)
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June 30,
2024
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December 31,
2023
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$
change
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%
change
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Tangible book value
attributable to Burford Capital Limited
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2,169,230
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2,156,893
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12,337
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1 %
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Tangible book value
attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary
share
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9.89
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9.85
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2.49
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0.4 %
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- Total revenues in 2Q24 of $137
million (2Q23: $43 million),
driven by significantly higher capital provision income of
$119 million (2Q23: $35 million) and with no individual asset having
a significant impact on quarterly performance
- Total revenues in YTD24 were $169
million (YTD23: $382 million)
with the prior year benefiting from the substantial positive impact
of significant YPF-related capital provision income
- Operating income in 2Q23 of $100
million (2Q23: operating loss of $0.3
million) and $102 million in
YTD24 (YTD23: $284 million), with the
decrease in YTD24 attributable principally to the decrease in total
revenues discussed above
- Total reported operating expenses down sharply in YTD24, with
2Q24 down 14% to $37 million (2Q23:
$44 million) and YTD24 down 31% to
$67 million (YTD23: $98 million), reflecting the variable impact of
accruals for unrealized gains and movements in Burford's share
price on a period-to-period basis
- Year-over-year variation of reported operating expenses does
not correlate to significant changes in cash operating expense
levels, which remain largely consistent
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Selected portfolio
metrics
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Burford-only
(non-GAAP)
($ in
thousands)
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June 30,
2024
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December 31,
2023
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$
change
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%
change
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Deployed
cost
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1,669,894
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1,573,531
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96,363
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6 %
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Plus: Fair value
adjustments
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1,824,715
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1,814,070
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10,645
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1 %
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Fair value
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3,494,609
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3,387,601
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107,008
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3 %
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Undrawn
commitments
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1,521,074
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1,396,061
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125,013
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9 %
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Total capital
provision-direct portfolio
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5,015,683
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4,783,662
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232,021
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5 %
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Total capital provision
portfolio1
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5,058,082
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4,840,117
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217,965
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5 %
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1 Represents capital
provision-direct and capital provision-indirect.
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- At June 30, 2024, cumulative ROIC
since inception from Burford-only capital provision-direct assets
of 86% (December 31, 2023: 82%) and
IRR of 27% (December 31, 2023:
27%)
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Liquidity and
capital
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Burford-only
(non-GAAP)
($ in
thousands)
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June 30,
2024
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December 31,
2023
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$
change
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%
change
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Liquidity
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Cash and cash
equivalents
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349,700
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195,915
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153,785
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78 %
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Marketable
securities
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92,924
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107,561
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(14,637)
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-14 %
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Total
liquidity
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442,624
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303,476
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139,148
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46 %
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Due from settlement
of capital provision assets
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199,997
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185,267
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14,730
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8 %
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- Burford-only cash and cash equivalents and marketable
securities of $443 million at
June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023: $303
million)
- Robust liquidity position at June 30,
2024 augmented by $245 million
of Burford-only cash receipts in YTD24 and $275 million add-on offering to 2031 senior notes
in January 2024
- Burford-only due from settlement of capital provision assets of
$200 million at June 30, 2024 (December
31, 2023: $185 million), with
43% of December 31, 2023 balance
collected in YTD24
- Total debt outstanding of $1.8
billion at June 30, 2024
(December 31, 2023: $1.6 billion)
- Leverage remains well below covenant ceiling levels
- Declared interim dividend of 6.25¢ per ordinary share payable
on December 5, 2024 to shareholders
of record on November 1, 2024
Change in independent auditors
As previously announced in a report on Form 6-K furnished to the
US Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2024, Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y")
was dismissed as Burford's independent registered public accounting
firm effective immediately following the issuance of Burford's
consolidated financial statements for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2024. KPMG LLP
("KPMG") will replace E&Y as Burford's independent registered
public accounting firm and will review Burford's consolidated
financial statements for the three and nine months ending
September 30, 2024 and will audit
Burford's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2024. KPMG's
appointment is subject to the ratification of Burford's
shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting to be held on
August 20, 2024.
In accordance with Guernsey law, E&Y has deposited with
Burford a statement confirming there are no matters to be brought
to the attention of Burford's members or creditors.
Adoption of US Rule 10b5-1 executive share liquidity
plans
A feature of the US public markets is a well-established and
widely used approach for corporate executives to obtain some
liquidity from their shareholdings as part of their personal
financial planning. As part of its acquisition of full US domestic
issuer status, Burford is joining typical US public company
practice (including, we believe, the clear majority of S&P 500
companies) in permitting the use by its executives of plans that
pre-set such transactions in the future, known as "Rule 10b5-1
trading plans" after the SEC rule that provides for such
plans. To be clear, the adoption and use of Rule 10b5-1 plans
does not alter a company's commitment to its executives being
meaningfully exposed to its equity nor does it affect Burford's
minimum share ownership policy for its executives; rather, Rule
10b5-1 plans provide a vehicle for enabling some liquidity in an
orderly manner that removes executives from short-term trading
decisions and the potential for market signaling.
The Rule 10b5-1 plans will be administered by Merrill Lynch and
operate as follows, consistent with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1
and the usual design of such plans. During any open period
(which typically occurs following the release of each quarter's
earnings), an executive may choose to adopt the Rule 10b5-1 plan by
authorizing the sale of a certain amount of the executive's
holdings in Burford's ordinary shares over the forthcoming
year. Those sales are then managed by Merrill Lynch according
to pre-set parameters set forth in the Rule 10b5-1 plan; the
executive has no involvement in the trading process. No sales
occur during what is known as a "cooling-off period," which is
typically 90-120 days under the relevant rules after adopting the
Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Over the course of the next year, Burford expects that four of
its executives (its CEO, CIO and co-COOs) will adopt and make use
of the Rule 10b5-1 plans in connection with nominal levels of their
Burford's ordinary shares. Burford expects that those
executives will also continue to amass additional ordinary shares
of Burford as an integral part of their compensation plans.
Investor and analyst conference call
Burford will hold a conference call for investors and analysts
at 10.00am EDT / 3.00pm BST on
Thursday, August 8, 2024. The dial-in
numbers for the conference call are +1 (646) 307-1963 (USA) or +1 (800) 715-9871 (USA & Canada toll free) / +44 (0)20 3481 4247 (UK)
or +44 800 260 6466 (UK toll free) and the access code is 36518. To
minimize the risk of delayed access, participants are urged to dial
into the conference call by 9.40am
EDT / 2.40pm BST.
A live webcast of the call will also be available at
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/572051862, and pre-registration
at that link is encouraged.
An accompanying 2Q24 and 6M24 results presentation for investors
and analysts will also be made available on Burford's website
prior to the conference call at
http://investors.burfordcapital.com.
Following the conference call, a replay facility for this event
will be accessible through the webcast at
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/572051862.
For further information, please contact:
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Burford Capital
Limited
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For investor and
analyst inquiries:
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Americas: Josh Wood,
Head of Investor Relations - email
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+1 212 516
5824
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EMEA & Asia: Rob
Bailhache, Head of EMEA & Asia Investor Relations -
email
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+44 (0)20 3530
2023
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For press
inquiries:
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David Helfenbein, Vice
President, Public Relations - email
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+1 (212) 516
5824
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Deutsche Numis -
NOMAD and Joint Broker
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+44 (0)20 7260
1000
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Giles Rolls
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Charlie
Farquhar
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Jefferies
International Limited - Joint Broker
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+44 (0)20 7029
8000
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Graham
Davidson
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James Umbers
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Berenberg –
Joint Broker
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+44 (0)20 3207
7800
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Toby Flaux
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James
Thompson
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Yasmina
Benchekroun
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About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset
management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation
finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of
legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock
Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms
around the world from its offices in New
York, London, Chicago, Washington,
DC, Singapore,
Dubai, Sydney and Hong
Kong.
For more information, please visit
www.burfordcapital.com.
Summary financial statements and reconciliations
The tables below set forth summaries of the condensed
consolidated and Burford-only statements of operations for the
three and six months ended June 30,
2024 and 2023, the condensed consolidated and Burford-only
statements of financial position at June 30,
2024 and December 31, 2023 and
corresponding reconciliations from consolidated to Burford-only
financial results. Furthermore, the tables below set forth certain
additional reconciliations for financial information contained in
this announcement.
Summary condensed consolidated statements of
operations
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Three months
ended
June
30,
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Six months
ended
June
30,
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($ in
thousands)
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2024
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2023
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2024
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2023
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Revenues
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Capital provision
income/(loss)
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157,745
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35,667
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198,506
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511,600
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(Less)/Plus:
Third-party interests in capital
provision
assets
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(6,264)
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4,813
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(11,488)
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(95,532)
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Asset management
income/(loss)
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1,644
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1,894
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3,507
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3,891
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Services and other
income/(loss)
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6,528
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2,177
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13,423
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|
5,497
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Total
revenues
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159,653
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|
44,551
|
|
203,948
|
|
425,456
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
38,151
|
|
43,632
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|
68,289
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|
97,931
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|
|
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Operating
income/(loss)
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|
121,502
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|
919
|
|
135,659
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|
327,525
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Finance costs and loss
on debt extinguishment
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34,466
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21,124
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67,033
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41,677
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Foreign currency
transactions (gains)/losses
|
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67
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(8,898)
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559
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(11,338)
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Income/(loss) before
income taxes
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|
86,969
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|
12,226
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|
68,067
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|
297,186
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Benefit from/(provision
for) income taxes
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(11,697)
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(8,969)
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(10,293)
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|
(16,081)
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Net
income/(loss)
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|
75,272
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(20,276)
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|
57,774
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|
281,105
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|
|
|
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Net income/(loss)
attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders
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53,746
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(21,540)
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23,809
|
|
237,885
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income/(loss)
attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders per ordinary
share
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic
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$0.25
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($0.10)
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|
$0.11
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|
$1.09
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Diluted
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|
$0.24
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($0.10)
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|
$0.11
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|
$1.07
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Summary Burford-only statement of operations
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Three months
ended
June
30,
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Six months
ended
June
30,
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($ in
thousands)
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
Revenues
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Capital provision
income
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119,360
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35,392
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137,263
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|
351,407
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Asset management
income
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|
11,487
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5,684
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|
18,160
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25,041
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Services and other
income
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6,430
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|
2,161
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|
13,232
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|
5,466
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Total
revenues
|
|
137,277
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|
43,237
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|
168,655
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381,914
|
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|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
37,302
|
|
43,567
|
|
66,966
|
|
97,576
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
|
99,975
|
|
(330)
|
|
101,689
|
|
284,338
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
53,746
|
|
(21,540)
|
|
23,809
|
|
237,885
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$0.25
|
|
($0.10)
|
|
$0.11
|
|
$1.09
|
Diluted
|
|
$0.24
|
|
($0.10)
|
|
$0.11
|
|
$1.07
|
Reconciliation of summary condensed consolidated statement of
operations to summary Burford-only statement of operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
BOF-C
|
Colorado
|
Advantage
Fund
|
Other
|
Burford-
only
|
Capital provision
income
|
157,745
|
|
(23,332)
|
(7,406)
|
(5,774)
|
(1,873)
|
119,360
|
(Less): Third-party
interests in capital provision assets
|
(6,264)
|
|
-
|
7,385
|
-
|
(1,121)
|
-
|
Asset management
income
|
1,644
|
|
9,843
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11,487
|
Services and other
income
|
6,528
|
|
(97)
|
-
|
-
|
(1)
|
6,430
|
Total
revenues
|
159,653
|
|
(13,586)
|
(21)
|
(5,774)
|
(2,995)
|
137,277
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
38,151
|
|
46
|
(21)
|
(105)
|
(769)
|
37,302
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
121,502
|
|
(13,632)
|
-
|
(5,669)
|
(2,226)
|
99,975
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income/(loss)
|
75,272
|
|
(13,632)
|
-
|
(5,669)
|
(2,225)
|
53,746
|
|
Three months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
Strategic
Value Fund
|
BOF-C
|
Colorado
|
Advantage
Fund
|
Other
|
Burford-
only
|
Capital provision
income
|
35,667
|
(100)
|
72
|
4,728
|
(4,983)
|
8
|
35,392
|
(Less): Third-party
interests in capital provision assets
|
4,813
|
-
|
-
|
(4,753)
|
-
|
(60)
|
-
|
Asset management
income
|
1,894
|
46
|
3,744
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,684
|
Services and other
income
|
2,177
|
-
|
(1)
|
-
|
-
|
(15)
|
2,161
|
Total
revenues
|
44,551
|
(54)
|
3,815
|
(25)
|
(4,983)
|
(67)
|
43,237
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
43,632
|
(141)
|
187
|
(25)
|
(80)
|
(6)
|
43,567
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
919
|
87
|
3,628
|
-
|
(4,903)
|
(61)
|
(330)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income/(loss)
|
(20,276)
|
87
|
3,628
|
-
|
(4,903)
|
(76)
|
(21,540)
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
BOF-C
|
Colorado
|
Advantage
Fund
|
Other
|
Burford-
only
|
Capital provision
income
|
198,506
|
|
(33,018)
|
(12,826)
|
(13,045)
|
(2,354)
|
137,263
|
(Less): Third-party
interests in capital provision assets
|
(11,488)
|
|
-
|
12,754
|
-
|
(1,266)
|
-
|
Asset management
income
|
3,507
|
|
14,653
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
18,160
|
Services and other
income
|
13,423
|
|
(185)
|
-
|
-
|
(6)
|
13,232
|
Total
revenues
|
203,948
|
|
(18,550)
|
(72)
|
(13,045)
|
(3,626)
|
168,655
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
68,289
|
|
90
|
(72)
|
(274)
|
(1,067)
|
66,966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
135,659
|
|
(18,640)
|
-
|
(12,771)
|
(2,559)
|
101,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income/(loss)
|
57,774
|
|
(18,640)
|
-
|
(12,771)
|
(2,554)
|
23,809
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
Strategic
Value Fund
|
BOF-C
|
Colorado
|
Advantage
Fund
|
Other
|
Burford-
only
|
Capital provision
income
|
511,600
|
(207)
|
(48,236)
|
(95,041)
|
(12,005)
|
(4,704)
|
351,407
|
(Less): Third-party
interests in capital provision assets
|
(95,532)
|
-
|
-
|
95,011
|
-
|
521
|
-
|
Asset management
income
|
3,891
|
92
|
21,058
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
25,041
|
Services and other
income
|
5,497
|
-
|
(2)
|
-
|
-
|
(29)
|
5,466
|
Total
revenues
|
425,456
|
(115)
|
(27,180)
|
(30)
|
(12,005)
|
(4,212)
|
381,914
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
97,931
|
(296)
|
217
|
(30)
|
(203)
|
(43)
|
97,576
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income
|
327,525
|
181
|
(27,397)
|
-
|
(11,802)
|
(4,169)
|
284,338
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income/(loss)
|
281,105
|
181
|
(27,397)
|
-
|
(11,802)
|
(4,202)
|
237,885
|
Summary condensed consolidated statement of financial
position
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
June
30,
2024
|
|
December
31,
2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
6,120,686
|
|
5,837,394
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
2,888,384
|
|
2,629,614
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Burford
Capital Limited equity
|
|
2,303,187
|
|
2,290,858
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
|
929,115
|
|
916,922
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders'
equity
|
|
3,232,302
|
|
3,207,780
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic ordinary shares
outstanding
|
|
219,412,747
|
|
218,962,441
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders'
equity attributable to Burford Capital Limited per basic ordinary
share
|
|
10.50
|
|
10.46
|
Total shareholders'
equity per basic ordinary share
|
|
14.73
|
|
14.65
|
Reconciliation of summary consolidated statement of financial
position to summary Burford-only statement of financial
position
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2024
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
BOF-C
|
Colorado
|
Advantage
Fund
|
Other
|
Burford-only
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
6,120,686
|
(665,252)
|
(699,041)
|
(201,022)
|
(80,187)
|
4,475,184
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
2,888,384
|
-
|
(699,041)
|
(80)
|
(17,266)
|
2,171,997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders'
equity
|
3,232,302
|
(665,252)
|
-
|
(200,942)
|
(62,921)
|
2,303,187
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
|
Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
BOF-C
|
Colorado
|
Advantage
Fund
|
Other
|
Burford-only
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
5,837,394
|
(634,239)
|
(686,304)
|
(222,413)
|
(78,574)
|
4,215,864
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
2,629,614
|
-
|
(686,304)
|
(100)
|
(18,204)
|
1,925,006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders'
equity
|
3,207,780
|
(634,239)
|
-
|
(222,313)
|
(60,370)
|
2,290,858
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of components of realizations from a
consolidated basis to a Group-wide basis
|
Three months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
179,391
|
|
(24,727)
|
154,664
|
37,574
|
24,523
|
216,761
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
12,492
|
|
(10,410)
|
2,082
|
10,410
|
-
|
12,492
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
24,668
|
-
|
24,668
|
Total
realizations
|
191,883
|
|
(35,137)
|
156,746
|
72,652
|
24,523
|
253,921
|
|
|
Three months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
130,520
|
|
2,677
|
133,197
|
22,986
|
17,328
|
173,511
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
27,064
|
|
(22,605)
|
4,459
|
22,290
|
-
|
26,749
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
79,576
|
-
|
79,576
|
Total
realizations
|
157,584
|
|
(19,928)
|
137,656
|
124,852
|
17,328
|
279,836
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
283,584
|
|
(67,846)
|
215,738
|
66,345
|
54,721
|
336,804
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
21,270
|
|
(17,725)
|
3,545
|
17,725
|
-
|
21,270
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
52,502
|
-
|
52,502
|
Total
realizations
|
304,854
|
|
(85,571)
|
219,283
|
136,572
|
54,721
|
410,576
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
246,252
|
|
(51,309)
|
194,943
|
73,376
|
52,751
|
321,070
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
39,644
|
|
(33,089)
|
6,555
|
32,774
|
-
|
39,329
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
98,256
|
-
|
98,256
|
Total
realizations
|
285,896
|
|
(84,398)
|
201,498
|
204,406
|
52,571
|
458,655
|
Reconciliation of components of deployments
from a consolidated basis to a Group-wide basis
|
Three months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
169,229
|
|
(37,484)
|
131,745
|
4,823
|
40,942
|
177,510
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
8,112
|
|
(6,759)
|
1,353
|
6,760
|
-
|
8,113
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
8,821
|
-
|
8,821
|
Total
deployments
|
177,341
|
|
(44,243)
|
133,098
|
20,404
|
40,942
|
194,444
|
|
|
Three months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
246,840
|
|
(65,387)
|
181,453
|
6,070
|
58,504
|
246,027
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
78,794
|
|
(65,662)
|
13,132
|
65,662
|
-
|
78,794
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
31,939
|
-
|
31,939
|
Total
deployments
|
325,634
|
|
(131,049)
|
194,585
|
103,671
|
58,504
|
356,760
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
244,019
|
|
(53,193)
|
190,826
|
7,363
|
57,551
|
255,740
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
58,725
|
|
(48,937)
|
9,788
|
48,938
|
-
|
58,726
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
29,528
|
-
|
29,528
|
Total
deployments
|
302,744
|
|
(102,130)
|
200,614
|
85,829
|
57,551
|
343,994
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-
wide
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
331,525
|
|
(83,079)
|
248,446
|
12,983
|
75,956
|
337,385
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
112,794
|
|
(93,995)
|
18,799
|
93,995
|
-
|
112,794
|
Post-settlement
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
35,806
|
-
|
35,806
|
Total
deployments
|
444,319
|
|
(177,074)
|
267,245
|
142,784
|
75,956
|
485,985
|
Reconciliation of quarterly consolidated capital
provision-direct deployments to quarterly Burford-only capital
provision-direct deployments
|
|
For the three months
ended
|
|
|
|
Eliminations
and
adjustments
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Consolidated
|
Burford-only
|
Other
funds
|
BOF-C
|
Group-wide
|
June 30,
2024
|
|
169,229
|
(37,484)
|
131,745
|
4,823
|
40,942
|
177,510
|
March 31,
2024
|
|
74,790
|
(15,710)
|
59,080
|
2,540
|
16,609
|
78,229
|
December 31,
2023
|
|
104,678
|
(26,915)
|
77,763
|
8,317
|
24,577
|
110,657
|
September 30,
2023
|
|
69,690
|
(13,704)
|
55,986
|
4,379
|
21,819
|
82,184
|
June 30,
2023
|
|
246,840
|
(65,387)
|
181,453
|
6,070
|
58,504
|
246,027
|
March 31,
2023
|
|
84,685
|
(17,692)
|
66,993
|
6,913
|
17,452
|
91,358
|
December 31,
2022
|
|
223,920
|
(42,233)
|
181,687
|
9,630
|
42,517
|
233,834
|
September 30,
2022
|
|
197,916
|
(44,627)
|
153,289
|
6,277
|
45,155
|
204,721
|
June 30,
2022
|
|
92,445
|
(22,273)
|
70,172
|
8,926
|
21,291
|
100,389
|
Reconciliation of consolidated deployment multiple to
Burford-only deployment multiple
|
|
|
|
Eliminations
and
adjustments
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Burford-
only
|
Capital
provision-direct for three months ended June 30, 2024
|
|
169,229
|
|
(37,484)
|
|
131,745
|
Capital
provision-direct for three months ended March 31, 2024
|
|
74,790
|
|
(15,710)
|
|
59,080
|
Deployment
multiple
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
|
2.2
|
Reconciliation of consolidated proceeds from capital
provision assets to Burford-only cash receipts
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Three months
ended
June 30, 2024
|
Three months
ended
June 30, 2023
|
Consolidated
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
125,344
|
163,522
|
Less: Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
(36,841)
|
(26,950)
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
88,503
|
136,572
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-direct assets
|
|
86,328
|
135,579
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-indirect assets
|
|
2,175
|
993
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
88,503
|
136,572
|
Consolidated asset
management income
|
|
1,644
|
1,894
|
Plus: Eliminated
income from funds
|
|
9,843
|
3,790
|
Burford-only asset
management income
|
|
11,487
|
5,684
|
Less: Non-cash
adjustments(1)
|
|
(495)
|
5,358
|
Burford-only
proceeds from asset management income
|
|
10,992
|
11,042
|
Burford-only proceeds
from marketable security interest and dividends
|
|
5,093
|
682
|
Burford-only proceeds
from other income
|
|
2,775
|
1,485
|
Burford-only
proceeds from other items
|
|
7,868
|
2,167
|
Cash
receipts
|
|
107,363
|
149,781
|
(1)
|
Adjustments for the
change in asset management receivables accrued during the
applicable period but not yet received at the end of such
period.
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2024
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
|
Consolidated
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
372,905
|
308,007
|
Less: Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
(156,877)
|
(87,513)
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
216,028
|
220,494
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-direct assets
|
|
199,250
|
213,321
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-indirect assets
|
|
16,778
|
7,173
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
216,028
|
220,494
|
Consolidated asset
management income
|
|
3,507
|
3,891
|
Plus: Eliminated
income from funds
|
|
14,653
|
21,150
|
Burford-only asset
management income
|
|
18,160
|
25,041
|
Less: Non-cash
adjustments(1)
|
|
(2,692)
|
(1,728)
|
Burford-only
proceeds from asset management income
|
|
15,468
|
23,313
|
Burford-only proceeds
from marketable security interest and dividends
|
|
10,569
|
1,563
|
Burford-only proceeds
from other income
|
|
2,992
|
1,568
|
Burford-only
proceeds from other items
|
|
13,561
|
3,131
|
Cash
receipts
|
|
245,057
|
246,938
|
(1)
|
Adjustments for the
change in asset management receivables accrued during the
applicable period but not yet received at the end of such
period.
|
Reconciliation of quarterly consolidated cash receipts to
Burford-only cash receipts
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Three months
ended
June 30, 2024
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2024
|
Consolidated
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
125,344
|
247,561
|
Less: Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
(36,841)
|
(120,036)
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
88,503
|
127,525
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-direct assets
|
|
86,328
|
112,922
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-indirect assets
|
|
2,175
|
14,603
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
88,503
|
127,525
|
Consolidated asset
management income
|
|
1,644
|
1,863
|
Plus: Eliminated
income from funds
|
|
9,843
|
4,810
|
Burford-only asset
management income
|
|
11,487
|
6,673
|
Less: Non-cash
adjustments(1)
|
|
(495)
|
2,197
|
Burford-only
proceeds from asset management income
|
|
10,992
|
4,476
|
Burford-only proceeds
from marketable security interest and dividends
|
|
5,093
|
5,476
|
Burford-only proceeds
from other income
|
|
2,775
|
217
|
Burford-only
proceeds from other items
|
|
7,868
|
5,693
|
Cash
receipts
|
|
107,363
|
137,694
|
(1)
|
Adjustments for the
change in asset management receivables accrued during the
applicable period but not yet received at the end of such
period.
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Three months
ended
December 31, 2023
|
Three months
ended
September 30, 2023
|
Consolidated
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
119,208
|
132,147
|
Less: Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
(22,709)
|
(7,074)
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
96,499
|
125,073
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-direct assets
|
|
95,490
|
105,915
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-indirect assets
|
|
1,009
|
19,158
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
96,499
|
125,073
|
Consolidated asset
management income
|
|
1,875
|
1,876
|
Plus: Eliminated
income from funds
|
|
20,655
|
14,265
|
Burford-only asset
management income
|
|
22,530
|
16,141
|
Less: Non-cash
adjustments(1)
|
|
(19,254)
|
(10,409)
|
Burford-only
proceeds from asset management income
|
|
3,276
|
5,732
|
Burford-only proceeds
from marketable security interest and dividends
|
|
2,672
|
2,062
|
Burford-only proceeds
from other income
|
|
7,030
|
(73)
|
Burford-only
proceeds from other items
|
|
9,702
|
1,989
|
Cash
receipts
|
|
109,477
|
132,794
|
(1)
|
Adjustments for the
change in asset management receivables accrued during the
applicable period but not yet received at the end of such
period.
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Three months
ended
June 30, 2023
|
Three months
ended
March 31, 2023
|
Consolidated
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
163,522
|
144,485
|
Less: Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
(26,950)
|
(60,563)
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
136,572
|
83,922
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-direct assets
|
|
135,579
|
77,742
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-indirect assets
|
|
993
|
6,180
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
136,572
|
83,922
|
Consolidated asset
management income
|
|
1,894
|
1,997
|
Plus: Eliminated
income from funds
|
|
3,790
|
17,360
|
Burford-only asset
management income
|
|
5,684
|
19,357
|
Less: Non-cash
adjustments(1)
|
|
5,358
|
(7,086)
|
Burford-only
proceeds from asset management income
|
|
11,042
|
12,271
|
Burford-only proceeds
from marketable security interest and dividends
|
|
682
|
881
|
Burford-only proceeds
from other income
|
|
1,485
|
83
|
Burford-only
proceeds from other items
|
|
2,167
|
964
|
Cash
receipts
|
|
149,781
|
97,157
|
(1)
|
Adjustments for the
change in asset management receivables accrued during the
applicable period but not yet received at the end of such
period.
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Three months
ended
December 31, 2022
|
Three months
ended
September 30, 2022
|
Consolidated
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
105,464
|
173,781
|
Less: Elimination of
third-party interests
|
|
(11,720)
|
(48,686)
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
93,744
|
125,095
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-direct assets
|
|
93,137
|
120,988
|
Burford-only proceeds
from capital provision-indirect assets
|
|
607
|
4,107
|
Burford-only total
proceeds from capital provision assets
|
|
93,744
|
125,095
|
Consolidated asset
management income
|
|
2,025
|
1,583
|
Plus: Eliminated
income from funds
|
|
12,733
|
2,976
|
Burford-only asset
management income
|
|
14,758
|
4,559
|
Less: Non-cash
adjustments(1)
|
|
(11,794)
|
(2,980)
|
Burford-only
proceeds from asset management income
|
|
2,964
|
1,578
|
Burford-only proceeds
from marketable security interest and dividends
|
|
1,740
|
878
|
Burford-only proceeds
from other income
|
|
66
|
2,466
|
Burford-only
proceeds from other items
|
|
1,806
|
3,344
|
Cash
receipts
|
|
98,514
|
130,017
|
(1)
|
Adjustments for the
change in asset management receivables accrued during the
applicable period but not yet received at the end of such
period.
|
Reconciliation of consolidated portfolio to Group-wide
portfolio
|
|
June
30, 2024
|
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(non-GAAP)
|
|
|
|
|
Elimination of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third-party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
interests
|
|
Burford-only
|
|
Other
funds
|
|
BOF-C
|
|
Group-wide
|
Capital provision
assets - direct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deployed
cost
|
|
2,229,053
|
|
(559,159)
|
|
1,669,894
|
|
394,049
|
|
464,510
|
|
2,528,453
|
Plus: Fair
value adjustments
|
|
2,771,019
|
|
(946,304)
|
|
1,824,715
|
|
169,291
|
|
221,497
|
|
2,215,503
|
Fair value
|
|
5,000,072
|
|
(1,505,463)
|
|
3,494,609
|
|
563,340
|
|
686,007
|
|
4,743,956
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital provision
assets - indirect:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deployed
cost
|
|
211,016
|
|
(177,932)
|
|
33,084
|
|
177,932
|
|
-
|
|
211,016
|
Plus: Fair
value adjustments
|
|
27,545
|
|
(20,373)
|
|
7,172
|
|
16,944
|
|
-
|
|
24,116
|
Fair value
|
|
238,561
|
|
(198,305)
|
|
40,256
|
|
194,876
|
|
-
|
|
235,132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital
provision assets
|
|
5,238,633
|
|
(1,703,768)
|
|
3,534,865
|
|
758,216
|
|
686,007
|
|
4,979,088
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-settlement
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deployed
cost
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
237,469
|
|
-
|
|
237,469
|
Plus: Fair
value adjustments
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
51,055
|
|
-
|
|
51,055
|
Fair value
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
288,524
|
|
-
|
|
288,524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undrawn
commitments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
|
1,956,479
|
|
(435,405)
|
|
1,521,074
|
|
110,686
|
|
426,574
|
|
2,058,334
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
|
12,859
|
|
(10,716)
|
|
2,143
|
|
10,716
|
|
-
|
|
12,859
|
Post-settlement
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
44,498
|
|
-
|
|
44,498
|
Total undrawn
commitments
|
|
1,969,338
|
|
(446,121)
|
|
1,523,217
|
|
165,900
|
|
426,574
|
|
2,115,691
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
portfolio
|
|
7,207,971
|
|
(2,149,889)
|
|
5,058,082
|
|
1,212,640
|
|
1,112,581
|
|
7,383,303
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2023
|
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
(non-GAAP)
|
|
|
|
|
Elimination of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
third-party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
interests
|
|
Burford-only
|
|
Other
funds
|
|
BOF-C
|
|
Group-wide
|
Capital provision
assets - direct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deployed
cost
|
|
2,116,304
|
|
(542,773)
|
|
1,573,531
|
|
416,318
|
|
428,110
|
|
2,417,959
|
Plus: Fair
value adjustments
|
|
2,743,575
|
|
(929,505)
|
|
1,814,070
|
|
180,169
|
|
220,363
|
|
2,214,602
|
Fair value
|
|
4,859,879
|
|
(1,472,278)
|
|
3,387,601
|
|
596,487
|
|
648,473
|
|
4,632,561
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital provision
assets - indirect:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deployed
cost
|
|
164,259
|
|
(125,508)
|
|
38,751
|
|
125,508
|
|
-
|
|
164,259
|
Plus: Fair
value adjustments
|
|
21,250
|
|
(15,490)
|
|
5,760
|
|
15,490
|
|
-
|
|
21,250
|
Fair value
|
|
185,509
|
|
(140,998)
|
|
44,511
|
|
140,998
|
|
-
|
|
185,509
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital
provision assets
|
|
5,045,388
|
|
(1,613,276)
|
|
3,432,112
|
|
737,485
|
|
648,473
|
|
4,818,070
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post-settlement
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deployed
cost
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
253,062
|
|
-
|
|
253,062
|
Plus: Fair
value adjustments
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
45,792
|
|
-
|
|
45,792
|
Fair value
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
298,854
|
|
-
|
|
298,854
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undrawn
commitments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
provision-direct
|
|
1,801,627
|
|
(405,566)
|
|
1,396,061
|
|
126,560
|
|
396,646
|
|
1,919,267
|
Capital
provision-indirect
|
|
71,662
|
|
(59,718)
|
|
11,944
|
|
59,718
|
|
-
|
|
71,662
|
Post-settlement
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
62,455
|
|
-
|
|
62,455
|
Total undrawn
commitments
|
|
1,873,289
|
|
(465,284)
|
|
1,408,005
|
|
248,733
|
|
396,646
|
|
2,053,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
portfolio
|
|
6,918,677
|
|
(2,078,560)
|
|
4,840,117
|
|
1,285,072
|
|
1,045,119
|
|
7,170,308
|
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only cash and cash
equivalents and marketable securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2024
|
|
December
31, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
Elimination
of third-
party
interests
|
Burford-only
|
|
Consolidated
|
Elimination
of third-
party
interests
|
Burford-only
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
390,673
|
(40,973)
|
349,700
|
|
220,549
|
(24,634)
|
195,915
|
Marketable
securities
|
92,924
|
-
|
92,924
|
|
107,561
|
-
|
107,561
|
Total cash and cash
equivalents and marketable securities
|
483,597
|
(40,973)
|
442,624
|
|
328,110
|
(24,634)
|
303,476
|
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only due from
settlement of capital provision assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2024
|
|
December
31, 2023
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
(GAAP)
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
Elimination
of third-party interests
|
Burford-only
|
|
Consolidated
|
Elimination
of third-party interests
|
Burford-only
|
Due from settlement of
capital provision assets
|
199,997
|
-
|
199,997
|
|
265,540
|
(80,273)
|
185,267
|
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only net realized
gains/(losses) on capital provision-direct assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations
and
adjustments
|
Burford-
only total
|
Burford-only
Capital
provision-direct
|
Burford-only
Capital
provision-indirect
|
Net realized
gains/(losses) for the three months ended June 30, 2024
|
117,471
|
|
(18,318)
|
99,153
|
99,153
|
-
|
Net realized
gains/(losses) for the three months ended June 30, 2023
|
64,323
|
|
(5,542)
|
58,781
|
58,871
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations
and
adjustments
|
Burford-
only total
|
Burford-only
Capital
provision-direct
|
Burford-only
Capital
provision-indirect
|
Net realized
gains/(losses) for the six months ended June 30, 2024
|
175,333
|
|
(46,286)
|
129,047
|
127,907
|
1,140
|
Net realized
gains/(losses) for the six months ended June 30, 2023
|
133,765
|
|
(39,371)
|
94,394
|
94,394
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only unrealized
gains on capital provision-indirect assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-
only total
|
Burford-only
Capital provision-
direct
|
Burford-only
Capital provision-
indirect
|
|
Unrealized
gains/(losses) for the three months ended June 30, 2024
|
39,070
|
|
(20,207)
|
18,863
|
17,729
|
1,134
|
|
Unrealized
gains/(losses) for the three months ended June 30, 2023
|
(28,821)
|
|
5,983
|
(22,838)
|
(23,152)
|
314
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(GAAP)
|
|
|
|
(Non-GAAP)
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
Consolidated
|
|
Eliminations and
adjustments
|
Burford-
only total
|
Burford-only
Capital provision-
direct
|
Burford-only
Capital provision-
indirect
|
|
Unrealized
gains/(losses) for the six months ended June 30, 2024
|
25,369
|
|
(15,594)
|
9,775
|
8,363
|
1,412
|
|
Unrealized
gains/(losses) for the six months ended June 30, 2023
|
373,992
|
|
(120,174)
|
253,818
|
251,989
|
1,829
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of consolidated undrawn commitments to
Burford-only undrawn commitments
|
|
June 30, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
Elimination
of
third-party
interests
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Burford-
only
|
Definitive
|
|
887,592
|
|
(212,942)
|
|
674,650
|
Discretionary
|
|
1,026,386
|
|
(222,463)
|
|
803,923
|
Total legal finance
undrawn commitments
|
|
1,913,978
|
|
(435,405)
|
|
1,478,573
|
Legal risk
(definitive)
|
|
42,501
|
|
-
|
|
42,501
|
Total capital
provision-direct undrawn commitments
|
|
1,956,479
|
|
(435,405)
|
|
1,521,074
|
Capital
provision-indirect undrawn commitments
|
|
12,859
|
|
(10,716)
|
|
2,143
|
Total capital
provision undrawn commitments
|
|
1,969,338
|
|
(446,121)
|
|
1,523,217
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,2023
|
|
|
|
|
Elimination
of
third-party
interests
|
|
|
($ in
thousands)
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Burford-
only
|
Definitive
|
|
768,311
|
|
(188,313)
|
|
579,998
|
Discretionary
|
|
977,733
|
|
(211,196)
|
|
766,537
|
Total legal finance
undrawn commitments
|
|
1,746,044
|
|
(399,509)
|
|
1,346,535
|
Legal risk
(definitive)
|
|
55,583
|
|
(6,057)
|
|
49,526
|
Total capital
provision-direct undrawn commitments
|
|
1,801,627
|
|
(405,566)
|
|
1,396,061
|
Capital
provision-indirect undrawn commitments
|
|
71,662
|
|
(59,718)
|
|
11,944
|
Total capital
provision undrawn commitments
|
|
1,873,289
|
|
(465,284)
|
|
1,408,005
|
Reconciliation of tangible book value attributable to Burford
Capital Limited per ordinary share
|
|
|
|
|
($ in thousands,
except share data)
|
|
June 30,
2024
|
|
December 31,
2023
|
Total Burford
Capital Limited equity
|
|
2,303,187
|
|
2,290,858
|
Less:
Goodwill
|
|
(133,957)
|
|
(133,965)
|
Tangible book value
attributable to Burford Capital Limited
|
|
2,169,230
|
|
2,156,893
|
Basic ordinary shares
outstanding
|
|
219,412,747
|
|
218,962,441
|
Tangible book value
attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary
share
|
|
$9.89
|
|
$9.85
|
Definitions and use of non-GAAP financial measures and
alternative performance measures
Burford reports its consolidated financial results in accordance
with US GAAP. US GAAP requires us to present financial statements
that consolidate some of the limited partner interests in private
funds we manage as well as assets held on our balance sheet where
we have a partner or minority investor. We therefore refer to
various presentations of our consolidated financial results as
follows:
- Consolidated refers to assets, liabilities and
activities that include those third-party interests, partially
owned subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles that we are
required to consolidate under US GAAP. At the date of this
announcement, the major entities where there is also a third-party
partner in, or owner of, those entities include Burford Opportunity
Fund C LP, Burford Advantage Master Fund LP, Colorado Investments
Limited ("Colorado") and several
other entities in which Burford holds investments where there is
also a third-party partner in, or owner of, those entities.
- Burford-only refers to assets, liabilities and
activities that pertain only to Burford on a proprietary basis,
excluding any third-party interests and the portions of jointly
owned entities owned by others.
- Group-wide refers to the totality of assets managed by
Burford, including those portions of the private funds owned by
third parties and including private funds that are not consolidated
within Burford's consolidated financial statements. Group-wide is
therefore the sum of Burford-only and non-controlling interests in
consolidated and non-consolidated private funds. Group-wide does
not include third-party interests in capital provision assets, the
economics of which have been sold to those third parties, which do
not meet the criteria to be recognized as a sale under US GAAP.
This includes the third-party interests in Colorado and other capital provision asset
subparticipations.
We subdivide our capital provision assets into two
categories:
- Direct, which includes all of our capital provision
assets that we have originated directly (i.e., not through
participation in a private fund) from our balance sheet. We also
include direct (i.e., not through participation in a private
fund) complex strategies assets in this category.
- Indirect, which includes our balance sheet's
participations in one of our private funds (i.e., Burford
Advantage Master Fund LP).
We also use certain unaudited alternative performance measures,
including:
- Internal rate of return ("IRR") is a discount rate
that makes the net present value of a series of cash flows equal to
zero and is expressed as a percentage figure. We compute IRR on
concluded (including partially concluded) legal finance assets by
treating that entire portfolio (or, when noted, a subset thereof)
as one undifferentiated pool of capital and measuring actual and,
if necessary, estimated inflows and outflows from that pool,
allocating costs appropriately. IRRs do not include unrealized
gains or losses.
- Return on invested capital ("ROIC") from a
concluded asset is the absolute amount of realizations from such
asset in excess of the amount of expenditure incurred in financing
such asset divided by the amount of expenditure incurred, expressed
as a percentage figure. ROIC is a measure of our ability to
generate absolute returns on our assets. Some industry participants
express returns on a multiple of invested capital ("MOIC")
instead of a ROIC basis. MOIC includes the return of capital and,
therefore, is 1x higher than ROIC. In other words, 70% ROIC is the
same as 1.70x MOIC.
Other unaudited alternative performance measures and terms we
use include:
- Commitment is the amount of financing we agree to
provide for a legal finance asset. Commitments can be definitive
(requiring us to provide financing on a schedule or, more often,
when certain expenses are incurred) or discretionary (allowing us
to provide financing after reviewing and approving a future
matter). Unless otherwise indicated, commitments include deployed
cost and undrawn commitments.
- Deployment refers to the financing provided for an
asset, which adds to our deployed cost in such asset.
- Deployed cost is the amount of financing we have
provided for an asset at the applicable point in time.
- Fair value adjustment is the amount of unrealized gain
or loss recognized in our consolidated statements of operations in
the relevant period and added to or subtracted from, as applicable,
the asset or liability value in our consolidated statements of
financial position.
- Portfolio includes deployed cost, net unrealized
gains or losses and undrawn commitments.
- Realization: A legal finance asset is realized when
the asset is concluded (i.e., when litigation risk has been
resolved). A realization will result in us receiving cash or,
occasionally, non-cash assets, or recognizing a due from settlement
receivable, reflecting what we are owed on the asset.
- Realized gain / loss reflects the total amount of gain
or loss, relative to cost, generated by a legal finance asset when
it is realized, calculated as realized proceeds less deployed cost,
without regard for any previously recognized fair value
adjustment.
- Unrealized gain / loss represents the fair value of our
legal finance assets over or under their deployed cost, as
determined in accordance with the requirements of the applicable US
GAAP standards, for the relevant financial reporting period
(consolidated statements of operations) or cumulatively
(consolidated statements of financial position).
- YPF-related assets refers to our Petersen and Eton Park legal finance assets,
which are two claims relating to the Republic of Argentina's nationalization of YPF S.A., the
Argentine energy company.
We also use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including:
- Book value per ordinary share is calculated by dividing
total Burford Capital Limited equity by the number of ordinary
shares issued and outstanding.
- Cash receipts represent cash generated during the
reporting period from our capital provision assets, asset
management income and certain other items, before any deployments
into financing existing or new assets. Cash receipts are a non-GAAP
financial measure and should not be considered in isolation from,
as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated
in accordance with US GAAP. The most directly comparable measure
calculated in accordance with US GAAP is proceeds from capital
provision assets as set forth in our consolidated statements of
cash flows. We believe that cash receipts are an important measure
of our operating and financial performance and are useful to
management and investors when assessing the performance of our
Burford-only capital provision assets.
- Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital
Limited is calculated by subtracting intangible assets
(such as goodwill) from total Burford Capital Limited equity.
Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited
per ordinary share is calculated by dividing tangible book
value attributable to Burford Capital Limited by the total number
of outstanding ordinary shares. Each of tangible book value
attributable to Burford Capital Limited and tangible book value
attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share is a
non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in
isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial
measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP. The most directly
comparable measure calculated in accordance with US GAAP is total
Burford Capital Limited equity as set forth in our consolidated
statements of financial position. We believe that tangible book
value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share is
an important measure of our financial condition and is useful to
management and investors when assessing capital adequacy and our
ability to generate earnings on tangible equity invested by our
shareholders.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in
isolation from, as substitutes for, or superior to, financial
measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other
securities of Burford.
This announcement does not constitute an offer of any Burford
private fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC, which
acts as the fund manager of all Burford private funds, is
registered as an investment adviser with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission. The information provided in this announcement
is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not
indicative of future results. The information contained in this
announcement is not, and should not be construed as, an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
(including, without limitation, interests or shares in any of
Burford private funds). Any such offer or solicitation may be made
only by means of a final confidential private placement memorandum
and other offering documents.
Forward-looking statements
This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, regarding assumptions, expectations, projections,
intentions and beliefs about future events. These statements are
intended as "forward-looking statements". In some cases,
predictive, future-tense or forward-looking words such as "aim",
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect",
"forecast", "guidance", "intend", "may", "plan", "potential",
"predict", "projected", "should" or "will" or the negative of such
terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify
forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of
identifying such statements. In addition, Burford and its
representatives may from time to time make other oral or written
statements that are forward-looking, including in its periodic
reports that Burford files with, or furnishes to, the
US Securities and Exchange Commission, other information made
available to Burford's security holders and other written
materials. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors because
they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may
not occur in the future. Burford cautions that forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based
on numerous assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and
beliefs and that Burford's actual results of operations, including
its financial position and liquidity, and the development of the
industry in which it operates, may differ materially from (and be
more negative than) those made in, or suggested by, the
forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.
Significant factors that may cause actual results to differ from
those Burford expects include, among others, those discussed under
"Risk Factors" in Burford's annual report on Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2023 filed with
the US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2024 and other reports or documents
that Burford files with, or furnishes to, the US Securities
and Exchange Commission from time to time. In addition, even if
Burford's results of operations, including its financial position
and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which it
operates are consistent with the forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement, those results of operations or
developments may not be indicative of results of operations or
developments in subsequent periods.
Except as required by applicable law, Burford undertakes no
obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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