BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 12, 2015

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RNS Number : 0839Q

Burford Capital

12 June 2015

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Burford Capital Limited
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					√
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The owners of the shares are EP Cayman, Ltd. and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd. (the "owners"). Eton Park Capital Management, L.P. (the "investment Manager") has been granted discretionary investment management authority in respect of the assets of the owners. The Investment Manager has in turn delegated investment management authority in respect of the assets of the owners to its UK affiliate, Eton Park International LLP (the "sub-Manager").
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		EP Cayman, Ltd., and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd. The holding is registered in the name of a nominee, Vidacos Nominees Limited.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		10 June 2015, 11 June 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		12 June 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5% and 4% on 10 June 2015 3% on 11 June 2015

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights				% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi			Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GG00B4L84979	11,089,433			11,089,433			3,965,941		3,965,941				1.94%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii			Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price			Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
														Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
3,965,941								1.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The parent undertakings of the Investment Manager are: 1.   Eton Park Capital Management, L.L.C. 2.   Eric M. Mindich The parent undertakings of the sub-Manager are : 1.   Eton Park Capital Limited 2.   The Investment Manager 3.   Eton Park Capital Management, L.L.C. 4.   Eric M. Mindich
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Not applicable
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		Not applicable
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		Not applicable
13. Additional information:	Not applicable
14. Contact name:	Not applicable
15. Contact telephone number:	Not applicable

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