Burford Capital Limited, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting held on 18 May 2021 were approved by shareholders, including the approval of a final dividend of 12.5 US cents per ordinary share to be paid on 18 June 2021 to all ordinary shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on 28 May 2021, and the appointment of Hugh Steven Wilson as chairman, replacing Sir Peter Middleton on his retirement.
The votes received are detailed below:
Ordinary Resolutions |
Total votes for |
Total votes against |
Total votes withheld |
1. To receive the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 and the directors’ and auditors’ reports thereon |
128,795,168 |
100 |
167,024 |
2. To declare a final dividend of 12.5¢ (United States cents) per ordinary share |
128,961,792 |
500 |
0 |
3. To re-appoint Hugh Steven Wilson as a director |
121,813,682 |
7,112,033 |
36,577 |
4. To re-appoint Charles Parkinson as a director |
115,503,087 |
13,422,628 |
36,577 |
5. To re-appoint Robert Gillespie as a director |
128,364,828 |
560,897 |
36,567 |
6. To re-appoint John Sievwright as a director |
128,598,619 |
327,096 |
36,577 |
7. To re-appoint Christopher Bogart as a director |
128,561,428 |
365,759 |
35,105 |
8. To re-appoint Andrea Muller as a director |
128,604,529 |
321,286 |
36,477 |
9. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s auditors |
121,155,246 |
7,763,219 |
43,827 |
10. To authorize the directors to agree the auditors’ remuneration |
121,299,113 |
7,619,316 |
43,863 |
11. To authorize the directors to allot shares up to a specific amount |
124,143,947 |
4,758,458 |
59,887 |
12. To authorize the Company to purchase its own shares up to a specified amount |
128,900,417 |
12,649 |
49,226 |
13. To approve the rules of the Burford Capital Limited 2021 Non-Employee Directors’ Share Plan |
128,637,132 |
285,143 |
40,017 |
Special Resolutions |
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14. To authorize the directors to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (subject to the limitation set out in the resolution) |
127,379,951 |
1,535,552 |
46,789 |
15. To authorize the directors to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders (subject to the limitation set out in the resolution) for an acquisition or specified capital investment |
125,787,615 |
3,128,434 |
46,243 |