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accession: "0001714174-25-000104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BUR"
cik: "0001714174"
company_name: "Burford Capital Ltd"
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T05:18:34.292384+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Burford shareholders approve 2025 Omnibus Plan (16.5M shares), final dividend 6.25¢, re-elect directors

## Summary
- Shareholders approved 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan authorizing up to 16.5M ordinary shares; over 96% voted for.
- Final dividend of 6.25¢ per share declared, payable June 13, 2025 to holders of record May 23, 2025.
- Advisory say-on-pay received 66.78% support; say-on-frequency vote favored annual frequency (99.52%).
- All director nominees re-elected; Robert Gillespie and Christopher Halmy received 75.17% and 73.48% support, respectively.
- Shareholders also approved NQDC Plan Amendment authorizing 6.6M shares for deferred compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001714174-25-000104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BUR
- cik: 0001714174
- company_name: Burford Capital Ltd
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1714174/000171417425000104/0001714174-25-000104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1714174/000171417425000104/bur-20250514.htm

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