| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
| |||||||||||||||
| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Burford Capital Ltd [ BUR ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/26/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Ordinary shares, no par value ("Ordinary Shares") | 03/26/2026 | F | 1,104(1) | D | $7.7 | 3,406,625 | D | |||
| Ordinary Shares | 6,000,000 | I | By LLC | |||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| RSUs | (2) | 03/26/2026 | M | 107,568 | (2) | (2) | Ordinary Shares | 107,568 | $0 | 2,203,279 | D | ||||
| Phantom RSUs | (3) | 03/26/2026 | A | 107,568 | (3) | (3) | Ordinary Shares | 107,568 | $0 | 2,310,847 | D | ||||
| PSUs | (4) | 03/26/2026 | M | 82,829 | (4) | (4) | Ordinary Shares | 82,829 | $0 | 2,228,018 | D | ||||
| Phantom RSUs | (5) | 03/26/2026 | A | 81,725 | (5) | (5) | Ordinary Shares | 81,725 | $0 | 2,309,743 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents satisfaction of tax withholding obligations by net settlement of Ordinary Shares upon vesting of performance-based restricted share units ("PSUs"). |
| 2. Represents an award of restricted share units ("RSUs") granted on March 22, 2023 that vested in full on August 10, 2025, due to the reporting person becoming retirement eligible under Burford Capital Limited's retirement policy in effect from time to time, with settlement to occur in the form of Ordinary Shares on a one-for-one-basis on the third anniversary of the grant date in accordance with the ordinary vesting schedule. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the reporting person has elected to defer receipt of 100% of Ordinary Shares deliverable upon the scheduled vesting date of the RSUs pursuant to the Burford Capital Deferred Compensation Plan (the "NQDC Plan"), resulting in the reporting person's receipt of 107,568 phantom RSUs ("Phantom RSUs"). |
| 3. Represents the conversion of 107,568 RSUs into Phantom RSUs, on a one-for-one basis, under the NQDC Plan. Each Phantom RSU represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one Ordinary Share, which may be paid in cash or settled in an Ordinary Share in accordance with the terms of the NQDC Plan. |
| 4. Represents vesting of an award of PSUs granted on March 22, 2023 that vested at 77% of target level upon certification of achievement of the financial performance metrics. The reporting person has elected to defer receipt of 100% of Ordinary Shares deliverable upon vesting of the PSUs pursuant to the NQDC Plan, resulting in the reporting person's receipt of 81,725 Phantom RSUs. |
| 5. Represents the conversion of 81,725 PSUs into Phantom RSUs, on a one-for-one basis, under the NQDC Plan. Each Phantom RSU represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one Ordinary Share, which may be paid in cash or settled in an Ordinary Share in accordance with the terms of the NQDC Plan. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Mark N. Klein, as attorney-in-fact | 03/30/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||