Substantial shareholding notification

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GG00BMGYLN96

Issuer Name

BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Minneapolis

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Jul-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
10. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Effective from 4th July 2022, some entities within Ameriprise Financial, Inc. have had their Legal names updated.

These name changes represent the further branding integration of (formerly) BMO Asset Management into Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Whilst BMO Asset Management legal entity names are changing, the legal status, office address and contact details will remain unchanged. The Company’s business remains fundamentally unaffected by this change and all contracts with existing customers will remain unaltered, with corresponding obligations and rights assumed under the new name.

The change is reflected in the chain of control.

• BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Ltd changed name to Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited
• BMO Asset Management (Holdings) plc changed name to Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc
• BMO AM Group (Holdings) Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited
• BMO AM Group (Management) Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited
• BMO AM Holdings Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited
• BMO Asset Management Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited

12. Date of Completion

22/07/2022

13. Place Of Completion

Swindon, UK

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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 law firms and clients around the world from its principal offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, Singapore, Sydney and Hong Kong.

For more information, please visit www.burfordcapital.com.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford.

This release does not constitute an offer of any Burford fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC ("BCIM"), which acts as the fund manager of all Burford funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided herein is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information contained herein 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 the 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

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