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Burford Capital Limited

Burford Capital - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 4764K
Burford Capital
16 April 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

14 April 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 April 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

7%



 

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

14,413,611

14,413,611

14,248,611

14,248,611


6.97%




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

14,248,611

6.97%



 

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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