Burford Capital Limited Form 3 Burford Capital / Jonathan Todd Molot ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Molot Jonathan Todd

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED

OAK HOUSE, HIRZEL STREET

(Street)

ST. PETER PORT

GY1 2NP

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2025

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Burford Capital Ltd [ BUR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Investment Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary shares, no par value ("Ordinary Shares")	3,667,194	D
Ordinary Shares	6,000,000	I	By LLC⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
RSUs	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Ordinary Shares	74,819	⁽²⁾	D
PSUs	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Ordinary Shares	74,819	⁽³⁾	D
RSUs	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Ordinary Shares	107,568	⁽⁴⁾	D
PSUs	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Ordinary Shares	107,569	⁽⁵⁾	D
RSUs	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Ordinary Shares	84,917	⁽⁶⁾	D
PSUs	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Ordinary Shares	84,917	⁽⁷⁾	D
Phantom RSUs	⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁸⁾	Ordinary Shares	22,754	⁽⁸⁾	D
Phantom RSUs	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Ordinary Shares	17,706.4	⁽⁹⁾	D
Phantom RSUs	⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Ordinary Shares	55,173.6	⁽¹⁰⁾	D
Phantom RSUs	⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	Ordinary Shares	567,298.5	⁽¹¹⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Molot serves as sole manager of the limited liability company (the "LLC"), and all of the LLC's interests are owned by (1) five grantor retained annuity trusts of which Mr. Molot is the sole annuitant (such grantor retained annuity trusts own approximately 12.9%, 2.4%, 4.5%, 16.5% and 2.6% of the LLC's interests, respectively) and (2) two irrevocable family trusts whose sole beneficiaries are Mr. Molot's children (such irrevocable trusts own approximately 56.9% and 4.2% of the LLC's interests, respectively). Mr. Molot disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Represents restricted share units ("RSUs") granted on April 5, 2022, which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share.

3. Represents performance-based RSUs ("PSUs") granted on April 5, 2022, which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions and Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share.

4. Represents RSUs granted on March 22, 2023, which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share.

5. Represents PSUs granted on March 22, 2023, which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions and Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share.

6. Represents RSUs granted on March 22, 2024, which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share.

7. Represents PSUs granted on March 22, 2024, which vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions and Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share.

8. Represents phantom RSUs ("Phantom RSUs") granted to Mr. Molot on June 22, 2023, which vest on June 15, 2025, in accordance with the Burford Capital Deferred Compensation Plan (the "NQDC Plan"), subject to Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each Phantom RSU represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one Ordinary Share, which may be paid in cash or Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the NQDC Plan.

9. Represents Phantom RSUs granted to Mr. Molot on September 22, 2023, which vest on September 15, 2025, in accordance with the NQDC Plan, subject to Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each Phantom RSU represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one Ordinary Share, which may be paid in cash or Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the NQDC Plan.

10. Represents Phantom RSUs granted to Mr. Molot on March 22, 2024, which vest on March 18, 2026, in accordance with the NQDC Plan, subject to Mr. Molot's continued employment through such date. Each Phantom RSU represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one Ordinary Share, which may be paid in cash or Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the NQDC Plan.

11. Represents Phantom RSUs held under the NQDC Plan and not subject to vesting conditions. Each Phantom RSU represents a contingent right to receive the economic equivalent of one Ordinary Share, which may be paid in cash or Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the NQDC Plan.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Mark N. Klein, as attorney-in-fact	01/02/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Burford Capital Limited (BUR) Form 3Burford Capital / Jonathan Todd Molot ownership change