# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001872592
**File Stem:** 0000950157-25-000713
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 7794
**Document Hash:** 1a7cf8f70996b66b9abf9d4a0723628f
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950157-25-000713.hdr.sgml**: 20250825

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950157-25-000713

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250821

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250825

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250825

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Molot Jonathan Todd
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001872592

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39511
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251252164

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2424 WYOMING AVE, NW
- **CITY:** WASHINGTON
- **STATE:** DC
- **ZIP:** 20008
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Burford Capital Ltd
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001714174
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** Y7
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** OAK HOUSE
- **STREET 2:** HIRZEL STREET
- **CITY:** ST PETER PORT
- **STATE:** Y7
- **ZIP:** GY1 2NP
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 44 (0)1481 723450

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** OAK HOUSE
- **STREET 2:** HIRZEL STREET
- **CITY:** ST PETER PORT
- **STATE:** Y7
- **ZIP:** GY1 2NP

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

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] 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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Molot Jonathan Todd<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED<br>OAK HOUSE, HIRZEL STREET<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>ST. PETER PORT, Y7 GY1 2NP<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-08-21 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_Chief Investment Officer_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>Burford Capital Ltd [ BUR ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Ordinary shares, no par value ("Ordinary Shares")<sup>(1)</sup> | 2025-08-21 |  | G<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 21034.8 | D | $0 | 6000000 | I | By LLC<sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup> |
| Ordinary Shares | 2025-08-21 |  | G<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 21034.8 | A | $0 | 6000000 | I | By LLC<sup>(1)(2)(3)</sup> |
| Ordinary Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3406625 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Phantom RSUs | <sup>(4)</sup> | 2025-08-21 |  | I |  | 87037.5 |  | <sup>(4)</sup> | <sup>(4)</sup> | Ordinary Shares | 87037.5 | $13.6 | 1979713.93 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Mr. Molot serves as sole manager of the limited liability company (the "LLC").  Upon termination of a grantor retained annuity trust of which Mr. Molot was the sole annuitant, 0.350580% of the LLC's interests were distributed to an irrevocable family trust whose sole beneficiaries are Mr. Molot's children.

(2) On August 21, 2025, (i) three grantor retained annuity trusts of which Mr. Molot is the sole annuitant returned to Mr. Molot 2.2%, 7.9% and 12.6% of the LLC's interests, respectively, in the form of scheduled annuity payments under the terms of such grantor retained annuity trusts and (ii) Mr. Molot contributed 22.7% of the LLC's interests to a new grantor retained annuity trust of which Mr. Molot is the sole annuitant.

(3) All of the LLC's interests are owned by (i) five grantor retained annuity trusts of which Mr. Molot is the sole annuitant (such grantor retained annuity trusts own approximately 2.4%, 2.3%, 8.6%, 2.6% and 22.7% of the LLC's interests, respectively) and (ii) two irrevocable family trusts whose sole beneficiaries are Mr. Molot's children (such irrevocable trusts own approximately 57.2% 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.

(4) Represents a purchase of 65,277.5 phantom RSUs ("Phantom RSUs") by Mr. Molot under the Burford Capital Deferred Compensation Plan (the "NQDC Plan") and a matching contribution by the Company of 21,760.0 Phantom RSUs, which vest on August 11, 2027, 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.

**Signature:** /s/ Mark N. Klein, as attorney-in-fact  
**Date:** 2025-08-25

### Remarks:

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.

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