| 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 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC [ ECPG ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Common Stock | 03/09/2010(1) | F | 4,279 | D | $18.01 | 143,621 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Reflects shares of common stock withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with vesting of restricted stock units. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 -- Power of Attorney |
| /s/ Florentino Zamora, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact for J. Brandon Black | 03/11/2010 | |
| ** 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. | ||
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEYKnow all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Paul Grinberg, Ronald E. Naves, Jr. and Florentino Zamora, Jr., and each of them, his true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the "Company"), any and all
reports and forms required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, including but not limited to
all Forms 3, 4 and 5;(2) &nbs p; do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such report or form and timely
file the same with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar trading market; and(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of
Attorney, shall be in the form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-
in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, and proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
his or her substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file reports or forms pursuant to Section 16 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 22nd day of January , 2010.By: /s/ J. Brandon Black
Print Name: J. Brandon Black