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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - PRA GROUP INC | exhibit1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | January 3, 2011 |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50058 | 75-3078675 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 120 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia | 23502 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 888-772-7326 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 3, 2011, the Company responded to an article that was published in the December 31, 2010, edition of The Wall Street Journal. A copy of the response letter, which was submitted to the Wall Street Journal on January 3, 2011, is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 - Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal, dated January 3, 2011.
The information in this Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing pursuant to any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| January 3, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Steven D. Fredrickson
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| Name: Steven D. Fredrickson | ||||
| Title: President and CEO | ||||
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal, dated January 3, 2011. |