UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2011
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-26489 | 48-1090909 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 1300, San Diego, California 92108 | ||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||||
(877) 445-4581
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Explanatory Note
On June 10, 2011, Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to report the voting results from the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 9, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). This Form 8-K/A is being filed solely to report the Company’s Board of Directors’ decision with regard to the frequency of future non-binding stockholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(d) As previously reported, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved three years as the frequency of future non-binding stockholder votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Based on the recommendation of the Board of Directors in the Company’s proxy statement and the previously-reported voting results, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it will hold a non-binding stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years until the next required vote on the frequency of such an advisory vote.
SIGNATURE
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.
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. | ||
| Date: October 28, 2011 | /s/ Paul Grinberg | |
| Paul Grinberg | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||