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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC | d250843dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 2, 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 | |||
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
| (877) 445-4581 | ||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||
| 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): | ||
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | |
| Item 8.01. |
Other Events. |
On November 2, 2011, Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that JCF FPK I LP, one of the Company’s stockholders (the “Selling Stockholder”), has commenced an underwritten public offering of 3,610,000 shares of its common stock and that the Selling Stockholder has granted the underwriter an option to purchase up to an additional 361,315 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release dated November 2, 2011. | |
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: November 2, 2011 |
/s/ Paul Grinberg |
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| Paul Grinberg |
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| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 2, 2011. |