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): July 16, 2012


SquareTwo Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
333-170734
84-1261849
 (State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 (Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


4340 South Monaco Street, Denver, Colorado 80237
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 303-296-3345


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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 16, 2012, Mr. Bennett Thompson was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of CA Holding, Inc. and its subsidiary, SquareTwo Financial Corporation.  Mr. Thompson will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Mr. Adam Geneser who resigned from the Board of Directors effective as of July 16, 2012.

Mr. Thompson is a Principal of KRG Capital Partners (KRG), and has held several positions with the firm since joining it in 2007.  Mr. Thompson currently serves on the board of directors of Allpoints Foodservice Parts & Supplies, Federal, and Aurora Diagnostics.  Prior to joining KRG, Mr. Thompson was a Vice President of Heritage Partners, a Boston-based, middle-market private equity firm.  Mr. Thompson also worked previously as an investment banking Analyst with Harris Williams & Co.  Mr. Thompson earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Washington and Lee University. 






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.

 
 
 
SQUARETWO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
Date:
July 16, 2012
 
By:
/s/ Thomas G. Good
 
 
 
Name:
Thomas G. Good
 
 
 
Title:
General Counsel