ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 14, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2011-10-12

Reporting Person: Grinberg Paul (Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-10-12	Common Stock	M	1669	$10.92	Acquired	192901	Direct
2011-10-12	Common Stock	S	1669	$27.00	Disposed	191232	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-10-12	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.92	M	1669	Disposed	2017-08-23	Common Stock (1669)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sale reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 16, 2011.