ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2012-09-27

Reporting Person: BLACK J BRANDON (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-27	Common Stock	S	20000	$28.15	Disposed	59048	Direct
2012-10-01	Common Stock	S	20000	$28.45	Disposed	39048	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	40694	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 27, 2012.

F2: The shares were sold in multiple transactions on September 27, 2012 at per share prices ranging from $27.88 to $28.37, inclusive. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price for the transactions. The reporting person undertakes to supply the Staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (2) and (3) to this Form 4 upon request.

F3: The shares were sold in multiple transactions on October 1, 2012 at per share prices ranging from $28.08 to $28.83, inclusive.