ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 12, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2012-09-10

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-10	Common Stock	M	6110	$2.89	Acquired	217443	Direct
2012-09-10	Common Stock	S	11794	$28.51	Disposed	205649	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-10	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.89	M	6110	Disposed	2019-03-09	Common Stock (6110)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sale reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on June 15, 2012.