ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Jun 11, 2013

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2013-06-05

Reporting Person: Call Gregory L. (Sr. VP, GC & Secretary)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	48000	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.17	2022-04-06	Common Stock (5000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares include (i) 8,332 unvested restricted stock units (each of which represents the right to receive one share of Encore common stock), which will vest by September 26, 2014, (ii) 5,333 unvested restricted stock awards ("RSAs") (each of which represents the right to receive one share of Encore common stock), half of which vest on March 9, 2014 and the other half on March 9, 2015, and (iii) 20,000 unvested RSAs granted on September 10, 2012, which will vest in equal annual installments on September 10, 2013, September 10, 2014 and September 10, 2015.

F2: Grant to the reporting person on April 6, 2012 of a non-qualified stock option under the Encore Capital Group, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. One-third of the shares granted under the option became vested and exercisable on March 9, 2013. One-third of the shares granted under the option will become vested and exercisable on March 9, 2014, and the other remaining one-third will become exercisable on March 9, 2015.