ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 15, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2013-02-13

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-13	Common Stock	M	10612	—	Acquired	12489	Direct
2013-02-13	Common Stock	F	4052	$31.30	Disposed	8437	Direct
2013-02-15	Common Stock	G	6560	—	Disposed	1877	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6560	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the final portion of the performance shares granted to the reporting person on August 23, 2007 under the Encore Capital Group, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. The performance shares were subject to vesting and the final 10,612 shares vested upon the achievement by Encore Capital Group, Inc. of certain financial goals on February 13, 2013.

F2: Amount reported does not include 46,999 unvested restricted stock units.