ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Sep 6, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2016-09-01

Reporting Person: MESDAG WILLEM (Director)
Reporting Person: RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC (Please refer to Remarks below.)
Reporting Person: RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC (Please refer to Remarks below.)
Reporting Person: RMCP GP LLC (Please refer to Remarks below.)
Reporting Person: RED MOUNTAIN PARTNERS, L.P. (Please refer to Remarks below.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-09-01	Common Stock	A	1236	$21.56	Acquired	37514	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1332036	Indirect
Common Stock	54600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Grant to Willem Mesdag, for service on the Issuer's board of directors, of deferred stock units under the terms of a non-employee director deferred compensation plan established under the 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. Deferred stock units will be converted into shares of Issuer common stock on a one-for-one basis upon distribution. The distribution of shares of common stock will occur within 10 business days following the date Mr. Mesdag is no longer a member of the Issuer's Board of Directors.

F2: These shares are held directly by Red Mountain Partners, L.P. ("RMP").

F3: These shares are held directly by Red Mountain Capital Partners, LLC ("RMCP").