ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2017

Dec 29, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2017-12-26

Reporting Person: Grinberg Paul (President, International)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-12-26	Common Stock	M	6666	$22.17	Acquired	250171	Direct
2017-12-26	Common Stock	S	37254	$42.42	Disposed	212917	Direct
2017-12-26	Common Stock	S	292	$43.10	Disposed	212625	Direct
2017-12-26	Common Stock	S	992	$42.42	Disposed	1508	Indirect
2017-12-26	Common Stock	S	8	$43.10	Disposed	1500	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-12-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.17	M	6666	Disposed	2022-04-06	Common Stock (6666.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 24, 2017 as part of the reporting person's financial planning to diversify his stockholdings.

F2: This price represents a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $42.10 to $43.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Encore Capital Group, Inc., any security holder of Encore Capital Group, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F3: The option vested in three equal installments on March 9, 2012, 2013 and 2014.