ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2018

Feb 28, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC (ECPG)
CIK: 0001084961
Period of Report: 2018-02-26

Reporting Person: Grinberg Paul (President, International)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-02-26	Common Stock	M	3333	$22.17	Acquired	200518	Direct
2018-02-26	Common Stock	S	16338	$41.94	Disposed	184180	Direct
2018-02-26	Common Stock	S	2435	$41.50	Disposed	181745	Direct
2018-02-26	Common Stock	S	435	$41.94	Disposed	565	Indirect
2018-02-26	Common Stock	S	65	$41.50	Disposed	500	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-02-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.17	M	3333	Disposed	2022-04-06	Common Stock (3333.0)	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 $41.58 to $42.55 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Encore, any security holder of Encore, or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares hold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F3: This price represents a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $41.35 to $41.55 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Encore, any security holder of Encore, or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares hold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F4: The option vested in three equal installments on March 9, 2012, 2013 and 2014.