UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2012
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-26489 | 48-1090909 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 1300, San Diego, California | 92108 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(877) 445-4581
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 7, 2012, Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that certain stockholders of the Company (the “Selling Stockholders”) have commenced an underwritten public offering of 1,213,799 shares of the Company’s common stock and that the Selling Stockholders have granted the underwriter an option to purchase up to an additional 182,070 shares of the Company’s common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 7, 2012. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 7, 2012 | /s/ Paul Grinberg | |||||
| Paul Grinberg | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 7, 2012. | |