SEC Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2016
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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 000-26489
(Commission
File Number) | 48-1090909
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 103, San Diego, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 92108
(Zip Code) |
(877) 445-4581
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 10, 2016, Encore Capital Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Item 2.02, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | Description |
99.1 | Press release dated May 10, 2016 |
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.
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| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
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Date: May 10, 2016 | /s/ Jonathan C. Clark |
| Jonathan C. Clark |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | Description |
99.1 | Press release dated May 10, 2016 |