8-K 1 a201812048-kxpressrelease.htm 8-K
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): December 4, 2018
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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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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 4, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing a settlement agreement with 42 states and the District of Columbia. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in Item 7.01 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 7.01, 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.

Exhibit Number | Description
99.1 | Press Release

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: December 4, 2018 | /s/ Gregory Call
| Gregory Call
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number | Description
99.1 | Press Release