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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 17, 2024
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 000-26489 | 48-1090909
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

350 Camino de la Reina, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92108
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(877) 445-4581
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share |  | ECPG |  | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 17, 2024, Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”), agreed to amend and restate its existing global senior secured revolving credit facility agreement (as amended, the “Global Senior Facility”) by and among the Company, the several guarantors, banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party thereto and Truist Bank as Agent and Security Agent to, among other things, (1) upsize the facility by $92 million from $1,203 million to $1,295 million, (2) extend the termination date of the facility from September 2027 to September 2028 except for a $22.5 million tranche that will continue to terminate in September 2027, (3) decrease the interest margin by 0.25% from 2.50% to 2.25%, and (4) make certain other changes to certain restrictions and covenants to align the facility with the Company’s recent senior secured note offerings.
A copy of the Global Senior Facility is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference (and the foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such document).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number | Description
10.1 | Amended and Restated Senior Facilities Agreement, dated October 17, 2024, by and among Encore Capital Group, Inc., the several guarantors, banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party thereto and Truist Bank as Agent and Security Agent
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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: | October 22, 2024 | /s/ Jonathan C. Clark
|  | Jonathan C. Clark
|  | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number | Description
10.1 | Amended and Restated Senior Facilities Agreement, dated October 17, 2024, by and among Encore Capital Group, Inc., the several guarantors, banks and other financial institutions and lenders from time to time party thereto and Truist Bank as Agent and Security Agent
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