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-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D0Uh8ew4o/4SVaGY+tz0fAzGggh/WYM259jz7Mgb684YxJNOrMgsqUo0GfIVKesd E0aeRmzYOHJqrW5bxn7ipw== 0001181431-05-068534.txt : 20051222 0001181431-05-068534.hdr.sgml : 20051222 20051222174432 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-05-068534 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051219 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051222 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEMOND ALEXANDER CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001194783 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26489 FILM NUMBER: 051283191 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC STREET 2: 5775 ROSCOE COURT CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92123 BUSINESS PHONE: 8584454581 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001084961 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6153] IRS NUMBER: 481090909 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8875 AERO DRIVE, SUITE 200 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92123 BUSINESS PHONE: 8007590327 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8875 AERO DRIVE, SUITE 200 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92123 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MCM CAPITAL GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990430 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MIDLAND CORP OF KANSAS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990423 4/A 1 rrd101180.xml LEMOND 121905 FORM 4/A X0202 4/A 2005-12-19 2005-12-21 0 0001084961 ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC ECPG 0001194783 LEMOND ALEXANDER C/O ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 8875 AERO DRIVE, #200 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2005-12-19 4 S 0 32515 16.9992 D 44381 D This Amended Form 4 is being filed solely to correct an inaccurate Power of Attorney attached to the original filing as Exhibit 24. The original Form 4 filed December 21, 2005 reported the disposition of a total of 32,515 shares of the issuer's common stock in 12 separate line item transactions for an average sales price of $16.9992. /s/ Robin R. Pruitt, Attorney in Fact for Alexander Lemond 2005-12-22 EX-24. 2 rrd87570_98512.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd87570_98512.html

                                                              EXHIBIT 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints J. Brandon Black, Paul Grinberg, Robin R. Pruitt, Daniel Murphy and
George Brooker, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

     (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the
"Company"), any and all reports and forms required to be filed by the
undersigned in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules thereunder, including but not limited to all Forms 3, 4
and 5;

     (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
report or form and timely file the same with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar trading market; and

     (3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney, shall be in the form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
his or her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her
substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file reports or forms pursuant to
Section 16 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 1st day of November, 2005.



/s/ Alexander Lemond
_____________________
By: Alexander Lemond

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