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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, QdyElcKyeIYeegiUvtY0zaJpAmhCQTigz7aFLlLpRe4J6CmMW83yPeRmW8ZBg5zr bOyeDTEUap3U1jhityBEwQ== 0001181431-07-034148.txt : 20070521 0001181431-07-034148.hdr.sgml : 20070521 20070521171952 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-07-034148 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070511 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070521 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070521 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Grinberg Paul CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001303829 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26489 FILM NUMBER: 07868803 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 8583096964 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC STREET 2: 8875 AERO DRIVE, SUITE 200 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92123 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 3 1 rrd159456.xml HANFORD FORM 3 052107 X0202 3 2007-05-11 0 0001084961 ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC ECPG 0001303829 Grinberg Paul 8875 AERO DRIVE, #200 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 5737032 I By Limited Partnership Reflects shares of Encore Capital Group, Inc.'s common stock held by JCF FPK I LP. By way of his position as investment co-head of FPK Capital and his interest in Fox-Pitt Kelton Limited, a limited partner of JCF FPK I LP, Mr. Hanford may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares through his pecuniary interest in JCF FPK I LP. Mr. Hanford disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ Robin R. Pruitt, Attorney-in-Fact for Timothy Hanford 2007-05-21 EX-24. 2 rrd140806_158775.htm HANFORD POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd140806_158775.html

                                      POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints J. Brandon
Black, Paul Grinberg, Robin R. Pruitt and Florentino Zamora, 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 18th day of May, 2007.



						/s/ Tim Hanford
						_________________________
						By:  Tim Hanford

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