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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, AJLjh/07XmkiXUcGOCduHSHHNUFH3pRwa37ou5pCcQ5cWC5GMk0+TBxOI5CoTh0W KaAnkFc/E9zKLm+DTR/ABA== 0001181431-10-036549.txt : 20100706 0001181431-10-036549.hdr.sgml : 20100705 20100706180118 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-10-036549 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100701 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100706 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100706 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hanford Timothy CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001400184 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26489 FILM NUMBER: 10940504 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8875 AERO DRIVE, #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 4 1 rrd280709.xml HANFORD FORM 4 070110 X0303 4 2010-07-01 0 0001084961 ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC ECPG 0001400184 Hanford Timothy 8875 AERO DRIVE, #200 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 1 0 1 0 Common Stock 2010-07-01 4 A 0 1355 0 A 22164 D Common Stock 5737032 I By Limited Partnership On July 1, 2010, Encore Capital Group, Inc. ("Encore") issued 1,355 deferred issuance restricted stock units ("RSUs") to Timothy Hanford, under the Encore 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, in connection with Mr. Hanford's service on Encore's Board of Directors. These shares are in the form of RSUs. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Encore common stock upon settlement. The RSUs are fully vested. Reflects shares of Encore's common stock held by JCF FPK I LP. Mr. Hanford is a managing director of J.C. Flowers & Co. UK Ltd., an affiliate of investment advisor J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, and through his pecuniary interest in a limited partner of JCF FPK, Mr. Hanford may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Mr. Hanford disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares in excess of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ Florentino Zamora, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact for Timothy Hanford 2010-07-06 EX-24. 2 rrd251573_283961.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd251573_283961.html

                                                                                                                       EXHIBIT 24

                                                    POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints J. Brandon Black, Paul Grinberg, Ronald E. Naves, Jr.
and Florentino Zamora, Jr., and each of them, his 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 22nd day of January, 2010.



						By: /s/ Tim Hanford
						Print Name: Tim Hanford

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