0001181431-14-012228.txt : 20140311 0001181431-14-012228.hdr.sgml : 20140311 20140311194110 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-14-012228 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140307 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140311 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140311 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: 3111 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH STREET 2: SUITE 1300 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92108 BUSINESS PHONE: 877-445-4581 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3111 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH STREET 2: SUITE 1300 CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92108 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Syran James A. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001578835 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26489 FILM NUMBER: 14685824 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC., STE 1300 STREET 2: 3111 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92108 4 1 rrd405365.xml SYRAN FORM 4 2014 0311 X0306 4 2014-03-07 0 0001084961 ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC ECPG 0001578835 Syran James A. 3111 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH, SUITE 1300 SAN DIEGO CA 92108 0 1 0 0 EVP, New Bus. Integration Common Stock 2014-03-07 4 A 0 4886 0 A 67866 D Common Stock 2014-03-09 4 F 0 5794 48.69 D 62072 D Common Stock 5000 I By Trust Grant to the reporting person on March 7, 2014 of restricted stock awards ("RSAs") under the Encore Capital Group, Inc. 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. The RSAs are subject to vesting and vest in annual installments over a three-year period, with one-third vesting on March 9, 2015, one-third vesting on March 9, 2016, and the remaining one-third vesting on March 9, 2017. On August 19, 2013, the reporting person contributed 5,000 shares of Encore Capital Group, Inc. ("Encore") common stock to a charitable lead trust of which the reporting person is a trustee and a beneficiary. The reporting person continues to report beneficial ownership of all of the Encore common stock held by the trust but disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ Brandt Schmidt, Attorney-in-Fact for James A. Syran 2014-03-11