Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 11, 2005
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-26489 | 48-1090909 | ||
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S Employer Identification No.) | ||
8875 Aero Drive
San Diego, California
92123
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(877) 445-4581
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
On January 11, 2005 the Company issued a press release announcing that a forward flow portfolio purchase contract that had been in effect through 2004 had expired and would not be renewed. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01.
The information provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Encore Capital Group, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933.
(c) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 11, 2005 regarding expiration of forward flow portfolio purchase contract. |
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. | ||
| Date: January 11, 2005 | By /s/ Barry R. Barkley —————————————— Barry R. Barkley Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 11, 2005 regarding expiration of forward flow portfolio purchase contract. |
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