Edgar Filing: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC

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UNITED STATES

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 01, 2016



		*ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.*
		ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. 3111 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH SUITE 103 SAN DIEGO, CA 92108


				Meeting Information
				Meeting Information
				Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
				For holders as of: April 06, 2016
				Date: June 01, 2016 Time: 8:00 AM EST
				Location: Park Hyatt Hotel
				153 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019

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				1. Notice & Proxy Statement 2. Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

Election of Directors

Nominees


01	Willem Mesdag	02	Ashwini Gupta	03	Wendy Hannam	04	Michael P. Monaco	05	Laura Newman Olle
06	Francis E. Quinlan	07	Norman R. Sorensen	08	Richard J. Srednicki	09	Kenneth A. Vecchione

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

Non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Ratification of selection of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016.

NOTE: This Proxy, when properly executed will be voted as specified above. If no specification is made, this Proxy will be voted FOR the election of the above-listed nominees, FOR (in a non-binding vote) PROPOSAL 2, and FOR PROPOSAL 3. This proxy also confers discretionary authority to vote on such other matters as may come before the annual meeting. This undersigned hereby revokes any proxy or proxies heretofore given to vote such shares at such meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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