UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2010
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-26489 | 48-1090909 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 8875 Aero Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, California | 92123 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(877) 445-4581
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
We held our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 to vote on two proposals. Proxy statements were sent to all shareholders.
The first proposal was for the election of the following nine directors: J. Brandon Black; Timothy J. Hanford; George Lund; Richard A. Mandell; Willem Mesdag; John J. Oros; J. Christopher Teets; H Ronald Weissman and Warren Wilcox. All nine directors were elected with the following votes tabulated:
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| J. Brandon Black |
21,197,230 | 147,177 | 0 | |||
| Timothy J. Hanford |
19,977,403 | 1,367,004 | 0 | |||
| George Lund |
21,194,790 | 149,617 | 0 | |||
| Richard A. Mandell |
18,621,724 | 2,722,683 | 0 | |||
| Willem Mesdag |
21,023,458 | 320,949 | 0 | |||
| John J. Oros |
21,195,646 | 148,761 | 0 | |||
| J. Christopher Teets |
20,830,005 | 514,402 | 0 | |||
| H Ronald Weissman |
21,197,329 | 147,078 | 0 | |||
| Warren Wilcox |
21,197,329 | 147,078 | 0 |
The second proposal was the ratification of the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. The appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was ratified with the following votes tabulated:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 22,246,664 |
50,000 | 6,271 | 0 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. | ||||||
| Date June 17, 2010 | ||||||
| /S/ PAUL GRINBERG | ||||||
| Paul Grinberg | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||