Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 9, 2011

 

 

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 9, 2011. Proxy statements were sent to all stockholders of the Company. Set forth below are the voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

The first proposal was for the election of the following eight directors: J. Brandon Black; George Lund; Richard A. Mandell; Willem Mesdag; John J. Oros; J. Christopher Teets; H Ronald Weissman; and Warren Wilcox. All eight directors were elected with the following votes tabulated:

 

     For    Withheld  

J. Brandon Black

   22,039,077      60,387   

George Lund

   22,033,519      65,945   

Richard A. Mandell

   21,975,873      123,591   

Willem Mesdag

   19,367,384      2,732,080   

John J. Oros

   21,989,772      109,692   

J. Christopher Teets

   21,785,440      314,024   

H Ronald Weissman

   22,038,402      61,062   

Warren Wilcox

   22,039,077      60,387   

The second proposal was the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified with the following votes tabulated:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

22,908,553

  60,365   7,434   0

The third proposal was to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

21,930,337

  156,587   12,540   876,888

The fourth proposal was to recommend, in a non-binding vote, the frequency of future non-binding stockholder votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposal on the frequency of future non-binding stockholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:

 

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker

Non-Votes

10,373,446

  30,250   11,682,482   13,266   876,888


SIGNATURE

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 10, 2011  

/s/ Paul Grinberg

  Paul Grinberg
 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Treasurer