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 5, 2013

 

 

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.)

3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 1300,

San Diego, California

  92108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(877) 445-4581

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 5, 2013. Proxy statements were sent to the Company’s stockholders of record at the close of business on April 12, 2013. 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: Kenneth A. Vecchione, George Lund, Willem Mesdag, Francis E. Quinlan, Norman R. Sorensen, J. Christopher Teets, H. Ronald Weissman and Warren Wilcox. All eight directors were elected with the following votes tabulated:

 

     FOR    WITHHELD    BROKER NON VOTES

Kenneth A. Vecchione

   21,381,632    38,809    803,902

George Lund

   21,197,636    222,805    803,902

Willem Mesdag

   19,755,074    1,665,367    803,902

Francis E. Quinlan

   21,373,160    47,281    803,902

Norman R. Sorensen

   21,117,152    303,289    803,902

J. Christopher Teets

   20,401,439    1,019,002    803,902

H. Ronald Weissman

   21,287,965    132,476    803,902

Warren Wilcox

   21,031,355    389,086    803,902

The second proposal was for the approval of the Encore Capital Group, Inc. 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Incentive Compensation Plan”) for employees, non-employee directors and independent contractors. The Incentive Compensation Plan was approved with the following votes tabulated:

 

FOR

  

AGAINST

  

ABSTAIN

  

BROKER NON VOTES

18,058,913    3,350,523    11,005    803,902

The third 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, 2013. The appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified with the following votes tabulated:

 

FOR

  

AGAINST

  

ABSTAIN

22,000,400    223,658    285


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 7, 2013     /s/ Paul Grinberg
    Paul Grinberg
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer