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): July 30, 2009

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 30, 2009, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01. Other Events

The Company announced the planned addition of two new senior executives. Ronald E. Naves, Jr. will join the Company as Senior Vice President and General Counsel and Ashish Masih will join Encore as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Ron comes to Encore after a distinguished career in the public and private sectors. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Litigation at Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. Prior to Gemstar, he served in senior corporate positions including Group Counsel at Gateway, Inc. Mr. Naves has an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, a JD from Pepperdine University and a BA from the University of Connecticut. Ashish joins Encore from Capital One where he held many senior roles in the Collections and Recoveries areas. Prior to joining Capital One, Mr. Masih was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company and a Manager at KPMG Consulting. Ashish has an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Lehigh University and a Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology. Both Ron and Ashish will officially join Encore in August.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 30, 2009.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, 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, nor be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.

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: July 30, 2009	/s/    Paul Grinberg
	Paul Grinberg
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 30, 2009.