X0303 4 2010-02-25 0 0001084961 ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC ECPG 0001194775 BLACK J BRANDON 8875 AERO DRIVE, #200 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Common Stock 2010-02-25 4 A 0 25000 0 A 147900 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 17.90 2010-02-25 4 A 0 50000 0 A 2020-02-25 Common Stock 50000 50000 D Grant to the reporting person on February 25, 2010 of restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Encore Capital Group, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Encore's common stock upon settlement. The RSUs are subject to vesting and vest in annual installments over a three-year period, with one-third vesting on March 9, 2011, one-third vesting on March 9, 2012 and the remaining one-third vesting on March 9, 2013. The option vests in annual installments over a three-year period, with one-third vesting on March 9, 2011, one-third vesting on March 9, 2012 and the remaining one-third vesting on March 9, 2013. /s/ Florentino Zamora, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact for Brandon Black 2010-03-01