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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 19, 2026
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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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.) | ||||||
350 Camino de la Reina, Suite 100
San Diego, California 92108
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(877) 345-3002
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share | ECPG | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(d) On August 19, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”), upon recommendation from the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board from 8 directors to 9 directors and appointed Robert Beck as a director of the Company effective August 19, 2026. The Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. Beck qualifies as an independent director under the Nasdaq listing standards. Mr. Beck has been appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee and Risk Committee.
Mr. Beck will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation program previously approved by the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Beck was appointed as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Beck that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Beck to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| Press Release | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
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: | August 19, 2026 | /s/ Andrew Asch | ||||||
Andrew Asch | ||||||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||||||||