Sec Form 4 Filing - MESDAG WILLEM @ ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC - 2012-08-13

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person MESDAG WILLEM 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC [ ECPG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/13/2012 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA90067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/13/2012 S 264,314 D $ 27.93 ( 1 ) 253,477 ( 2 ) I See Remarks and footnote below. Common Stock 08/13/2012 S 949,485 D $ 27.93 ( 1 ) 910,559 ( 3 ) I See Remarks and footnote below. Common Stock 25,528 ( 4 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other MESDAG WILLEM 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 925 LOS ANGELES, CA90067 X RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 925 LOS ANGELES, CA90067 Please refer to Remarks below. RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P. 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 925 LOS ANGELES, CA90067 Please refer to Remarks below. RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P. 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 925 LOS ANGELES, CA90067 Please refer to Remarks below. RMCP GP LLC 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 925 LOS ANGELES, CA90067 Please refer to Remarks below. RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 925 LOS ANGELES, CA90067 Please refer to Remarks below. Signatures /s/ Will Mesdag (on behalf of himself and the Red Mountain entities) 08/13/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This amount represents the $28.50 secondary public offering price per share of common stock of Encore Capital Group, Inc. ("Encore"), less the underwriting discount of $0.57 per share. ( 2 )These shares are held directly by Red Mountain Capital Partners II, L.P. ("RMCP II"). ( 3 )These shares are held directly by Red Mountain Capital Partners III, L.P. ("RMCP III"). ( 4 )These shares are in the form of RSUs. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Encore common stock. All of these RSUs are fully vested.

Remarks: This Form 4 is jointly filed by (i) Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC ("RMCP LLC"), (ii) RMCP II, (iii) RMCP III, (iv) RMCP GP LLC ("RMCP GP"), (v) Red Mountain Capital Management, Inc. ("RMCM"), and (vi) Willem Mesdag. RMCP GP is the general partner of each of RMCP II and RMCP III. RMCP LLC is the managing member of RMCP GP. RMCM is the managing member of RMCP LLC. Mr. Mesdag is the president, sole executive officer, sole director and sole shareholder of RMCM. Each of the reporting persons hereunder disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interests therein. In addition, RMCP II disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities held directly by RMCP III, and RMCP III disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities held directly by RMCP II. Each reporting person (other than RMCP LLC) disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities held directly by RMCP LLC. This Form 4 shall not be deemed to be an admission that any reporting person hereunder is the beneficial owner of any of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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