# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001084961
**File Stem:** 0001084961-26-000031
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 2747
**Document Hash:** d1ccc2993654acb710a55f742329dcaf
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001084961-26-000031.hdr.sgml**: 20260429

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001084961-26-000031

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260429

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260429

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001084961
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6153]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 481090909
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-26489
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26910673

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92108
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 1-877-345-3002

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92108

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MCM CAPITAL GROUP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990430

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MIDLAND CORP OF KANSAS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990423

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**________________________________________________**

**SCHEDULE 14A**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**(Amendment No.)**

**________________________________________________**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by the Registrant ☒ | &nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by the Registrant ☒ |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ | &nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ |
| Check the appropriate box: | Check the appropriate box: |
| ☐ | Preliminary proxy statement |
| **☐** | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |
| **☐** | Definitive proxy statement |
| ☒ | Definitive Additional Materials |
| ☐ | Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 |

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**ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.**

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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| Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): | Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): |
| ☒ | No fee required. |
| ☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |
| ☐ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. |

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