SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-06-20

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<div><a name="s291D0C74BDD4DAE1E033C6EB28BE50A5"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.7</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC. <br>2017 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Encore Capital Group, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) has granted to the participant listed below (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Participant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) the stock option (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Option</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) described in this Performance Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Notice (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Grant Notice</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), subject to the terms and conditions of the Encore Capital Group, Inc. 2017 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) and the Stock Option Agreement attached as </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit A</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;(the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference. Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Grant Notice or the Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:8px;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:39%;"></td><td style="width:61%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:6px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Participant:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:6px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Grant Date:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:6px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Exercise Price per Share:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:6px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Shares Subject to the Option:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:6px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:6px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Final Expiration Date:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:6px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-