Encore Capital Group Inc. Completes Public Offering 5,000,000 Common Shares at $11.00
Jefferies & Company Inc. leads the underwriting team, with Brean Murray & Co. Inc. and Roth Capital Partners, LLC as co-managers for the offering. A copy of the prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained from the underwriters at the following addresses: Jefferies & Company Inc., 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10022; Brean Murray & Co. Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022-6822; or Roth Capital Partners LLC, 24 Corporate Plaza, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 750,000 shares of Encore's common stock solely to cover over-allotments. The over-allotment option will expire on Oct. 31, 2003.
Encore Capital Group Inc. is an accounts receivable management
firm that specializes in purchasing charged-off and defaulted consumer
debt.
Contact:
Encore Capital Group Inc., San Diego Carl C. Gregory, III, 858-309-6961 carl.gregory@encorecapitalgroup.com