Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   January 3, 2011

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50058 75-3078675
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
120 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia   23502
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   888-772-7326

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 3, 2011, the Company responded to an article that was published in the December 31, 2010, edition of The Wall Street Journal. A copy of the response letter, which was submitted to the Wall Street Journal on January 3, 2011, is attached as Exhibit 99.1.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
99.1 - Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal, dated January 3, 2011.





The information in this Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing pursuant to any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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SIGNATURES

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.

         
    Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
          
January 3, 2011   By:   /s/ Steven D. Fredrickson
       
        Name: Steven D. Fredrickson
        Title: President and CEO

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal, dated January 3, 2011.