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) December 17, 2010
Encore Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | |
001-33598 | |
76-0655696 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| |
Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas | |
77046 | |
| | (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 787-3100
________________________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 17, 2010, Encore Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it had received confirmation that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta have approved the applications made by Ovation Holdings, Inc. for the acquisition of National Bank of Southwest Florida ("NBSF"), as well as NBSF's purchase and assumption of certain assets and liabilities associated with Encore Bank, N.A.'s, a national banking association and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, four private client offices located in Naples, Ft. Myers and Sun City Center, Florida. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit
Number | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Encore Bancshares, Inc. dated December 17, 2010. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | Encore Bancshares, Inc.
(Registrant)
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December 17, 2010
(Date) | | /s/ JAMES S. D'AGOSTINO, JR.
James S. D'Agostino, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
