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): September 24, 2009
ENCORE BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| 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 including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 787-3100
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 24, 2009, the Board of Directors of Encore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), upon recommendation of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Board of Directors of Encore Bank, N.A., a national banking association and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Bank”), appointed Carin M. Barth as a director of the Company and the Bank. Ms. Barth will be slated to stand for re-election at the Company’s and the Bank’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the date of this filing, Ms. Barth has not been appointed to a committee of the Company’s or the Bank’s Board of Directors, nor has it been determined when, if at all, any such appointment would be made. Ms. Barth will receive fees consistent with those fees received by the existing directors for service as a director of the Company and the Bank.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Ms. Barth’s appointment was previously included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2009.
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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.
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| | | | ENCORE BANCSHARES, INC. |
| | | | (Registrant) |
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| Dated: September 29, 2009 | | | | By: | | /S/ JAMES S. D’AGOSTINO, JR. |
| | | | | | James S. D’Agostino, Jr. |
| | | | | | Chairman |
