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): June 15, 2010
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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On June 15, 2010, Encore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the filing of a shelf registration statement on Form S–3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The shelf registration statement, when declared effective by the SEC, will allow the Company to sell securities from time to time, up to an aggregate of $75 million. Specific terms, prices and securities will be determined at the time of each offering under a separate prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC at such time.
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: |
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Exhibit
Number | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by Encore Bancshares, Inc. dated June 15, 2010. |
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: June 15, 2010 | | By: | | /s/ James S. D’Agostino, Jr. |
| | | | James S. D’Agostino, Jr. |
| | | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by Encore Bancshares, Inc. dated June 15, 2010. |
