- Current report filing (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) March 6, 2012

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

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 6, 2012, Encore Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") and Cadence Bancorp, LLC ("CBC") issued a joint press release announcing the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 5, 2012, by and among the Company, CBC and EMS Sub I, Inc. A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release dated March 6, 2012

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)
March 6, 2012 (Date)		/s/ JAMES S. D'AGOSTINO, JR. James S. D'Agostino, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer