- 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) April 27, 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)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 27, 2012, Encore Bancshares, Inc. publicly disseminated a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the press release also contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, Encore reviews tangible book value per share, return on average tangible common equity and the tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Encore also reviews its net interest income, net interest spread and net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis, which is standard practice in the banking industry. Encore's management believes that the inclusion in the press release of these non-GAAP financial measures, together with the accompanying reconciliations, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Encore's business and allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to management, the entire financial services sector, bank stock analysts and bank regulators.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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

99.1		Press Release issued by Encore Bancshares, Inc. dated April 27, 2012.

SIGNATURE

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.

		Encore Bancshares, Inc. (Registrant)
April 27, 2012 (Date)		/s/ JAMES S. D'AGOSTINO, JR. James S. D'Agostino, Jr. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer