On July 23, 2009, the Board of Directors of Encore Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), upon recommendation of the Company's Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, appointed Preston Moore as President and director of the Company. James S. D'Agostino, Jr., who relinquished the president title to Mr. Moore, will remain the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. As of the date of this filing, Mr. Moore has not been appointed to a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, nor has it been determined when, if at all, any such appointment would be made. As an employee of the Company, Mr. Moore will not receive any compensation for his service on the Board of Directors.

Mr. Moore presently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Bank, N.A., the banking subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Moore is an at-will employee and does not have an employment agreement with the Company and will not receive any additional compensation for his service to the Company. A summary of the written and unwritten arrangements under which Mr. Moore is compensation was previously included in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2009.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. Moore's appointment is included as Exhibit 99.1. to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(d) Exhibits. The following is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit
Number     Description of Exhibit
99.1       Press Release dated July 27, 2009 issued by Encore Bancshares, Inc.
           announcing the appointment of Mr. Moore.