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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