NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Apr 18, 2012) - Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Encore Bancshares, Inc. ("Encore" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: [ EBTX ]) of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company to Cadence Bancorp, LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Encore shareholders will receive $20.62 for each share of Encore stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $250 million. A complaint was filed in New York state court.

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The claims concern whether the Encore Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Encore stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Cadence Bancorp, LLC is underpaying for Encore shares, thus unlawfully harming Encore stockholders.

If you own common stock in Encore and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [ jlevi@zlk.com ] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, [ http://zlk.9nl.com/encore-bancshares-ebtx ].

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