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) 

February 7, 2012

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-15373	43-1706259
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

150 N. Meramec, St. Louis, Missouri (Address of principal executive offices) 63105 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 

(314) 725-5500

Not applicable 

(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:

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Election of New Directors. On February 7, 2012 the Board of Directors of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company”) appointed Ms. Judith Heeter to the Company's Board of Directors.

Ms. Heeter is the Founder of Pathfinder Consulting, LLC, a marketing consulting company with offices in Mission Hills, Kansas. From 1990 to 2010, Ms. Heeter served as Director of Business Affairs and Licensing for the Major League Baseball Players Association. From 1989 until February 2011, Ms. Heeter was a partner with the law firm of Polsinelli Shugart P.C. Ms. Heeter also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company and also serves on several non-public boards in the Kansas City metro area.

The Board has yet to determine her committee assignments.

Consistent with the compensation policies applicable to the Company's non-employee directors, Ms. Heeter will be eligible to receive an annual retainer fee of $12,000 plus a fee of $1,000 for each meeting of the Board. Ms. Heeter may select to receive her compensation either (i) 100% in the form of the Company's common stock or (ii) in the form of 50% cash and 50% of the Company's common stock. In addition, the annual retainer fee for 2011 will be pro rated for the portion of the year that Heeter will serve as a director.

Item 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Text of Press Release, dated February 9, 2012

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

		ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
Date:	February 9, 2012	By:	/s/ Deborah N. Barstow
			Deborah N. Barstow
			Senior Vice President and Controller

EX-99.1

For more information contact:

Jerry Mueller, Senior Vice President (314) 512-7251

Ann Marie Mayuga, AMM Communications (314) 485-4390

JUDITH HEETER JOINS ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

St. Louis, February 9, 2012. Judith S. Heeter has been named to the Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: EFSC) board of directors, according to an announcement by James J. Murphy, Jr., Chairman.

“The Board is delighted that Judy is joining us,” said Murphy, who is also Chairman and CEO of Murphy Co., a leading mechanical contracting firm based in St. Louis MO and Denver CO. “Her senior-level executive leadership and broad legal background will add significant value to the Enterprise Board.”

Heeter is the founder and President of Pathfinder Consulting, LLC, which provides guidance on strategy, brand development, marketing and licensing. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Company, Missouri's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance.

Prior to founding Pathfinder Consulting, Heeter served as Senior Partner at Polsinelli Shughart, PC, one of the top 100 law firms in the U.S. with 570 attorneys in 16 cities across the country. Heeter was also Director of Business Affairs and Licensing for the Major League Baseball Players Association, serving as its chief executive and legal officer, responsible for marketing and licensing operations that generated more than $800 million in sales and $2 million in annual grants and programs from its charitable foundation. Heeter formerly served as Senior Attorney for Hallmark Cards, Inc. in Kansas City.

Heeter is Chairman of the Missouri Bar Sports and Entertainment Law Committee and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She serves as Director and Chair of the Midwest Innocence Project and the Presbyterian Endowment Trust and Vice-Chair of The American Royal Association. Heeter also is a Director of the Missouri Institute for Justice and Co-Chair of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Legacy Awards, the Kansas City Chiefs Charity Game and the Base Ball benefit of Boys and Girls Clubs.

Heeter commented, “Enterprise Financial is dynamic and growing and I am both honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of its future.”

Heeter joins another prominent Kansas City executive, William H. Downey, on the Enterprise Board. Downey, a consultant for the Kansas City Water Services Department, is the retired Executive Vice Chairman of Great Plains Energy, Inc. and Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Enterprise Financial operates commercial banking and wealth management businesses in metropolitan St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix. Enterprise is primarily focused on serving the needs of privately held businesses, their owner families, executives and professionals.