Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Warrants and Rights Note Disclosure [Abstract]

Preferred Stock and Common Stock Warrants

PREFERRED STOCK AND COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

On December 19, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with the United States Department of the Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”) under the Capital Purchase Program, pursuant to which the Company sold (i) 35,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (“Senior Preferred Stock”) and (ii) a warrant to purchase 324,074 shares of EFSC common stock (“common stock warrants”), par value $0.01 per share, for an aggregate investment by the U.S. Treasury of $35.0 million. On November 7, 2012, the Company repurchased all of the Senior Preferred Stock from the U.S. Treasury for an aggregate purchase price of $35.4 million, which included $399,000 for accrued and unpaid dividends. On January 9, 2013, the Company repurchased the warrants issued to the U.S. Treasury as part of the Capital Purchase Program for approximately $1.0 million. After completing the warrant repurchase the Company ended its participation in the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program.