Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BRUMLEY I JON
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENCORE ACQUISITION CO [EAC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1400
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2010
(Street)

FORT WORTH, TX 76102
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/09/2010   F   12,389 D $ 51.65 320,065 D  
Common Stock 03/09/2010   D   272,501 D (1) 47,564 D  
Common Stock 03/09/2010   D   47,564 D (2) 0 D  
Common Stock 03/09/2010   D   1,945,013 D (1) 0 I See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 9.3333 03/09/2010   D     44,357 03/08/2004 03/08/2011 Common Stock 44,357 (4) 0 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 30.55 03/09/2010   D     9,819   (5) 02/09/2019 Common Stock 9,819 $ 19.45 0 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 30.55 03/09/2010   D     18,008   (5) 02/09/2019 Common Stock 18,008 $ 19.45 0 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 8.4 03/09/2010   D     60,000 10/23/2004 10/23/2011 Common Stock 60,000 (4) 0 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 12.4 03/09/2010   D     130,644 11/22/2005 11/22/2012 Common Stock 130,644 (4) 0 D  
Options to purchase Common Stock $ 17.1733 03/09/2010   D     93,361 02/10/2007 02/10/2014 Common Stock 93,361 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BRUMLEY I JON
777 MAIN STREET
SUITE 1400
FORT WORTH, TX 76102
  X     Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 /s/ Robert C. Reeves (attorney-in-fact)   03/09/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares were disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement between the issuer and Denbury Resources Inc. in exchange for aggregate consideration of $50 per share (which may consist of cash, Denbury stock or a combination thereof) as provided for in the merger agreement.
(2) Pursuant to the merger agreement, the shares converted into a number of restricted shares of Denbury common stock determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares by (ii) the exchange ratio used in determining the consideration payable to Encore stockholders who elected to receive only common stock consideration.
(3) By Red Oak Associates No. 2, LP and Red Oak Associates, LP. The reporting person is the sole officer, director and shareholder of the corporation that is the sole general partner of each of the partnerships.
(4) This option was converted into a cash payment representing the product of the number of shares subject to the option and the difference between the highest price per share paid within 60 days prior to the merger and the exercise price of the option.
(5) This option, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on February 9, 2010, was converted into a cash payment representing the product of the number of shares subject to the option and the difference between the aggregate consideration per share provided for in the merger agreement and the exercise price of the option.

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