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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 11-K
 
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009
 
or
 
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1933
 
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
 
    
Commission File
No. 001-15373
 
 
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
EFSC INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN
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B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
 
150 N. Meramec
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
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EFSC Incentive Savings Plan
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 1
 
Financial Statements
       Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits 2
       Statement of Changes In Net Assets Available for Benefits 3
       Notes to Financial Statements 4 – 9
 
Supplementary Information
       Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Supplementary Information 10
       Schedule of Assets Held At End of Year 11
Signature 12
Exhibit Index 13



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Audit Committee and Plan Administrator
EFSC Incentive Savings Plan
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the EFSC Incentive Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
/s/ RubinBrown LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
June 29, 2010
 
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EFSC INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
December 31,
     2009      2008
Assets:
       Cash $ 2,119 $ 69,145
 
       Investments, at fair value
              Mutual funds 11,888,198 8,216,395
              Common/collective trust funds 1,442,374 1,151,060
              Common stock fund 732,743 991,856
              Participant loans 306,838 212,636
                     Total Investments 14,370,153 10,571,947
 
       Receivables
              Employer matching contributions receivable 403,136 425,148
 
Net Assets Available For Benefits $     14,775,408 $     11,066,240
 
See the accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
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EFSC INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
Years ended December 31,
     2009      2008
Additions:
       Contributions       
              Salary deferral contributions $ 1,448,893 $ 1,680,714
              Employer matching contributions, net of forfeitures 403,136 425,148
              Participant Roth contributions 22,865
              Participant rollover contributions 149,804 58,556
                     Total Contributions 2,024,698 2,164,418
       Other income 255
              Total Additions 2,024,953 2,164,418
 
Deductions:
       Benefits paid to participants 704,684 1,451,310
       Other expenses 1,326
              Total Deductions 704,684 1,452,636
 
Investment Income (Loss):
       Net change in fair value of investments 2,129,315 (5,491,615 )
       Dividend income 214,225 418,389
       Interest income on common/collective trust funds 27,251 33,486
       Interest income on participant loans 18,108 19,903
              Net Investment Income (Loss) 2,388,899 (5,019,837 )
 
Net Increase (Decrease) 3,709,168 (4,308,055 )
 
Net Assets Available For Benefits - Beginning Of Year 11,066,240 15,374,295
 
Net Assets Available For Benefits - End Of Year $     14,775,408 $     11,066,240  
 
See the accompanying notes to financial statements.
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EFSC INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009 And 2008
 
NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
The following description of the EFSC Incentive Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement for a complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan, with a 401(k) provision, covering all employees of Enterprise Financial Services Corp and its wholly owned subsidiaries (excluding Millennium Brokerage Group, LLC) (Enterprise) who are not seasonal employees and have attained the age of 21. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). On January 1, 2008, the Plan name was changed from Enterprise Bank Incentive Savings Plan to EFSC Incentive Savings Plan.
 
The Plan Administrator and Plan Sponsor is Enterprise Financial Services Corp. The Plan Trustee is Enterprise Bank Incentive Savings Plan Trustee Committee which is comprised of five employees of Enterprise. The Plan Trustee meets twice per Plan year.
 
Contributions
Participants may make elective deferrals from 1% to 75% of eligible compensation to the Plan on a pre-tax basis. Effective July 1, 2009, the Plan was amended to allow participant’s to contribute to an account that accepts Roth after-tax contributions. In 2009 and 2008, a participant may contribute up to $16,500 and $15,500, respectively, in total, to all accounts (pre-tax contributions and Roth after-tax contributions). If a participant is age 50 or older and makes the maximum allowable deferral, they are eligible to make catch-up contributions. In 2009 and 2008, the maximum catch up contribution is $5,500 and $5,000, respectively. Enterprise may also make an annual employer matching contribution which is discretionary and determined by the Board of Directors of Enterprise. The employer matching contribution, on behalf of each participant, will be a percentage of deferrals up to the first 5% of the participant’s compensation. Participants may also contribute qualified rollover contributions representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans. All contributions are subject to applicable limits of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Employer matching contributions were $426,758 and $460,023 for 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, including rollover contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the remainder of their accounts is based on years of service, as defined in the Plan Agreement. Participants vest according to a five-year graded schedule and are 20% vested after one year of service and 100% vested after five years of service, upon reaching early or normal retirement, upon total and permanent disability or death.
 
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, the employer’s matching contributions and an allocation of the Plan’s earnings. The allocation of earnings is determined by the earnings of the participant’s investment selection based on each participant’s balance, as defined in the Plan Agreement. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
Payment of Benefits
While actively employed, participants may receive hardship withdrawals of their vested account balance, subject to applicable regulations and approvals covering hardship withdrawals. Also, participants age 65 and over may receive regular in-service distributions of their vested accounts while actively employed.
 
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On termination of service, a participant may elect to defer their distribution or, subject to appropriate spousal consent, receive either a lump-sum distribution or a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity equal to the participant’s vested interest in their account. Account balances less than $5,000 are generally distributed to an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) if the participant does not make a distribution election.
 
Forfeitures
Participants forfeit the nonvested portion of their accounts in the Plan upon termination of employment with Enterprise. As described in the Plan, forfeitures are used to reduce future employer matching contributions or administrative expenses of the Plan. Forfeitures used to offset employer matching contributions amounted to $23,622 and $34,875 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Participant Loans
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance, whichever is less. Loan terms range from one month to five years (longer for the purchase of a primary residence), at a mutually agreed term between the participant and the Plan Administrator. The loans are secured by the vested balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined by the Plan Administrator. Principal and interest are paid through payroll deductions.
 
Administrative Expenses
Substantially all administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by Enterprise.
 
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting.
 
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices. Common/collective trust funds are reported at fair value. Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair market value.
 
The EFSC Common Stock Fund (the Fund) was established on January 1, 2008 and is tracked on a unitized basis. The Fund consists primarily of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) common stock, and also includes cash investments in the Charles Schwab Institutional Money Market Fund sufficient to meet the Fund’s daily liquidity needs. EFSC common stock is traded on a national securities exchange (NASDAQ: EFSC). The value of a unit reflects the combined market value of EFSC common stock and the cash investments held by the Fund. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, 218,124 and 152,786 units were outstanding with a value of $3.36 and $6.49 per unit, respectively.
 
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
Fair Value Measurements
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Refer to Note 3 for fair value measurements of the Plan’s investments.
 
Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The statement of net assets available for benefits is required to present the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The adjustment to contract value is immaterial for 2009 and 2008. The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared on a contract-value basis.
 
Risk and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the value of investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participant’s account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.
 
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
NOTE 3 – INVESTMENTS
The Plan’s investments are held in a qualified tax-exempt trust, managed by Charles Schwab Trust Company (the Custodian). Participants can direct contributions to any of 20 investment options offered by the Plan. On January 1, 2008, the Enterprise Financial Services Corp common stock held in the Plan was converted to a unitized common stock fund, the EFSC Common Stock Fund.
 
Investments are summarized as follows:
 
December 31,
     2009      2008
Mutual funds:
       American Beacon Sm Cap V (added 2009) $ 857,859   ** $
       BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio - Institutional Share Class 734,753   ** 458,529
       Cohen & Steers Realty Shares, Inc. 90,301 22,933
      CRM Mid-Cap Value Fund - Institutional Shares 809,231   ** 619,360
       Davis New York Venture Shares - Class A Shares 1,082,594   ** 698,808
       Dodge and Cox Stock Fund 923,398   ** 596,581
       American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund, Class A Shares 1,550,337   ** 1,015,222   **
       American Funds The Growth Fund of America, R4 1,614,697   ** 1,128,326   **
       PIMCO Total Return Fund - Administrative Class 1,677,490   ** 1,324,283   **
       Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Fund 570,950
       Turner Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares 808,509   ** 469,672
       Tweedy Browne Global Value Fund 724,623   ** 533,837
       Vanguard 500 Index Fund, Signal Shares 1,014,406   ** 777,894   **
Total Mutual funds 11,888,198 8,216,395
 
Common/collective trust funds:
       Federated Capital Preservation Fund - ISP Share Class 883,706   ** 763,479
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust Income Fund Class III
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2010 Fund Class III 259 27
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2020 Fund Class III 367,627 261,720
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2030 Fund Class III 127,321 92,530
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2040 Fund Class III 41,671 26,409
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2050 Fund Class III 21,790 6,895
Total Common/collective trust funds 1,442,374 1,151,060
Common stock fund:
       EFSC Common Stock Fund   732,743   ** 991,856   **
 
Participant loans 306,838 212,636
Total Investments $     14,370,153 $     10,571,947  
 
**   Represented 5% or more of the Plan's net assets available for benefits at the beginning
of each respective Plan year. All other amounts included for comparison purposes only.
 
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The Plan’s investments (including gains and losses in investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows for the years ended December 31:
 
Years ended December 31,
2009       2008
Mutual funds $      2,523,536 $      (4,729,595 )
Common/collective trust funds 117,012     (144,026 )
Common stock fund   (511,233 ) (617,994 )
$ 2,129,315 $ (5,491,615 )

On January 1, 2008, a common stock fund containing Enterprise Financial Services Corp common stock was added as a participant-directed investment. The Enterprise Financial Services Corp common stock in the Plan as of December 31, 2007 was from company matches in 2001 through 2005. These shares were unitized and transferred to the common stock fund on January 1, 2008.
 
Fair Value Measurements
The Plan utilizes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below.
The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
 
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan Administrator believes the valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with those used by other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
 
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The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s investments at fair value as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. In 2009, the Plan adopted new accounting guidance which expanded disclosures and required that major categories for debt and equity securities in the fair value hierarchy table be determined on the basis of the nature and risk of the investments.
 
Investments at Fair Value as of December 31, 2009
Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total
Mutual funds:
       Index funds $      1,014,406 $      $      $      1,014,406
       Value funds 4,488,006 4,488,006
       Growth funds 4,708,296 4,708,296
       Fixed funds 1,677,490   1,677,490
       Total mutual funds 11,888,198 11,888,198
Common/collective trust funds:
       Managed funds 558,668 558,668
       Fixed funds 883,706   883,706
       Total common/collective trust funds   1,442,374   1,442,374
Common stock fund:  
       Financial services 732,743 732,743
       Total common stock fund 732,743 732,743
Participant loans   306,838   306,838
       Total investments at fair value $ 11,888,198 $ 2,175,117 $ 306,838   $ 14,370,153

Investments at Fair Value as of December 31, 2008
Level 1       Level 2       Level 3       Total
Mutual funds $      8,216,395 $      $      $      8,216,395
Common/collective trust funds     1,151,060   1,151,060
Common stock fund   991,856   991,856
Participant loans 212,636 212,636
       Total investments at fair value $ 8,216,395 $ 2,142,916 $ 212,636 $ 10,571,947
 
The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan’s level 3 assets for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Level 3 Assets
Participant Loans
Balance at January 1, 2008 $ 257,740  
       Issuances, repayments and settlements, net   (45,104 )
Balance at December 31, 2008 212,636
       Issuances, repayments and settlements, net 94,202
Balance at December 31, 2009 $ 306,838

NOTE 4 – PLAN TERMINATION
Although it has not expressed intent to do so, Enterprise has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts. Enterprise may elect to have all assets transferred to another qualified plan in which all participants who would have otherwise received a distribution will have an interest, and each participant’s interest will be nonforfeitable as to amounts attributable to assets transferred on his or her behalf.
 
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NOTE 5 – INCOME TAX STATUS
The Plan uses a prototype plan document sponsored by Retirement Plan Services, LLC (Retirement Plan Services). Retirement Plan Services received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), dated August 7, 2001, which states that the prototype document satisfies the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan itself has not received a determination letter from the IRS. However, the Plan's management believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRS and with IRS Revenue Procedure 2005-16, which provides that, if certain conditions are met, an employer may rely on a favorable opinion letter issued to a prototype Plan Sponsor as if the employer had received a favorable determination letter.
 
Subsequent to year end, the Plan Sponsor amended and restated the plan effective January 1, 2010 by adopting a new Retirement Plan Services prototype plan document. Retirement Plan Services received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), dated March 31, 2008, which states that the new prototype plan document satisfies the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan itself has not received a determination letter from the IRS related to this new prototype plan document. However, the Plan's management believes that the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRS and with IRS Revenue Procedure 2005-16.
 
The Plan Administrator is working with the Plan’s counsel to correct certain operational failures of the Plan related to the definition of compensation. The Plan Sponsor has submitted a request for a compliance letter approving the Company's correction of the failures under the Internal Revenue Service's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System. The Plan Sponsor intends to vigorously pursue IRS acceptance of this correction of the Plan and believes that the corrective actions will maintain the tax qualified status of the Plan and the related trust will continue to be tax exempt. The Plan Sponsor has not reached a conclusion that an adverse outcome in this matter is either "probable" or "remote."
 
NOTE 6 – TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTIES-IN-INTEREST
During 2009 and 2008, the Plan purchased 34,990 and 87,635 EFSC common shares, respectively. The Plan also sold or distributed a total of 6,132 and 24,244 EFSC common shares, during 2009 and 2008, respectively. All shares were bought or sold on the open market.
 
Enterprise owns a 10% membership interest in Retirement Plan Services, LLC, the Plan’s third-party recordkeeper.
 
The investment advisor for the Plan is Moneta Group, a nationally recognized firm in the financial planning industry. In 1997, Enterprise entered into a solicitation and referral agreement with Moneta Group. Certain Moneta Group employees have been granted stock options under this referral agreement for EFSC common stock which can be exercised through 2013. The number of outstanding stock options held by Moneta Group employees at December 31, 2009 was 29,346. There have been no stock options issued to Moneta Group employees since 2003.
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
 
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held at end of year is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 
 
/s/ RubinBrown LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
June 29, 2010
 
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EFSC INCENTIVE SAVINGS PLAN
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
 
EIN: 43-1706259       PLAN: 001
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD AT END OF YEAR
December 31, 2009
 
Description of investment, including maturity date,
Identity of issuer, borrower, lessor or similar party       collateral and maturity value       Current Value
Mutual funds:
       American Beacon Sm Cap V $ 857,859
       BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity Portfolio - Institutional Share Class 734,753
       Cohen & Steers Realty Shares, Inc. 90,301
       CRM Mid-Cap Value Fund - Institutional Shares 809,231
       Davis New York Venture Shares - Class A Shares 1,082,594
       Dodge and Cox Stock Fund 923,398
       American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund, Class A Shares 1,550,337
       American Funds The Growth Fund of America, R4 1,614,697
       PIMCO Total Return Fund - Administrative Class 1,677,490
       Turner Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares 808,509
       Tweedy Browne Global Value Fund 724,623
       Vanguard 500 Index Fund, Signal Shares 1,014,406
11,888,198
Common/collective trust funds:
       Federated Capital Preservation Fund - ISP Share Class 883,706
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust Income Fund Class III
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2010 Fund Class III 259
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2020 Fund Class III 367,627
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2030 Fund Class III 127,321
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2040 Fund Class III 41,671
       Schwab Managed Retirement Trust 2050 Fund Class III 21,790
1,442,374
Common stock fund:
       EFSC Common Stock Fund *   732,743
 
Participant loans Interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.25%;
  Due at various dates through 2035 306,838
Total Investments   $      14,370,153
 
* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.
 
The above information is a required disclosure for IRS Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, line 4i.
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Trustees or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: June 29, 2010
EFSC Incentive Savings Plan
 
/s/ Deborah N. Barstow
Deborah N. Barstow
Senior Vice President & Controller
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.       Description  
23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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