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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BAUCHE DOUGLAS   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP [EFSC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Credit Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 150 N. MERAMEC 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/15/2016 (Street) CLAYTON, MO 63105 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 12/15/2016   M   1,838 A $ 0 1,928 D   Common Stock 12/15/2016   F   614 D $ 40.9 1,314 D   Common Stock               1,904 I (1) 401(K) Plan

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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

Restricted Share Units

(2)

12/15/2016

M

1,838

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,838

$ 0

832

D

Restricted Share Units

(4)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

376

376

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAUCHE DOUGLAS 150 N. MERAMEC CLAYTON, MO 63105			Chief Credit Officer

Signatures

/s/ Douglas Bauche		12/19/2016
**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 reporting person holds units in the stock fund and the number of shares reported as indirectly held in the 401 (k) plan in this row is an estimate of the number of shares of the issuer's Common Stock held in the unitized stock fund and allocated to the reporting person's account.
(2)	The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Grant Agreement.
(3)	Vesting occurs on December 15, 2016 and 2017, subject to continued employment of the reporting person. On each vesting date, for each RSU vesting on such date, the reporting person will receive one share of Common Stock.
(4)	The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Grant Agreement.
(5)	The RSUs vest at a rate of 33% annually over three years, subject to continued employment of the reporting person. Vesting occurs on the anniversary date of the grant each year, with final vest occurring on March 15, 2019. On each vesting date, for each RSU vesting on such date, the reporting person will receive one share of Common Stock.

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