FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * Fir Tree, L.L.C.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENCORE ACQUISITION CO [EAC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 505 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/10/2008 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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, par value $.01 per share 04/10/2008   S   68,000 D $ 40.5465 5,276,632 (1) I See Footnote (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fir Tree, L.L.C. 505 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Camellia Partners, LLC 505 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
TANNENBAUM JEFFREY 505 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Fredman Andrew 505 FIFTH AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017		X

Signatures

Jeffrey Tannenbaum, Principal of Fir Tree, L.L.C.		04/11/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Jeffrey Tannenbaum, Principal of Camellia Partners, LLC		04/11/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Jeffrey Tannenbaum		04/11/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Andrew Fredman		04/11/2008
**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 filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that Fir Tree, L.L.C., Camellia Partners, LLC, Jeffrey Tannenbaum or Andrew Fredman (the "Reporting Persons") is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Encore Acquisition Company (the "Issuer") owned by Fir Tree Value Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Fir Tree Value"), Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund, LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Fir Tree Capital Opportunity") or its affiliates. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1, the Reporting Persons disclaim such beneficial ownership.
(2)	Fir Tree, L.L.C., the general partner of Fir Tree Value and Camellia Partners, LLC, the general partner of Fir Tree Capital Opportunity, hold indirectly the Common Stock through the accounts of Fir Tree Capital Opportunity and Fir Tree Value; Jeffrey Tannenbaum, the principal of Fir Tree, L.L.C. and Camellia Partners, LLC, and Andrew Fredman, another principal of Camellia Partners, LLC, at the time of the sales reported herein, controlled the disposition and voting of the Common Stock. Fir Tree, L.L.C. receives a performance-based allocation from Fir Tree Value and its affiliates. Camellia Partners, LLC receives a performance-based allocation from Fir Tree Capital Opportunity and its affiliates.

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