UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 28,
2009
SHORE
BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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0-22345
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52-1974638
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
file number)
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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18 East Dover Street,
Easton, Maryland 21601
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (410)
822-1400
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
2.02. Results of Operation
and Financial Condition.
On January 28, 2009, Shore Bancshares,
Inc. issued a press release describing its financial results for the three and
12 months ended December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is
furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item
2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
ITEM
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated
January 28, 2009 (furnished herewith).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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SHORE
BANCSHARES, INC.
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Dated: January
30, 2009
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By:
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/s/
W. Moorhead Vermilye |
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W.
Moorhead Vermilye |
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President
and CEO |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
release dated January 28, 2009 (furnished
herewith).
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