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): July 24, 2007
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:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
2.02.
Results
of Operation and Financial Condition.
On
July
24, 2007, Shore Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release describing its financial
results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. 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 July 24, 2007 (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:
July 25, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ W.
Moorhead Vermilye |
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W.
Moorhead Vermilye |
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President
and
CEO |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
| 99.1 |
Press release dated July 24, 2007 (furnished
herewith). |