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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): November 30,
2010
SHORE
BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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o
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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o
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR240.14d-2(b))
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o
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR240.13e-4(c))
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INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On November 30, 2010, Shore Bancshares,
Inc. issued a press release to announce that two of its wholly-owned bank
subsidiaries, The Felton Bank, a Delaware commercial bank, and CNB, a Maryland
commercial bank, received the regulatory approvals necessary to merge The Felton
Bank into CNB, with CNB as the surviving bank. Management anticipates
that the merger will be effective on January 1, 2011. A copy of the
press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit
99.1 – Press release dated November 30, 2010 (filed 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.
SHORE
BANCSHARES, INC.
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Dated: November
30, 2010
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By:
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/s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye | |
W.
Moorhead Vermilye
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President
and CEO
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated November 30, 2010 (filed
herewith).
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