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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 28, 2020, Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company of Shore United Bank, issued a press release announcing that Shore United Bank was recognized by Newsweek and Lending Tree as the best small bank in Maryland, as described in greater detail in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 28, 2020, The Company announced that its bank, Shore United Bank, was recognized by Newsweek and Lending Tree as the best small bank in Maryland.
Newsweek partnered with Lending Tree, to compare financial services, for the first-ever Best Banks rankings. They compared over 2,500 FDIC-insured institutions to assess U.S. banks and the deposit accounts they offer to identify a “best-in-class option” in 19 categories, that included the best big and small bank in each state.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Shore Bancshares Inc. Press Release
The exhibits that are filed or furnished with this report are listed in the Exhibit Index that immediately follows the signatures hereto, which list is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SHORE BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| Dated: October 28, 2020 | By: | /s/ Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. |
| Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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