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): April 26, 2005

SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	0-22345	52-1974638
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

18 East Dover Street, Easton, Maryland 21601

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(410) 822-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

ITEM 2.02. Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

On April 26, 2005, Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release describing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Item 2.02 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.

(c)Exhibit 99.1Press Release dated April 26, 2005 (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.

  SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.

Dated: April 27, 2005By:/s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye                

W. Moorhead Vermilye

President and CEO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number                    Description

Exhibit 99.1Press Release dated April 26, 2005 (furnished herewith).