EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350

Pursuant to, and for purposes only of, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) the Quarterly Report of Shore Bancshares, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Date: May 9, 2005	By:	/s/ Susan E. Leaverton
		Susan E. Leaverton
		Treasurer/Principal Accounting Officer