UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2012

OR

£ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number 0-22345

SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	52-1974638
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)	Identification No.)

18 East Dover Street, Easton, Maryland	21601
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(410) 763-7800

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

N/A

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes R No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes R No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	£	Accelerated filer	R
Non-accelerated filer	£	Smaller reporting company	£
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes £ No R

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 8,457,359 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2012.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to the Quarterly Report of Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2012 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed as an exhibit-only filing for the purpose of furnishing the Interactive Data Files that are required by Item 601(b)(101) of Regulation S-K and Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. As permitted by Rule 405(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-T, Exhibit 101 is required to be furnished by amendment within 30 days of the filing date of the Original Report. The Company’s Interactive Data Files are furnished herewith as Exhibits 101.INS, 101.SCH, 101.CAL, 101.DEF, 101.LAB and 101.PRE. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing, and, except as amended hereby, the Original Filing remains in effect as of the filing date thereof. This Amendment No. 1 does not purport to provide an update or a discussion of any developments at the Company subsequent to the filing date of the Original Filing. New certifications by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal accounting officer are not required to be filed or furnished with this Amendment No. 1.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits.

The exhibits filed or furnished with this quarterly report are shown on the Exhibit List that follows the signatures to this report, which list is incorporated herein by reference.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: August 14, 2012	By:	/s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye
		W. Moorhead Vermilye
		Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
31.1	Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act(1).
31.2	Certifications of the Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act(1).
32	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act(2).
101.INS	XBRL Instance File (furnished herewith).
101.SCH	XBRL Label File (furnished herewith).
101.CAL	XBRL Calculation File (furnished herewith).
101.DEF	XBRL Definition File (furnished herewith).
101.LAB	XBRL Label File (furnished herewith).
101.PRE	XBRL Presentation File (furnished herewith).

⁽¹⁾ Filed with the Original Filing

⁽²⁾ Furnished with the Original Filing

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