8-K

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): February 20, 2013

SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

18 East Dover Street, Easton, Maryland 21601

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 763-7800

N/A

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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective February 20, 2013, the Board of Directors of Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed George S. Rapp as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Susan E. Leaverton, the current Chief Financial Officer, will transition to a new primary role as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company’s lead subsidiary, The Talbot Bank of Easton, Maryland.

Prior to joining the Company, from 2010 to 2012, Mr. Rapp, age 60, served as the Chief Financial Officer and one of the four executive founders of World Currency USA in Marlton, NJ, a provider of foreign currency exchange services to financial institutions, where he was responsible for the financial operations, including raising capital to fund the start-up operation. Between 2005 and 2010, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Harleysville National Corporation, a regional banking corporation in Harleysville, PA, where he managed all financial functions including controller, treasury and shareholder relations. Between 1980 and 2005, Mr. Rapp held a variety of roles with various financial institutions, including as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Controller.

The terms of Mr. Rapp’s offer of employment contemplate: (i) an annual salary of $225,000; (ii) participation in the Company’s Management Incentive Program and an opportunity thereunder for plan year 2013 to receive up to 35% of his annual salary based on the achievement of to-be-determined performance criteria (with a guaranteed minimum incentive award of $20,000); (iii) a grant of $25,000 in shares of restricted stock under the Company’s 2006 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan, which will vest over a three-year period (50% in year two and 50% in year three); and (iv) four weeks of vacation, $20,000 in relocation expense reimbursement and other employee benefits customarily made available to the Company’s senior executives.

Mr. Rapp has not been a party to any transaction with the Company or its subsidiaries of the type required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K, and no such transaction is currently proposed.

A copy of the Company’ press release announcing Mr. Rapp’s appointment is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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: February 20, 2013	By:	/s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye
		W. Moorhead Vermilye Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated February 20, 2013 (filed herewith).

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Shore Bancshares, Inc. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Easton, MD, 02/20/2013 - Shore Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHBI) today announced that George S. Rapp has joined the bank holding company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Effective February 20, 2013, Mr. Rapp will become Chief Financial Officer of the holding company as Susan E. Leaverton transitions to a new primary role as the Chief Financial Officer of its lead subsidiary, The Talbot Bank of Easton, Maryland.

Mr. Rapp, 60, brings to Shore Bancshares extensive financial banking experience from more than 30 years in the industry. Between 1980 and 2005, he held a variety of roles with various financial institutions as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Controller.

“We are pleased to have George assume responsibility for the strategy and operations of the holding company’s finance and control functions and are confident he will add considerable value across the organization,” said W. Moorhead Vermilye, chief executive officer. “His knowledge and extensive financial experience will be instrumental as we achieve Shore Bancshares’ long-term growth objectives.”

In his most recent position, Mr. Rapp served as the Chief Financial Officer and one of the four executive founders at World Currency USA in Marlton, NJ where he was responsible for the financial operations, including raising capital to fund the start-up operation. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Rapp was the Chief Financial Officer at Harleysville National Corporation in Harleysville, PA, where he managed all financial functions including controller, treasury and shareholder relations.

Mr. Rapp received his B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA and is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Rapp is also a member of the American Institute and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Philadelphia Chapter.

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For further information contact: W. Moorhead Vermilye, Chief Executive Officer, 410-763-7800