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): October 1, 2014 (September 30, 2014)

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.)

28969 Information Lane, 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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.

On September 30, 2014, Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Edward C. Allen as the President and Chief Executive Officer of CNB, the Company’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary, which will be effective as of October 1, 2014. Mr. Allen will succeed F. Winfred Trice who resigned as CNB’s President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of CNB on September 30, 2014, effective immediately.

For further information about the appointment of Mr. Allen and the resignation of Mr. Trice, see the full text of the press release issued, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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: October 1, 2014	By:	/s/ Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr.
		Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 30, 2014

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