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): November 4, 2015
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)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 4, 2015, Shore Bancshares, Inc. announced that its
Board of Directors (the Board) declared a cash dividend of $.02 per share, payable on November 30, 2015 to holders of record of
shares of common stock as of November 16, 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto 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.
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: November 4, 2015 | 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 November 4, 2015 |
Shore Bancshares, Inc. Reports Second Consecutive Quarterly Dividend of $0.02 Per Share
EASTON, Md., Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Shore Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHBI) announced that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly common stock dividend in the amount of $0.02 per share, payable November 30, 2015 to stockholders of record on November 16, 2015.
"We are pleased to announce the second dividend for 2015," said Lloyd L. "Scott" Beatty, Jr., president and chief executive officer. "As we continue to grow and prosper as a local community provider for banking, insurance and wealth management needs, we value our investors and their support."
Shore Bancshares Information
Shore Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Easton, Maryland and is the largest independent bank holding company located on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is the parent company of two Maryland chartered commercial banks, The Talbot Bank of Easton, Maryland, and CNB; one retail insurance producer firm, The Avon-Dixon Agency, LLC ("Avon-Dixon"), with two specialty lines, Elliott Wilson Insurance (Trucking) and Jack Martin Associates (Marine); and an insurance premium finance company, Mubell Finance, LLC ("Mubell"). Avon-Dixon and Mubell are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shore Bancshares, Inc. Shore Bancshares Inc. engages in the trust services business through the trust department at CNB under the trade name Wye Financial & Trust.
Additional information is available at www.shorebancshares.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) based on management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be the same as those anticipated by management. These statements are evidenced by terms such as "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "expect," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions. Although these statements reflect management's good faith beliefs and projections, they are not guarantees of future performance and they may not prove true. These projections involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see the section of the periodic reports filed by Shore Bancshares, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission entitled "Risk Factors".
The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to publicly announce the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.
CONTACT: George Rapp, Chief Financial Officer, 410-763-7800