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): January 15, 2019 (January 14, 2019)

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

On January 15, 2019, Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Patrick M. Bilbrough is no longer employed by the Company’s wholly owned-subsidiary, Shore United Bank, effective January 14, 2019.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 15, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Bilbrough’s departure. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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: January 15, 2019	By:	/s/ Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr.
		Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated January 15, 2019.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Former President of Shore United Bank No Longer Employed by Shore United Bank

EASTON, Md., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Shore Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHBI) today announced that Patrick M. Bilbrough is no longer employed by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Shore United Bank, effective January 14, 2019.

On behalf of Shore Bancshares, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer, Scott Beatty said, "We are grateful for Pat's contributions to Shore United Bank over the last 7 years. Pat was instrumental in facilitating the consolidation of the Company's banking subsidiaries into Shore United Bank and the expansion of Shore United Bank across the Eastern Shore and the greater Baltimore area. We wish Pat well in the next phase of his career."

Mr. Bilbrough's duties and responsibilities will be assumed by the Bank's newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Scott Beatty, as well as other members of the Bank's executive management team.

About Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Shore Bancshares 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 Shore United Bank and an insurance premium finance company, Mubell Finance, LLC. Shore Bancshares engages in trust and wealth management services through Wye Financial & Trust, a division of Shore United Bank.

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: Lloyd ("Scott") Beatty, 410-763-7800