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): April 26, 2005
SHORE
BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
Maryland |
0-22345 |
52-1974638 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization) |
(Commission
file number) |
(IRS Employer Identification
No.) |
18
East Dover Street, Easton, Maryland 21601
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(410)
822-1400
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM
2.02. Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
On April
26, 2005, Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
describing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005,
a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The
information contained in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.
ITEM
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release dated April 26, 2005 (furnished herewith).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Dated:
April 27, 2005 By: /s/ W.
Moorhead
Vermilye
W.
Moorhead Vermilye
President
and CEO
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release dated April 26, 2005 (furnished herewith).