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): June 16, 2016 (June 15, 2016)

 

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On June 15, 2016, Shore Bancshares Inc., received approval by the State of Maryland and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to merge its two subsidiary banks, The Talbot Bank of Easton Maryland and CNB, headquartered in Centreville, Maryland, into one bank that will be known as Shore United Bank.

 

A copy of the press release issued by Shore Bancshares Inc. on June 16, 2016 is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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: June 16, 2016	By:	/s/ Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr.
		Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated June 16, 2016 (furnished herewith)