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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>&#9;Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 24, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Maryland</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">0-22345</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">52-1974638</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Commission file number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">incorporation or organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>18 East Dover Street, Easton, Maryland
21601</U></P>

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(Zip Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code: <U>(410) 763-7800</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>N/A</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&pound;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD>
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD>
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2.02.&#9;Results of Operation and Financial Condition.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 24, 2012, Shore Bancshares, Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release describing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy
of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The information contained in this Item 2.02
and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), 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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.07&#9;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
the Company held on April 25, 2012, the stockholders voted on: (i) the election of five director nominees (Proposal 1), (ii) the
ratification of the appointment of the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 (Proposal
2); and (iii) the adoption of non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive
officers (Proposal 3). These matters were submitted to a vote through the solicitation of proxies. The results of the votes are
set forth below:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 1 - To elect five individuals to
serve as  Class III Directors until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Withheld</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Abstain</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David J. Bates</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4,219,214</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">97,496</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 14%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,966,834</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4,142,868</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">173,842</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,966,834</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">James A. Judge</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4,167,538</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">149,172</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,966,834</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">William E. Sylvester, Jr.</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4,204,363</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">112,347</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,966,834</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">W. Moorhead Vermilye</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4,111,367</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">205,343</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,966,834</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 2 - To ratify the appointment of
Stegman &amp; Company as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Against</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Abstain</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">6,235,302</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">33,700</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">14,542</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 3 - To adopt a non-binding advisory
resolution approving the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 80%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Against</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Abstain</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Broker
    Non-Votes</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,919,530</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">296,036</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">101,144</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1,966,834</FONT></TD></TR>
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99.1&#9;Press release dated April 24, 2012 (furnished herewith).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.</TD>
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    <TD>Dated:&nbsp; April 26, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye</TD>
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    <TD>W. Moorhead Vermilye</TD>
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    <TD>Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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    <TD>Press release dated April 24, 2012 (furnished herewith).</TD></TR>
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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 24, 2012
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.)
18 East Dover Street, 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:
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
£
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02.	Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
On April 24, 2012, Shore Bancshares, Inc.
(the "Company") issued a press release describing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy
of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 2.02
and in Exhibit 99.1 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 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
the Company held on April 25, 2012, the stockholders voted on: (i) the election of five director nominees (Proposal 1), (ii) the
ratification of the appointment of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 (Proposal
2); and (iii) the adoption of non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive
officers (Proposal 3). These matters were submitted to a vote through the solicitation of proxies. The results of the votes are
set forth below:
Proposal 1 - To elect five individuals to
serve as  Class III Directors until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
For
Withheld
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
David J. Bates
4,219,214
97,496
-
1,966,834
Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr.
4,142,868
173,842
-
1,966,834
James A. Judge
4,167,538
149,172
-
1,966,834
William E. Sylvester, Jr.
4,204,363
112,347
-
1,966,834
W. Moorhead Vermilye
4,111,367
205,343
-
1,966,834
Proposal 2 - To ratify the appointment of
Stegman & Company as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
6,235,302
33,700
14,542
-
Proposal 3 - To adopt a non-binding advisory
resolution approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
    Non-Votes
3,919,530
296,036
101,144
1,966,834
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated April 24, 2012 (furnished herewith).
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:  April 26, 2012
By:
/s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye
W. Moorhead Vermilye
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press release dated April 24, 2012 (furnished herewith).