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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): May 21, 2026
SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland | | 000-22345 | | 52-1974638 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission file number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
18 E. Dover Street, Easton, Maryland 21601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(410) 763-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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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o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | | SHBI | | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics
On May 21, 2026, the Board of Directors of Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted a new Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (the “Code”). The Code is applicable to all officers, directors, and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including but not limited to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and controller.
The new Code came as a result of the periodic evaluation of the Code and updated and clarified topics previously addressed in the prior Code and other policy documents. Adoption of the new Code does not result in any waiver to any officer, director, or employee of the Company, explicit or implicit, from any provision of the prior Code. The ethical principles underlying each provision of the prior Code remain substantively unchanged.
The foregoing description of the Code is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code attached as Exhibit 14, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Code will also be available on the Company’s website at www.shorebancshares.com under the link “Governance – Governance Documents.”
Item 9.01 Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
14 | | |
104 |
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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.
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| | SHORE BANCSHARES, INC. |
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Dated: May 22, 2026 | | By: | /s/ James M. Burke |
| | | James M. Burke |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
