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 25, 2022 (May 24, 2022)

SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

18 E. Dover St, 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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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). Emerging growth company ¨

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. ¨

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 24, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders voted on: (i) the election of four director nominees (Proposal 1), (ii) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022 (Proposal 2); and (iii) the adoption of a 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. Each of the proposals is described in further detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement. Other than the three proposals addressed below and described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, no other proposal was submitted at the Annual Meeting for stockholder action.

On the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 19,843,379 shares of Company common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. Stockholders holding 16,489,583 shares of Company common stock were present at the Annual Meeting, in person or represented by proxy.

Each of the three proposals that were voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved by the Company’s stockholders. The results of the votes are set forth below:

Proposal 1 - To elect four Class I directors to serve for a three-year term ending at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Proposal 2 - To ratify the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as the Company’s

independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022.

Proposal 3 - To adopt a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

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.