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): January 28, 2026

SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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).

Emerging growth company o

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 2.02 Result of Operation and Financial Condition

On January 28, 2026, Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the year ended ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press Release, dated January 28, 2026 (filed herewith)
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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: January 28, 2026	By:	/s/ James M. Burke
		James M. Burke
		President and Chief Executive Officer

SHORE BANCSHARES INC 8-K