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 27, 2017 (April 26, 2017)
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)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held on April 26, 2017 (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 2017 (Proposal 2), (iii) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 3); and (iv) the adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution approving the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 4). 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 four proposals addressed below and described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, no other proposal was submitted at the Annual Meeting for stockholder action. Each of the four 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 II directors to serve for a three-year term ending at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| Class II Directors | ||||
| For | Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Blenda W. Armistead | 7,540,961 | 1,057,905 | 6,040 | 1,772,680 |
| David W. Moore | 7,344,299 | 1,160,430 | 100,177 | 1,772,680 |
| David A. Fike | 7,540,493 | 1,048,215 | 16,198 | 1,772,680 |
| Clyde V. Kelly, III | 7,458,661 | 1,046,289 | 99,956 | 1,772,680 |
Proposal 2 - To ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 10,332,756 | 31,333 | 13,497 | - |
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 |
| 5,429,492 | 3,149,803 | 25,611 | 1,772,680 |
Proposal 4 – To adopt a non-binding advisory resolution approving the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| 3 years | 2 years | 1 year | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 1,181,520 | 140,153 | 7,145,147 | 138,086 | 1,772,680 |
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 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. |
| Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer | ||