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): June 29, 2020 (June 23, 2020)

SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)

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.                   ¨

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 29, 2020, Shore Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Shore United Bank (the “Bank”), issued a press release announcing the appointment of William E. Esham III as a member of the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of the Company and Bank. The Boards of the Company and Bank, upon the recommendation of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee, approved the appointment of Mr. Esham on June 23, 2020. Mr. Esham is considered an independent director under the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ rules, and will serve as a Class I director of the Company’s Board of Directors.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Esham and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as director. Mr. Esham will receive the same compensation as currently paid to the Company’s and Bank’s other Board members.

Additional details may be found in the June 29, 2020 press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

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.