SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
18 E. Dover Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
May 4, 2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC, 20549
Re: Shore Bancshares, Inc.
Acceleration Request
Registration Statement on Form S-4/A
File No. 333-271273
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”), Shore Bancshares, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), hereby respectfully requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) declare the Registration Statement effective on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby authorizes William Levay, of Holland & Knight LLP, attorney for the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
Please provide a copy of the Commission’s order declaring the Registration Statement effective to William Levay, Holland & Knight LLP, 800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please telephone William Levay at (202) 469-5271 or, in his absence, Kevin Houlihan at (202) 469-5269 at the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. | |
| Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr. | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |