Shore Bancshares (SHBI) 10-Q 2007 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

As adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to, and for purposes only of, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) the Quarterly Report of Shore Bancshares, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (ii) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Date: May 9, 2007	/s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye
	W. Moorhead Vermilye
	President/Chief Executive Officer