UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                         -------------------------------

                                    FORM 10-Q



           (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2003

                                       OR

     ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the transition period from ________ to ________

                         Commission file number 0-22345

                             SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Maryland                           52-1974638
- --------------------------------------         ------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                 Identification No.)

18 East Dover Street, Easton, Maryland                21601
- ---------------------------------------        ---------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)

                                 (410) 822-1400
               Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

                                       N/A
               Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report.

Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant:  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days Yes X . No

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). X Yes ____ No


APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

         As of August 1, 2003,  registrant had 5,377,786  issued and outstanding
shares of common stock.





                                      INDEX




Part I.

Item 1.  Financial Statements                                               Page

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
      June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002                          3

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income -
      For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)    4

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity -
      For the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)              5

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
      For the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)              6

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)           7-8

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
     and Results of Operations                                              9-14

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk           14

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures                                              14

Part II.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                  15

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                     15

Signatures                                                                    17


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                                     Part I
Item 1.  Financial Statements


                             SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in Thousands)


                                                                   June 30,       December 31,
ASSETS:                                                              2003             2002
- -------                                                          ------------    --------------
                                                                 (unaudited)
                                                                               
Cash and due from banks                                            $ 24,275          $ 22,321
Interest bearing deposits with other banks                           20,877            20,006
Federal funds sold                                                   29,947            27,141
Investment securities:
   Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $15,360,
   $13,379, respectively)                                            14,843            13,124
   Available for sale, at fair value                                104,360           110,864
Loans, less allowance for credit losses ($4,179,
   $4,117, respectively)                                            451,965           435,422
Insurance premiums receivable                                         2,037             1,619
Premise and equipment, net                                            8,660             8,534
Accrued interest receivable on loans and investment securities        2,810             2,959
Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary                               1,166             1,166
Goodwill                                                              5,990             5,990
Other intangible assets                                               1,689             1,797
Other assets                                                          4,491             3,124
                                                                 ------------    --------------

   TOTAL ASSETS                                                    $673,110          $654,067
                                                                 ============    ==============

LIABILITIES:
Deposits:
   Noninterest bearing demand                                      $ 76,749          $ 70,110
   NOW and Super NOW                                                 97,215            99,434
   Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more                          87,527            99,644
   Other time and savings                                           297,492           276,004
                                                                 ------------    --------------
       Total Deposits                                               558,983           545,192

Short term borrowings                                                24,808            22,008
Long term debt                                                        5,000             5,000
Other liabilities                                                     3,577             3,839
                                                                 ------------    --------------
   TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                592,368           576,039
                                                                 ============    ==============

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01; authorized 35,000,000 shares;
   issued and outstanding:
     June 30, 2003           5,375,454
     December 31, 2002       5,372,064                                   54                54
Additional paid in capital                                           23,908            23,837
Retained earnings                                                    56,242            52,985
Accumulated other comprehensive income                                  538             1,152
                                                                 ------------    --------------
   TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                        80,742            78,028
                                                                 ------------    --------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                           $673,110          $654,067
                                                                 ============    ==============


See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                             SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)




                                                              Three months ended June 30,        Six months ended June 30,
                                                                  2003           2002                2003           2002
                                                                  ----           ----                ----           ----
                                                                                                      
  INTEREST INCOME
    Loans, including fees                                        $7,362        $ 7,441             $14,591        $14,471
    Interest and dividends on investment securities:
       Taxable                                                    1,015          1,488               2,147          3,004
       Tax-exempt                                                   142            114                 289            220
    Other interest income                                           123            131                 242            284
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

         Total interest income                                    8,642          9,174              17,269         17,979
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

  INTEREST EXPENSE
       Certificates of deposit, $100,000 or more                    627            770               1,318          1,531
       Other deposits                                             1,787          2,337               3,643          4,766
       Other interest                                               114            126                 223            240
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

         Total interest expense                                   2,528          3,233               5,184          6,537
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

  NET INTEREST INCOME                                             6,114          5,941              12,085         11,442
  PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES                                        70             79                 160            211
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

  NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR
    CREDIT LOSSES                                                 6,044          5,862              11,925         11,231
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

NONINTEREST INCOME
    Service charges on deposit accounts                             495            479                 955            944
    Gain on sale of securities                                       81              5                 358              5
    Insurance agency commissions                                  1,520            660               3,329            660
    Other noninterest income                                        388            254                 781            472
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

         Total noninterest income                                 2,484          1,398               5,423          2,081
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
    Salaries and employee benefits                                3,025          2,325               6,074          4,165
    Expenses of premises and equipment                              482            483                 975            852
    Other noninterest expense                                     1,227          1,158               2,506          2,236
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

    Total noninterest expense                                     4,734          3,966               9,555          7,253
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------


  INCOME BEFORE TAXES ON INCOME                                   3,794          3,294               7,793          6,059
  Federal and State income taxes                                  1,338          1,137               2,816          2,162
                                                                 ------        -------             -------        -------

  NET INCOME                                                     $2,456         $2,157              $4,977         $3,897
                                                                 ======        =======             =======        =======

    Basic earnings per common share                                $.46           $.40                $.93           $.73
    Diluted earnings per common share                              $.45           $.40                $.91           $.72
    Dividends declared per common share                            $.17           $.15                $.32           $.30


  See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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                             SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited)
                             (Dollars in thousands)





                                                                                                     Accumulated
                                                                    Additional                          other             Total
                                                       Common        Paid in       Retained         Comprehensive      Stockholders'
                                                       Stock         Capital       Earnings          Income(loss)         Equity
                                                       -----         -------       --------          ------------         ------


                                                                                                      
Balances, January 1, 2003                              $   54       $ 23,837       $ 52,985           $ 1,152           $ 78,028

Comprehensive income:
   Net income                                               -              -          4,977                 -              4,977

   Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
   Unrealized loss on available for sale
     securities                                             -              -              -              (614)              (614)
                                                                                                                        ---------

     Total comprehensive income                                                                                            4,363
                                                                                                                        ---------

Shares issued                                               -             71              -                 -                 71

Cash dividends paid $0.32 per share                         -              -         (1,720)                -             (1,720)
                                                       -------      ---------      ---------          --------          ---------

   Balances, June 30, 2003                             $    54       $ 23,908      $ 56,242           $   538           $ 80,742
                                                       =======      =========      =========          ========          =========



Balances, January 1, 2002                              $    53       $ 23,039      $ 47,412           $   466           $ 70,970

Comprehensive income:
   Net income                                                -              -         3,897                 -              3,897

   Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
   Unrealized gain on available for sale
     securities                                              -              -             -               468                468
                                                                                                                        ---------

     Total comprehensive income                                                                                            4,365
                                                                                                                        ---------

Shares issued                                                1            810             -                 -                811
Shares repurchased and retired                               -            (21)            -                 -                (21)
Cash dividends paid $0.30 per share                          -              -        (1,606)                -             (1,606)
                                                       -------      ---------      ---------          --------          ---------

   Balances, June 30, 2002                             $    54       $ 23,828      $ 49,703           $   934           $ 74,519
                                                       =======      =========      =========          ========          =========





See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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                             SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
                             (Dollars in thousands)


                                                                                     For the Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                                        2003                    2002
                                                                                  ---------------          --------------
                                                                                                         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
   Net Income                                                                        $   4,977                $   3,897
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
   operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization                                                         772                      554
     Discount accretion on debt securities                                                 (21)                     (46)
     Provision for credit losses, net                                                       62                      119
     Gain on sale of securities                                                           (358)                      (5)
     Loss on other real estate owned                                                         8                        -
     Loss on disposal of premises and equipment                                              -                        2
     Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary                                         -                      (17)
     Net changes in:
       Insurance premiums receivable                                                      (418)                    (937)
       Accrued interest receivable                                                         149                     (197)
       Other assets                                                                     (1,026)                  (1,133)
       Accrued interest payable on deposits                                               (163)                    (135)
       Accrued expenses                                                                    (99)                   1,379
                                                                                     -----------             -----------
       Net cash provided by operating activities                                         3,883                    3,481
                                                                                     -----------             -----------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Proceeds from maturities and principal payments of securities
     available for sale                                                                 58,192                   33,206
   Proceeds from sale of investment securities available for sale                        4,685                      275
   Purchase of securities available for sale                                           (57,318)                 (32,830)
   Proceeds from maturities and principal payments of securities
     held to maturity                                                                    1,145                    1,491
   Purchase of securities held to maturity                                              (2,875)                  (2,878)
   Net increase in loans                                                               (17,226)                 (37,052)
   Proceeds from sale of loans                                                             621                        -
   Purchase of premises and equipment                                                     (455)                    (360)
   Purchase of other real estate owned                                                       -                     (325)
   Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned                                            37                        -
   Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment                                              -                       19
   Acquisition, net of stock issued                                                          -                   (5,103)
                                                                                     -----------             -----------
       Net cash used in investing activities                                           (13,194)                 (43,557)
                                                                                     -----------             -----------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Net increase in demand, NOW, money market and
     savings deposits                                                                   23,574                   20,150
   Net (decrease) increase in certificates of deposit                                   (9,783)                   9,691
   Net increase in securities sold under agreement to repurchase                         2,800                   10,440
   Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                   71                       11
   Repurchase of common stock                                                                -                      (21)
   Dividends paid                                                                       (1,720)                  (1,606)
                                                                                     -----------             -----------
       Net cash provided by financing activities                                        14,942                   38,665
                                                                                     -----------             -----------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                     5,631                   (1,411)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                        69,468                   51,638
                                                                                     -----------             -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                            $ 75,099                $  50,227
                                                                                     ===========             ===========



See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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                             Shore Bancshares, Inc.
              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)

1)    The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of Shore
      Bancshares, Inc. ("the Company") and its subsidiaries with all significant
      intercompany   transactions   eliminated.   The   consolidated   financial
      statements  conform to  accounting  principles  generally  accepted in the
      United  States of America and to prevailing  practices  within the banking
      industry.  The accompanying  interim  financial  statements are unaudited;
      however, in the opinion of management all adjustments necessary to present
      fairly the financial  position at June 30, 2003, the results of operations
      for the three- and  six-month  periods  ended June 30, 2003 and 2002,  and
      cash flows for the six-month period ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 have been
      included.  The amounts as of December  31, 2002 were  derived from audited
      financial  statements.  All such  adjustments  are of a  normal  recurring
      nature.  The results of operations  for the three- and  six-month  periods
      ended June 30, 2003 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results to be
      expected for the full year.  This quarterly  report on Form 10-Q should be
      read in conjunction  with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
      year ended December 31, 2002.

2)    Year to date basic  earnings  per share is derived by dividing  net income
      available to common  stockholders by the weighted average number of common
      shares  outstanding  during  the period of  5,373,484  shares for 2003 and
      5,345,824 shares for 2002. The diluted  earnings per share  calculation is
      arrived  at by  dividing  net  income by the  weighted  average  number of
      shares.  The diluted earnings per share calculation is derived by dividing
      net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding,  adjusted
      for the dilutive effect of outstanding  options and warrants.  Considering
      the effect of these common stock equivalents,  the adjusted average shares
      for the six  months  ended  June  30,  2003 and 2002  were  5,463,656  and
      5,406,220, respectively. As of June 30, 2003 there were no shares excluded
      from the diluted net income per share computation.

3)    Under the  provisions  of  Statements  of Financial  Accounting  Standards
      (SFAS) Nos. 114 and 118,  "Accounting  by Creditors  for  Impairment  of a
      Loan," a loan is  considered  impaired if it is probable  that the Company
      will not collect all  principal  and  interest  payments  according to the
      loan's  contracted  terms.  The  impairment  of a loan is  measured at the
      present  value of expected  future  cash flows using the loan's  effective
      interest rate, or at the loan's  observable market price or the fair value
      of the  collateral if the loan is collateral  dependent.  Interest  income
      generally  is  not  recognized  on  specific  impaired  loans  unless  the
      likelihood of further loss is remote.  Interest  payments received on such
      loans are applied as a reduction of the loans principal balance.  Interest
      income  on other  nonaccrual  loans is  recognized  only to the  extent of
      interest payments received.

Information with respect to impaired loans and the related  valuation  allowance
is shown below:




                                                                                          June 30,        December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)                                                                      2003              2002
                                                                                          -------         ------------

                                                                                                       
Impaired loans with valuation allowance                                                   $   203            $   414
Impaired loans with no valuation allowance                                                    494                377
                                                                                          -------            -------
     Total impaired loans                                                                 $   697            $   791
                                                                                          =======            =======
Allowance for credit losses applicable to impaired loans                                  $   119            $   116
Allowance for credit losses applicable to other than impaired loans                         4,060              4,001
                                                                                          -------            -------
     Total allowance for credit losses                                                    $ 4,179            $ 4,117
                                                                                          =======            =======

Interest income on impaired loans recorded on the cash basis                              $    13            $    78
                                                                                          =======            =======


      Impaired loans do not include groups of smaller balance  homogenous  loans
      such as  residential  mortgage  and  consumer  installment  loans that are
      evaluated collectively for impairment. Reserves for probable credit losses
      related  to these  loans are based  upon  historical  loss  ratios and are
      included in the allowance for credit losses.

4)    In the  normal  course of  business,  to meet the  financial  needs of its
      customers,  the  Company's  bank  subsidiaries  are  parties to  financial
      instruments  with  off-balance  sheet risk.  These  financial  instruments
      include  commitments  to extend credit and standby  letters of credit.  At
      June 30,  2003,  total  commitments  to extend  credit were  approximately
      $128,617,000. Outstanding letters of credit were approximately $10,181,000
      at June 30, 2003.

5)    The Company has adopted the  disclosure-only  provisions  of SFAS No. 123,
      "Accounting for Stock-based Compensation" and SFAS No. 148 "Accounting for
      Stock-Based  Compensation  - Transition and  Disclosure",  but applies APB
      Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for its plans. No
      compensation  expense  related  to  the  plans  was  recorded  during  the
      three-month  periods  ended June 30,  2003 and 2002.  If the  Company  had
      elected to recognize  compensation cost based on fair value at the vesting
      dates for awards under the plans consistent with the method  prescribed by
      SFAS No. 123, net income and earnings per share would have been changed to
      the pro forma amounts as follows:

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                                                                    Six-month period Ended June 30,
                                                                     2003                      2002
                                                                     ----                      ----
                                                                                        
Net income:
   As reported                                                      $ 4,977                  $ 3,897
   Less pro forma stock-based compensation
      expense determined under the fair value
      method, net of related tax effects                                (63)                     (30)
                                                                    --------                 --------
Pro forma net income                                                $ 4,914                  $ 3,867
                                                                    ========                 ========

Basic net income per share:
   As reported                                                      $  0.93                  $  0.73
   Pro forma                                                           0.91                     0.72

Diluted earnings per share
   As reported                                                      $  0.91                  $  0.72
   Pro forma                                                           0.90                     0.72


                                                                    Three-month Period Ended June 30,
                                                                     2003                      2002
                                                                     ----                      ----

Net income:
   As reported                                                      $ 2,456                  $ 2,157
   Less pro forma stock-based compensation
      expense determined under the fair value
      method, net of related tax effects                                (33)                       -
                                                                    --------                 --------
Pro forma net income                                                 $2,423                  $ 2,157
                                                                    ========                 ========

Basic net income per share:
   As reported                                                        $0.46                  $  0.40
   Pro forma                                                           0.45                     0.40

Diluted earnings per share
   As reported                                                        $0.45                  $  0.40
   Pro forma                                                           0.44                     0.40




The pro forma  amounts are not  representative  of the  effects on reported  net
income for future periods.


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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
The Company is the largest independent  financial holding company located on the
Eastern  Shore of  Maryland.  It is the parent  company  of The  Talbot  Bank of
Easton,  Maryland located in Easton,  Maryland and The Centreville National Bank
of Maryland located in Centreville,  Maryland  (collectively,  the "Banks"). The
Banks operate 12 full service branches in Kent, Queen Anne's,  Talbot,  Caroline
and Dorchester  Counties.  The Company offers a full range of insurance products
and services to its customers through The Avon-Dixon Agency, LLC, Elliott Wilson
Insurance,  LLC, and Mubell Finance, LLC (collectively,  the "Insurance Agency")
and investment  advisory  services through Wye Financial  Services,  LLC, all of
which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.  The shares of the Company's
common stock are listed on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, trading under the symbol
"SHBI."

The  Company  maintains  an  Internet  site at  www.shbi.net  on  which it makes
available  free of charge its Annual Report on Form 10-K,  Quarterly  Reports on
Form 10-Q,  Current  Reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to the foregoing as
soon as  reasonably  practicable  after these reports are  electronically  filed
with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following  discussion is designed to provide a better  understanding  of the
financial  position of the Company  and should be read in  conjunction  with the
December 31, 2002 audited  Consolidated  Financial  Statements and Notes,  which
were  included in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002.

Forward-Looking Information
Portions  of  this  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  contain   forward-looking
statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about the
Company's confidence,  policies, and strategies, the adequacy of capital levels,
and  liquidity.  Such  forward-looking  statements  involve  certain  risks  and
uncertainties,  including economic conditions, competition in the geographic and
business  areas in which the  Company  and its  affiliates  operate,  inflation,
fluctuations in interest rates, legislation,  and governmental regulation. These
risks and uncertainties are described in more detail in the Company's Form 10-K,
under the heading "Risk Factors." Actual results may differ materially from such
forward-looking  statements,  and the Company  assumes no  obligation  to update
forward-looking statements at any time.

Critical Accounting Policies
The Company's  financial  statements are prepared in accordance  with accounting
principals  generally  accepted  in the  United  States of America  (GAAP).  The
financial  information  contained  within  the  financial  statements  is,  to a
significant extent, financial information contained that is based on measures of
the financial effects of transactions and events that have already  occurred.  A
variety of factors could affect the ultimate value that is obtained  either when
earning of income,  recognizing  an expense,  recovering  an asst or relieving a
liability.

The  Company  believes  its  most  critical  accounting  policy  relates  to the
allowance for credit  losses.  The allowance for credit losses is an estimate of
the losses that may be sustained in the loan  portfolio.  The allowance is based
on two basic principles of accounting: (i) SFAS 5, Accounting for Contingencies,
which  requires  that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring  and
estimable,  and (ii) SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,
which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences  between the loan
balance  and the value of  collateral,  present  value of future  cash  flows or
values  that are  observable  in the  secondary  market.  Management  uses  many
factors,  including  economic  conditions and trends,  the value and adequacy of
collateral,  the  volume  and  mix of the  loan  portfolio,  and  internal  loan
processes of the Company in determining the inherent loss that may be present in
the Company's  loan  portfolio.  Actual losses could differ  significantly  from
Management's  estimates. In addition, GAAP itself may change from one previously
acceptable  method to another.  Although the economics of transactions  would be
the same, the timing of events that would impact the transactions could change.

Management has significant  discretion in making the adjustments inherent in the
determination  of the provision and  allowance for credit  losses,  including in
connection  with the  valuation  of  collateral,  the  borrower's  prospects  of
repayment,  and in establishing  allowance  factors on the formula allowance and
unallocated  allowance  components  of  the  allowance.   The  establishment  of
allowance  factors is a continuing  exercise,  based on Management's  continuing
assessment of the global factors such as delinquencies,  loss history, trends in
volume and terms of loans,  effects of changes in lending policy, the experience
and depth of Management,  national and local economic trends,  concentrations of
credit, quality of loan review system and the effect of external factors such as
competition and regulatory requirements,  and their impact on the portfolio, and
allowance factors may change from period to period,  resulting in an increase or
decrease in the amount of the provision or allowance, based upon the same volume
and  classification  of loans.  Changes in allowance  factors will have a direct
impact on the amount of the provision, and a corresponding effect on net income.
Errors in Management's perception and assessment of the global factors and their
impact on the  portfolio  could result in the  allowance  not being  adequate to
cover  losses in the  portfolio,  and may  result in  additional  provisions  or
charge-offs.

Three basic  components  comprise the Company's  allowance for credit losses:  a
specific  allowance,  a formula  allowance  and a  nonspecific  allowance.  Each
component  is  determined  based on  estimates  that can and do change  when the
actual events occur. The specific allowance is used to individually  allocate an
allowance  to  loans   identified  as  impaired.   An  impaired  loan  may  show
deficiencies in the borrower's

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overall financial condition,  payment history,  support available from financial
guarantors and/or the fair market value of collateral. When a loan is identified
as impaired, a specific reserve is established based on the Company's assessment
of the loss  that  may be  associated  with the  individual  loan.  The  formula
allowance is used to estimate the loss on internally risk rated loans, exclusive
of  those   identified  as  impaired.   Loans  identified  as  special  mention,
substandard,  doubtful  and  loss,  as well as  impaired,  are  segregated  from
performing  loans.  Remaining  loans  are  then  grouped  by  type  (commercial,
commercial real estate,  construction,  home equity or consumer). Each loan type
is assigned an  allowance  factor  based on  Management's  estimate of the risk,
complexity and size of individual loans within a particular category. Classified
loans  are  assigned  higher  allowance  factors  than  non-rated  loans  due to
management's  concerns  regarding  collectibility  or management's  knowledge of
particular  elements  regarding  the borrower.  Allowance  factors grow with the
worsening  of the  internal  risk  rating.  The  nonspecific  formula is used to
estimate the loss of non-classified loans stemming from more global factors such
as delinquencies,  loss history, trends in volume and terms of loans, effects of
changes in lending policy, the experience and depth of Management,  national and
local economic trends,  concentrations of credit,  quality of loan review system
and  the  effect  of  external   factors  such  as  competition  and  regulatory
requirements.  The  nonspecific  allowance  captures  losses whose impact on the
portfolio  have  occurred but have yet to be recognized in either the formula or
specific allowance.

OVERVIEW

Net  income  for the  quarter  ended  June 30,  2003 was  $2,456,000  or diluted
earnings per share of $.45,  compared to  $2,157,000  for the second  quarter of
2002, or diluted earnings per share of $.40. Net income for the six months ended
June 30,  2003 was  $4,977,000,  compared to  $3,897,000  for the same period in
2002. On a per share basis,  diluted  earnings for the six months ended June 30,
2003 were $ .91,  compared  to $ .72 for the same  period  last year.  Return on
average assets was 1.52% for the first six months of 2003, compared to 1.29% for
the same period in 2002. Return on average  stockholders'  equity was 12.46% and
10.78% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 was $6,114,000  compared
to  $5,941,000  for the same period last year.  Net interest  income for the six
months ended June 30, 2003 totaled  $12,085,000,  a $643,000  increase  over the
same period last year.  The  increase in net interest  income is  primarily  the
result of a decline in the cost of deposits.  Interest  income  declined in both
the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 when compared to 2002, as a
result of lower  yields on  earning  assets.  Total  interest  income  decreased
$532,000 and $710,000 for the three- and six-month  periods ended June 30, 2003,
respectively, when compared to the same periods last year.

The  Company's  net interest  margin was 3.99% for the six months ended June 30,
2003, which is 9 basis points lower than one year ago. The Company  continued to
increase its volume of earning assets,  which averaged  $615,425,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 2003, as compared to $571,691,000 at June 30, 2002.  Loans
accounted  for  the  most  significant   portion  of  this  growth,   increasing
$39,500,000  to  $451,530,000.  The yield on earning  assets  declined  69 basis
points to 5.68% for the six-month  period ended June 30, 2003,  when compared to
the same period in 2002.

The  overall  yield on loans for the six months  ended June 30,  2003 was 6.48%,
compared to 7.07% for the corresponding  period in 2002. The yield on investment
securities declined from 5.22% for the first six months of 2002 to 4.22% for the
same period in 2003 and the average  balance of investment  securities  declined
$4,001,000 to $122,989,000  for the six months ended June 30, 2003 when compared
to June 30, 2002.

Total  interest  expense  for the three and six months  ended June 30,  2003 was
$2,528,000 and $5,184,000,  respectively. This represents a decrease of $705,000
and  $1,353,000  or 21.8% and 20.7%,  respectively,  when  compared  to the same
periods last year. Lower rates paid for certificates of deposit were the primary
cause for the decline in interest  expense for the three- and six-month  periods
ended June 30, 2003. The average  balance of all categories of interest  bearing
deposits  increased during the six-month period ended June 30, 2003. The average
balance of interest  bearing demand deposits  increased  $25,725,000,  while the
average rate paid for those deposits declined 22 basis points for the six months
ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002. The average  balance of
certificates of deposits increased $10,124,000,  while the average rate paid for
certificates  of deposit  decreased 106 basis points to 3.30% for the six months
ended June 30, 2003 when compared to the same period last year. See the Analysis
of Interest Rates and Interest Differentials below for further details.

Loans comprised 73.4% and 72.1% of total average earning assets at June 30, 2003
and 2002, respectively.

                                      -10-




Analysis of Interest Rates and Interest Differentials.
The  following  table  presents  the  distribution  of the average  consolidated
balance sheets, interest income/expense,  and annualized yields earned and rates
paid through the first six months of the year.



                                                             June 30, 2003                              June 30, 2002
                                                             -------------                              -------------
                                                       Average    Income      Yield             Average      Income      Yield
(Dollars in thousands)                                 Balance    Expense     Rate              Balance      Expense     Rate
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        
Earning Assets
   Investment securities                             $122,989    $ 2,596       4.22%            $126,990     $ 3,351      5.22%
   Loans                                              451,530     14,629       6.48%             412,030      14,522      7.07%
   Interest bearing deposits                           18,574        106       1.15%               8,176          68      1.66%
   Federal funds sold                                  22,332        134       1.20%              24,495         216      1.77%
                                                   ----------   --------       -----          ----------    --------      -----
   Total earning assets                               615,425     17,465       5.68%             571,691      18,157      6.37%
Noninterest earning assets                             39,326                                     30,774
                                                   ----------                                 ----------
Total Assets                                          654,751                                    602,465
                                                   ==========                                 ==========

Interest bearing liabilities
   Interest bearing deposits                          475,468      4,961       2.09%             439,557       6,297      2.87%
   Short term borrowing                                22,222         98        .89%              19,094         115      1.21%
   Long term debt                                       5,000        125       5.00%               5,000         125      5.01%
                                                   ----------   --------       -----          ----------    --------      -----
   Total interest bearing liabilities                 502,690      5,184       2.06%             463,651       6,537      2.83%
Noninterest bearing liabilities                        72,199                                     66,515
Stockholders' equity                                   79,862                                     72,299
                                                   ----------                                 ----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity           $654,751                                   $602,465
                                                   ==========                                 ==========
Net interest spread                                              $12,281       3.62%                         $11,620      3.54%
                                                                ========                                    ========
Net interest margin                                                            3.99%                                      4.08%



(1) All  amounts are  reported  on a tax  equivalent  basis  computed  using the
statutory federal income tax rate exclusive of the alternative  minimum tax rate
of 34% and nondeductible interest expense.
(2) Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.
(3) Interest  income on loans includes  amortized  loan fees, net of costs,  for
each loan category and yield calculations are stated to include all.

Noninterest Income
For the three- and  six-month  periods ended June 30, 2003,  noninterest  income
increased  $1,086,000 and  $3,342,000,  respectively,  when compared to the same
periods  last  year.  The  increases  are  primarily  due  to  Insurance  Agency
commissions  totaling  $1,520,000  and  $3,329,000  for the three- and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2003.  The Insurance  Agency was acquired in May of 2002,
and  commissions  during the three months ended June 30, 2002 totaled  $660,000.
Income from the origination  and sale of mortgage loans on the secondary  market
totaling  $280,000 as well as gains on sale of  investment  securities  totaling
$358,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 also  contributed  to the growth
in noninterest income.

Noninterest Expense
Total noninterest  expense,  excluding income taxes and the provision for credit
loan losses,  increased  $768,000 and  $2,302,000  for the three- and  six-month
periods ended June 30, 2003, respectively,  from the comparable periods in 2002.
Operation of the Insurance  Agency  accounted for $670,000 and $1,929,000 of the
increase  in each of the  three- and  six-month  periods  ended  June 30,  2003,
respectively, compared to an expense of $632,000 for the second quarter of 2002.

Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the three- and six-month  periods ended June 30, 2003
were 35.3% and  36.1%,  respectively,  compared  to 34.5% and 35.7% for the same
periods last year. There have been no changes in tax law or to the Company's tax
structure that would have a significant impact on the effective tax rate.

                                      -11-




ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

Loans
Loans,  net of  unearned  income,  totaled  $456,144,000  at June 30,  2003,  an
increase  of  $16,605,000  or 3.8% since  December  31,  2002.  The  increase is
primarily  attributable  to an increase in real estate lending for the first six
months of the year. Average loans, net of unearned income, increased $39,500,000
or 9.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 totaling  $451,530,000,  compared
to an increase  of  $31,078,000  or 5.5% for the same  period last year,  with a
total of $412,030,000 at June 30, 2002.

Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company has  established an allowance for credit losses,  which is increased
by provisions charged against earnings and recoveries of previously  charged-off
debts. The allowance is decreased by current period  charge-off of uncollectible
debts. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses on a
quarterly  basis and adjusts the  provision  for credit  losses  based upon this
analysis.  The  evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is
based on a risk rating  system of individual  loans,  as well as on a collective
evaluation  of smaller  balance  homogenous  loans based on factors such as past
credit loss experience,  local economic trends, nonperforming and problem loans,
and  other  factors  which  may  impact  collectibility.  A loan  is  placed  on
nonaccrual when it is  specifically  determined to be impaired and principal and
interest is delinquent for 90 days or more. Please refer to the discussion under
the caption,  "Critical  Accounting  policies" for an overview of the underlying
methodology Management employs on a quarterly basis to maintain the allowance.

Management  adjusts the allowance for credit losses through the provision  based
on its  evaluation  and  analysis of the  adequacy of the  allowance,  including
consideration  of general  economic  conditions,  growth of the loan  portfolio,
current trends in delinquencies and nonperforming assets, as well as past credit
loss  experience.  The  provision for credit losses for the three- and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2003 was $70,000 and $160,000, respectively,  compared to
$79,000 and $211,000 for the same periods in 2002. The reduced  provision is the
result  of  the  improved  quality  of  the  Company's  loan  portfolio.  Strong
underwriting  guidelines,  a stable local economy and increased collateral value
resulting  from the  strength of the local real estate  economy  have each had a
positive effect on the quality of the loan portofolio.  The Company's charge-off
ratios remain much lower than those of similar sized  institutions  according to
the most recent FDIC quarterly banking profile. Net charge-offs were $98,000 for
the  six-month  period  ended June 30,  2003,  compared  to $92,000 for the same
period last year.  Nonaccrual loans declined $74,000,  totaling $697,000 at June
30, 2003,  when compared to December 31, 2002.  Loans past due 90 days and still
accruing  increased $84,000 since December 31, 2002, however they do not present
any  significant  loss  potential  to  the  Company.   The  Company's  ratio  of
nonperforming assets, including other real estate owned, is also much lower than
that of  similar  sized  institutions.  The  allowance  for  credit  losses as a
percentage of average  loans  declined from 1.05% as of June 30, 2002 to .93% as
of June 30, 2003. The decline is primarily the result of growth in loans secured
by real estate,  which present less risk of loss to the Company than other types
of loans.  Based on  Management's  quarterly  evaluation  of the adequacy of the
allowance  for credit  losses,  it believes that the allowance for credit losses
and the related provision are adequate at June 30, 2003.

     The following table presents a summary of the activity in the allowance for
credit losses:
                                                      Six months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)                                2003                2002
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allowance balance - beginning of year                $  4,117          $  4,189
Charge-offs:
   Commercial and other                                    84                 3
   Real estate                                              2                64
   Consumer                                                70                88
                                                     --------          --------
     Totals                                               156               155
                                                     --------          --------
Recoveries:
   Commercial                                              16                 9
   Real estate                                              3                13
   Consumer                                                39                41
                                                     --------          --------
     Totals                                                58                63
                                                     --------          --------
Net charge-offs:                                           98                92
Provision for credit losses                               160               211
                                                     --------          --------
Allowance balance-ending                             $  4,179          $  4,308
                                                     ========          ========

Average loans outstanding during period              $451,530          $412,030
                                                     ========          ========
Net charge-offs (annualized) as a percentage of
   average loans outstanding during period               .04%              .04%
                                                     ========          ========
Allowance for credit losses at period end as a
   percentage of average loans                          0.93%             1.05%
                                                     ========          ========

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Because the Company's loans are predominately secured by real estate, weaknesses
in the local real estate market may have an adverse effect on collateral values.
The  Company  does  not  have any  concentrations  of  loans  in any  particular
industry, nor does it engage in foreign lending activities.

Nonperforming Assets

The following table summarizes past due and nonperforming  assets of the Company
(in thousands):

                                                 June 30,       December 31,
Nonperforming Assets:                              2003             2002
                                                -----------     ------------
   Nonaccrual loans                                   697              771
   Other real estate owned                              9               54
                                                -----------     ------------
                                                      706              825
   Past due loans still accruing                      577              374
                                                -----------     ------------
   Total nonperforming and past due loans          $1,283           $1,199
                                                ===========     ============

Investment Securities
Investment securities declined $4,785,000 during the six-month period ended June
30, 2003 when  compared  to December  31,  2002.  The yields on bonds  purchased
during  2003 are much lower than the yields on similar  bonds  which  matured or
were  called  during the first six months of the year.  The  average  balance of
investment  securities was  $122,989,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003,
compared to $126,990,000 for the same period in 2002. The tax equivalent  yields
on investment  securities  were 4.22% and 5.22% for the six-month  periods ended
June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Deposits
Total deposits at June 30, 2003 were  $558,983,000,  compared to $545,192,000 at
December 31, 2002. Due to the lower rates offered for  certificates  of deposit,
much of the deposit growth was in interest  bearing  demand and savings  account
balances,  which grew  $17,332,000  from  $231,179,000  at December  31, 2002 to
$248,511,000  at June 30,  2003.  Certificates  of deposit of  $100,000  or more
decreased  $12,117,000,  and other certificates of deposit increased  $2,334,000
since December 31, 2002.

Borrowed Funds
Short-term  borrowings  at June 30,  2003  were  $24,808,000  and  consisted  of
securities  sold under  agreements  to  repurchase  compared to  $22,008,000  at
December 31,  2002.  At June 30, 2003 and  December  31,2002,  the Company had a
convertible  advance  from the  Federal  Home Loan Bank of Atlanta in the amount
$5,000,000,  which is due in March 2006 and has a  one-time  call  provision  in
2004.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company derives liquidity through increased customer deposits, maturities in
the investment portfolio, loan repayments and income from earning assets. To the
extent that deposits are not adequate to fund  customer  loan demand,  liquidity
needs can be met in the short-term funds markets through  arrangements  with its
correspondent banks. The Banks are also members of the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Atlanta,  which provides another source of liquidity.  There are no known trends
or demands,  commitments,  events or  uncertainties  that Management is aware of
which will  materially  affect the  Company's  ability to maintain  liquidity at
satisfactory levels.

Total  stockholders'  equity was $80.7 million at June 30, 2003, a 3.5% increase
since December 31, 2002.  Accumulated other comprehensive income, which consists
solely of net  unrealized  gains on  investment  securities  available for sale,
decreased   $614,000  during  this  period,   resulting  in  accumulated   other
comprehensive  income of $538,000 at June 30, 2003 when compared to December 31,
2002.

Bank regulatory  agencies have adopted  various capital  standards for financial
institutions,  including risk-based capital standards. The primary objectives of
the risk-based  capital  framework are to provide a more  consistent  system for
comparing capital  positions of financial  institutions and to take into account
the different risks among financial  institutions'  assets and off-balance sheet
items.

Risk-based  capital  standards have been  supplemented  with  requirements for a
minimum Tier 1 capital to assets ratio (leverage ratio). In addition, regulatory
agencies consider the published capital levels as minimum levels and may require
a financial institution to maintain capital at higher levels.

                                      -13-




A comparison of the capital as of June 30, 2003 for the Company with the minimum
requirements is presented below:

                                                                 Minimum
                                             Actual            Requirements
                                             ------            ------------
   Tier 1 risk-based capital                 15.47%               4.00%
   Total risk-based capital                  16.39%               8.00%
   Leverage ratio                            11.09%               4.00%

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss arising  from adverse  changes in the fair value
of financial  instruments  due to changes in interest  rates,  exchange rates or
equity pricing.  The Company's  principal market risk is interest rate risk that
arises from its lending,  investing and deposit taking activities. The Company's
profitability is dependent on the Banks' net interest income. Interest rate risk
can significantly affect net interest income to the degree that interest bearing
liabilities  mature or reprice at  different  intervals  than  interest  earning
assets. The Asset/Liability  Committee of the Board of Directors (the "ALCO") of
both Banks  oversees the  management of interest rate risk.  The ALCO's  primary
purpose is to manage the exposure of net interest margins to unexpected  changes
due to interest rate  fluctuations.  These  efforts  affect the loan pricing and
deposit  rate  policies  of the  Company  as  well  as  the  asset  mix,  volume
guidelines, and liquidity and capital planning.

The Company  utilizes a simulation  model to quantify the effect a  hypothetical
plus or minus 200 basis point change in rates would have on net interest  income
and the fair value of capital.  The model takes into consideration the effect of
call  features  of  investments  as well as  repayments  of loans in  periods of
declining  rates.  When actual changes in interest  rates occur,  the changes in
interest  earning assets and interest  bearing  liabilities  may differ from the
assumptions  used in the model.  As of June 30,  2003,  the model  produced  the
following  sensitivity  profile  for net  interest  income  and the  fair  value
capital:



                                                             Immediate Change in Rates
                                      +200 Basis Points          -200 Basis Points         Policy Limit
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                         
% Change in net interest income                5.7%                      (9.9%)                 + 25%
                                                                                                -
% Change in fair value of capital              5.0%                      (7.9%)                 + 15%
                                                                                                -


For more  information  about  market  risk,  see  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation."

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

The Company  maintains  disclosure  controls and procedures that are designed to
ensure that information  required to be disclosed in the Company's reports filed
under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 with the SEC, such as this Quarterly
Report, is recorded, processed,  summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in those rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to the Company's management,  including the Chief Executive Officer
("CEO") and the Principal  Accounting Officer ("PAO"), as appropriate,  to allow
for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  A control system, no matter
how well  conceived and  operated,  can provide only  reasonable,  not absolute,
assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design
of a control  system must reflect the fact that there are resource  constraints,
and the benefits of controls must be considered  relative to their costs.  These
inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can
be faulty,  and that  breakdowns  can occur  because of simple error or mistake.
Additionally,  controls  can be  circumvented  by the  individual  acts  of some
persons,  by collusion of two or more people,  or by management  override of the
control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance
that any design will succeed in achieving  its stated goals under all  potential
future  conditions;  over time, control may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions,  or the degree of compliance  with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of these disclosure controls,  as of June 30,
2003, was carried out under the  supervision and with the  participation  of the
Company's  management,  including the CEO and the PAO. Based on that evaluation,
the Company's management,  including the CEO and the PAO, has concluded that the
Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

During the second quarter of 2003, there was no change in the Company's internal
control over financial reporting that has materially affected,  or is reasonably
likely to materially  affect,  the  Company's  internal  control over  financial
reporting.

                                      -14-



                                     Part II

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

         At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 23, 2003,
the stockholders  elected three individuals to serve as Directors until the 2006
Annual Meeting of Stockholders,  and until their successors are duly elected and
qualify.  Stockholders also approved an amendment to the Company's 1998 Employee
Stock  Purchase  Plan to increase the number of shares  authorized  for issuance
thereunder.  The Company  submitted  each of these matters to a vote through the
solicitation of proxies. The results of these votes are as follows:

  Class III Nominees (Term expires 2006)     For      Against       Abstain
                                             ---      -------       -------

           Lloyd L. Beatty, Jr.           4,194,623     3,600       6,660
           Paul M. Bowman                 4,191,529     3,600       6,660
           Jerry F. Pierson               4,214,868         0       6,660
           W. Moorhead Vermilye           4,114,650   100,091       6,660

  Amendment to the 1998 Employee
   Stock Purchase Plan                    4,036,618    72,643       3,796


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         a)    Exhibits

         3.1   Shore   Bancshares,   Inc.  Amended  and  Restated   Articles  of
               Incorporation  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form
               8-K filed by Shore Bancshares, Inc. on December 14, 2000).

         3.2   Shore Bancshares, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated
               by   reference  to  Exhibit  3.2  on  Form  8-K  filed  by  Shore
               Bancshares, Inc. on December 14, 2000).

         10.1  Form  of  Employment   Agreement   with  W.   Moorhead   Vermilye
               (incorporated  by  reference  to Appendix  XIII of Exhibit 2.1 on
               Form 8-K filed by Shore Bancshares, Inc. on July 31, 2000).

         10.2  Form of Employment  Agreement with Daniel T. Cannon (incorporated
               by reference to Appendix XIII of Exhibit 2.1 on Form 8-K filed by
               Shore Bancshares, Inc. on July 31, 2000).

         10.3  Form of Employment  Agreement between Avon Dixon Agency,  LLC and
               Kevin P.  LaTulip  (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of
               the  Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10K for the  year  ended
               December 31, 2002).

         10.4  Form of Supplemental Retirement Plan Agreement and Life Insurance
               Endorsement  Method  Split  Dollar  Plan  Agreement  between  The
               Centreville National Bank of Maryland and Daniel T. Cannon (filed
               herewith).

         31.1  Certifications  of  the  CEO  pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the
               Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).

         31.2  Certifications  of  the  PAO  pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the
               Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).

         32.1  Certifications  of the CEO and the Principal  Accounting  Officer
               pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350 (furnished herewith)

         99.1  Shore  Bancshares,  Inc. 1998 Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan, as
               amended and restated  (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of
               the Company's  Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the
               2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on March 31, 2003).

         99.2  1998 Sock Option Plan  (incorporated  by reference from the Shore
               Bancshares,  Inc.  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8  filed on
               September 25, 1998 (Registration No. 333-64319)).

         99.3  Talbot Bancshares,  Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (incorporated
               by  reference  from  the  Shore  Bancshares,   Inc.  Registration
               Statement  on Form S-8  filed on May 4,  2001  (Registration  No.
               333-60214)).

         b)    Reports on Form 8-K.

               On May 5, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K in
               which it furnished  under Item 12 the results of  operations  for
               the first three months of 2003.

                                      -15-




                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly  caused  this  report  to be signed  on its  behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

                                Shore Bancshares, Inc.


Date: August 14, 2003           By: /s/ W. Moorhead Vermilye
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                    W. Moorhead Vermilye
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer


Date: August 14, 2003           By: /s/ Susan E. Leaverton
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Susan E. Leaverton, CPA
                                    Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer



                                      -16-







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.      Description

    3.1          Shore  Bancshares,   Inc.  Amended  and  Restated  Articles  of
                 Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form
                 8-K filed by Shore Bancshares, Inc. on December 14, 2000).

    3.2          Shore   Bancshares,   Inc.   Amended   and   Restated   By-Laws
                 (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 3.2 on Form 8-K filed by
                 Shore Bancshares, Inc. on December 14, 2000).

    10.1         Form  of  Employment   Agreement  with  W.  Moorhead   Vermilye
                 (incorporated  by reference to Appendix  XIII of Exhibit 2.1 on
                 Form 8-K filed by Shore Bancshares, Inc. on July 31, 2000).

    10.2         Form  of   Employment   Agreement   with   Daniel   T.   Cannon
                 (incorporated  by reference to Appendix  XIII of Exhibit 2.1 on
                 Form 8-K filed by Shore Bancshares, Inc. on July 31, 2000).

    10.3         Form of Employment Agreement between Avon Dixon Agency, LLC and
                 Kevin P. LaTulip  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of
                 the  Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10K for the year  ended
                 December 31, 2002).

    10.4         Form  of  Executive  Supplemental   Retirement  Plan  Agreement
                 between The Centreville National Bank of Maryland and Daniel T.
                 Cannon (filed herewith).

    10.5         Form of Life  Insurance  Endorsement  Method  Split Dollar Plan
                 Agreement between The Centreville National Bank of Maryland and
                 Daniel T. Cannon (filed herewith)

    31.1         Certifications  of  the  CEO  pursuant  to  Section  302 of the
                 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).

    31.2         Certifications  of  the  PAO  pursuant  to  Section  302 of the
                 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith).

    32.1         Certifications of the CEO and the Principal  Accounting Officer
                 pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350 (furnished herewith)

    99.1         Shore  Bancshares,  Inc. 1998 Employee  Stock Purchase Plan, as
                 amended and restated  (incorporated  by reference to Appendix A
                 of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for
                 the 2003  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders,  filed on March 31,
                 2003).

    99.2         1998 Sock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from the Shore
                 Bancshares,  Inc.  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 filed on
                 September 25, 1998 (Registration No. 333-64319)).

    99.3         Talbot   Bancshares,    Inc.   Employee   Stock   Option   Plan
                 (incorporated  by  reference  from the Shore  Bancshares,  Inc.
                 Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-8  filed  on May  4,  2001
                 (Registration No. 333- 60214)).