Correspondence 0001104659-23-055832 from SHORE BANCSHARES INC (SHBI) (CIK 0001035092) (SHBI)
SHORE BANCSHARES INC (SHBI) (CIK 0001035092)
Date: May 4, 2023 · CIK: 0001035092 · Accession: 0001104659-23-055832
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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