SEC Company Response from SHORE BANCSHARES INC (SHBI) (CIK 0001035092) (SHBI) — Aug 6, 2015
SHORE BANCSHARES INC (SHBI) (CIK 0001035092)
Date: Aug. 6, 2015 · CIK: 0001035092 · Accession: 0001144204-15-046702
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SHORE BANCSHARES, INC.
28969 Information Lane
Easton, Maryland 21601
August 6, 2015
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Shore Bancshares, Inc.
Acceleration Request
Registration Statement on Form S-3
File No. 333-206110
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 requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) declare the Registration Statement effective on Monday, August 10, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern
Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please provide a copy
of the Commission’s order declaring the Registration Statement effective to Kevin Houlihan, Holland & Knight LLP, 800
17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20006.
The Company hereby
confirms that it is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with
respect to the registration of securities specified in the Registration Statement. Further, the Company acknowledges that:
· should the Commission or the staff, acting
pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with
respect to the filing;
· the action of the Commission or the staff,
acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility
for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
· the Company may not assert the declaration
of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of
the United States.
If you have any questions
regarding this request, please telephone 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