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As of March 12, 2024, the Company had approximately 1,827 registered holders of record.
+Added: The high and low sales prices for the shares of common stock of the Company, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select market, and the cash dividends declared on those shares for each quarterly period of 2023 and 2022 are set forth in the table below.
+Added: Price Range Dividends Price Range Dividends
+Added: High Low Paid High Low Paid
+Added: 1st Quarter $ 18.15 $ 14.00 $ 0.12 $ 21.41 $ 19.34 $ 0.12
+Added: 2nd Quarter 14.45 10.65 0.12 21.21 17.91 0.12
+Added: 3rd Quarter 13.37 10.27 0.12 20.50 17.29 0.12
+Added: 4th Quarter 14.51 9.66 0.12 20.85 17.04 0.12
+Added: $ 0.48 $ 0.48
Shareholders received quarterly cash dividends on shares of common stock totaling $12.7 million in 2023 and $9.5 million in 2022.
−Removed: Dividends remained at $0.12 for the entire year of 2022.
+Added: Quarterly dividends remained at $0.12 for the entire year of 2023.
As a general matter, the payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors, based on such factors as operating results, financial condition, capital adequacy, regulatory requirements, and stockholder return.
−Removed: The Company anticipates continuing a regular quarterly cash dividend, although future dividend increases must be approved by TCFC prior to the planned merger in accordance with agreement and plan of merger signed December 14, 2022.
+Added: The Company anticipates continuing a regular quarterly cash dividend, although future dividend increases must be approved by Shore Bancshares Board of Directors.
However, we have no obligation to pay dividends and we may change our dividend policy at any time without notice to shareholders.
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The transfer agent for the Company’s common stock is:
+Added: Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc.
51 Mercedes Way
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www.broadridge.com
+Added: Stock Performance Graph
+Added: The following graph and table show the cumulative total return on the common stock of the Company over the last five years, compared with the cumulative total return of a broad stock market index (the NASDAQ Composite Index), and a narrower index of the NASDAQ Bank Index and S&P SmallCap Banks Index.
+Added: Cumulative total return on the stock or the index equals the total increase in value since December 31, 2018 assuming reinvestment of all dividends paid into the stock or the index.
+Added: The graph and table were prepared assuming that $100 was invested on December 31, 2018, in the common stock and the securities included in the indexes.
+Added: S&P Global Market Intelligence Period Ending
+Added: Index 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 12/31/2022 12/31/2023
+Added: Shore Bancshares, Inc.
+Added: $ 100.00 $ 122.62 $ 107.59 $ 158.03 $ 135.34 $ 114.94
+Added: NASDAQ Composite Index $ 100.00 $ 136.69 $ 198.10 $ 242.03 $ 163.28 $ 236.17
+Added: KBW NASDAQ Bank Index $ 100.00 $ 136.13 $ 122.09 $ 168.88 $ 132.75 $ 131.57
+Added: SmallCap Banks Index $ 100.00 $ 125.46 $ 113.94 $ 158.62 $ 139.85 $ 140.55
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2023, with respect to options outstanding and shares available for future awards under the Company’s active equity incentive plans.
−Removed: Number of securities
−Removed: Number of securities to be
−Removed: Weighted-average
−Removed: remaining available for future
−Removed: issued upon exercise of
−Removed: exercise price of
−Removed: issuance under equity
−Removed: outstanding options, warrants
−Removed: outstanding options,
−Removed: compensation plans [excluding
−Removed: warrants, and rights
−Removed: securities reflected in
−Removed: Plan Category
−Removed: column (a)] ( c)
+Added: Plan Category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants, and rights (b) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans [excluding securities reflected in column (a)] ( c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders — — 455,530
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders — — —
−Removed: All other information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section of the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders entitled “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock”.
+Added: Total — — 455,530
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
−Removed: There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s stock during the fourth quarter of 2022.
−Removed: The Company announced a new stock repurchase program that was approved on July 6, 2022.
−Removed: Under the new stock repurchase program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $5.0 million of the Company’s Common Stock, representing approximately 1.4% of its issued and outstanding Common Stock based on the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on July 5, 2022.
−Removed: The program may be limited or terminated at any time without prior notice.
−Removed: The program will expire March 31, 2023.
+Added: There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Common Stock), during the year to date period ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: The Company’s prior stock repurchase program expired on March 31, 2023.
There were no purchases made by or on behalf of us or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2023.
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