Shore Bancshares (SHBI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James M. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.8M in 2025, up 51% from $1.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 26:1, on median employee pay of $69,162.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$1.8M+51% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
26:1median $69,162
CEO pay in equity
30%$524,978 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
CEO At-Risk Pay
56%Percentage of total CEO compensation
CEO Equity Pay
33%Delivered in equity compensation
NEO At-Risk Pay
41%For other named executive officers
NEO Equity Pay
21%For other named executive officers

How Burke was paid

$1.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary40%Stock awards30%Non-equity incentive22%Pension and deferred comp6%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James M. BurkePresident and Chief Executive Officer$1,772,098
Charles S. CullumEVP, Chief Financial Officer$1,076,967
Todd L. CapitaniFormer Chief Financial Officer$569,009
B. Scot EbronEVP, Chief Banking Officer$803,983
Donna J. StevensEVP, Chief Operations Officer$830,732
Christy LombardiEVP, Chief Human Resources Officer$718,460

What changed and why

  • $1.8MCEO total compensation increased to $1,772,098 in fiscal 2025 from $1,171,590 in fiscal 2024.
  • 56%At-risk compensation comprises 56% of the CEO pay and 41% for other named executive officers.
  • 33%Equity compensation represents 33% of the CEO pay and 21% for other named executive officers.
  • 91.7%Say-on-pay advisory vote support reached 91.7% at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
  • $1.1MCharles S. Cullum joined as Chief Financial Officer on April 21, 2025, receiving total compensation of $1,076,967.
  • Todd L. Capitani terminated employment as Chief Financial Officer on August 15, 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.