SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Tay Tala

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3035 LEONARDTOWN ROAD

(Street)

WALDORF

20601

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP /MD/ [ TCFC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
EVP & CRO of Subsidiary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/01/2023		D		2,051⁽¹⁾	D	$0.0000⁽²⁾	0.0000	D
Common Stock	07/01/2023		D		242	D	$0.0000⁽²⁾	0.0000	I	By ESOP
Common Stock	07/01/2023		D		159	D	$0.0000⁽³⁾	0.0000	I	By Restricted Stock Units
Common Stock	07/01/2023		D		167	D	$0.0000⁽³⁾	0.0000	I	By Restricted Stock Units II
Common Stock	07/01/2023		D		159	D	$0.0000⁽³⁾	0.0000	I	By Restricted Stock Units III
Common Stock	07/01/2023		D		202	D	$0.0000⁽³⁾	0.0000	I	By Restricted Stock Units IV
Common Stock	07/01/2023		D		319	D	$0.0000⁽³⁾	0.0000	I	By Restricted Stock Units V

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The amount held directly also reflects an increase in beneficial ownership resulting from an exempt acquisition of common stock under The Community Financial Corporation Dividend Reinvestment Plan pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

2. Disposed of in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer and Shore Bancshares, Inc. ("SHBI"), dated December 14, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which the Issuer was merged with and into SHBI on July 1, 2023 (the "Effective Time"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of the Issuer's common stock was converted into the right to receive 2.3287 shares of SHBI common stock (the "Exchange Ratio") and cash in lieu of fractional shares. On June 30, 2023, the closing price of TCFC's common stock was $27.09 per share and the closing price of SHBI's common stock was $11.56 per share.

3. At the Effective Time of the merger, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each Issuer Restrictive Stock Unit was converted into a time-based restricted stock unit denominated in shares of SHBI common stock based on the Exchange Ratio (rounded to the nearest whole share) ("SHBI RSUs") and remain subject to the same terms and conditions as applied immediately prior to the Effective Time.

	/s/ Christy Lombardi, Power of Attorney	07/03/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by Tay Tala