diff --git a/runtime/syntax/sh.vim b/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
index 4c59173..97e74d2 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/sh.vim
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:		This runtime file is looking for a new maintainer.
 " Previous Maintainers:	Charles E. Campbell
 " 		Lennart Schultz <Lennart.Schultz@ecmwf.int>
-" Last Change:		Feb 28, 2023
-"   2024 Feb 19 by Vim Project (announce adoption)
+" Last Change:		2024 Mar 04 by Vim Project
 " Version:		208
 " Former URL:		http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_SH
 " For options and settings, please use:      :help ft-sh-syntax
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@
 elseif !exists("g:sh_no_error")
  syn region shCommandSub matchgroup=Error start="\$(" end=")" contains=@shCommandSubList
 endif
-syn region shCmdParenRegion matchgroup=shCmdSubRegion start="(\ze[^(]" skip='\\\\\|\\.' end=")" contains=@shCommandSubList
+syn region shCmdParenRegion matchgroup=shCmdSubRegion start="((\@!" skip='\\\\\|\\.' end=")" contains=@shCommandSubList
 
 if exists("b:is_bash")
  syn cluster shCommandSubList add=bashSpecialVariables,bashStatement
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/sh_11_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/sh_11_00.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2d1d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/sh_11_00.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+>#+0#0000e05#ffffff0|!|/|b|i|n|/|b|a|s|h| +0#0000000&@63
+@75
+|#+0#0000e05&| |I|s@1|u|e| |#|9|6|2| +0#0000000&@62
+@75
+|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@69
+@2|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@65
+|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |o|k| +0#0000000&@68
+@75
+|i+0#af5f00255&|f| |t|r|u|e|;| +0#0000000&|t+0#af5f00255&|h|e|n| +0#0000000&@61
+@75
+@2|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |o|k| +0#0000000&@54
+@75
+@2|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |o|k| +0#0000000&@52
+@75
+@2|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@67
+@4|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@63
+@2|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |p|a|r|e|n| |e|r@1|o|r|!| +0#0000000&@56
+@75
+|f+0#af5f00255&|i| +0#0000000&@72
+|i|s|_|b|a|s|h|:| |1|,| @45|1|,|1| @10|T|o|p| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/sh_11_99.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/sh_11_99.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9612dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/sh_11_99.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+| +0&#ffffff0@74
+|#+0#0000e05&| |I|s@1|u|e| |#|9|6|2| +0#0000000&@62
+@75
+|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@69
+@2|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@65
+|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |o|k| +0#0000000&@68
+@75
+|i+0#af5f00255&|f| |t|r|u|e|;| +0#0000000&|t+0#af5f00255&|h|e|n| +0#0000000&@61
+@75
+@2|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |o|k| +0#0000000&@54
+@75
+@2|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |o|k| +0#0000000&@52
+@75
+@2|a+0#00e0e07&|r@1|=+0#0000000&|(+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&@67
+@4|1+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|2+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|3+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&|4+0#e000002&| +0#0000000&@63
+@2|)+0#e000e06&| +0#0000000&|#+0#0000e05&| |p|a|r|e|n| |e|r@1|o|r|!| +0#0000000&@56
+@75
+|f+0#af5f00255&|i| +0#0000000&@72
+> @74
+@57|2|0|,|0|-|1| @7|B|o|t| 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/sh_11.sh b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/sh_11.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6e192fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/sh_11.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Issue #962
+
+arr=(
+  1 2 3 4
+) # ok
+
+if true; then
+
+  arr=(1 2 3 4) # ok
+
+  arr=( 1 2 3 4 ) # ok
+
+  arr=(
+    1 2 3 4
+  ) # paren error!
+
+fi
+