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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December
15, 2010
SANDY SPRING BANCORP,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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000-19065
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52-1532952
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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17801 Georgia Avenue, Olney,
Maryland 20832
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (301) 774-6400
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events
On December 15, 2010, Sandy Spring
Bancorp, Inc. issued a news release announcing that it has redeemed all of the
remaining shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series
A, that it sold to the U.S. Department of the Treasury as part of the Capital
Purchase Program. A copy of the news release is included as Exhibit
99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
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Number
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Description | |
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 15, 2010
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
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Date: December
15,
2010
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By:
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/s/ Ronald E. Kuykendall | |
| Ronald E. Kuykendall | |||
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General
Counsel and Secretary
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