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10-K/A - SANDY SPRING BANCORP INCv216493_10ka.htm
EX-31.B - SANDY SPRING BANCORP INCv216493_ex31-b.htm
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EX-31.A - SANDY SPRING BANCORP INCv216493_ex31-a.htm
EXHIBIT 32(b)
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certification

I hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the accompanying Form 10-K of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. ("Bancorp") for the year ended December 31, 2010, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and that the information contained in this Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Bancorp.

Dated:  March 29, 2011

/s/ Philip J. Mantua                           
Philip J. Mantua
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer