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<B><U>May 2, 2012</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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20832</U></B></P>

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including zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>Item 5.07 Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&#9;The annual meeting of the shareholders of Sandy Spring
Bancorp, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) was held on May 2, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&#9;The matters considered and voted on by the shareholders
at the annual meeting and the vote of the shareholders were as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&#9;The shareholders elected the following individuals
as directors, each for a three-year term, by the following vote:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 72%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 5.4pt">Susan D. Goff</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16,663,026</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,014,468</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 5.4pt">Robert L. Orndorff</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16,648,752</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,028,742</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 5.4pt">Daniel J. Schrider</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">15,869,010</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,808,484</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The shareholders elected the following individuals
as directors, each for a one-year term, by the following vote:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Name</TD><TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Votes Withheld</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 72%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 5.4pt">Robert E. Henel, Jr.</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">17,097,029</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">580,465</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 5.4pt">Gary G. Nakamoto</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">16,537,995</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,139,499</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">There were 3,153,807 broker non-votes in
the election of directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&#9;The shareholders voted in favor of the non-binding
resolution to approve the compensation of the named executive officers by the following vote:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstentions</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">12,869,371</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">4,721,882</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">86,239</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">There were 3,153,809 broker non-votes on
the proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&#9;The shareholders ratified the appointment
of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2012 by the following vote:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstentions</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">20,707,524</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">86,892</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: center">36,885</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line"><B>&nbsp;SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line">&nbsp;(<I>Registrant</I>)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 57%; layout-grid-mode: line">Date: May 3, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-decoration: underline">/s/
    Ronald E. Kuykendall &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line">Ronald E. Kuykendall</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; layout-grid-mode: line">General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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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):
May 2, 2012
SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Maryland
000-19065
52-1532952
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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:
¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07 Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a)	The annual meeting of the shareholders of Sandy Spring
Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 2, 2012.
(b)	The matters considered and voted on by the shareholders
at the annual meeting and the vote of the shareholders were as follows:
1.	The shareholders elected the following individuals
as directors, each for a three-year term, by the following vote:
Name
Shares
Voted For
Votes Withheld
Susan D. Goff
16,663,026
1,014,468
Robert L. Orndorff
16,648,752
1,028,742
Daniel J. Schrider
15,869,010
1,808,484
The shareholders elected the following individuals
as directors, each for a one-year term, by the following vote:
Name
Shares
Voted For
Votes Withheld
Robert E. Henel, Jr.
17,097,029
580,465
Gary G. Nakamoto
16,537,995
1,139,499
There were 3,153,807 broker non-votes in
the election of directors.
2.	The shareholders voted in favor of the non-binding
resolution to approve the compensation of the named executive officers by the following vote:
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Abstentions
12,869,371
4,721,882
86,239
There were 3,153,809 broker non-votes on
the proposal.
3.	The shareholders ratified the appointment
of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2012 by the following vote:
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Abstentions
20,707,524
86,892
36,885
There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.
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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
)
Date: May 3, 2012
By:
/s/
    Ronald E. Kuykendall
Ronald E. Kuykendall
General Counsel and Secretary
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