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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-1532952</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>17801 Georgia Avenue, Olney, Maryland</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>20832</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Plan</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Aaron M. Kaslow, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Administration Officer and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>17801 Georgia Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Olney, Maryland 20832 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(301) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">774-6400</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Edward G. Olifer, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stephen F. Donahoe, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suzanne A. Walker, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kilpatrick Townsend&nbsp;&amp; Stockton LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20004 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">508-5800</FONT> </B></P>
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filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;), Sandy
Spring Bancorp, Inc. (the &#147;Corporation&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;) is registering 700,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), that may be issued under the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2024
Equity Plan (the &#147;2024 Plan&#148;), which was approved by the Company&#146;s shareholders on May&nbsp;22, 2024 (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;). Concurrently herewith, the Corporation is filing a Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to
Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-204746</FONT> relating to shares of Common Stock that are authorized for issuance under the 2024 Plan consisting of (a)&nbsp;a number of shares that remained available for issuance
under the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;Prior Plan&#148;) as of the Effective Date, plus (b)&nbsp;any shares of Common Stock that are subject to awards under the Prior Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged
or surrendered, settled in cash or that otherwise terminate or expire without a distribution of shares of Common Stock to the Prior Plan participant (but excluding any shares of Common Stock surrendered or withheld as payment of either the exercise
price of an award under the Prior Plan or withholding taxes in respect of an award under the Prior Plan). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information specified in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> The documents containing the information specified
in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) allows the Corporation to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; in this
Registration Statement the information in the documents that it files with the SEC, which means that the Corporation can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement is considered to be a part of this Registration Statement, and information in documents that the Corporation files later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in documents filed earlier
with the SEC or contained in this Registration Statement. The Corporation incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the documents listed below and any future filings that it may make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, except that the Corporation is not incorporating by reference any information that is deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the
SEC&#146;s rules. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> and Current Reports on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (other than Current Reports furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K),</FONT> as well as proxy statements. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441024000011/sasr-20231231.htm">February&nbsp;20, 2024</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Corporation&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the period
ended March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441024000019/sasr-20240331.htm">May&nbsp;3, 2024</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Corporation&#146;s Current Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;filed</FONT> on
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441024000004/sasr-20240123.htm">January&nbsp;23, 2024</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The portions of the Corporation&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000119312524091479/d784978ddef14a.htm">April&nbsp;10,
 2024</A> that are incorporated by reference into Part III of the Corporation&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> referred to above; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The description of the Corporation&#146;s Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share,&nbsp;contained in&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441020000004/exhibit411.htm">Exhibit 4.1.1</A>&nbsp;to the Corporation&#146;s Annual Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;for</FONT> the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed on February&nbsp;21, 2020, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Corporation will furnish without charge to you, upon written or oral request, a copy of
any or all of the documents described above, except for exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. Requests for copies should be addressed to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>17801 Georgia Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Olney, Maryland 20832 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Attention: Corporate Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(301)&nbsp;774-6400</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;2-418&nbsp;of</FONT> the Maryland General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may
indemnify directors and officers against liabilities they may incur in such capacities unless it is established that: (a)&nbsp;the directors act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i)&nbsp;was committed in bad
faith or (ii)&nbsp;was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; or (b)&nbsp;the director actually received an improper personal benefit; or (c)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe that the
act or omission was unlawful. A corporation is required to indemnify directors and officers against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them in such capacities if they are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such
actions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;2-418&nbsp;of</FONT> the Maryland General Corporation Law further provides that
the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer seeking indemnification may be entitled under, among other things, any bylaw or charter provision, or resolution of stockholders or directors,
agreement, or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article XV of the Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. requires indemnification of officers
and directors as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to applicable provisions of federal law, the Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent
permissible under the Maryland General Corporation Law any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, and any individual who serves or served at the Corporation&#146;s request as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in any proceeding in which the individual is made a party as a result of his service in such capacity. An individual will not be
indemnified if (i)&nbsp;it is established that the act or omission at issue was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a)&nbsp;was committed in bad faith, or (b)&nbsp;was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;
(ii)&nbsp;the individual actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property, or services; or (iii)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, the individual had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. In the
event any litigation is brought against a director of this Corporation, authorization is hereby made to advance all expenses needed by the director to defend the lawsuit. There shall be no obligation to repay the expenses forwarded, unless it shall
be determined ultimately by the Corporation, in accordance with the provisions of this Article XV and the Maryland General Corporation law, that the director shall not be entitled to indemnification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rights of indemnification provided for in this Article XV shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be
entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Rights of indemnification under this Article XV shall continue as to a person who has ceased to serve in one of the capacities listed in the
immediately preceding paragraph and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/0000950109-96-004950.txt">Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report
 on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 1996, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;0-19065)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000114420412015216/v305172_ex3b.htm">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Registrant&#146;s
 Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;0-19065)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000114420418024681/tv492351_ex3-1.htm">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
 Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;2, 2018, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;0-19065)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441022000050/exhibit31-bylawsasamendeda.htm">Bylaws of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on
 Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on December&nbsp;16, 2022, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;0-19065)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000082441020000004/exhibit411.htm">Description of Common Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;0-19065)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/824410/000119312524091479/d784978ddef14a.htm">Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Annex B of the Registrant&#146;s
 Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April&nbsp;10, 2024, SEC File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;0-19065)</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d785853dex43.htm">Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d785853dex44.htm">Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Time-Based Vesting)* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d785853dex45.htm">Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d785853dex51.htm">Opinion of Kilpatrick Townsend&nbsp;&amp; Stockton LLP* </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d785853dex231.htm">Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP* </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however,</I> that
paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Olney,
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Daniel J. Schrider</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Daniel J. Schrider</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. hereby severally constitutes and appoints Daniel J. Schrider,
Charles S. Cullum and Aaron M. Kaslow, and each of them acting alone, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any subsequent registration statement
filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory
body, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May&nbsp;22, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Daniel J. Schrider</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Daniel J. Schrider</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ralph F. Boyd</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kenneth C. Cook</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
52-1532952
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
17801 Georgia Avenue, Olney, Maryland
20832
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
Aaron M. Kaslow, Esq.
Executive Vice President,
Chief Administration Officer and General Counsel
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
17801 Georgia Avenue
Olney, Maryland 20832
(301)
774-6400
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Edward G. Olifer, Esq.
Stephen F. Donahoe, Esq.
Suzanne A. Walker, Esq.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: (202)
508-5800
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(the "Registration Statement"), Sandy
Spring Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation" or the "Registrant") is registering 700,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), that may be issued under the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2024
Equity Plan (the "2024 Plan"), which was approved by the Company's shareholders on May 22, 2024 (the "Effective Date"). Concurrently herewith, the Corporation is filing a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement
No. 333-204746
relating to shares of Common Stock that are authorized for issuance under the 2024 Plan consisting of (a) a number of shares that remained available for issuance
under the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Prior Plan") as of the Effective Date, plus (b) any shares of Common Stock that are subject to awards under the Prior Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged
or surrendered, settled in cash or that otherwise terminate or expire without a distribution of shares of Common Stock to the Prior Plan participant (but excluding any shares of Common Stock surrendered or withheld as payment of either the exercise
price of an award under the Prior Plan or withholding taxes in respect of an award under the Prior Plan).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information specified in Part I of Form
S-8
is omitted from this Registration Statement in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
The documents containing the information specified
in Part I of Form
S-8
will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") allows the Corporation to "incorporate by reference" in this
Registration Statement the information in the documents that it files with the SEC, which means that the Corporation can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement is considered to be a part of this Registration Statement, and information in documents that the Corporation files later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in documents filed earlier
with the SEC or contained in this Registration Statement. The Corporation incorporates by reference in this Registration Statement the documents listed below and any future filings that it may make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, except that the Corporation is not incorporating by reference any information that is deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the
SEC's rules. These documents include periodic reports, such as Annual Reports on Form
10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
and Current Reports on Form
8-K
(other than Current Reports furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form
8-K),
as well as proxy statements.
•
The Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended
December 31, 2023, filed on
February 20, 2024
;
•
The Corporation's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
for the period
ended March 31, 2024, filed on
May 3, 2024
;
•
The Corporation's Current Report
on Form 8-K filed
on
January 23, 2024
;
•
The portions of the Corporation's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on
April 10,
 2024
that are incorporated by reference into Part III of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K
referred to above; and
•
The description of the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, contained in
Exhibit 4.1.1
to the Corporation's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for
the year ended
December 31, 2019, filed on February 21, 2020, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
The Corporation will furnish without charge to you, upon written or oral request, a copy of
any or all of the documents described above, except for exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. Requests for copies should be addressed to:
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
17801 Georgia Avenue
Olney, Maryland 20832
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone:
(301) 774-6400
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 2-418 of
the Maryland General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may
indemnify directors and officers against liabilities they may incur in such capacities unless it is established that: (a) the directors act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad
faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; or (b) the director actually received an improper personal benefit; or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe that the
act or omission was unlawful. A corporation is required to indemnify directors and officers against expenses they may incur in defending actions against them in such capacities if they are successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of such
actions.
Section 2-418 of
the Maryland General Corporation Law further provides that
the foregoing provisions shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer seeking indemnification may be entitled under, among other things, any bylaw or charter provision, or resolution of stockholders or directors,
agreement, or otherwise.
Article XV of the Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. requires indemnification of officers
and directors as follows:
Subject to applicable provisions of federal law, the Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent
permissible under the Maryland General Corporation Law any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, and any individual who serves or served at the Corporation's request as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in any proceeding in which the individual is made a party as a result of his service in such capacity. An individual will not be
indemnified if (i) it is established that the act or omission at issue was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith, or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;
(ii) the individual actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property, or services; or (iii) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the individual had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. In the
event any litigation is brought against a director of this Corporation, authorization is hereby made to advance all expenses needed by the director to defend the lawsuit. There shall be no obligation to repay the expenses forwarded, unless it shall
be determined ultimately by the Corporation, in accordance with the provisions of this Article XV and the Maryland General Corporation law, that the director shall not be entitled to indemnification.
The rights of indemnification provided for in this Article XV shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be
entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Rights of indemnification under this Article XV shall continue as to a person who has ceased to serve in one of the capacities listed in the
immediately preceding paragraph and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.
Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1.1
Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Quarterly Report
 on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 1996, SEC File
No. 0-19065)
3.1.2
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Registrant's
 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2011, SEC File
No. 0-19065)
3.1.3
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
 Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on May 2, 2018, SEC File
No. 0-19065)
3.2
Bylaws of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on
 Form
8-K
filed on December 16, 2022, SEC File
No. 0-19065)
4.1
Description of Common Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019, SEC File
No. 0-19065)
4.2
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Annex B of the Registrant's
 Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 10, 2024, SEC File
No. 0-19065)
4.3
Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement*
4.4
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (Time-Based Vesting)*
4.5
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement*
5.1
Opinion of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP*
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP*
23.2
Consent of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)*
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement)*
107
Calculation of Filing Fee Table*
*
Filed herewith
Item 9. Undertakings.
A.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
i.
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
ii.
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement; and
iii.
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
Provided, however,
that
paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form
S-8,
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Olney,
State of Maryland, on May 22, 2024.
SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Daniel J. Schrider
Daniel J. Schrider
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. hereby severally constitutes and appoints Daniel J. Schrider,
Charles S. Cullum and Aaron M. Kaslow, and each of them acting alone, as his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any subsequent registration statement
filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory
body, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or either of them individually, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May 22, 2024.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Daniel J. Schrider
Daniel J. Schrider
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Director)
May 22, 2024
/s/ Charles S. Cullum
Charles S. Cullum
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 22, 2024
/s/ Ralph F. Boyd
Ralph F. Boyd
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Kenneth C. Cook
Kenneth C. Cook
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Mark E. Friis
Mark E. Friis
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Brian J. Lemek
Brian J. Lemek
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Pamela A. Little
Pamela A. Little
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Mark C. Michael
Mark C. Michael
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Mark C. Micklem
Mark C. Micklem
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Christina B. O'Meara
Christina B. O'Meara
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Robert L. Orndorff
Robert L. Orndorff
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Craig A. Ruppert
Craig A. Ruppert
Director
May 22, 2024
/s/ Mona Abutaleb Stephenson
Mona Abutaleb Stephenson
Director
May 22, 2024