Philip J Mantua Form 4 SANDY SPRING BANCORP / Philip J Mantua ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mantua Philip J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

SANDY SRPING BANCORP, INC.

17801 GEORGIA AVENUE

(Street)

OLNEY MD 20832

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SANDY SPRING BANCORP INC [ SASR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/15/2022		A		4,610.6755	A	(1)	45,095.5294	D
Common Stock	02/15/2022		F		1,616.6755(2)	D	$47.04	43,478.8539	D
Common Stock								11,522.5746	I	401(k) Plan
Common Stock								567	D(3)
Common Stock								1,163	D(4)
Common Stock								3,333	D(5)
Common Stock								929	D(6)
Common Stock								3,397	D(7)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On March 6, 2019, the reporting person was granted shares of restricted stock that vested based on certain performance criteria for the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021. Satisfaction of the performance criteria resulted in the reported shares being earned.

2. Performance-based restricted stock vested this date net of taxes.

3. Restricted stock awarded under 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan vests in equal installments annually for five years beginning April 1, 2018.

4. Restricted stock awarded under 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan vests in equal installments annually for five years beginning on April 25, 2019.

5. Restricted stock awarded under 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan will vest ratably on April 1, 2021, April 1, 2022, and April 1 2023.

6. Restricted stock awarded under 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan vests in equal installments annually for three years beginning April 1, 2020.

7. Restricted stock awarded under 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan will vest ratably on April 1, 2022, April 1, 2023, and April 1 2024.

	/s/ Janet VA Replogle, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Mantua	02/16/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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