UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): March 13, 2006
| | Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | |
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| | (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:
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| | 17801 Georgia Avenue
Olney, MD 20832 | |
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| | (Address and zip code of principal executive offices) | |
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| | 301-774-6400 | |
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| | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |
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| Item 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
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Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. is distributing the letter to shareholders included in Exhibit 99.1 hereto together with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and its proxy statement for the 2006 annual meeting of shareholders beginnin on or about March 13, 2006.
See Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURE
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. |
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| | By: | /s/ Hunter R Hollar |
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| | Name: | Hunter R Hollar |
| | Title: | President and CEO |
| | Date: | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |
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