[LETTERHEAD OF SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.]
September 6, 2017
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
| Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness |
| File No. 333-219353 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of Regulation C, and in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4, Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that said Registration Statement on Form S-4 be declared effective on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please telephone Aaron M. Kaslow of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP at 202.508.5825.
Very truly yours,
SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.
/s/ Ronald E. Kuykendall
Ronald E. Kuykendall, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
| cc: | David Gessert, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
