SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended MARCH 31, 1994

() TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number: O-19065
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Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

Maryland 52-1532952
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(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

17801 Georgia Avenue, Olney, Maryland 20832 301-774-6400
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(Address of principal office) (Zip Code) (Telephone Number)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES X NO
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The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of April 20, 1994 is
2,119,273 shares.

SANDY SPRING BANCORP

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Balance Sheets at
March 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Consolidated Statements of Income for the
Periods Ended March 31, 1994 and 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
the Periods Ended March 31, 1994 and 1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SIGNATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Sandy Spring Bancorp and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

March 31, December 31,
1994 1993
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ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $30,527 $29,595
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 183 12,076
Federal funds sold 11,087 23,385
Residential mortgage loans held for sale 2,461 6,979
Investments available-for-sale (at market) 237,613 234,964
Investments held-to-maturity -- market value of $94,149 (1994) and
$72,032 (1993) 94,491 70,125
Other equity securities 3,963 3,924

Total Loans 322,784 324,372
Less: Allowance for credit losses (6,356) (6,177)
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Loans, net 316,428 318,195

Premises and equipment 13,957 13,914
Accrued interest receivable 5,294 4,631
Other real estate owned 464 1,387
Other assets 3,896 3,290
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TOTAL ASSETS $720,364 $722,465
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LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 87,125 $ 99,899
Interest-bearing deposits 541,892 522,157
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Total deposits 629,017 622,056
Short-term borrowings 20,498 27,307
Long-term borrowings 2,200 2,206
Accrued interest, taxes and other liabilities 2,953 4,505
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 654,668 656,074

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock -- par value $1.00; shares authorized 6,000,000;
shares issued and outstanding 2,110,244 (1993)
and 2,043,856 (1992) 2,119 2,110
Surplus 26,507 26,100
Retained earnings 36,454 35,223
Net unrealized gain on investments available-for-sale 616 2,958
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 65,696 66,391
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $720,364 $722,465
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Sandy Spring Bancorp and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1994 1993
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Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans $6,354 $5,746
Interest on loans held for sale 42 64
Interest on deposits with banks 29 14
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable 3,182 3,255
Nontaxable 1,045 1,041
Interest on federal funds sold 148 191
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TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 10,800 10,311

Interest expense:
Interest on deposits 4,248 4,235
Interest on short-term borrowings 174 110
Interest on long-term borrowings 35 5
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TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 4,457 4,350
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NET INTEREST INCOME 6,343 5,961
Provision for Credit Losses 150 300
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NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION
FOR CREDIT LOSSES 6,193 5,661
Non-Interest Income:
Securities gains 35 14
Service charges on deposit accounts 544 453
Gains on mortgage sales 155 273
Other income 450 316
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TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME 1,184 1,056
Non-Interest Expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits 2,894 2,132
Occupancy expense of premises 448 358
Equipment expenses 355 288
Other expenses 1,275 1,112
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TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSES 4,972 3,890
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Income Before Income Taxes 2,405 2,827
Income Tax Expense 624 750
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NET INCOME $1,781 $2,077
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PER SHARE DATA:
Net Income $0.84 $1.02
Dividends Declared 0.26 0.23

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Sandy Spring Bancorp and Subsidiary
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1994 1993
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income $1,781 $2,077
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 305 251
Provision for credit losses 150 300
Deferred income taxes (125) (135)
Origination of loans held for sale (6,552) (5,305)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale 11,236 10,237
Gains on sales of loans held for sale (155) (171)
Securities gains (35) (14)
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable (663) (51)
Accrued income taxes 624 61
Other accrued expenses (703) (822)
Other -- net (305) 73
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 5,558 6,501
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits with banks 11,893 (5,011)
Purchases of investment securities -- (15,038)
Purchases of investments held-to-maturity (30,206) --
Origination of investments held for sale -- (5,979)
Purchases of investments available-for-sale (42,915) --
Proceeds from sales of investment available-for-sale 8,991 --
Proceeds from maturities and principal payments of investment securities -- 18,337
Proceeds from maturities of investments held-to-maturity 5,869 --
Proceeds from maturities and principal payments of investments available-for-sale 27,215 --
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned 1,132 207
Net decrease in loans receivable 1,434 2,633
Expenditures for premises and equipment (349) (516)
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NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES (16,936) (5,367)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net increase in demand and savings accounts 7,451 6,550
Net decrease in time and other deposits (489) (3,594)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings (6,809) 8,449
Retirement of long-term borrowings (6) (6)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 415 327
Dividends paid (550) (470)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 12 11,256
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (11,366) 12,390
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Quarter 52,980 44,628
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF QUARTER* $41,614 $57,018
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Supplemental Disclosures
Interest payments $10,090 $4,600
Income tax payments $0 $689
Noncash Investing Activities
Transfers from loans to other real estate owned $155 $0
Unrealized loss on investments available-for-sale
net of deferred tax effect of $(1,474) $(2,342) --

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*Cash and cash equivalents include amounts of "Cash and due from banks" and "Federal funds sold" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - GENERAL
The foregoing financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion
of Management, all adjustments (comprising only normal recurring accruals)
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods have
been included. These statements should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and accompanying notes included in Sandy Spring Bancorp's 1993 Annual
Report to Shareholders. The results shown in this interim report are not
necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year 1994.

The accounting and reporting policies of Sandy Spring Bancorp conform to
generally accepted accounting principles and to general practice within the
banking industry. Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts previously
reported to conform with current classifications.

Consolidation has resulted in the elimination of all significant
intercompany accounts and transactions.

NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTING STANDARD PERTAINING TO ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENTS
As of December 31, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 115 which established new classifications and criteria
pertaining to accounting for securities (see Note 1 of Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements contained in the Company's 1993 Annual Report to
Shareholders).

NOTE 3 - NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Net income per common share is based on weighted average number of shares
outstanding of 2,114,328 in 1994 and 2,045,838 in 1993.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
(Consolidated basis, dollars in thousands except per share data)

A. FINANCIAL CONDITION
The Company's total assets were $720,364 at March 31, 1994, compared to
$722,465 at December 31, 1993, declining $2,101 or 0.3% during the first quarter
of 1994. Earning assets decreased $3,243 or 0.5% to $672,582 from $675,825.

Investments held-to-maturity rose $24,366 (up 34.7% to $94,491), funded in
large part by a reallocation of investments from generally shorter term, lower
yielding interest-bearing deposits with banks (down $11,893 or 98.5% to $183)
and federal funds sold (down $12,298 or 52.6% to $11,087). Loans decreased
overall, by $1,588 or 0.5% to $322,784, with declines occurring primarily in the
residential and consumer sectors due to refinancings and heightened competition.
Investments available-for-sale increased $2,649 (up 1.1% to $237,613) despite
market value declines, while residential mortgage loans held for sale decreased
$4,518 or 64.7% to $2,461.

Growth in deposit funding amounted to $6,961, representing an increase of
1.1%, principally in core deposits (defined to include all deposits, except time
deposits of $100,000 or more), to $629,017. Noninterest-bearing deposits
declined $12,774 or 12.8% to $87,125. Core deposits were 88.8% of earning assets
at March 31, 1994. Short-term borrowings fell $6,809 or 24.9% during the first
quarter as a $5,000 advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta matured.

LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST RATIO SENSITIVITY
The Company's liquidity position exceeds anticipated short and long term
funding needs at March 31, 1994.

Internally generated funds available at March 31, 1994 consisted primarily
of cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing deposits with banks, maturities
of investments held-to-maturity due within one year, investments available-for-
sale and residential mortgage loans held for sale and totaled $319,133 or 44.3%
of total assets.

Core deposits rose by $6,105 during first quarter 1994, while loans
declined from December 31, 1993.

At March 31, 1994, the Company had an asset sensitive position cumulative
to one year of $12,477 or 1.7% of total assets, indicating the assumption of
relatively low interest rate risk.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company recorded a total risk-based capital ratio of 18.48% at
March 31, 1994 compared to 17.74% at December 31, 1993; a Tier 1 risk-based
capital ratio of 17.22% compared to 16.48%; and a capital leverage ratio of
9.14% compared to 9.48%. Capital adequacy, as measured by these ratios, was well
above regulatory requirements.

Stockholders' equity totaled $65,696 (including a net unrealized gain of
$616 on investments available-for-sale) at March 31, 1994, a decrease of 1.0%
from $66,391 (including a net unrealized gain of $2,958) at December 31, 1993.
Internal capital generation provided $1,231 in additional equity during the
first three months of 1994, occurring at an annualized rate of 7.8% versus 10.3%
for the year ended December 31, 1993. External capital formation amounted to
$416 for the quarter ended March 31, 1994, resulting from issuance of 4,085
shares under the dividend reinvestment plan and 4,950 shares through employee
related programs.

First quarter dividends were $550 or $0.26 per share in 1994 compared to
$470 or $0.23 per share in 1993, for payout ratios of 30.88% and 22.63%,
respectively.

B. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - 3 MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1994 AND 1993
Net income for the first three months of the year declined 14.3% in 1994,
to $1,781 ($0.84 per share) from year earlier $2,077 ($1.02 per share). First
quarter results in 1994 include a non-recurring expense, after tax, of
approximately $178 ($0.08 per share) attributable to the accounting recognition
of special early retirement benefits extended to certain long term employees.

Net income equates to an annualized first quarter return on average assets
of 1.03% in 1994 compared to 1.35% in 1993 and returns on average equity of
11.22% and 16.35%, respectively.

NET INTEREST INCOME
First quarter net interest income was $6,343 in 1994, an increase of 6.4%
over $5,961 in 1993, as a decline in net interest spread to 3.66% from 3.97% was
more than offset by a higher volume of earning assets.

First quarter tax-equivalent interest income increased $486 or 4.5% in
1994, compared to 1993. Average earning assets rose 13.7% over the period while
the average yield earned on those assets declined by 59 basis points.

Comparing the first quarter of 1994 versus 1993, average loans grew 19.8%
to $323,500 (48.7% of average earning assets) while experiencing a 64 basis
point decline in average yield. Most of the increase in loans outstanding
involved the commercial sector of the portfolio, reflecting in part the merger
with First Montgomery Bank effective December 1, 1993. Average securities rose
13.1% to $278,334 (47.4% of average earning assets) and recorded an 82 basis
point decrease in average yield.

First quarter interest expense increased $107 or 2.5%, as a net result of
9.1% higher average interest-bearing liabilities and a 28 basis point decline in
average rate paid.

A greater level of interest-free funding of earning assets during the first
three months of 1994 versus the comparable period of 1993 resulted in a lower 23
basis point decline in the net interest margin compared to the 31 basis point
decrease in net interest spread previously mentioned.

CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT
The first quarter provision for credit losses was $150 in 1994 or 50% below
the 1993 level. Net recoveries of $29 were recorded for the three month period
in 1994 versus net charge-offs of $21 a year earlier. At March 31, 1994,
commercial construction and development credits, considered to be a higher risk
category of loans, comprised less that 2% of total loans, while traditional
first and second home mortgages, generally considered to be a lower risk
category, amounted to 33.8%.

Nonperforming assets, expressed as a percentage of total loans plus other
real estate owned, fell to 1.15% at March 31, 1994 from 1.48% at December 31,
1993.

At March 31, 1994, the allowance for credit losses was 1.97% of total loans
versus 1.90% at December 31, 1993. The allowance for credit losses covered
nonperforming loans approximately two times at March 31, 1994, slightly above
the coverage at December 31, 1993.

NON-INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSES
First quarter non-interest income rose $128 or 12.1% to $1,184 in 1994 from
$1,056 in 1993. Major contributors included higher service charge income (up $91
or 20.1%) reflecting growth in deposit accounts and a rise in commissions and
fees from trust service, mutual fund and annuity sales and servicing of
mortgages sold (aggregate increase of $59 or 30.5%).

First quarter non-interest expenses increased $1,082 or 27.8% to $4,972 in
1994 from $3,890 in 1993, attributable primarily to staff increases,
nonrecurring early retirement benefits (discussed above), and to costs
associated with the First Montgomery Bank merger effective December 1, 1993.

Average full-time-equivalent employees rose to 277 from 241 (up 14.9%),
reflecting the staffing of three additional branches.

INCOME TAXES
The first quarter effective tax rate was 25.9% in 1994 compared to 26.5% in
1993.

ANALYSIS OF CREDIT RISK
(Dollars in thousands)

Activity in the allowance for credit losses is shown below:

3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
March 31, 1994 December 31, 1993
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Balance, January 1 $6,177 $3,816
Provision for credit losses 150 950
Allowance from merger transaction -- 1,158
Loan charge-offs:
Real estate-mortgage 0 0
Real estate-construction 0 0
Consumer (5) (104)
Commercial (4) (29)
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Total charge-offs (9) (133)

Loan recoveries:
Real estate-mortgage 1 54
Real estate-construction 0 0
Consumer 15 79
Commercial 22 253
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Total recoveries 38 386
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Net recoveries 29 253
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BALANCE, PERIOD END $6,356 $6,177
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Net recoveries to average loans
(annual basis) 0.04% 0.09%
Allowance to total loans 1.97% 1.90%

Balance sheet risk inherent in the lending function is presented as follows at
the dates indicated:

March 31, December 31,
1994 1993
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Non-accrual loans $2,707 $2,933
Loans 90 days past due 555 517
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Total Nonperforming Loans* 3,262 3,450
Other real estate owned 464 1,387
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TOTAL NONPERFORMING ASSETS $3,726 $4,837
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Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.52% 0.67%
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* There were no restructured loans at the end of either period. Those performing
loans considered potential problem loans, as defined and identified by
management, amounted to $14,762 at March 31, 1994, compared to $15,174 at
December 31, 1993. Although these are loans where known information about the
borrowers' possible credit problems causes management to have serious doubts as
to their ability to comply with the present loan repayment terms, most are well
collateralized and are not believed to present significant risk of loss.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SANDY SPRING BANCORP, INC.
(Registrant)

By: /s/ Hunter R. Hollar
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Hunter R. Hollar
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 13, 1994

By: /s/ Thomas O. Keech
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Thomas O. Keech
Vice President and Treasurer

Date: May 13, 1994