Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. to Web Cast Earnings Conference Call On January 29, 2009

• Press Release
• Source: Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
• On 9:00 am EST, Friday January 16, 2009

OLNEY, Md., Jan. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., (NasdaqGS:SASR - News) will announce its 4th quarter earnings on Thursday, January 29th. The company will hold a conference call that day at 2:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss results and answer questions. The conference call will be Web cast live through the Sandy Spring Web site at http://www.sandyspringbank.com. Participants may call 877-795-3604; a password is not necessary. Visitors to the Web site are advised to go to the Investor Relations page and log on 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled start of the call. An internet-based replay will be available at the Investors Relations page of Web site until midnight (ET) February 28, 2009. A telephone voice replay will also be available during that same time period at 888-203-1112. Please use pass code #1250457 to access.

About Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

With $3.3 billion in assets, SASR is the second largest publicly traded banking company headquartered in Maryland. Comprehensive information for investors is available at http://www.sandyspringbank.com.

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          Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
          Daniel J. Schrider, President and Chief Executive Officer
          800-399-5919
          DSchrider@sandyspringbank.com
          www.sandyspringbank.com
          17801 Georgia Avenue
          Olney, Maryland 20832