Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. to Web Cast Earnings Conference Call On October 22, 2009

• Press Release
• Source: Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
• On 1:54 pm EDT, Thursday October 8, 2009

OLNEY, Md., Oct. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:SASR - News) will announce its 3rd quarter earnings on Thursday, October 22nd. 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 www.sandyspringbank.com. Participants may call 800-765-0709; 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 Investor Relations page of the Web site until 11:59 p.m. (ET), November 21, 2009. A telephone voice replay will also be available during that same time period at 888-203-1112. Please use ID #7548411 to access.

About Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

With $3.6 billion in assets, SASR is the largest publicly traded banking company headquartered in Maryland. Comprehensive information for investors is available at 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