UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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): July
9, 2008
SANDY
SPRING BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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000-19065
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52-1532952
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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17801
Georgia Avenue, Olney, Maryland 20832
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (301) 774-6400
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
July
9, 2008, Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that
it
will take a provision for loan losses of $6.2 million in the second
quarter.
For
further information, see the Company’s press release dated July 9, 2008,
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Other Exhibits.
Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release dated July 9, 2008
SIGNATURES
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.
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SANDY
SPRING BANCORP, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
July 9, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Hunter R. Hollar
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Hunter
R. Hollar
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Chief
Executive Officer
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