OLNEY, Md., July 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandy Spring Bancorp,
Inc., (Nasdaq:SASR) will announce its 2nd quarter earnings on Thursday,
July 19th. 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 877-317-6789; 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 9:00 a.m. (ET) August 20,
2012. A telephone voice replay will also be available during that same
time period at 877-344-7529. Please use ID # 10015482 to access.

About Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

With $3.9 billion in assets, SASR is the largest publicly traded
banking company headquartered and operating in Maryland. Comprehensive
information for investors is available at www.sandyspringbank.com.

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