Prepared and Filed by St Ives Financial

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):  March 13, 2006

  Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.  
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:  

  Maryland    
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  


   17801 Georgia Avenue

Olney, MD 20832		  
 
 		  
  (Address and zip code of principal executive offices)  
     
  301-774-6400  
 
 
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)  

 

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Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
   
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. is distributing the letter to shareholders included in Exhibit 99.1 hereto together with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and its proxy statement for the 2006 annual meeting of shareholders beginnin on or about March 13, 2006.

 

Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
   
See Exhibit 99.1.

 

SIGNATURE

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.

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
       
By: /s/ Hunter R Hollar
Name: Hunter R Hollar
Title: President and CEO
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006