GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 29, 2020 07:00AM EDT

October 29, 2020

OLNEY, Md., Oct. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., (Nasdaq- SASR), the parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, announced that the board of directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.30 per share payable on November 18, 2020 to shareholders of record on November 11, 2020. This dividend is consistent with the previous linked quarter and the fourth quarter of 2019.

About Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc./Sandy Spring Bank

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Olney, Maryland, is the holding company for Sandy Spring Bank, a premier community bank in the Greater Washington, D.C. region. With over 65 locations, the bank offers a broad range ofcommercialandretail banking,mortgage,private banking, andtrustservices throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Through its subsidiaries, Rembert Pendleton Jackson, Sandy Spring Insurance CorporationandWest Financial Services, Inc., Sandy Spring Bank also offers a comprehensive menu ofinsuranceandwealth management services.

For additional information or questions, please contact:

Daniel J. Schrider, President & Chief Executive Officer, orPhilip J. Mantua, Executive V.P. & Chief Financial OfficerSandy Spring Bancorp17801 Georgia AvenueOlney, Maryland 208321-800-399-5919E-mail:DSchrider@sandyspringbank.com PMantua@sandyspringbank.comWebsite: www.sandyspringbank.com

Media Contact:Jen Schell301-570-8331jschell@sandyspringbank.com