GlobeNewswire Inc | Jul 30, 2020 07:00AM EDT

July 30, 2020

OLNEY, Md., July 30, 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 August 19, 2020 to shareholders of record on August 12, 2020. This dividend is consistent with the previous linked quarter and the third 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, or Philip J. Mantua, Executive V.P. & Chief Financial Officer Sandy Spring Bancorp 17801 Georgia Avenue Olney, Maryland 20832 1-800-399-5919 E-mail:DSchrider@sandyspringbank.com PMantua@sandyspringbank.com Website:www.sandyspringbank.com

Media Contact: Jen Schell 301-570-8331 jschell@sandyspringbank.com