GlobeNewswire Inc | Apr 29, 2021 07:00AM EDT

April 29, 2021

OLNEY, Md., April 29, 2021 (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 $0.32 per share payable on May 19, 2021 to shareholders of record on May 12, 2021. This dividend is consistent with the previous linked quarter, and $0.02 more than the second quarter of 2020.

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 60 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.comPMantua@sandyspringbank.comWebsite: www.sandyspringbank.com

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