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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A special meeting of the stockholders of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent holding company for Sandy Spring Bank, was held on February 11, 2020. The final results for the matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the special meeting are as follows:
| 1. | The proposal to approve the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the merger of Revere Bank with and into Sandy Spring Bank: |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||||
| 27,402,217 | 157,760 | 53,450 | 0 | |||||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 11, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing that the stockholders of both the Company and Revere Bank had approved the merger of Revere Bank with and into Sandy Spring Bank. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. | |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 11, 2020 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
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. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: February 11, 2020 | By: | /s/ Aaron M. Kaslow |
| Aaron M. Kaslow | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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