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Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/SASR. Step 2: Click on Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Step 3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in. www.envisionreports.com/SASR Online Go to www.envisionreports.com/SASR or scan the QR code — login details are located in the shaded bar below. The Sample Company Shareholder Meeting Notice 03BM7D + + Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Virtual Only Special Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on November 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the special shareholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the special meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important! This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The Special Meeting Proxy Statement to shareholders is available at: Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request as instructed on the reverse side on or before November 6, 2020 to facilitate timely delivery. 2 N O T Easy Online Access — View your proxy materials and vote. When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials. Step 4: Make your selections as instructed on each screen for your delivery preferences. Step 5: Vote your shares. MMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMM MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 ADD 5 ADD 6 ENDORSEMENT_LINE______________ SACKPACK_____________ 1234 5678 9012 345 C 1234567890 C O Y 000004 MMMMMMM Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select delivery preferences: Current and future delivery requests can be submitted using the options below. If you request an email copy, you will receive an email with a link to the current meeting materials. PLEASE NOTE: You must use the number in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a copy of the proxy materials. — Internet – Go to www.envisionreports.com/SASR. Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. — Phone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276. — Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.” in the subject line. Include your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse side, and state that you want a paper copy of the meeting materials. To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of proxy materials must be received by November 6, 2020. Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.’s Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, virtually via the internet at www.meetingcenter.io/238391765. To access the virtual meeting, you must have the 15-digit number that is printed in the shaded bar located on the reverse side of this form. The password for this meeting is — SASR2020. Proposal to be voted on at the meeting is listed below along with the board of directors’ recommendations. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal 1: 1. To approve the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as Amended and Restated. PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must go online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. Shareholder Meeting Notice

Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/SASR. Step 2: Click on Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Step 3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in. www.envisionreports.com/SASR Online Go to www.envisionreports.com/SASR or scan the QR code — login details are located in the shaded bar below. The Sample Company Shareholder Meeting Notice 03BM7D + + Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Virtual Only Special Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on November 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the special shareholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the special meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important! This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The Special Meeting Proxy Statement to shareholders is available at: Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request as instructed on the reverse side on or before November 6, 2020 to facilitate timely delivery. 2 N O T Easy Online Access — View your proxy materials and vote. When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials. Step 4: Make your selections as instructed on each screen for your delivery preferences. Step 5: Vote your shares. MMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMM MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 ADD 5 ADD 6 ENDORSEMENT_LINE______________ SACKPACK_____________ 1234 5678 9012 345 C 1234567890 C O Y 000004 MMMMMMM Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select delivery preferences: Current and future delivery requests can be submitted using the options below. If you request an email copy, you will receive an email with a link to the current meeting materials. PLEASE NOTE: You must use the number in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a copy of the proxy materials. — Internet – Go to www.envisionreports.com/SASR. Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. — Phone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276. — Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.” in the subject line. Include your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse side, and state that you want a paper copy of the meeting materials. To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of proxy materials must be received by November 6, 2020. Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.’s Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, virtually via the internet at www.meetingcenter.io/238391765. To access the virtual meeting, you must have the 15-digit number that is printed in the shaded bar located on the reverse side of this form. The password for this meeting is — SASR2020. Proposal to be voted on at the meeting is listed below along with the board of directors’ recommendations. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal 1: 1. To approve the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as Amended and Restated. PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must go online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. Shareholder Meeting Notice