UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F

                               FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2006
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Check here if Amendment [  ]; Amendment Number: __
This Amendment (Check only one.): [  ] is a restatement.
                                  [  ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
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Address: 17801 Georgia Avenue
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         Olney, Maryland 20832
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Form 13F File Number: 28-13477

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:    Ronald E. Kuykendall
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Title:   Secretary
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Phone:   301-774-8498
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Signature, Place and Date of Signing:

/s/ Ronald E. Kuykendall              Olney, Maryland                     6-1-09
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      [Signature]                      [City, State]                      [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ ]   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
      manager are reported in this report.)

[X]   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
      all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ]   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
      this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
      reported by other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]

Form 13F File Number                        Name

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