Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., Olney, Maryland -- (1) to merge with WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc., Reston, Virginia, and thereby indirectly acquire WashingtonFirst Bank; (2) to acquire 1st Portfolio, Inc., Fairfax, a nonbank subsidiary of WashingtonFirst Bankshares; and (3) for Sandy Spring Bank, Olney, Maryland, to merge with WashingtonFirst Bank, Reston, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, November 20, 2017