Termination of Registration of a Class of Security Under Section 12(b) (15-12b)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 15

 

Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration

under Section 12( g ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

or Suspension of Duty to File Reports under

Sections 13 and 15( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Commission File No. 001-35768

 

WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

11921 Freedom Drive, Suite 250, Reston, VA 20190 [phone]

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

 

None

(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

 

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

 

Rule 12g-4(a)(1)		x
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)		¨
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)		x
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)		¨
Rule 15d-6		¨
Rule 15d-22(b)		¨

 

 

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: None ____

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

 

	Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., as successor to WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc.
DATE: January 11, 2018	By:		/s/ Ronald E. Kuykendall
			Ronald E. Kuykendall
			General Counsel and Secretary