Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Mohan Madhu K	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. [ WFBI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 11921 FREEDOM DRIVE, SUITE 250	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2018
(Street) RESTON, VA 20190 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	1/1/2018		D		45268.0000	D	$0.0000 ⁽¹⁾	0.0000	D
Common Stock	1/1/2018		D		29993.0000	D	$0.0000 ⁽¹⁾	0.0000	I	By Mangal Katikineni, IRA
Common Stock	1/1/2018		D		213284.0000	D	$0.0000 ⁽¹⁾	0.0000	I	By MMK Family Trust
Common Stock	1/1/2018		D		5660.0000	D	$0.0000 ⁽¹⁾	0.0000	I	By the Nisha Katikineni Trust
Common Stock	1/1/2018		D		11019.0000	D	$0.0000 ⁽¹⁾	0.0000	I	By the Sheela Katinkineni Trust

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

(1)

Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 15, 2017, by and among Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. ("Sandy Spring"), WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. ("WashingtonFirst") and Touchdown Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sandy Spring ("Merger Sub"). Merger Sub merged (the "First-Step Merger") with and into WashingtonFirst, with WashingtonFirst continuing as the surviving entity and immediately thereafter, WashingtonFirst merged with and into Sandy Spring, with Sandy Spring continuing as the surviving entity. At the effective time of the First-Step Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of WashingtonFirst common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to such time was converted into the right to receive 0.8713 shares of Sandy Spring common stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mohan Madhu K 11921 FREEDOM DRIVE SUITE 250 RESTON, VA 20190	X

Signatures
Matthew R. Johnson, Power of Attorney		1/2/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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