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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001571049-16-013794
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160411
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160412
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160411

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRIDGE BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000846617
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				112934195
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34096
		FILM NUMBER:		161566096

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 MONTAUK HGWAY
		CITY:			BRIDGEHAMPTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11932
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6315371000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 3005
		CITY:			BRIDGEHAMPTON
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11932
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></FONT><B> </B></P>

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of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 11, 2016</B></FONT></P>

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in its charter) </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>001-34096</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11-2934195</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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        or organization)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Bridgehampton, New York</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11932</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers</U>.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
April 11, 2016, Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) and The Bridgehampton National Bank (the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;),
a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, amended their employment agreement with Howard H. Nolan, Senior Executive Vice President,
Chief Administrative and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, to provide for severance in the event of a termination
of employment following a change in control equal to three times the sum of (i) Base Salary, and (ii) the highest annual bonus
earned by Mr. Nolan during the three prior years (including any incentive award earned under the short term incentive plan). Previously,
the employment agreement provided for a change in control termination of employment severance payment equal to three times the
executive&rsquo;s annual compensation for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the change in control occurs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, the agreement
has been revised to provide that, in the event that an excise tax under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code would
be assessed on the payments or other benefits received under the agreement in connection with a change in control of the Company,
the executive would receive either: (1) all the payments and benefits to which he is entitled under the agreement, subject to the
excise tax; or (2) have such payments and benefits reduced by the minimum amount necessary so that excise tax will not apply, if
such reduction would result in a greater net after-tax benefit to the executive.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">A copy of the amendment
to the employment agreement will be included as an exhibit to the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial
Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 92%">Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pro Forma Financial Information.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Shell Company Transactions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Exhibits.&nbsp;&nbsp;None.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">DATE: April 11, 2016</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: none; text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify">/s/ Kevin M. O&rsquo;Connor</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Kevin M. O&rsquo;Connor</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer </FONT></TD></TR>
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