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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001571049-16-016778
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160719
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160725
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160725

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:		161782217

	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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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event
reported): July 19, 2016</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>New York</B></FONT></td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>001-34096</B></FONT></td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11-2934195</B></FONT></td></tr>
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        or other jurisdiction of</B></FONT></P>
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        or organization)</B></FONT></P></td>
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        Employer</B></FONT></P>
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        No.)</B></FONT></P></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2200 Montauk Highway</B></FONT></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"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></td>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11932</B></FONT></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></FONT></td>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>(Zip Code)</B></FONT></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(631) 537-1000</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 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: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bridge Bancorp,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) has announced that Howard H. Nolan has been named Chief Operating Officer, and will relinquish
his position as Chief Financial and Principal Accounting Officer, of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bridgehampton
National Bank (the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;). Further, John M. McCaffery will be appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company and
the Bank, and Katherine O&rsquo;Brien will be appointed Principal Accounting Officer. These changes will be effective the day following
the filing of the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Nolan (age 55)
will continue as Senior Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Nolan has served as Senior Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary since 2007. Reference is made to the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement filed with
the Securities Exchange Commission, dated April 4, 2016, for a description of a loan outstanding from the Bank to Mr. Nolan. Mr.
Nolan&rsquo;s employment agreement with the Company and the Bank has been amended to reflect the change in titles.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. McCaffery (age
52) currently serves and will continue as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Company and the Bank. He joined the Company
in 2012 as Senior Vice President and Treasurer and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2014. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. McCaffery was the Treasurer of State Bank of Long Island.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Katherine O&rsquo;Brien
(age 48) has served as Vice President and Director of Financial Reporting of the Company since May, 2016. Prior to that, Ms. O&rsquo;Brien
served as Director of Financial Reporting at Astoria Bank.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 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="width: 50%; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">DATE:&nbsp;&nbsp;July 25, 2016</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">By:</td>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">/s/ Kevin M. O&rsquo;Connor</u></td></tr>
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    <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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