8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2004

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	000-18546	11-2934195
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2200 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, New York	11932
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 537-1000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

Attached as an exhibit is the Company’s press realease titled “BRIDGE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND”, Dated December 21, 2004.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
Dated December 21, 2004	By:	/s/ Christopher Becker
		Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press release titled “BRIDGE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND”, Dated December 21, 2004

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EX-99

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Sandra Novick
               Director of Marketing
               (631) 537-1001, ext. 263

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND

(Bridgehampton, NY – December 21, 2004) Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ/OTCBB:BDGE), the holding company for The Bridgehampton National Bank, on December 20, 2004 announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share. The dividend represents an increase of $0.03, up 16.7% from $0.18 the prior quarter. On a year-to-date basis, excluding the $0.27 (restated for stock split) special dividend declared last year, dividends declared increased 37.8%. The dividend will be payable on January 20, 2005 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2004. The Company continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends.

Federally chartered in 1910, the Bank was founded by local farmers and merchants. For nearly a century, The Bridgehampton National Bank has maintained its focus on building business and consumer banking relationships on eastern Long Island. The Bank offers a broad range of deposit and loan products and services through its full service branch network and through alternative delivery channels.

Bridgehampton National Bank operates retail branches in Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Greenport, Hampton Bays, Mattituck, Montauk, Peconic Landing in Greenport, Sag Harbor, Southampton, Southampton Village and Southold. In addition, the Bank operates Bridge Abstract LLC, a title insurance subsidiary.

The Bank continues a rich tradition of involvement in the local community, supporting programs and initiatives that promote local businesses, the environment, education, healthcare, social services and the arts.

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