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 14, 2020
 

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)


New York
001-34096
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)

(631) 537-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number)

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


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
  
Trading
Symbol(s)
  
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
  
BDGE
  
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed, on July 1, 2020, Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (“Bridge”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (“Dime”), pursuant to which Dime will merge with and into Bridge (the “Merger”).  Immediately following the Merger, Dime Community Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Dime, will merge with and into BNB Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridge.  Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, upon completion of the Merger, the board of directors of the resulting company and the resulting bank will each be comprised of 12 directors, with six directors designated by Dime and six directors designated by Bridge.

The Board of Directors of Bridge has determined that the six directors who shall continue as directors of the resulting company and the resulting bank shall be Marcia Z. Hefter, Matthew A. Lindenbaum, Albert E. McCoy, Jr., Raymond A. Nielsen, Kevin M. O’Connor and Dennis A. Suskind.  Those current Bridge directors who will not continue as directors of the resulting company and the resulting bank will resign effective as of the effective time of the Merger.

In addition, Dime has informed Bridge that the six Dime directors who are to serve on the Board of Directors of the resulting company and the resulting bank are Rosemarie Chen, Michael P. Devine, Kenneth J. Mahon, Vincent F. Palagiano, Joseph J. Perry and Kevin Stein.  These directors will be appointed to serve effective as of the effective time of the Merger.

At this time, committee assignments have not been determined.

A copy of a joint press release announcing that directors of Bridge and Dime who are to serve on the board of directors of the resulting company and the resulting bank, as of the effective time of the Merger, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
  
Financial statements of businesses acquired.  None.
     
(b)
  
Pro forma financial information.  None.
     
(c)
  
Shell company transactions: None.
     
(d)
  
Exhibits.
     
   
         
   
104.1
  
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SIGNATURES

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.


   
BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
     
     
     
DATE:  December 18, 2020
By:  
/s/ Kevin M. O’Connor
   
Kevin M. O’Connor
   
President and Chief Executive Officer