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): September 28, 2010

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	001-34096	11-2934195
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		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)

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.

     On September 28, 2010 the Registrant announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share, payable on October 26, 2010 to shareholders of record as of October 12, 2010. A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 this Current Report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a) Not Applicable.

     (b) Not Applicable.

     (c) Not Applicable.

     (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated September 28, 2010

SIGNATURE

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. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Kevin M. O’Connor
	Kevin M. O’Connor
	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: September 29, 2010

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Howard H. Nolan
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
(631) 537-1001, ext. 7255

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2010 DIVIDEND

(Bridgehampton, NY –September 28, 2010) Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ^®: BDGE), the holding company for The Bridgehampton National Bank (the “Bank”), announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. The dividend will be payable on October 26, 2010 to shareholders of record as of October 12, 2010. The Company continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends.

Bridge Bancorp, Inc., a New York corporation, is a one bank holding company engaged in commercial banking and financial services through its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bridgehampton National Bank. With assets of nearly $1 billion, the Bank operates in markets throughout Suffolk County, New York and provides deposit and loan products and financial services through its full service branch network and electronic delivery channels. Title insurance services are offered through the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary, Bridge Abstract. The Bank currently operates 18 retail branches in Suffolk County, Long Island. New branches have opened in Center Moriches and Patchogue and our 19^th branch will open in Deer Park in October.