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, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

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 December 20, 2011, Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced sale of 1,377,000 shares of common stock to selected institutional and other private investors in a registered direct offering.

 



 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Howard H. Nolan

 

 

Howard H. Nolan

 

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer

 

 

Dated:  December 21, 2011