UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 4, 2012

 


 

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

 

(e)          As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2012, on May 4, 2012, the stockholders of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Company’s 2012 Stock-Based Incentive Plan.  The plan provides for the grant of stock-based and other incentive awards to officers, employees and directors of the Company. A description of the material terms of the plan is contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2012.  The plan is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report.

 

Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a)

 

Financial statements of businesses acquired.  Not Applicable.

(b)

 

Pro forma financial information.  Not Applicable.

(c)

 

Shell company transactions: Not Applicable.

(d)

 

Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

10.1   

 

Bridge Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock-Based Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the proxy statement for the Special Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2012 (File No. 001-34096))

 



 

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/ Kevin M. O’Connor

 

 

Kevin M. O’Connor

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 15, 2012