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):  February 14, 2014

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.

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

(631) 537-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

N/A

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

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Item 8.01        Other Events

On February 14, 2014, Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of The Bridgehampton National Bank, completed the acquisition of FNBNY Bancorp, Inc. (“FNBNY”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, the First National Bank of New York, as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 27, 2013.  The Company issued approximately 240,600 shares of its common stock in the aggregate to FNBNY shareholders.

A copy of the press release dated February 18, 2014 announcing the completion of the FNBNY acquisition is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits

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.