Edgar Filing: BRIDGE BANCORP INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Lindenbaum Nathan

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRIDGE BANCORP INC [BDGE]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MGS PARTNERS, LLC,Â ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, SUITE 407

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2016

(Street)

HACKENSACK,Â NJÂ 07601

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)
___ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common shares par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	3,889	D ⁽¹⁾	Â
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	81,000	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	97,202	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	87,327	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	12/02/2016	Â	S4	2,911	D	$ 34	17,629	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock	12/07/2016	Â	S4	2,786	D	$ 35.6	14,843	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	12/19/2016	Â	S4	2,632	D	$ 38.18	12,211	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽¹²⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	60,834	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	12/18/2015	Â	G4	50,197	D	$ 0	0	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	50,197	I	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	12/02/2016	Â	P4	2,911	A	$ 34	2,911	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	Â
Common Stock	12/07/2016	Â	P4	2,786	A	$ 35.6	5,697	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾	Â
Common Stock	12/19/2016	Â	P4	2,632	A	$ 38.18	8,329	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾	Â
Common Stock	12/05/2016	Â	G	2,911	D	$ 0	0	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Â
Common Stock	12/09/2016	Â	G	2,786	D	$ 0	0	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Â
Common Stock	12/21/2016	Â	G	2,632	D	$ 0	0	D ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lindenbaum Nathan C/O MGS PARTNERS, LLC ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, SUITE 407 HACKENSACK,Â NJÂ 07601	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Lindenbaum Shari C/O MGS PARTNERS, LLC ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, SUITE 407 HACKENSACK,Â NJÂ 07601	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Shari A Lindenbaum 2014 Trust C/O MGS PARTNERS, LLC ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, SUITE 407 HACKENSACK,Â NJÂ 07601	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Nathan J Lindenbaum 1995 Children Trust C/O MGS PARTNERS, LLC ONE UNIVERSITY PLAZA, SUITE 407 HACKENSACK,Â NJÂ 07601	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Nathan Lindenbaum		02/14/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Shari A. Lindenbaum		02/14/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Shari A. Lindenbaum 2014 Trust; By: /s/ Nathan Lindenbaum, Trustee		02/14/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Nathan J. Lindenbaum 1995 Children's Trust; By: /s/ Shari A. Lindenbaum, Trustee		02/14/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 5 is filed on behalf of Nathan Lindenbaum, Shari A. Lindenbaum, Shari 2014 and Nathan 1995 (the "Reporting Persons"). Nathan Lindenbaum directly holds Common Stock and is trustee of Abigail 2012, Victoria and Ben 2012 and Shari 2014 and is the managing member of MGS and may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock held directly by such entities. Shari A. Lindenbaum is the manager of Naftali Asher and trustee of Nathan 2015 and may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock held by such entities. Nathan Lindenbaum and Shari A. Lindenbaum are husband and wife, and each may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock held directly by the other.
(2)	Common Stock held directly by MGS Partners, LLC ("MGS").
(3)	Common Stock held directly by Abigail Tambor 2012 Children's Trust ("Abigail 2012").
(4)	Common Stock held directly by Victoria and Benjamin Feder 2012 Children's Trust ("Victoria and Ben 2012").
(5)	Common Stock held directly by Shari A. Lindenbaum 2014 Trust ("Shari 2014").
(6)	Common Stock held directly by Naftali Asher Investments, LLC ("Naftali Asher").
(7)	On December 18, 2015, J. Lindenbaum 1995 Children's Trust ("Nathan 1995") gifted all shares of Common Stock held by it to Nathan J. Lindenbaum 2015 Trust ("Nathan 2015").
(8)	Common Stock held directly by Nathan 2015.
(9)	Common Stock held directly by Shari A. Lindenbaum.
(10)	In accordance with the trust agreement of Shari 2014, Shari A. Lindenbaum substituted cash for shares of Common Stock at a price of $34.00 per share.
(11)	In accordance with the trust agreement of Shari 2014, Shari A. Lindenbaum substituted cash for shares of Common Stock at a price of $35.60 per share.
(12)	In accordance with the trust agreement of Shari 2014, Shari A. Lindenbaum substituted cash for shares of Common Stock at a price of $38.18 per share.

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