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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Becker, Christopher
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
12 Cedar Ridge Drive
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(Street)
East Hampton, NY 11937
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bridge Bancorp, Inc. BDGE
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
099-62-2009
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4. Statement for Month/Year
2/02
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 02/12/02 P 100 A $18.50 3,700 D
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Common Stock (Restricted*#@) 01/16/02 A V 900 A $18.80 1,800 D
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* On January 24,2000, 900 Shares were awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan,
of which, 300 vested on January 15, 2001 and are included in directly owned
common stock above, and 300 vesting on each anniversary thereafter conditioned
on continued service at the time of vesting. The 300 shares vested on January
15, 2002 are included in the directly owned common stock above.
# On January 17, 2001, 900 Shares were awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan,
of which, 300 vested on January 17, 2002 and are included in the directly
owned common stock above, and 300 vesting on each anniversary thereafter
conditioned on continued service at the time of vesting.
@ On January 16, 2002, 900 shares were awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan,
vesting 300 on January 16, 2003 and 300 on each anniversary thereafter
conditioned on continued service at the time of vesting.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Stock Options 01/16/02 A V 2,500 01/16/02 01/16/12 Common Stock 2,500 $18.80 22,500 D
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Christopher Becker 02/28/02
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** ___ Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.