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): May 7, 2010

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.

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

New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		001-34096 (Commission File Number)		11-2934195 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2200 Montauk Highway
Bridgehampton, New York (Address of principal executive offices)		11932 (Zip Code)

(631) 537-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number)

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

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Item 5.07		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Bridge Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 7, 2010. The matters considered and voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the vote of the stockholders was as follows:

Matter 1. The election of four directors, each for a three-year term.

	Nominee			Shares Voted For					Shares Withheld					Broker Non-Votes
	Marcia Z. Hefter				3,787,974					502,705					1,181,906
	Emanuel Arturi				4,010,028					280,651					1,181,906
	Rudolph J. Santoro				4,114,417					176,262					1,181,906
	Howard H. Nolan				4,094,162					196,517					1,181,906

Matter 2. The ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010.

	Shares Voted For			Shares Voted Against			Abstentions
	5,401,819			56,579			14,187

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

Not applicable.

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.

Dated: May 12, 2010