SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOO 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/19/2015	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BRIDGE BANCORP INC [ BDGE ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par vlue $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")	39,797	I(1)	See footnote(2)
Common Stock	298,413	I(1)	See footnote(3)
Common Stock	157,812	I(1)	See footnote(4)
Common Stock	512,228	I(1)	See footnote(5)
Common Stock	91,386	I(1)	See footnote(6)
Common Stock	43,958	I(1)	See footnote(7)
Common Stock	17,114	I(1)	See footnote(8)
Common Stock	254,507	D(1)(9)
Common Stock	166,722	D(1)(10)
Common Stock	138,282	D(1)(11)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOO 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LINDENBAUM MATTHEW A (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD OPPORTUNITY FUND INC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD FINANCIAL FUND, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD FINANCIAL FUND, INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BASSWOOD FINANCIAL LONG ONLY FUND, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BCM Select Equity I Master, Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LINDENBAUM BENNETT D (Last) (First) (Middle) BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

2. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

3. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

4. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

5. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

6. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

7. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

8. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

9. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

10. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

11. Notes are included on Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Remarks:

Exhibit List Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filer Information Exhibit 99.3 - Joint filers' Signatures

	/s/ Matthew Lindenbaum	06/29/2015
	/s/ Bennett Lindenbaum	06/29/2015
	Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Bennett Lindenbaum, Managing Member	06/29/2015
	Basswood Opportunity Fund, Inc.; By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By:/s/ Bennett Lindenbaum, Managing Member	06/29/2015
	Basswood Financial Fund, LP; By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Bennett Lindenbaum, Managing Member	06/29/2015
	Basswood Financial Fund, Inc.; By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Bennett Lindenbaum, Managing Member	06/29/2015
	Basswood Financial Long Only Fund, LP; By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Bennett Lindenbaum, Managing Member	06/29/2015
	BCM Select Equity I Master, Ltd.; By: Basswood Capital Management, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Bennett Lindenbaum, Managing Member	06/29/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (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).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.