Form 4
FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Tobin, Thomas J.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bridge Bancorp Inc. BDGE

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X]    Director                                   [_]   10% Owner
[X]    Officer (give title below)    [_]   Other (specify below)
                                    

President and CEO
(Last)             (First)            (Middle)

36 Island Creek Road
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
01/15/03
(Street)
Southampton, NY 11968
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
 
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
[X]  Form filed by One Reporting Person
[_] 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. Trans-
action
Date
(mm/dd/yy)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any
(mm/dd/yy
3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A)
or
(D)
Price
Common (Restricted*#@^) 01/15/03   A   1,440 A $23.20 2,880 D  
Common               21,877 D  
Common               18,655 I Wife
Common               441 I Son

* On January 24, 2000, 1440 Shares were awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan, of which, 480 vested on January 15, 2001 and 480 vesting on each anniversary thereafter conditioned on continued service at the time of vesting. Of the 480 shares vested on January 15, 2001, 240 shares are included in the directly owned common stock above, and an additional 240 shares are included in the beneficially owned common stock above. Of the 480 shares vested on January 15, 2002, 240 shares are included in the directly owned common stock above, and an additional 240 shares are included in the beneficially owned common stock above. Of the 480 shares vested on January 15, 2003, 240 shares are included in the directly owned common stock above, and an additional 240 shares are included in the beneficially owned common stock above.

# On January 17, 2001, 1440 Shares were awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan, vesting 480 on January 17, 2002 and 180 on each anniversary thereafter conditioned on continued service at the time of vesting. Of the 480 shares vested on January 17, 2002, 240 shares are included in the directly owned common stock above, and an additional 240 shares are included in the beneficially owned common stock above. Of the 480 shares vested on January 17, 2003, 240 shares are included in the directly owned common stock above, and an additional 240 shares are included in the beneficially owned common stock above.

@ On January 16, 2002, 1440 Shares were awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan, vesting 180 on January 16, 2003 and 480 on each anniversary thereafter conditioned on continued service at the time of vesting. Of the 480 shares vested on January 16, 2003, 240 shares are included in the directly owned common stock above, and an additional 240 shares are included in the beneficially owned common stock above.

^ On January 15, 2003, 1440 Shares were awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan, vesting 180 on January 15, 2004 and 480 on each anniversary thereafter conditioned on continued service at the time of vesting.

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FORM 4 (continued)
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)
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
Deriv-
ative
Secur-
ities
Bene-
ficially
Owned
Follow-
ing
Reported
Trans-
action(s)

(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature
of
Indirect
Benefi-
cial
Owner-
ship
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
Title Amount or
Number
of Shares
Stock Options   01/15/03 A   4,000   01/15/03 01/15/13 Common 4,000 $23.20 46,500 D  
Explanation of Responses:

 


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