Spence H Broadhurst Form 4 NEWBRIDGE BANCORP / Spence H Broadhurst ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Broadhurst Spence H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

P. O. BOX 18807

(Street)

GREENSBORO NC 27419

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWBRIDGE BANCORP [ NBBC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SEVP and Chief Banking Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/14/2015

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	09/14/2015		P		73	A	$8.35	3,066	I	Deferred Trust
Class A Common Stock								13,104	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							01/01/2016(2)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	8,468		8,468	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							01/01/2016(4)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	3,856		3,856	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							01/01/2017(5)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	6,398		6,398	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)							01/01/2018(6)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting of the unit.

2. The restricted stock units vest as follows: (i) up to 50% on 1/1/2016, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance metrics; and (ii) 50% on 1/1/2016 and in each case subject to the recipient's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

3. No expiration date.

4. The restricted stock units vest as follows: 100% on 1/1/2016 subject to the recipient's continued employment through the vesting date.

5. The restricted stock units vest as follows: (i) up to 50% on 1/1/2017, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance metrics; and (ii) 50% on 1/1/2017 and in each case subject to the recipient's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

6. The restricted stock units vest as follows: (i) up to 50% on 1/1/2018, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance metrics; and (ii) 50% on 1/1/2018 and in each case subject to the recipient's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

	/s/ Kenneth W. Banner, attorney-in-fact for Spence H. Broadhurst	09/16/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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