Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) Form 4 BRIDGE BANCORP / CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. BASSWOOD 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^*

BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BRIDGE BANCORP INC [ BDGE ]

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

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/09/2018

4. 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 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
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")	05/09/2018		P		167	A	$36.61	26,306	D(1)(2)
Common Stock								161,914.82	D(1)(3)
Common Stock								500,481	D(1)(4)
Common Stock								119,575	I	See footnotes(1)(5)
Common Stock								71,905	I	See footnotes(1)(6)
Common Stock								320,785	I	See footnotes(1)(7)
Common Stock								26,341	I	See footnotes(1)(8)
Common Stock								742,184	I	See footnotes(1)(9)
Common Stock								138,282	D(1)(10)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LINDENBAUM MATTHEW A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C.

645 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BASSWOOD FINANCIAL LONG ONLY FUND, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.L.C.

645 MADISON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. See Exhibit 99.1

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	BASSWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., by /s/ Matthew Lindenbaum	05/11/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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