Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Announces Launch of At-The-Market Equity Offering

Bridge Bancorp, Inc.

, the parent company of The Bridgehampton National Bank, announced today that it has filed a prospectus supplement under which it may from time to time sell up to $10,000,000 of its common stock pursuant to an at-the-market equity offering program. The shares would be offered through Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. as sales agent. Sales, if any, would be made in transactions that are deemed to be at-the-market offerings, including sales made directly on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange or by privately negotiated transactions. The Company intends to use the proceeds from any sales for general corporate purposes, including for contributions to the capital of the Bank.