Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 8, 2021, Bridge Bancorp, Inc. ("the Company"), along with Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., announced the declaration by the Company of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share, payable on February 12, 2021 to the Company's shareholders of record on February 5, 2021. The Company's shareholders as of the record date will include the former shareholders of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. following the expected February 1, 2021 consummation of the merger of equals between the Company and Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. Pursuant to the merger agreement dated July 1, 2020, Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. will not declare its typical quarterly dividend. As previously disclosed, each share of Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. common stock will be exchanged for 0.648 shares of the Company's common stock at the closing of the transaction. A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.



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Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(a) Not Applicable.



(b) Not Applicable.



(c) Not Applicable.



(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.                            Description

       99.1      Press Release dated January 8, 2021.
      104.1    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)

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