UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2018

 

 

 

BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York 001-34096 11-2934195

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 (Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2200 Montauk Highway    
Bridgehampton, New York   11932
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

(631) 537-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a)The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 4, 2018.

 

(b)The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in Bridge Bancorp, Inc.’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018. The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

   

For

  

Withheld

  

Broker

Non-Votes

Matthew Lindenbaum   13,769,226     335,566   3,956,277
Albert E. McCoy, Jr.   13,694,761      410,031   3,956,277
Daniel Rubin   13,807,809      296,983   3,956,277
Dennis A. Suskind   12,953,623   1,151,169   3,956,277
Christian C. Yegen   13,780,103      324,689   3,956,277

 

Proposal 2 – Advisory, non-binding vote to approve executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement

 

The shareholders approved the proposal regarding the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, as follows:

 

For   13,488,846
Against   520,244
Abstain   95,702
Broker non-votes   3,956,277

 

Proposal 3 – Approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

The shareholders approved the proposal regarding the Bridge Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as follows:

 

For   13,812,671
Against   261,546
Abstain   30,575
Broker non-votes   3,956,277

 

Proposal 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The shareholders approved the ratification of Crowe Horwath LLP as Bridge Bancorp, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, as follows:

 

For   18,011,602
Against   12,775
Abstain   36,692
Broker non-votes   -

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BRIDGE BANCORP, INC.
     
     
     
DATE:  May 7, 2018 By: /s/ Kevin M. O’Connor
    Kevin M. O’Connor
    President and Chief Executive Officer