 BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. and BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 08, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Bridge Bancorp, Inc. the Company NASDAQ: BDGE, the holding company for BNB Bank, and Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. Dime NASDAQ:DCOM, the holding company for Dime Community Bank, announced the declaration by the Company of a quarterly dividend of 0.24 per share. The dividend will be paid on February 12, 2021 to the Companys shareholders of record as of February 5, 2021. The Companys shareholders as of the record date will include the former Dime shareholders following the expected February 1, 2021 consummation of the merger of equals between the Company and Dime. Pursuant to the merger agreement dated July 2020, Dime will not declare its typical quarterly dividend. As previously disclosed, each Dime share will be exchanged for 0.648 shares of the Company at the closing of the transaction. The Company continues its trend of uninterrupted dividends. 