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Bridge Capital Holdings Listing Moves Up To NASDAQ Global Markets
Trading Symbol: BBNK

San Jose, CA – March 1, 2007 – Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose sole subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, one of the fastest-growing full-service business banks in California and the Nation, today announced that NASDAQ has approved the Company’s application to move its exchange listing from the NASDAQ Capital Market to the NASDAQ Global Market. The Company’s shares will continue to be listed under the trading symbol of “BBNK” and will begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market effective with the opening of business on March 1, 2007.

“We are pleased to be accepted for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market,” said Thomas A. Sa, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bridge Bank and Bridge Capital Holdings. “This move represents another important step in the growth and maturity of the Company. It recognizes the Company’s ability to meet more stringent listing requirements with NASDAQ, and the Company will be joining the listing venue that is home to 45% of NASDAQ-listed companies. It also evidences our commitment to promoting the visibility and liquidity of BBNK for the benefit of all of our shareholders.”

“We congratulate Bridge Capital Holdings on their move to NASDAQ’s Global Market and we are pleased to support their growth and development,” said Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President of NASDAQ’s Corporate Client Group.

Bridge Bank has a presence in ten business markets throughout California and the Central and Eastern Regions of the United States. The Bank operates two full service commercial banking offices in San Jose and Palo Alto, two commercial loan production offices located in the East Bay and Sacramento, a construction loan production office in Redwood City, two technology loan production offices located in Dallas, Texas and Reston, Virginia, a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan production office located in Sacramento, and two SBA sales representatives in the Orange County and San Diego business communities.

Bridge Capital Holdings reported total assets at December 31, 2006 of $722.0 million, and for the year of 2006 reported earnings of $8.6 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, and return on equity of 19.34%.

About Bridge Capital Holdings

Bridge Capital Holdings is the holding company for Bridge Bank, National Association.  Bridge Capital Holdings was formed on October 1, 2004 and is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the trading symbol BBNK.  Visit Bridge Capital Holdings on the web at www.bridgecapitalholdings.com.

About Bridge Bank, N.A.

Bridge Bank, N.A. is Santa Clara County’s full-service professional business bank. The bank is dedicated to meeting the financial needs of small and middle market, and emerging technology businesses, in the Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Ramon-Pleasanton, Sacramento, San Diego, Orange County, Reston, VA, and Dallas, TX business communities. Bridge Bank provides its clients with a comprehensive package of business banking solutions delivered through experienced, professional bankers.  Visit Bridge Bank on the web at www.bridgebank.com.

Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to the safe harbors created by that Act. Forward-looking statements describe future plans, strategies, and expectations, and are based on currently available information, expectations, assumptions, projections, and management’s judgment about the Bank, the banking industry and general economic conditions. These forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed, suggested or implied by the forward looking statements.

These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (1) competitive pressures in the banking industry; (2) changes in interest rate environment; (3) general economic conditions, nationally, regionally, and in operating markets; (4) changes in the regulatory environment; (5) changes in business conditions and inflation; (6) changes in securities markets; (7) future credit loss experience; (8) the ability to satisfy requirements related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulation on internal control; (9) civil disturbances or terrorist threats or acts, or apprehension about the possible future occurrences of acts of this type; and (10) the involvement of the United States in war or other hostilities.

The reader should refer to the more complete discussion of such risks in Bridge Bank N.A.'s annual reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q on file with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and in the Form 10-Q of Bridge Capital Holdings on file with the SEC.

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