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Mike Bondy Promoted to Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer of Bridge Bank

San Jose, CA – October 6, 2006 – Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose subsidiary is Bridge Bank, National Association, one of the fastest-growing full-service business banks in California and the Nation, announced today that it has promoted Mike Bondy to the position of Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer of the Bank.  Mr. Bondy is a four year employee of the Bank and has served as its Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer.

“Excellent credit quality is an absolute necessity for Bridge Bank,” said Daniel P. Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Capital Holdings and Bridge Bank.  “Mike and his team of credit professionals have enabled us to build a performing, quality, loan portfolio.”

In his capacity as Senior Credit Officer of Bridge Bank, Mr. Bondy is responsible for ensuring the quality and collectibility of the Bank’s loan portfolio, as well as establishing and maintaining systems and practices that support loan production.

“This is very gratifying for me personally, but it is more important in that it signifies Bridge Bank’s continuing commitment to growth in a prudent manner,” said Mr. Bondy.  “The success of the Bank in achieving this superior performance ensures that we continue to be the smartest choice for business banking.”

Mr. Bondy joined the Bank in March 2002.  Before joining Bridge Bank, he worked for fourteen years at Peninsula Bank of Commerce in Millbrae where he attained the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer.  Preceding Peninsula Bank of Commerce, Mr. Bondy held various operations and lending positions with Wells Fargo and California First Bank of San Francisco. 

Mr. Bondy is a graduate of San Francisco State University.  He lives in Los Altos with his wife, Ruth, and their two sons and is very active in supporting after-school sports programs.

Bridge Bank, headquartered in Silicon Valley, has a presence in nine business markets throughout California and the Central Region of the U.S.  The Bank operates full-service commercial banking offices in San Jose and Palo Alto, a commercial and SBA loan production office in the East Bay, a construction loan production office in Redwood City, a technology loan production office in Dallas, Texas, a Small Business Administration loan production office in Sacramento and Fresno, and two Small Business Administration loan sales representatives in the Orange County and San Diego business markets.

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 Silicon Valley’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, Sacramento, San Ramon-Pleasanton, San Diego, Bakersfield, Fresno, Orange County, 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 Capital Holding's annual reports on Forms 10-K and quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q on file with the SEC.

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