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Bridge Bank Opens Orange County Technology Banking Office
Kathleen Borie to Lead New Irvine, California Office

San Jose, CA – May 1, 2007 – 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 technology lending veteran Kathleen Borie has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President and Market Manager of its new Southern California Region Technology Banking Loan Production Office.  The new office will be located at the Spectrum Center in Irvine, CA.

“We are pleased to have a professional business banker of Kathleen’s caliber join our team at Bridge Bank,” said Daniel P. Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Bank, N.A. and Bridge Capital Holdings.  “Kathleen’s mission is to lead the effort to bring Bridge Bank’s unique business banking experience to more companies in the Southern California region and help contribute to the region’s robust technology and life science community.”

Ms. Borie has over 25 years of commercial banking, cash management, and investment experience and has served technology and life science companies for the past 15 years.  Prior to joining Bridge Bank, Ms. Borie served as Senior Vice President with Capital Advisors Group, where her responsibilities included sales and marketing as well as management of a portfolio of investment relationships with emerging growth venture-backed and publicly-held technology companies.  Previously, she held senior positions with Price Waterhouse Coopers, eFounders, Silicon Valley Bank, and Royal Bank of Canada.

“Kathleen has a tremendous track record in providing creative financial solutions to companies on the West Coast.  She understands the need to provide “out-of-the-box” financial solutions with the highest level of client service to the business community,” said Michael Field, Bridge Bank’s Executive Vice President and Technology Banking Division Manager.

“Technology and Life Science companies need a banking partner who can provide them with financial solutions that expand in complexity as their clients’ operations grow.  This requires a consultative approach to determining client needs, a complete and competitive set of products and services, and a high degree of customer service,” said Ms. Borie.  “Bridge Bank has a proven reputation in this regard, and I look forward to representing them in the Southern California region.”

Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking Division offers a full range of banking products and cash management services to emerging and later-stage technology and life science companies.  The Bank offers short and long term credit solutions including equipment, growth capital, asset-based, invoice-based, purchase order, vendor assurance, and bridge financing to companies.  The Bank offers a complete suite of international credit products including foreign exchange, letters of credit, and EXIM financing as a Delegated Authority Lender with the Export Import Bank of the United States.  To assist clients with cash management and treasury management needs, Bridge Bank offers state-of-the-art Internet business banking and investment options through its Bridge Investment Services Group.

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. Bridge Bank, N.A. is Silicon Valley's full-service professional business bank. The bank is dedicated to meeting the financial needs of small, middle market, and emerging technology businesses.  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 Holdings reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q on file with the SEC.

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