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San Jose, CA - May 31, 2005 - Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ: BBNK), whose sole subsidiary is Bridge Bank, N. A., one of California's fastest-growing full-service business banks, today announced that Shawn Parry has been named Assistant Vice President and Business Development Officer in the Bank's Small Business Administration Lending Group and will staff the recently opened office in San Ramon.

"I look forward to working with Bridge Bank's lending team in the East Bay and serving the needs of the many businesses in the East Bay Area", said Mr. Parry.

Mr. Parry joins an already strong Bridge Bank SBA lending team with California Statewide Preferred Lender status, the highest level of lending accreditation awarded by the Small Business Administration. Since establishing its SBA Lending Group in 2002, Bridge Bank has consistently been ranked as one of the most active SBA lenders in California.

"Shawn will be an excellent addition to the Bridge Bank SBA Lending Group," said Ken Mannina, Senior Vice President and SBA Regional Sales Manager. "His experience in SBA lending and understanding of the East Bay business environment will enable him to serve that market well."

Mr. Parry was previously with United American Bank in San Mateo. "We are excited about expanding our SBA presence into the East Bay area," said Ralph Barnett, Executive Vice President and SBA Loan Group Manager for Bridge Bank. "While we have been actively lending in that area since 2002, having someone with Shawn's skills located there will allow us to better serve those businesses."

With the recent opening of the East Bay office, Bridge Bank now serves nine areas in California. The Bank operates full service commercial banking offices in San Jose and Palo Alto, a commercial loan production office in the East Bay, the Bridge Capital Finance Group loan production office in Santa Clara -- offering structured, asset-based, and factored loans, a Small Business Administration loan production office in Sacramento, and four Small Business Administration loan sales offices located in Fresno, Bakersfield, Orange County, and San Diego.

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 newest full-service 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, Sacramento, San Ramon-Pleasanton, San Diego, Bakersfield, Fresno, and Orange County 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.

About the U.S. Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical, and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. Nearly 20 million small businesses have received direct or indirect help from the SBA since 1953, as the agency has become the government's most cost-effective instrument for economic development. The SBA's current business loan portfolio of roughly 219,000 loans worth more than $45 billion makes it the largest single financial backer of U.S. businesses in the nation. Over the past 10 years, the SBA has helped almost 435,000 small businesses get more than $94.6 billion in loans, more than in the entire history of the agency before 1994. No other lender in this country - perhaps no other lender in the world - has been responsible for as much small business financing as the SBA has during that time. Last year, the SBA offered management and technical assistance to more than one million small business owners. The SBA also plays a major role in the government's disaster relief efforts by making low-interest recovery loans to both homeowners and businesses. Visit the SBA on the Web at www.sbaonline.sba.gov.

Forward Looking Statements
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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