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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KAUCHAK JOHN J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ [unty] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP/COO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UNITYBANK CORP, 64 OLD HWY 22 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/17/2011 (Street) CLINTON, NJ 08809 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/17/2011   A   2,000 (1) A $ 6.4 10,443 (2) D   Common Stock               26,250 (5) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 6.4

11/17/2011

A

10,000 (3)

11/17/2012

11/17/2021

Common Stock

5,000

$ 6.4

81,112 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KAUCHAK JOHN J C/O UNITYBANK CORP 64 OLD HWY 22 CLINTON, NJ 08809			EVP/COO

Signatures

John J Kauchak		11/21/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	(1) 2,000 Restricted Shares were granted effective 11/17/2011 and issued from the 2011 Stock Bonus Plan; vesting commences with 500 shares on 11/17/2012, 500 shares on 11/17/2013, 500 shares on 11/17/2014 and 500 shares on 11/17/2015.
(2)	(2) Total Restricted Stock
(3)	(3) 10,000 non-qualified stock options were granted on 11/17/2011 from the 2011 Stock Option Plan; vesting over a three year period and on each of the first three anniversary dates, one-third of the option shall vest; i.e. 3,333.34 on 11/17/2012; 3,333.33 on 11/17/2013 and 3,333.33 on 11/17/2014.
(4)	(4) 55,779 are currently exercisable and 25,333 are not exercisable
(5)	(5) Total Non-Restricted Stock

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