SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March
19, 2009
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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UNITY
BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New
Jersey
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-12431
(Commission
File Number)
22-3282551
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
64 Old
Highway 22
Clinton, NJ
08809
(Address
of Principal Executive Office)
(908)
730-7630
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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The
Registrant issued a press release on March 19, 2009, announcing the election of
Mary E. Gross to the Board of Directors of the Bank, the full text of
which, filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this Current Report of Form 8-K, is
hereby incorporated by reference in response to this item.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
of Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
release issued by Registrant on March 19,
2009
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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UNITY
BANCORP, INC.
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Date: March
19, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Alan J. Bedner, Jr. |
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| Alan
J. Bedner, Jr.
EVP
and Chief Financial Officer
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