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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-026307
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130429
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130503
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130503

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTER BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000712771
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				521273725
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-11486
		FILM NUMBER:		13813821

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2455 MORRIS AVE
		CITY:			UNION
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07083
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9086889500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2455 MORRIS AVE
		CITY:			UNION
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07083
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 29, 2013</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CENTER BANCORP, INC.</B></P>

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its Charter)</P>

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    New Jersey</TD>
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area code (800) 862-3683</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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
(see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act&#9;(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or
Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">On April 29, 2013, Center Bancorp, Inc. (the
&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced that Rona Korman had joined the Company as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and that
she will hold the same position with Union Center National Bank (the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;), the Company&rsquo;s wholly-owned subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">On May 2, 2013, the Company announced that
Vincent Tozzi had informed the Company that he is resigning from the positions of Vice President, Treasurer &amp; Chief Financial
Officer of the Company and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, effective May 31, 2013, and that Francis
&ldquo;Rich&rdquo; Patryn, Senior Vice President and Comptroller, will assume the role of interim Chief Financial Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">The Company&rsquo;s press releases, dated
April 29, 2013 and May 2, 2013, respectively, are filed as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&#9;(d)&#9;<I>Exhibits</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Exhibit 99.1 &ndash;
Press release of the Registrant, dated April 29, 2013.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Exhibit 99.2 &ndash;
Press release of the Registrant, dated May 2, 2013.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Date: May 3, 2013</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Exhibit 99.1 &ndash; Press release of the
Registrant, dated April 29, 2013.</P>

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Registrant, dated May 2, 2013.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><B>Investor Inquiries:</B></P>

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Gangemi</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">Senior
Vice President</P>

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Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">908.206.2863</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><B>Media Inquiries:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">France
Delle Donne</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">Senior
Vice President</P>

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&amp; PR</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">908.206.2668</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Center Bancorp
Announces Hire for New</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>General Counsel
and Senior Management Position</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: black"><B>UNION,
N.J., April 29, 2013</B> (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Center Bancorp, Inc. </B>(Nasdaq:CNBC) (the &quot;Corporation&quot;,
or &quot;Center&quot;), parent company of <B>Union Center National Bank</B> (&quot;UCNB&quot; or the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;), announced
the appointment of</FONT></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Rona E. Korman as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the
Bank. Ms. Korman will hold the same title and position for the Center Bancorp holding company. The general counsel title is a new
position for Center and the Bank. In her new role Korman will be responsible for Center&rsquo;s legal department and will also
join the Bank&rsquo;s senior management committee. Rona E. Korman, of West Orange, NJ, is the former General Counsel of Big M,
Inc.; a position she held for 20 years.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">At Big M, Inc. Ms Korman directed all legal affairs including
real estate, corporate, employment, consumer affairs, anti-trust, insurance, construction, advertising, trademark, customs, e-commerce,
and litigation. Prior to Big M, Ms. Korman was at the firm of Cole, Schotz, Bernstein, Meisel &amp; Forman, PC where she worked
with clients in the retail, commercial, and industrial real estate, zoning and land use, and financial sectors. Rona Korman graduated
Cum Laude from Moravian College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned a J.D. from Rutgers University, School of
Law. She is admitted to the New Jersey Bar.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&quot;We are thrilled to have Rona Korman join the UCNB team,&quot;
said Anthony C. Weagley, President &amp; Chief Executive Officer. &quot;Rona&rsquo;s strong legal and business background and reputation
will be of tremendous asset to our organization,&quot; added Mr. Weagley.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ms. Korman is replacing UCNB lending department Vice President
and Counsel Sheldon Jaffe who has served in this capacity since 2008. &ldquo;We are thankful for Shelly&rsquo;s tenure with the
Bank and wish him every success in his future endeavors,&rdquo; said Anthony C. Weagley.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>About Center Bancorp</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Center Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding
company, which operates Union Center National Bank, its main subsidiary. Chartered in 1923, Union Center National Bank is one of
the oldest national banks headquartered in the state of New Jersey and now ranks as the third largest national bank headquartered
in the state.&nbsp;Union Center National Bank is currently the largest commercial bank headquartered in Union County. Its primary
market niche is its commercial banking business. The Bank focuses its lending activities on commercial lending to small- and medium-sized
businesses, real estate developers and high net worth individuals.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Bank, through its Private Banking
and Wealth Management Division, which includes its wholly-owned subsidiary, Center Financial Group LLC, provides personalized wealth
management and advisory services to high net worth individuals and families. Our services include banking, liquidity management,
investment services, custody, tailored lending, wealth planning, trust and fiduciary services, insurance, family wealth advisory
services and philanthropic advisory services.&nbsp;The Bank, through a strategic partnership between the Bank's Private Banking
Division and Alexander, Troy &amp; Company (&quot;AT&amp;CO.&quot;), Family Office Services, of Katonah, New York, provides customized
financial and administrative services to high-net worth individuals.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Center also through a strategic partnership
with Compass Financial Management, LLC and ING offers pension/401(k) planning services.&nbsp;Compass is an Investment Advisory
Company with five decades of cumulative experience providing investment services in a personal, professional and attentive manner.&nbsp;They
provide discretionary private investment management for individuals and corporate accounts as well as 401(k) advisory services.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Bank currently operates 15 banking
locations in Union, Morris and Bergen Counties in New Jersey. Banking centers are located in Union Township (5 locations), Berkeley
Heights, Boonton/Mountain Lakes,&nbsp;Englewood, Madison, Millburn/Vauxhall, Morristown, Oakland, Saddle River, Springfield, and
Summit, New Jersey. Center received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a Private Banking and Loan
Production Office in Princeton, NJ. The Bank's primary market area is comprised of central and northern New Jersey.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">For further information regarding Center
Bancorp, Inc., please visit our web site at http://www.centerbancorp.com or call (800) 862-3683. For information regarding Union
Center National Bank, please visit our web site at www.ucnb.com.</P>

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Inquiries:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">Joseph
Gangemi</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">Senior
Vice President</P>

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Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">(908)
206-2863</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white">Media Inquiries:</P>

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Delle Donne</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; background-color: white; text-indent: 0.5in">Senior
Vice President</P>

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&amp; PR</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">(908) 206-2668</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Center Announces Resignation of Officer</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: black">UNION, N.J.,
May 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <B>Center Bancorp, Inc. </B>(Nasdaq:CNBC) (the &quot;Corporation&quot;, or &quot;Center&quot;),
parent company of Union Center National Bank (&quot;UCNB&quot;), </FONT>announced that Vincent Tozzi, has resigned from the position
of <FONT STYLE="color: black">Vice President, Treasurer &amp; Chief Financial Officer of Center Bancorp, Inc. and as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Union Center National Bank.</FONT>, effective May 31, 2013 to pursue other business opportunities.
The Bank announced that Francis &ldquo;Rich&rdquo; Patryn, Senior Vice President &amp; Comptroller would be assuming the role of
interim Chief Financial Officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&ldquo;Rich has been a valued
member of the Bank management team for the past 15 plus years, and we wish him success in his new position,&rdquo; said
Anthony Weagley, President and Chief Executive Officer. &ldquo;We are fortunate to have Rich, an experienced financial
manager, available to assume Vince&rsquo;s duties.&rdquo; Rich currently serves as the bank's Comptroller, a role
he assumed in 1997. Rich holds a BS   from St. Peters College and is a Graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of
Banking.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>About Center Bancorp</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Center Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding
company, which operates Union Center National Bank, its main subsidiary. Chartered in 1923, Union Center National Bank is one of
the oldest national banks headquartered in the state of New Jersey and now ranks as the third largest national bank headquartered
in the state.&nbsp;Union Center National Bank is currently the largest commercial bank headquartered in Union County. Its primary
market niche is its commercial banking business. The Bank focuses its lending activities on commercial lending to small- and medium-sized
businesses, real estate developers and high net worth individuals.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Bank, through its Private Banking
and Wealth Management Division, which includes its wholly-owned subsidiary, Center Financial Group LLC, provides personalized wealth
management and advisory services to high net worth individuals and families. Our services include banking, liquidity management,
investment services, custody, tailored lending, wealth planning, trust and fiduciary services, insurance, family wealth advisory
services and philanthropic advisory services.&nbsp;The Bank, through a strategic partnership between the Bank's Private Banking
Division and Alexander, Troy &amp; Company (&quot;AT&amp;CO.&quot;), Family Office Services, of Katonah, New York, provides customized
financial and administrative services to high-net worth individuals.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Center also through a strategic partnership
with Compass Financial Management, LLC and ING offers pension/401(k) planning services.&nbsp;Compass is an Investment Advisory
Company with five decades of cumulative experience providing investment services in a personal, professional and attentive manner.&nbsp;They
provide discretionary private investment management for individuals and corporate accounts as well as 401(k) advisory services.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Bank currently operates 15 banking
locations in Union, Morris and Bergen Counties in New Jersey. Banking centers are located in Union Township (5 locations), Berkeley
Heights, Boonton/Mountain Lakes,&nbsp;Englewood, Madison, Millburn/Vauxhall, Morristown, Oakland, Saddle River, Springfield, and
Summit, New Jersey. Center filed an application in March 2013 with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open a Private
Banking and Loan Production Office in Princeton, NJ. The Bank's primary market area is comprised of Union, Morris and Bergen Counties,
New Jersey.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">For further information regarding Center
Bancorp, Inc., please visit our web site at http://www.centerbancorp.com or call (800) 862-3683. For information regarding Union
Center National Bank, please visit our web site at www.ucnb.com.</P>

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