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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-031459
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130520
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130524
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130524

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:		13870201

	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>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<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>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 20, 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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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2-81353</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">52-1273725</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">07083</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Soliciting material pursuant 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 (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 5.07. Submission of Matters to
a Vote of Security Holders. </B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 20, 2013, Center Bancorp, Inc. (the
&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;), for which the Board of Directors
solicited proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders voted on the proposals set forth below, as described in the Company&rsquo;s
definitive proxy materials filed with the SEC on April 15, 2013.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 1, 2013, the record date for the
Annual Meeting, there were a total of 16,348,915 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
A total of 14,558,539 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The proposals voted
on and approved by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results with respect to such proposals, were as
follows:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 1: The election of nine persons
to serve as directors for one year terms. The following is a list of the directors elected at the Annual Meeting with the number
of votes For and Withheld, as well as the number of Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes:</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>For</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Withheld</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Abstentions/Broker</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Non-Votes</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Alexander A. Bol</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,303,652</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">216,673</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Anthony C. Weagley</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,395,048</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">125,277</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Frederick S. Fish</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,392,799</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">127,526</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Howard Kent</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,395,665</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">124,660</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Nicholas Minoia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,400,267</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">120,058</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Harold Schechter</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,353,638</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">166,687</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Lawrence B. Seidman</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10,853,477</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">666,848</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">William A. Thompson</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,259,523</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">260,802</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: #CCFFCC">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Raymond Vanaria</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11,398,451</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">121,874</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,038,214</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment
of ParenteBeard LLC as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 was approved. The number of votes
For and Against with regard to this proposal, as well as the number of Abstentions was as follows:</P>

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

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0"><U>For</U><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">: 14,509,110; <U>Against</U>: 33,623;
<U>Abstentions</U>: 15,806; <U>Broker Non-Votes</U>: 0.</FONT></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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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CENTER BANCORP, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; width: 58%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Joseph D. Gangemi</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Joseph D. Gangemi</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vice President &amp; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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