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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-14-002140
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140429
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140430
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140430

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:		14795966

	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: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 29, 2014</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CENTER BANCORP, INC.</B></P>

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Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2-81353</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">52-1273725</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR>
of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; text-align: justify; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%; text-align: right; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">07083</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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code (800) 862-3683</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#9;[&#9; x ]&#9;Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#9;[&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&#9;Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#9;[&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&#9;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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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&#9;[&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]&#9;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: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left"><B>Item 8.01. Other Events. </B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 4.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">On April 29, 2014, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is included as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) <I>Exhibits</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Exhibit 99.1 &ndash; Press release of the Registrant,
dated April 29, 2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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="text-align: left"><B>CENTER BANCORP, INC. </B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left"><U>By: /s/ Anthony C. Weagley</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Anthony C. Weagley</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Dated: April 29, 2014</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&#9;Exhibit 99.1 &ndash; Press release of the
Registrant, dated April 29, 2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CENTER BANCORP ANNOUNCES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>DISMISSAL OF MERGER-RELATED LITIGATION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Union, New Jersey (April
29, 2014) - Center Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNBC) announced today that previously filed complaints against ConnectOne Bancorp, its
Board of Directors and Center Bancorp in the Superior Court of New Jersey related to the proposed merger of Center and ConnectOne
have been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs after being vigorously defended by the defendants. The dismissal was not undertaken
pursuant to any negotiated settlement with the plaintiffs, and the defendants have not paid damages or attorneys&rsquo; fees to
the plaintiffs or their counsel.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Anthony Weagley, Center&rsquo;s
Chief Executive Officer, commented: &ldquo;We are pleased that this litigation has been dismissed. We were convinced from the outset
that the allegations in the complaints were without merit and unfairly questioned the diligence and motivations of all those who
have contributed to our pending transaction. We remain focused, as we have been since the day that we announced our merger, on
completing the steps necessary to consummate the transaction and on continuing to build our franchises.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Additional Information for Stockholders
</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">In connection with the
proposed merger, Center Bancorp, Inc. (&quot;Center&quot;) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&quot;SEC&quot;)
a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that includes a joint proxy statement of Center and ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (&rdquo;ConnectOne&rdquo;)
and a prospectus of Center, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction.&nbsp;Center and ConnectOne
will each mail the joint proxy statement and prospectus to its stockholders subsequent to the Registration Statement on Form S-4
being declared effective. SHAREHOLDERS OF CENTER AND CONNECTONE ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT
PROXY STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED MERGER IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement and prospectus (when available)
and other filings containing information about Center and ConnectOne at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The joint proxy statement/prospectus
(when available) and the other filings may also be obtained free of charge at Center's website at www.centerbancorp.com under the
tab &quot;Investor Relations,&quot; and then under the heading &quot;Documents&quot; or at ConnectOne's website at www.connectonebank.com
under the tab &quot;Investor Relations,&quot; and then under the heading &quot;SEC Filings.&quot;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Center, ConnectOne and
certain of their respective directors and executive officers, under the SEC's rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation
of proxies of Center and ConnectOne's shareholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information regarding the directors
and executive officers of Center and their ownership of Center common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for Center's 2013
annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on April 15, 2013. Information regarding the directors and
executive officers of ConnectOne and their ownership of ConnectOne common stock is set forth in the proxy statement for ConnectOne's
2013 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&nbsp;SEC on Schedule
14A on April 8, 2013. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed
participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the joint proxy statement and prospectus regarding the proposed merger
when it becomes available. Free copies of this document may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">This communication does
not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval,
nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.</P>

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