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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-14-002257
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140501
ITEM INFORMATION:		Shareholder Nominations Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-11
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140501

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:		14805590

	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: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
<B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT><BR>
<B>CURRENT REPORT</B><BR>
<B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</B><BR>
<B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 1, 2014</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">New Jersey</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">000-11486</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">52-1273725</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; padding-left: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">(IRS Employer</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 65%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border-bottom: Black 1px solid">07083</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area
code (800) 862-3683</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,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>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 20pt; text-align: justify"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT> 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,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.08. Shareholder Director Nominations. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">Center Bancorp, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
intends to hold its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;2014 Annual Meeting&rdquo;) on Wednesday, June 24, 2014. Since
the date of the 2014 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days after the date of the Company&rsquo;s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
in accordance with Securities and Commission regulations, the Company is reporting a new deadline for the submission of shareholder
proposals for the 2014 Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">Shareholders who intend to present
a proposal regarding a director nomination or other matter of business at the 2014 Annual Meeting, and who wish to have those proposals
included in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, must ensure that those proposals, including any notice on Schedule 14N, are received by the Corporate
Secretary at the Company&rsquo;s executive offices in Union, New Jersey on or before the close of business on May 9, 2014. Any
such proposal must meet the requirements set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission in order
to be eligible for inclusion in the proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt">Shareholders who intend to submit
a proposal regarding a director nomination or other matter of business at the 2014 Annual Meeting, and who do not intend to have
those proposals included in the Company&rsquo;s proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2014 Annual Meeting pursuant
to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, must ensure that notice of any such proposal (including certain additional information
specified in the Company&rsquo;s Bylaws) is received by the Corporate Secretary at the Company&rsquo;s executive offices on or
before the close of business on May 9, 2014.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,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="3" STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CENTER BANCORP, INC.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; width: 51%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; width: 4%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; padding-bottom: 1px">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; padding-bottom: 1px"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By: </FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif; border-bottom: Black 1px solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Anthony C. Weagley</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Anthony C. Weagley</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman,serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Dated: May 1, 2014</P>

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