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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-14-002727
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140529
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140602

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:		14883396

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">000-11486</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center">52-1273725</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 70%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">07083</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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area 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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[X]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp; ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp; ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[&nbsp; ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 0 10pt"><B>Item 8.01. &#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June 2, 2014, the Registrant
issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 9.01. &#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><B>&#9;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
following Exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">: </FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 8.5pt 0 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 24.5pt">(d) Exhibits</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release of Center Bancorp, Inc., dated June 2, 2014.</FONT></TD></TR>
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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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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 4in"><B>CENTER BANCORP, INC.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 4in"><U>By: /s/ Anthony C. Weagley</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 4in">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anthony C. Weagley</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 4in">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive
Officer</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Dated: June 2, 2014</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2.25pt; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Center
Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.075 Per Share</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt; text-align: justify; background-color: white">UNION,
N.J., June 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <B>Center Bancorp, Inc</B>. (Nasdaq:CNBC), parent company of <B>Union Center National Bank</B>,
(&ldquo;UCNB&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;), announced that the Board of Directors of Center Bancorp has declared a quarterly
cash dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend will be distributed on August 1, 2014, to all shareholders of record on July 11,
2014.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt; text-align: justify; background-color: white"><B>About
Center Bancorp</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Center Bancorp, Inc. (&ldquo;Center&rdquo;) and ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (&ldquo;ConnectOne&rdquo;),
dated as of January 20, 2014, the parties have agreed to merge ConnectOne with and into Center, change Center&rsquo;s name to &ldquo;ConnectOne
Bancorp, Inc.&rdquo; and merge UCNB with and into ConnectOne Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of ConnectOne. As previously disclosed,
Center and ConnectOne anticipate a closing on July 1, 2014.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Center
is a bank holding company, which operates UCNB, its main subsidiary. Chartered in 1923, UCNB 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. UCNB 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>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt; text-align: justify; 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. The Bank, through a strategic partnership between
the Bank&rsquo;s Private Banking Division and Alexander, Troy &amp; Company, Family Office Services, of Katonah, New York, provides
customized financial and administrative services to high-net worth individuals.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt; text-align: justify; background-color: white">Center,
through a strategic partnership with Compass Financial Management, LLC and ING, offers pension/401(k) planning services. Compass
is an Investment Advisory Company with five decades of cumulative experience providing investment services in a personal, professional
and attentive manner. They provide discretionary private investment management for individuals and corporate accounts as well as
401(k) advisory services.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 7.5pt; text-align: justify; background-color: white">The
Bank currently operates 16 banking locations in Bergen, Mercer, Morris and Union Counties in New Jersey. Banking centers are located
in Union Township (5 locations), Berkeley Heights, Boonton/Mountain Lakes, Englewood, Madison, Millburn/Vauxhall, Morristown, Oakland,
Saddle River, Springfield, Princeton and Summit, New Jersey. The Bank&rsquo;s primary market area is comprised of central and northern
New Jersey.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.5pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><B>Additional Information and
Where to Find It </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt">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.
In connection with the merger transactions referenced in this press release, Center Bancorp has filed a registration statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which has been declared effective. The joint proxy statement and prospectus contained
in the registration statement has been mailed to shareholders of Center and ConnectOne. Investors are advised to read the joint
proxy statement and prospectus because it contains important information. </P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0; text-align: justify">Copies of the joint proxy statement and prospectus and
other documents filed by Center and ConnectOne with the SEC are available free of charge at the SEC&rsquo;s web site at www.sec.gov.
Documents filed by Center may also be accessed and downloaded for free at Center&rsquo;s website at www.centerbancorp.com or by
directing a request to Joseph D. Gangemi, Corporate Secretary and Investor Relations Officer, Center Bancorp, Inc., 2455 Morris
Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083. Documents filed by ConnectOne may also be accessed and downloaded for free at ConnectOne&rsquo;s
website at www.connectonebank.com or by directing a request to Laura Criscione, Executive Vice President, ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.,
301 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632 (201-816-8900).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 13.5pt 0 0; text-align: justify"><B>Forward Looking Statements
</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt">This communication
contains forward-looking statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks
and uncertainties, all of which may change over time, as disclosed in filings made by Center with the SEC. Neither Center nor ConnectOne
assumes any obligation for updating any such forward-looking statements at any time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Investor Inquiries:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Anthony C. Weagley</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">President &amp; Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Center Bancorp, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(908) 206-2886</FONT></TD></TR>
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