SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November
24, 2008
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
UNITY
BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New
Jersey
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-12431
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22-3282551
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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64
OLD
HIGHWAY 22, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, 08809
(Address
of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(908)730-7630
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
November 24, 2008, Unity Bancorp. Inc. issued a press release announcing that
it
received preliminary approval from the United States Department of the Treasury
to participate in the Capital Purchase Program. Attached and being furnished
as
Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Unity Bancorp Inc. dated November
24, 2008.
SIGNATURES
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.
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UNITY
BANCORP, INC.
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Date:
November 24, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Alan J. Bedner
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Alan
J. Bedner
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EVP
and Chief Financial Officer
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