Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HUGHES JAMES A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ [unty] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President/CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O UNITYBANK CORP, 64 OLD HWY 22		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/29/2015
(Street)

CLINTON, NJ 08809		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Restricted Stock 01/29/2015   A   2,400 (1) A $ 9.14 (2) 81,704 (3) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options $ 9.14 01/29/2015   A   10,000   01/29/2016(4) 01/29/2025 Common Stock 10,000 $ 9.14 38,218 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HUGHES JAMES A
C/O UNITYBANK CORP
64 OLD HWY 22
CLINTON, NJ 08809		   X     President/CEO  

Signatures

 James A. Hughes, POA Linda B. McDermott   01/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 2,400 Restricted shares were granted on 1/29/15 from the 2013 Stock Bonus Plan: vesting commences with 600 shares on 1/29/16; 600 shares on 1/29/17; 600 shares on 1/29/18 and 600 shares on 1/29/19.
(2) Stock price at the close of business on 1/28/15.
(3) 16,947 shares of total beneficially owned shares are Restricted Stock.
(4) 10,000 non-qualified stock options were granted on 1/29/2015 from the 2011 Stock Option Plan; vesting over a three-year period and on each of the the first three anniversary dates, one-third of the option shall vest; i.e., 3,333 on 1/29/16; 3,333 on 1/29/17; and 3,334 on 1/29/18.
(5) 18,218 options are currently exercisable from the 2006 Stock Option Plan: 7,178 options granted on 1/25/07 @ $12.62 expire 1/25/17; 7,350 options granted on 2/29/08 @ $7.70 expire 2/29/18; and 3,150 options granted on 4/2/08 @ $7.48 expire 4/2/18. 20,000 options granted from the 2011 Stock Option Plan are currently unexercisable: 10,000 options granted on 3/27/14 @ $7.97 expire 3/27/24; and 10,000 options granted 1/29/15 @ $9.14 expire 1/29/25.

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