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UNITED STATES

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

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 18, 2012

 

CENTER BANCORP, INC.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

New Jersey 2-81353 52-1273725
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   Identification No.)

 

 

2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (800) 862-3683

 

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):

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On April 18, 2012, Center Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Union Center National Bank subsidiary had filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for approval to open a full-service branch in Englewood, New Jersey. A copy of the release is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as an exhibit.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)        Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1 – Press release, dated April 18, 2012, of Center Bancorp, Inc.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

  CENTER BANCORP, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Anthony C. Weagley
  Name:   
Title:
Anthony C. Weagley
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: April 24, 2012

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit 99.1 – Press release, dated April 18, 2012, of Center Bancorp, Inc.

 

 

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