SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

March 25, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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UNITY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

New Jersey

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-12431

(Commission File Number)

 

22-3282551

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

64 Old Highway 22

Clinton, NJ 08809

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

(908) 730-7630

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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Item 1.01            Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement 

 

On March 25, 2013, Unity Bank, a subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc. (the Registrant), entered into an agreement with Gramercy Capital Corp., an unaffiliated third party, to purchase three of its currently leased branch locations for $4.325 million.  The three purchased properties are located at 1746 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820, 104 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904 and 2426 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080.  Settlement is expected to occur by mid-April.

 

 

 

 


 

 

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.

 

 

 

UNITY BANCORP, INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: March 26, 2013

By: /s/     Alan J. Bedner     

Alan J. Bedner

EVP and Chief Financial Officer