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 *
BEDNER ALAN J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ [unty] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP/Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2016
(Street)

 		 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 02/25/2016   A   2,000 (1) A $ 9.84 (2) 13,237 (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 $ 9.84 02/25/2016   A   10,000   02/25/2017(4) 02/25/2026 Common Stock 10,000 $ 9.84 90,068 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BEDNER ALAN J

 		       EVP/Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 Alan J. Bedner, poa Linda B. McDermott   02/25/2016
**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) 2,000 restricted shares were granted effective 2/25/26 and issued from the 2013 Stock Bonus Plan; vesting commences with 500 shares on 2/25/17; 500 shares on 2/25/18; 500 shares on 2/25/19; and 500 shares on 2/25/20.
(2) Stock price at the close of business on 2/24/16.
(3) 3,740 shares are held in Mr. Bedner's 401K; 2,247 are held in an account at Computershare; 7,250 shares are restricted stock.
(4) 10,000 non-qualified stock options were granted on 2/25/16 from the 2013 Stock Option Plan; vesting over a three-year period one-third shall vest; i.e., 3,333 on 2/25/17; 3,333 on 2/25/18; and 3,334 on 2/25/19.
(5) 90,068 options are outstanding; 58,041 are exercisable; 31,667 are unexercisable. The price varies from $6.02 to $12.62.

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