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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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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) UNITY BANK, 64 OLD HWY 22 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2019 (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 03/12/2019   A   10,000 (1) A $ 20.61 22,092 (2) D   Common Stock               103,697 (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

$ 20.61

03/12/2019

A

25,000 (4)

03/12/2020

03/12/2029

Common Stock

25,000

$ 20.61

82,000 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

James A. Hughes, POA Laurie Cook, Controller/SVP		03/12/2019
**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)	10,000 restricted shares were granted on 3/12/2019 from the 2013 Stock Bonus Plan and vest over four years; vesting commences with 2,500 shares on 3/12/2020, 2,500 shares on 3/12/2021, 2,500 shares on 3/12/2022, and 2,500 shares on 3/12/2023.
(2)	21,375 shares are held in an account at Computershare, which have upcoming vesting dates. 717 shares are dividend reinvested shares for a total of 22,092.
(3)	103,697 shares consisting of 75,775 shares held in an account at Shareworks, 6,063 shares held in an account at Computershare, 12,427 shares held in a brokerage account, and 9,432 shares are held in a 401K plan.
(4)	25,000 stock options were granted on 3/12/2019 from the 2017 Stock Option Plan and vest over three years; vesting commences with 8,334 shares on 3/12/2020, 8,333 shares on 3/12/2021, and 8,333 shares on 3/12/2022.
(5)	82,000 stock options were granted under various dates and vesting periods of which 36,334 are currently exercisable.
Remarks: Total Beneficial Ownership: 161,406 Mr. Hughes receives additional shares on a quarterly basis through his dividend reinvestment plan.

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