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
August 26, 2016
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)
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:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
The Registrant issued a press release on August 26, 2016 announcing the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share payable on September 29, 2016 to shareholders of record as of September 13, 2016. Additionally, the Board of Directors declared a 10 percent stock dividend payable on September 30, 2016 to shareholders of record as of September 15, 2015. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this current report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this item.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by the Registrant on August 26, 2016.
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: August 26, 2016
By: /s/ Alan J. Bedner
Alan J. Bedner
EVP and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT # DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press release issued by the Registrant on August 26, 2016