8-K

                       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)

                                January 19, 1995



                              UJB Financial Corp.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        NEW JERSEY                    1-6451                 22-1903313
    (State or other juris-         (Commission             (IRS Employer
   diction of incorporation         File No.)           Identification No.)
      or organization)


                      301 Carnegie Center, P.O. Box 2066,
                        Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2066
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (609) 987-3200






Item 5.  Other Information.


Agreement and Plan of Merger

     On January 19, 1995, Registrant and Bancorp New Jersey, Inc. a Delaware
business corporation and bank holding company registered under the federal Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956 ("BNJ"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the "Agreement") providing for the merger of BNJ with and into
Registrant and providing further for each stockholder of BNJ to receive, at the
election of each individual stockholder of BNJ, either cash in the amount of
$43.10 for each outstanding share of the Common Stock of BNJ ("BNJ Stock") held
by such stockholder, or shares of the Common Stock of the Registrant ("UJB
Stock") in exchange for BNJ Stock held by such stockholder in an amount
determined in accordance with the exchange ratio provided for in the Agreement,
all upon the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in the
Agreement, including the receipt of approval from the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (the "Merger"), subject to certain pro rata and random
reallocation procedures among BNJ Stockholders altering their cash or stock
election if upon expiration of the election period the number of shares of BNJ
Stock subject to elections to receive UJB Stock exceeds or falls short of a
number equal to 60% of the shares of BNJ Stock outstanding at the effective time
of the Merger.

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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(c) Exhibits


Exhibit No.        Description


(10)Q.             Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 19, 1995
                   between UJB Financial Corp. and Bancorp New Jersey, Inc.

(28)               Press Release dated January 19, 1995.

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                                   SIGNATURE




     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.



Date:  February 2, 1995                    UJB FINANCIAL CORP.



                                           By: /s/ Richard F. Ober, Jr.
                                               Richard F. Ober, Jr.
                                               Executive Vice President

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Ex. No.            Description


(10)Q.             Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 19, 1995,
                   between UJB Financial Corp. and Bancorp New Jersey, Inc.

(28)               Press Release dated January 19, 1995.

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EX-99.(10)Q.

                                                                  Exhibit (10)Q.

                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER


     AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated January 19, 1995, between UJB Financial
Corp., a New Jersey business corporation ("UJB"), and Bancorp New Jersey Inc., a
Delaware business corporation ("BNJ").


                             W I T N E S S E T H :


     WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of UJB and BNJ deem it
advisable and in the best interests of their respective shareholders to merge
BNJ into UJB (the "Merger") pursuant to the laws of the States of New Jersey and
Delaware and this Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger, BNJ shareholders will receive, in exchange
for the shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of BNJ (the "BNJ
Stock") held by such shareholders, shares of the common stock of UJB, par value
$1.20 per share (the "UJB Common Stock"), or, as the case may be, cash
consideration as set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS, to effectuate the Merger, the parties hereby adopt a plan of
reorganization in accordance with the provisions of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code");

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:


                                   ARTICLE I.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Section 1.01. The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.06),
BNJ shall be merged with and into UJB pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of, and with the effect provided in, the New Jersey Business
Corporation Act, as amended (the "New Jersey Act") and the Delaware General
Corporation Law, as amended (the "Delaware Law") (UJB as surviving corporation
being hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Surviving Corporation").

     Section 1.02. Capital Stock of UJB. All shares of the capital stock of UJB
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be unaffected by the
Merger and shall remain outstanding immediately thereafter.

     Section 1.03. Terms of Conversion of BNJ Common Stock.

     (a) At the  Effective  Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of any shareholder:

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(1)  All shares of BNJ Stock which immediately prior to the Effective Time are
     either owned beneficially by UJB or held in the treasury of BNJ shall be
     cancelled and retired and no cash, securities or other consideration shall
     be paid or delivered under this Agreement in exchange for such BNJ Stock;
     and

(2)  (A) Subject to Sections 1.07, 1.08 and 1.12, each share of BNJ Stock
     outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted in
     accordance with the New Jersey Act, the Delaware Law and Section 1.03(d)
     below into either:

     (i) the number of shares of UJB Common Stock ("Stock Consideration") equal
     to the exchange ratio determined in accordance with the following (the
     "Exchange Ratio"):

     (aa) If the Average Price (as defined in Section 1.03(b) below) of a share
          of UJB Common Stock is greater than $27.9125, the Exchange Ratio shall
          be 1.5441;

     (bb) If the Average Price of a share of UJB Common Stock is equal to or
          greater than $22.8375 and equal to or less than $27.9125, the Exchange
          Ratio shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $43.10 by
          the Average Price; and

     (cc) If the Average Price of a share of UJB Common Stock is less than
          $22.8375, the Exchange Ratio shall be 1.8872; provided, however, that
          if the Average Price of a share of UJB Common Stock is less than
          $20.90, the Board of Directors of BNJ shall have the right,
          exercisable only until 11:59 p.m. on the third business day following
          the Determination Date (as defined in Section 9.01), to terminate this
          Agreement by giving UJB notice of such termination, referring to this
          Section 1.03(a)(2)(A)(i)(cc), and this Agreement shall be terminated
          pursuant to such notice, effective as of 11:59 p.m. on the third
          business day following receipt of such notice by UJB, unless UJB
          shall, prior to 11:59 p.m. on the third business day following receipt
          of such termination notice, send notice to BNJ agreeing that the
          Exchange Ratio shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
          $39.44 by the Average Price; or

     (ii) cash equal to $43.10 (the "Cash Consideration").

     (B) The number of shares of BNJ Stock to be converted into rights to
     receive UJB Common Stock in the Merger pursuant to this Agreement shall
     equal, as closely as reasonably possible, 60 percent of the number (the
     "Determination Number") arrived at by subtracting from the number of shares
     of BNJ Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time the number
     of shares of BNJ Stock purchased by UJB or any subsidiary of UJB on or
     after the date hereof (the "Stock Amount") and the number of shares of BNJ
     Stock to be converted into rights to receive Cash Consideration shall
     equal, as closely as reasonably possible, the number arrived at by
     subtracting from the

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     number equal to 40 percent of the Determination Number the number, if any,
     of Dissenting Shares (as defined at Section 1.12)(the "Cash Amount").

     (b) For purposes of this Agreement:

     (1)  "Average Price" means the average (rounded to the nearest penny) of
          the closing prices of a share of UJB Common Stock on the New York
          Stock Exchange - Composite Transactions Tape for the 10 consecutive
          trading days ending on the Determination Date as reported in The Wall
          Street Journal, or if not reported therein, as reported in an
          authoritative source mutually agreeable to BNJ and UJB.

     (2)  "business day" shall mean a calendar day other than a Saturday or a
          Sunday, January 1, the third Monday in January, the third Monday in
          February, the last Monday in May, July 4, the first Monday in
          September, the second Monday in October, November 11, the fourth
          Thursday in November, or December 25. If January 1, July 4, November
          11 or December 25 fall on a Sunday, the next Monday is not a business
          day.

     (c) The Exchange Ratio shall be subject to appropriate adjustments in the
     event that, from the date hereof to the Effective Time, the outstanding UJB
     Common Stock shall have been increased, decreased, changed into or
     exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities through
     reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
     split, reverse stock split or other like changes in the outstanding shares
     of UJB Common Stock.

     (d) Election Procedures. An election form and other appropriate and
     customary transmittal materials in such form as UJB and BNJ shall mutually
     agree ("Election Form") shall be mailed on such date as BNJ and UJB shall
     mutually agree to each holder of record of BNJ Stock as of such date as BNJ
     and UJB shall mutually agree ("Election Form Record Date").

     Each Election Form shall permit the holder (or the beneficial owner through
     appropriate and customary documentation and instructions) to elect to
     receive only UJB Common Stock with respect to such holder's BNJ Stock
     ("Stock Election Shares"), to elect to receive only cash with respect to
     such holder's BNJ Stock ("Cash Election Shares") or to indicate that such
     holder makes no election ("No Election Shares").

     Holders of BNJ Stock who duly elect to receive only cash in the Merger may
also elect to have their share holdings divided into blocks of not less than
5,000 shares of BNJ Stock, with any remaining shares being added to one of the
designated blocks of 5,000 shares (each such block being herein referred to as a
"Stock Block") for purposes of the allocation procedures described below in this
Section 1.03. Such holders who do not make such election or who hold less than
5,000 shares of BNJ Stock will have all of their holdings treated as a single
Stock Block for purposes of such allocation procedures.

     Any BNJ Stock with respect to which the holder (or the beneficial owner, as
the case may be) shall not have submitted to the Exchange Agent, an effective,
properly completed Election Form on or before such time and

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date as UJB and BNJ may mutually agree (the "Election Deadline") shall also be
deemed to be No Election Shares.

     UJB shall make available one or more Election Forms as may be reasonably
requested by all persons who become holders (or beneficial owners) of BNJ Stock
between the Election Form Record Date and the close of business on the business
day prior to the Election Deadline, and BNJ shall provide to the Exchange Agent
(as defined in Section 1.05) all information reasonably necessary for it to
perform as specified herein.

     Any such election shall have been properly made only if the Exchange Agent
shall have actually received a properly completed Election Form by the Election
Deadline. Any Election Form may be revoked or changed by the person submitting
such Election Form at or prior to the Election Deadline. In the event an
Election Form is revoked prior to the Election Deadline, the shares of BNJ Stock
represented by such Election Form shall become No Election Shares and UJB shall
cause the certificates representing BNJ Stock to be promptly returned without
charge to the person submitting the Election Form upon written request to that
effect from the holder who submitted the Election Form. Subject to the terms of
this Agreement and of the Election Form, the Exchange Agent shall have
reasonable discretion to determine whether any election, revocation or change
has been properly or timely made and to disregard immaterial defects in the
Election Forms, and any good faith decisions of UJB regarding such matters as
may be referred to it by the Exchange Agent shall be binding and conclusive.
Neither UJB nor the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any
person of any defect in an Election Form.

     Within such period after the Election Deadline as UJB and BNJ shall
mutually agree, UJB shall cause the Exchange Agent to effect the allocation
among the holders of BNJ Stock of rights to receive UJB Common Stock or cash in
the Merger in accordance with the Election Form as follows:

          (1) Stock Elections Less Than Stock Amount. If the number of Stock
     Election Shares is less than the Stock Amount, then:

               (A) all Stock Election Shares shall be converted into the right
          to receive UJB Stock,

               (B) the Exchange Agent shall select, by random selection, first
          from among the holders of No Election Shares a sufficient number of
          such holders ("Stock Designees") and then, if necessary, a sufficient
          number of Stock Blocks ("Designated Stock Shares") held by holders of
          Cash Election Shares, such that the number of shares of BNJ Stock that
          shall be converted into rights to receive UJB Common Stock shall
          equal, as closely as practicable, the Stock Amount, and all shares
          held by the Stock Designees and, if any, all Designated Stock Shares,
          will be converted into the right to receive UJB Common Stock, and

               (C) the remaining No Election Shares, if any, and the remaining
          Cash Election Shares that are not selected to receive UJB Common Stock
          shall be converted into the right to receive cash; or

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          (2) Stock Elections More Than Stock Amount. If the number of Stock
     Election Shares is greater than the Stock Amount, then:

               (A) all Cash Election Shares and No Election Shares shall be
          converted into the right to receive cash,

               (B) the Exchange Agent shall allocate, on a pro rata basis, from
          among the Stock Election Shares, a sufficient number of such shares to
          become rights to receive cash, such that the number of shares of BNJ
          Stock that shall be converted into rights to receive UJB Common Stock
          shall equal, as closely as practicable, the Stock Amount, and

               (C) the remaining portions of the Stock Election Shares that are
          not subject to the allocation to receive cash shall be converted into
          the right to receive UJB Common Stock; or

          (3) Stock Elections Equal to Stock Amount. If the number of Stock
     Election Shares is equal or as nearly equal as practicable (as determined
     by the Exchange Agent) to the Stock Amount, then subparagraphs (1) and (2)
     above and subparagraph (4) below shall not apply and all Stock Election
     Shares shall be converted into the right to receive UJB Stock and all Cash
     Election Shares and No Election Shares shall be converted into the right to
     receive cash; or

          (4) Stock Elections and No Elections Equal to Stock Amount. If the
     number of Stock Election Shares and No Election Shares would equal or as
     nearly equal as practicable (as determined by the Exchange Agent) the Stock
     Amount, then subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) above shall not apply and all
     Cash Election Shares shall be converted into the right to receive cash and
     all Stock Election Shares and No Election Shares shall be converted into
     the right to receive UJB Stock.

     The pro rata allocation process or the random selection process to be used
by the Exchange Agent shall consist of such procedures as shall be mutually
determined by UJB and BNJ.

     (e) If, after the calculations under Subsections 1.03(a) through (d) hereof
have been made, the Tax Opinions referred to in Section 6.03 cannot be delivered
(as reasonably determined by Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart),
as a result of the Merger potentially failing to satisfy continuity of interest
requirements under applicable federal income tax principles relating to
reorganizations under Section 368(a) of the Code, then the Exchange Agent shall
select by random selection, first from holders of No Election Shares who are not
Stock Designees, and then, if necessary, from holders of Cash Election Shares
who are not Stock Designees, a sufficient number of holders to receive UJB
Common Stock so as to reduce, to the extent necessary to enable the Tax Opinions
to be rendered, the amount of cash to be delivered to holders of BNJ Shares, and
in lieu thereof deliver to such holders such number of shares of UJB Common
Stock equal to (x) the amount of cash required to render the Tax Opinions
divided by (y) the closing price of a share of UJB Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Transactions Tape on the business day before the
Closing Date as reported in the Wall Street Journal, or, if

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not reported therein, as reported in an authoritative source mutually agreeable
to BNJ and UJB, and the Stock Amount and the Cash Amount shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect such action.

     Section 1.04. Reservation of UJB Common Stock; Issuance of Shares Pursuant
to the Merger. UJB shall reserve and make available for issuance to holders of
BNJ Stock in connection with the Merger, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, sufficient shares of UJB Common Stock (which
shares, when issued and delivered, will be duly authorized, legally and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable). The shares of UJB Common Stock to be
issued in accordance with the Agreement are sometimes referred to herein as the
"Shares". Upon the terms, and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
including the conversion of BNJ Stock according to the Exchange Ratio, UJB shall
issue the Shares upon consummation of the Merger to holders of BNJ Stock.

     Section 1.05. Exchange Agent Arrangements. Prior to the Effective Time (as
defined in Section 1.06), UJB shall appoint First Chicago Trust Company of New
York or another entity reasonably satisfactory to BNJ as the exchange agent (the
"Exchange Agent") responsible for exchanging, in connection with and upon
consummation of the Merger, certificates representing the Shares and Cash In
Lieu (as defined at Section 1.08) or the Cash Consideration for certificates
representing shares of BNJ Stock, and upon consummation of the Merger UJB shall
deliver to the Exchange Agent certificates representing shares of UJB Common
Stock and cash (representing the aggregate Cash In Lieu and aggregate Cash
Consideration) as shall be required to be delivered to holders of shares of BNJ
Stock pursuant to this Agreement. Any UJB Common Stock or cash delivered to the
Exchange Agent and unclaimed at the end of one year from the Effective Time
shall be repaid to UJB, in which event the persons entitled thereto shall look
only to UJB for payment thereof; provided, however, that, if UJB shall, as
required or permitted by law, pay to the appropriate state authorities any
unclaimed UJB Common Stock or cash so repaid to UJB, said persons shall
thereafter look only to the appropriate state authorities for payment thereof.

     Section 1.06. Effective Time. The Merger shall be effective at the hour and
on the date (the "Effective Time") specified in the Certificate of Merger of UJB
and BNJ required by this Agreement to be filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of New Jersey in accordance with Section 14A:10-4.1 of the New Jersey
Act (the "NJ Certificate"), or, if filed later than the date of the NJ
Certificate, the date of filing of the Certificate of Merger required by this
Agreement to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in
accordance with Section 252 of the Delaware Law (the "Delaware Certificate")
(the NJ Certificate and the Delaware Certificate are collectively referred to
herein as the "Certificates of Merger"). UJB shall file the Certificates of
Merger not later than one business day following the Closing Date.

     Section 1.07. Exchange of BNJ Certificates.

     (a) After the Effective Time, the holders of certificates theretofore
representing shares of BNJ Stock (the "BNJ Certificates"), upon surrender of
such certificates to the Exchange Agent, shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefor (i) certificates representing the number of whole Shares to
which the holders are entitled pursuant to the conversion

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effected by Section 1.03 and Cash In Lieu, or (ii) the Cash Consideration
provided, however, that each holder of Dissenting Shares, as defined in Section
1.12 of this Agreement, shall receive instead payment for BNJ Stock as set forth
in Section 1.12. Until so surrendered, outstanding BNJ Certificates, other than
those not converted pursuant to Section 1.03(a)(1), shall be deemed for all
purposes, other than as provided below with respect to unsurrendered BNJ
Certificates and UJB's right to refuse the payment of dividends or other
distributions, if any, in respect of UJB Common Stock, to represent (i) the
number of whole Shares into which the shares of BNJ Stock have been converted
and the right to receive Cash In Lieu, if any, as provided in Section 1.08, or
(ii) the Cash Consideration. Until BNJ Certificates convertible into Shares and
Cash In Lieu are so surrendered, UJB may, at its option, refuse to pay to the
holders of such BNJ Certificates dividends or other distributions, if any,
payable to holders of UJB Common Stock; provided, however, that upon surrender
and exchange of such BNJ Certificates there shall be paid to such holders the
amount, without interest, of dividends and other distributions, if any, which
became payable prior thereto but which were not paid. No interest shall be
payable or paid or accrue on the Cash Consideration at any time.

     (b) Holders of BNJ Certificates as of the Effective Time shall cease to be,
and shall have no further rights as, shareholders of BNJ.

     (c) As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, if not previously
sent, UJB shall cause the Exchange Agent to send to each holder of BNJ
Certificates instructions and transmittal materials for use in surrendering and
exchanging BNJ Certificates. If BNJ Certificates are properly presented to the
Exchange Agent, UJB shall cause the Exchange Agent to cancel and exchange them
for UJB Certificates and the Cash In Lieu (as defined in Section 1.08) or the
Cash Consideration.

     (d) At and after the Effective Time there shall be no transfers on the
stock transfer books of BNJ of the shares of BNJ Stock which were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time.

     Section 1.08. Fractional Shares. Each holder of a BNJ Certificate who by
virtue of this Article I would have been entitled to receive a fraction of a
share of UJB Common Stock (after taking into account all shares of BNJ Stock
represented by the BNJ Certificates then delivered by such holder) shall receive
at the time such holder is to receive his UJB Certificates, in lieu of such
fraction of a share, cash in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the
Average Price (the "Cash In Lieu").

     Section 1.09. Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. The
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of UJB in force immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation, except as duly amended thereafter and
except, with respect to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to the extent
such is affected by the Certificate of Merger.

     Section 1.10. Board of Directors and Officers. The Board of Directors of
the Surviving Corporation shall consist of the members of the Board of Directors
of UJB at the Effective Time. The officers of the Surviving Corporation shall
consist of the officers of UJB immediately prior to the Effective Time. Such
directors and officers shall serve as

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such for the terms prescribed in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
By-Laws of UJB, or otherwise as provided by law or until their earlier deaths,
resignation or removal.

     Section 1.11. BNJ Stock Option Plans. At the Effective Time, options to
purchase shares of BNJ Stock issued and outstanding at the Effective Time,
pursuant to stock option plans of BNJ disclosed in BNJ Schedule XI (the "BNJ
Stock Option Plans") and limited rights, if any, granted with respect to such
options shall be deemed to constitute, and shall automatically be converted
into, options to acquire, otherwise on the same terms and conditions as provided
under the BNJ Stock Option Plan under which such options were issued, such
number of shares of UJB Common Stock as would have been issued pursuant to the
Merger if all of the shares of BNJ Stock subject to such options were issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and limited rights with
respect to a number of shares of UJB Common Stock determined in a likewise
fashion, with an exercise price per share of UJB Common Stock subject to the
converted options and limited rights equal to the exercise price per share of
BNJ Stock subject to the BNJ options and limited rights so converted divided by
the Exchange Ratio set forth in this Agreement (subject to adjustment as
provided herein); provided, however, that the number of shares of UJB Common
Stock that may be purchased under any such converted option shall not include
any fractional share interest but shall be rounded down to the next lower full
share. No cash shall be payable in lieu of such fractional share. UJB shall
permit all options, except options held by non-employee directors of BNJ,
converted pursuant to this Section 1.11 to be exercisable for a period of three
months following a termination of employment, except that such extension shall
not be available in any case of a termination of employment by UJB for cause.
All options held by non-employee directors of BNJ may be exercised in accordance
with their terms and, in addition, UJB shall permit such options to be exercised
as limited rights for a period of 90 days following the Effective Time. As soon
as practicable after the Effective Time, UJB shall issue to the holders of such
BNJ options and limited rights appropriate instruments confirming the right of
such holders to acquire shares of UJB Common Stock or to exercise their limited
rights for cash on the terms and conditions provided by this Section 1.11, upon
surrender of their outstanding instruments representing such BNJ options and
limited rights; provided, however, that UJB shall not be obligated to issue any
such confirming instruments or any shares of UJB Common Stock upon the exercise
of any BNJ options until such time as the shares of UJB Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of such converted options have been registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to an effective registration
statement and have been authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange
and for sale by any appropriate state securities regulators, which UJB shall use
its best efforts to effect as promptly as practicable, but in no event more than
30 days after the Effective Time.

     Section 1.12. Dissenting Shares. The shares of BNJ Stock held by those
shareholders, if any, of BNJ who have timely and properly exercised their
dissenters' rights, if any, in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations relating to the merger of a Delaware corporation into a New Jersey
corporation (the "Appraisal Laws") are herein referred to as "Dissenting
Shares". Each Dissenting Share, the holder of which, as of the Effective Time of
the Merger, has not effectively withdrawn or lost the dissenter's rights in
respect thereto under the Appraisal Laws, shall

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not be converted into or represent a right to receive the Cash Consideration or
UJB Common Stock, but the holder thereof shall be entitled only to such rights
as are granted by the Appraisal Laws. Each holder of Dissenting Shares who
becomes entitled to payment for BNJ Stock pursuant to the provisions of the
Appraisal Laws shall receive payment therefor from UJB (but only after the
amount thereof shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to
such provisions).

     If prior to the Effective Time any BNJ shareholder shall fail to perfect,
or shall effectively withdraw or lose, his or her right to appraisal of and
payment for his or her BNJ Stock under the Appraisal Laws, the BNJ Stock of such
holder shall be treated for purposes of this Article I like any other shares of
outstanding BNJ Stock. If, after the Effective Time, any holder of BNJ Stock
shall fail to perfect, or shall effectively withdraw or lose, his or her right
to appraisal of and payment for his or her BNJ Stock under the Appraisal Laws,
each share of BNJ Stock of such holder shall be converted into UJB Common Stock
or Cash Consideration pursuant to the election procedures of this Article I.

     BNJ shall give UJB notice of dissent of any shares of BNJ Stock, attempted
withdrawals of any such notices of dissent, and any other instruments served
pursuant to the Appraisal Laws received by BNJ relating to shareholders' rights
to dissent. BNJ shall not, except with the prior written consent of UJB,
voluntarily make any payment with respect to any dissenting shares of BNJ, offer
to settle, or settle any demands for payment with respect thereto or approve any
withdrawal of any such demands.

     Section 1.13. Effect of the Merger. Upon consummation of the Merger, UJB,
as the Surviving Corporation, shall continue to be a New Jersey corporation and
shall thereupon and thereafter possess all of the rights, privileges, powers,
immunities, purposes and franchises, both public and private, of each of UJB and
BNJ (the "Constituent Corporations"); and all property, real, personal and
mixed, tangible and intangible, and all debts due on whatever account, and all
other choses in action, and all and every other interest, of or belonging to or
due to each of the Constituent Corporations so merged, shall be vested in the
Surviving Corporation without further act or deed; and the title to any real
estate, or any interest therein, vested in either of the Constituent
Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger.
Any reference to either of the Constituent Corporations in any contract or
document, whether executed or taking effect before or after the Effective Time,
shall be considered a reference to the Surviving Corporation if not inconsistent
with the other provisions of the contract or document; and any pending action or
other judicial proceeding to which either of the Constituent Corporations is a
party, shall not be deemed to have abated or to have discontinued by reason of
the Merger, but may be prosecuted to final judgment, order or decree in the same
manner as if the Merger had not occurred; or the Surviving Corporation may be
substituted as a party to such action or proceeding, and any judgment, order or
decree may be rendered for or against the Surviving Corporation that might have
been rendered for or against either of the Constituent Corporations if the
Merger had not occurred.

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     Section 1.14. Additional Actions. If, at any time after the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of
sale, assignments, assurances or any other actions or things are necessary or
desirable to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving
Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights,
properties or assets of BNJ acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving
Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger or otherwise to
carry out this Agreement, the officers and directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on
behalf of BNJ or otherwise, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and
assurances and to take, in the name and on behalf of BNJ, all such other actions
and things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and
all right, title and interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets
in the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE II.

                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BNJ

     BNJ represents and warrants to UJB as follows:

     Section 2.01. Organization, Capital Stock.

     (a) Each of BNJ and its nonbank subsidiaries, including the nonbank
subsidiaries of banks (the term "subsidiary", as used herein, shall mean any
corporation or other organization of which 25% or more of the outstanding shares
of any class of capital stock or other equity security is directly or indirectly
owned), all of which are listed, together with their respective states of
incorporation, on BNJ Schedule I, is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation,
qualified to transact business in and in good standing under the laws of all
jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse
effect on the business, results of operations, assets, financial condition or
prospects (financial or otherwise) of BNJ and its subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis (a "BNJ Material Adverse Change"). However, a BNJ Material Adverse Change
will not include a change resulting from a change in law, rule, regulation or
generally accepted or regulatory accounting principles, or from any other matter
affecting financial institutions or their holding companies generally. Each of
BNJ and its subsidiaries has all corporate power and authority and all material
licenses, franchises, certificates, permits and other governmental
authorizations which are legally required to own and lease its properties, to
occupy its premises and to engage in its business and activities as presently
engaged in, and each has complied in all material respects with all applicable
laws, regulations and orders.

     (b) BNJ is duly registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "Bank Holding Company Act").

     (c) BNJ or one of its subsidiaries is the holder and beneficial owner of
all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of all of BNJ's direct and
indirect nonbank subsidiaries.

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     (d) The authorized capital stock of BNJ consists of 8,000,000 shares of
common stock, each of $.01 par value, of which at the date hereof 2,102,520
shares are outstanding, and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, each of $.01
par value, of which at the date hereof no shares are outstanding. The authorized
and outstanding capital stock of each nonbank subsidiary is set forth on BNJ
Schedule I hereto together with the holders of outstanding capital stock and the
number of shares of outstanding capital stock held. All issued shares of the
capital stock of BNJ and of each of its nonbank subsidiaries have been fully
paid, were duly authorized and validly issued, are non-assessable, have been
issued pursuant to an effective registration statement and current prospectus
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or an appropriate
exemption from registration under the Securities Act and were not issued in
violation of the preemptive rights of any shareholder. No options covering
capital stock of BNJ or any of its nonbank subsidiaries, warrants to purchase or
contracts to issue capital stock of BNJ or any of its nonbank subsidiaries, or
any other contracts, rights (including preemptive rights), commitments or
convertible securities entitling anyone to acquire from BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries or obligating them to issue any capital stock, or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock, of BNJ or any of
its nonbank subsidiaries are outstanding, in existence, or the subject of an
agreement, except as set forth in BNJ Schedule II. All plans of BNJ for the
granting of stock options or stock appreciation rights, and any amendments
thereto, have been duly approved by the shareholders of BNJ in accordance with
the requirements of the Code and Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act").

     (e) BNJ owns no bank subsidiary other than New Jersey Savings Bank
("Bank"). ("bank" is hereby defined to include commercial banks, savings banks,
private banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, building and loan
associations and similar institutions receiving deposits and making loans). Bank
is a capital stock savings bank duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Bank is duly authorized to
conduct all activities and exercise all powers contemplated by applicable laws
of the State of New Jersey, is an insured bank as defined in the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act, and has all corporate power and authority and all material
licenses, franchises, certificates, permits and other governmental
authorizations which are legally required to own and lease its properties and
assets, to occupy its premises, and to engage in its business and activities as
presently engaged in, and has complied in all material respects with all
applicable laws, regulations and orders.

     (f) The authorized and outstanding capital stock of Bank is as set forth on
BNJ Schedule III. BNJ is the holder and beneficial owner of all shares of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of Bank. All issued and outstanding shares
of the capital stock of Bank have been fully paid, were duly authorized and
validly issued, are non-assessable, have been issued pursuant to an effective
registration statement and current prospectus under the Securities Act or an
appropriate exemption from registration under the Securities Act, and were not
issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any shareholder. Except for Bank
options subsequently assumed by BNJ, no options covering the capital stock of
Bank, warrants to purchase or contracts to issue capital stock of Bank, or any
other contracts, rights (including preemptive rights), commitments or

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convertible securities entitling anyone to acquire from BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries or obligating them to issue any capital stock, or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock, of Bank are
outstanding, in existence, or the subject of an agreement.

     (g) All capital stock of its subsidiaries beneficially owned by BNJ is held
free and clear of any claims, liens, encumbrances or security interests.

     Section 2.02. Financial Statements. The financial statements and schedules
contained or incorporated in BNJ's (a) annual report to shareholders for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, (b) annual report on Form 10-K pursuant to
the Exchange Act for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993,and (c) quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q pursuant to the Exchange Act for the fiscal quarters ended
March 31, 1994, June 30, 1994 and September 30, 1994 (the "BNJ Financial
Statements") are true and correct in all material respects as of their
respective dates and each fairly presents the consolidated statements of
condition, income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows of BNJ and its
subsidiaries at its respective date and for the period to which it relates.
Except as may otherwise be described therein or in related notes or in the
accountants' reports thereon, the BNJ Financial Statements were prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
The BNJ Financial Statements do not, as of the dates thereof, include any
material asset or omit any material liability, absolute or contingent, or other
fact, the inclusion or omission of which renders the BNJ Financial Statements,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, misleading in any
respect.

     Section 2.03. No Conflicts. Except as set forth in BNJ Schedule III, BNJ
and each of its subsidiaries is not in, and has received no notice of, violation
or breach of, or default under, nor will the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by BNJ, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby including the Merger by BNJ upon the terms provided herein (assuming
receipt of the Required Consents, as that term is defined in Section 4.01),
violate, conflict with, result in the breach of, constitute a default under,
give rise to a claim or right of termination, cancellation, revocation of, or
acceleration under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge
or encumbrance upon any of the material rights, permits, licenses, assets or
properties of BNJ or any of its subsidiaries or upon any of the capital stock of
BNJ or any of its subsidiaries, or constitute an event which could, with the
lapse of time, action or inaction by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries or a third
party, or the giving of notice and failure to cure, result in any of the
foregoing, under any of the terms, conditions or provisions, as the case may be,
of:

     (a) the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries;

     (b) any law, statute, rule, ruling, determination, ordinance or regulation
of or agreement with any governmental or regulatory authority;

     (c) any judgment, order, writ, award, injunction or decree of any court or
other governmental authority; or

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     (d) any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, policy of
insurance or indemnity, license, contract, agreement or other instrument;

to which BNJ or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries or any of their assets or properties are bound or committed, the
consequences of which individually or in the aggregate, would have a material
adverse effect on BNJ and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or enable any
person to enjoin the transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 2.04. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. To the best knowledge of
BNJ management, BNJ and its subsidiaries have no liabilities, whether contingent
or absolute, direct or indirect, matured or unmatured (including but not limited
to liabilities for federal, state and local taxes, penalties, assessments,
lawsuits or claims against BNJ or any of its subsidiaries), and no loss
contingency (as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5),
material in the aggregate to BNJ and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other
than (a) those reflected in the BNJ Financial Statements or disclosed in the
notes thereto, (b) commitments made by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of its business which are not in the aggregate material in
frequency or amount to BNJ and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (c)
liabilities arising in the ordinary course of its business since December 31,
1993 which are not in the aggregate material in frequency or amount to BNJ and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries has,
since December 31, 1993, become obligated on any debt due in more than one year
from the date of this Agreement in excess of $250,000, other than
intra-corporate debt and deposits received, repurchase agreements and borrowings
from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York entered into in the ordinary course
of business.

     Section 2.05. Absence of Litigation, Agreements with Bank Regulators. There
is no outstanding order, injunction or decree of any court or governmental or
self-regulatory body against or affecting BNJ or any of its subsidiaries which
materially and adversely affects BNJ and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
there are no actions, arbitrations, claims, charges, suits, investigations or
proceedings (formal or informal) material to BNJ and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, pending or, to BNJ's knowledge, threatened, against or involving BNJ or
any of its subsidiaries or their officers or directors (in their capacity as
such) in law or equity or before any court, panel or governmental agency, except
as disclosed in BNJ Schedule IV. Neither Bank nor BNJ is a party to any
agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or is a party to any commitment
letter to, or has submitted a board of directors resolution or similar
undertaking to, or is subject to any order or directive by, or is a recipient of
any extraordinary supervisory letter from, any governmental or regulatory
authority which restricts materially the conduct of its business, or in any
manner relates to its capital adequacy, its credit or reserve policies or its
management. Neither Bank nor BNJ been advised by any governmental or regulatory
authority that it is contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the
appropriateness of issuing or requesting) any of the foregoing. Neither Bank nor
BNJ has failed to resolve to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory
agency any significant deficiencies cited by any such agency in its most recent
examinations of each aspect of Bank's and BNJ's business.

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     Section 2.06. Brokers' Fees. BNJ has entered into this Agreement with UJB
as a result of direct negotiations without the assistance or efforts of any
finder, broker, financial advisor or investment banker, other than Kaplan
Associates, Inc. ("Kaplan"). Except as disclosed in BNJ Schedule V, true and
complete copies of all agreements between BNJ and Kaplan with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have previously been delivered to
UJB.

     Section 2.07. Material Information. The representations and warranties made
by BNJ in this Agreement and the BNJ Schedules hereto, and, at the time of
filing, all filings made by BNJ and its subsidiaries after December 31, 1991
with the SEC and the appropriate bank regulatory authorities do not or did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact and do not or did not omit to
state any material fact required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to
make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. BNJ has timely made all filings
required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

     Section 2.08. Corporate Action. Assuming due execution and delivery by each
of the other parties thereto, and subject to the approval by the shareholders of
BNJ of this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
in accordance with BNJ's Certificate of Incorporation at a meeting of such
holders to be duly called and held, BNJ has the corporate power and is duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action to execute, deliver and perform
this Agreement. The Board of Directors of BNJ has taken all action required by
law, its Certificate of Incorporation, its By-Laws or otherwise to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement. This Agreement is a valid and binding
agreement of BNJ enforceable in accordance with its terms except as such
enforcement may be limited by applicable principles of equity, and by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws presently or hereafter
in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. The Board of
Directors of BNJ in authorizing the execution of this Agreement has determined
to recommend to the shareholders of BNJ the approval of this Agreement, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

     Section 2.09. Absence of Changes. There has not been, since December 31,
1993, any BNJ Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed in BNJ Schedule VI,
neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries has, since December 31, 1993: (a)
declared, set aside or paid any dividend or other distribution in respect of its
capital stock, other than dividends from subsidiaries to BNJ or other
subsidiaries of BNJ, or, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or
otherwise acquired any shares of such stock held by persons other than BNJ and
its subsidiaries; (b) incurred current liabilities since that date other than in
the ordinary course of business; (c) sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of
any of their assets except in the ordinary course of business; (d) made any
extraordinary officers' salary increase or wage increase, entered into any
employment, consulting, severance or change of control contract with any present
or former director, officer or salaried employee, or instituted any employee or
director welfare, bonus, stock option, profit-sharing, retirement, severance or
other benefit plan or arrangement or modified any of the foregoing so as to
increase its obligations thereunder in any material respect; (e) suffered any
taking by condemnation or eminent domain or

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other damage, destruction or loss in excess of $50,000, whether or not covered
by insurance, adversely affecting its business, property or assets, or waived
any rights of value in excess of $50,000; (f) entered into any transactions
which in the aggregate exceeded $250,000 other than in the ordinary course of
business; or (g) acquired the assets or capital stock of another company, except
in a fiduciary capacity or in the course of securing or collecting loans or
leases.

     Section 2.10. Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses. At December 31, 1993 and
thereafter BNJ's allowance for loan and lease losses is adequate in all material
respects to provide for all losses on loans and leases outstanding and, to the
best of BNJ's knowledge, the loan and lease portfolios of BNJ in excess of such
allowances are collectible in the ordinary course of business. BNJ Schedule VII
constitutes a list of all loans and leases made by BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries that have been "classified" as to quality by any internal or
external auditor, accountant or examiner, and such list is accurate and complete
in all material respects.

     Section 2.11. Taxes and Tax Returns. Neither BNJ nor any of its
subsidiaries has at any time filed a consent pursuant to Section 341(f) of the
Code or consented to have the provisions of Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply
to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as such term is defined in Section
341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries. None of the
property being acquired by UJB or its subsidiaries in the Merger is property
which UJB or its subsidiaries will be required to treat as being owned by any
other person pursuant to the provisions of Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect immediately prior to the
enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 or is "tax-exempt use property" within
the meaning of Section 168(h)(1) of the Code. Proper and accurate amounts have
been withheld from employees by BNJ and each of its subsidiaries for all periods
in full and complete compliance with the tax, social security and unemployment
withholding provisions of applicable federal, state and local law. Proper and
accurate federal, state and local returns have been timely filed by BNJ and each
of its subsidiaries for all periods for which returns were due, including with
respect to employee income tax withholding, social security and unemployment
taxes, and the amounts shown thereon to be due and payable have been paid in
full or adequate provision therefor has been included on the books of BNJ or its
appropriate subsidiary. Other than franchise tax returns filed by BNJ with the
State of Delaware, neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries is required to file
tax returns with any state other than the State of New Jersey. Provision has
been made on the books of BNJ or its appropriate subsidiary for all unpaid
taxes, whether or not disputed, that may become due and payable by BNJ or any of
its subsidiaries in future periods in respect of transactions, sales or services
previously occurring or performed, except as to an amount of up to $10,000 which
may be owed with respect to sales taxes. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS")
has audited the consolidated federal income tax returns of Bank for all taxable
years ended on or prior to December 31, 1982 and the State of New Jersey has not
audited any New Jersey income tax return for at least the last eight years.
Neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to an audit or review of its
tax returns by any state other than the State of New Jersey. BNJ is not and has
not been a United States real property holding corporation as defined in Section
897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section

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897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. Neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries is
currently a party to any tax sharing or similar agreement with any third party.
There are no material matters, assessments, notices of deficiency, demands for
taxes, proceedings, audits or proposed deficiencies pending or threatened
against BNJ or any of its subsidiaries and there have been no waivers of
statutes of limitations or agreements related to assessments or collection in
respect of any federal, state or local taxes. Neither BNJ nor any of its
subsidiaries has agreed to or is required to make any adjustment pursuant to
Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in accounting method initiated
by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries, and neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries
has any knowledge that the IRS has proposed any such adjustment or change in
accounting method. BNJ and its subsidiaries have complied in all material
respects with all requirements relating to information reporting and withholding
(including back-up withholding) and other requirements relating to the reporting
of interest, dividends and other reportable payments under the Code and state
and local tax laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder and other
requirements relating to reporting under federal law including recordkeeping and
reporting on monetary instruments transactions.

     Section 2.12. Properties. BNJ, directly or through its subsidiaries, has
good and marketable title to all of its properties and assets, tangible and
intangible, including those reflected in the most recent consolidated balance
sheet included in the BNJ Financial Statements (except individual properties and
assets disposed of since that date in the ordinary course of business with gross
proceeds not in excess of $50,000 and individual OREO property disposed of since
that date with gross proceeds not in excess of $100,000), which properties and
assets are not subject to any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge or encumbrance
other than as reflected in the BNJ Financial Statements or which in the
aggregate do not materially adversely affect or impair the operation of BNJ and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole. BNJ and each of its subsidiaries enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all material leases under which it or
any of its subsidiaries is the lessee, where the failure to enjoy such peaceful
and undisturbed possession would have a material adverse effect on BNJ and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole, and none of such leases contains any unusual or
burdensome provision which would materially and adversely affect or impair the
operations of BNJ and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     Section 2.13. Condition of Properties; Insurance. All real and tangible
personal properties owned by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries or used by BNJ or
any of its subsidiaries in its business are in a good state of maintenance and
repair, are in good operating condition, subject to normal wear and tear,
conform in all material respects to all applicable ordinances, regulations and
zoning laws, and are adequate for the business conducted by BNJ or such
subsidiary subject to exceptions which are not, in the aggregate, material to
BNJ and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. BNJ and each of its subsidiaries
maintains insurance (with companies which, to the best of BNJ's knowledge, are
authorized to do business in New Jersey) against loss relating to such
properties in amounts which are customary, usual and prudent for corporations or
banks, as the case may be, of their size. Such policies are in full force and
effect, are carried in an amount and form and are otherwise adequate to protect
BNJ and each of its subsidiaries from any adverse loss resulting from risks and
liabilities reasonably foreseeable at the date hereof, and are

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disclosed on BNJ Schedule VIII. All material claims thereunder have been filed
in a due and timely fashion. Since December 31, 1991, neither BNJ nor any of its
subsidiaries has ever been refused insurance for which it has applied or had any
policy of insurance terminated (other than at its request).

     Section 2.14. Contracts.

     (a) Except as set forth in BNJ Schedule IX, neither BNJ nor any of its
subsidiaries is a party to and neither they nor any of their assets are bound by
any written or oral lease or license with respect to any property, real or
personal, as tenant or licensee involving an annual consideration in excess of
$75,000.

     (b) Except as set forth in BNJ Schedule IX, neither BNJ nor any of its
subsidiaries is a party to and neither they nor any of their assets is bound by
any written or oral: (i) employment or severance contract (including, without
limitation, any collective bargaining contract or union agreement) which is not
terminable without penalty by BNJ or a subsidiary, as appropriate, on 60 days'
or less notice; (ii) contract or commitment for capital expenditures in excess
of $75,000 in the aggregate for any one project; (iii) contract or commitment
whether or not made in the ordinary course of business for the purchase of
materials or supplies or for the performance of services involving consideration
in excess of $75,000 (including advertising and consulting agreements and
retainer agreements with attorneys, accountants, actuaries, or other
professionals); (iv) contract or option to purchase or sell any real or personal
property involving consideration in excess of $75,000; or (v) other contracts
material to the business of BNJ and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and not
made in the ordinary course of business.

     (c) Neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to or otherwise
bound by any contract, agreement, plan, lease, license, commitment or
undertaking which, in the reasonable opinion of management of BNJ, is materially
adverse, onerous, or harmful to any aspect of the business of BNJ and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.

     Section 2.15. Interest of Management and Affiliates. Except as disclosed on
BNJ Schedule X, all loans presently on the books of BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries to its present or former directors or executive officers, or their
associates, or any members of their immediate families, have been made in the
ordinary course of business and on the same terms and interest rates as those
prevailing for comparable transactions with others and do not involve more than
the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features. Except as
set forth in BNJ Schedule X: (i) no present or former officer or director of BNJ
or any of its subsidiaries or any of their associates or any members of their
immediate families has any interest in any property, real or personal, tangible
or intangible, used in or pertaining to the business of BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries except for the normal rights of a shareholder; no such person is
indebted to or has a contract or commitment for the purchase or sale of real or
personal property, materials, supplies or services in excess of $10,000 per
annum or for longer than one year whether or not in the ordinary course of
business with BNJ or any of its subsidiaries, except for normal business expense
advances and loans or other extensions of credit of not more than $25,000 in the
aggregate; (ii) neither BNJ nor any

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of its subsidiaries has any commitment, whether written or oral, to lend any
funds to any such person; and (iii) neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries is
indebted to any such person except for deposits taken in the ordinary course of
business and amounts due for normal compensation or reimbursement of expenses
incurred in furtherance of the business of such person's employer and
reimbursable according to a policy of BNJ or such subsidiary, as appropriate, as
in effect immediately prior to the date hereof. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (either alone, or upon the occurrence
of any act or event, the lapse of time, or the giving of notice and failure to
cure) result in any payment (severance or other) becoming due from BNJ or any of
its subsidiaries or any successor or assign thereof to any director, officer or
employee of BNJ or any of its subsidiaries or any successor or assign of such
subsidiary, except as disclosed in BNJ Schedule X.

     Section 2.16. Pension and Benefit Plans.

     (a) Neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries maintains an employee pension
benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or has made any contributions
to any such employee pension benefit plan except employee pension benefit plans
listed in BNJ Schedule XI (individually a "BNJ Plan" and collectively the "BNJ
Plans"). In its present form each BNJ Plan complies in all material respects
with all applicable requirements under ERISA and the Code. Except as disclosed
in Schedule XI, each BNJ Plan and the trust created thereunder is qualified and
exempt under Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code, and BNJ or the subsidiary
whose employees are covered by such BNJ Plan has received from the IRS a
determination letter to that effect. Each BNJ Plan has been administered and
communicated to the participants and beneficiaries in all material respects in
accordance with its terms and ERISA. Except as disclosed in Schedule XI, no
employee or agent of BNJ or any subsidiary whose employees are covered by a BNJ
Plan has engaged in any action or has failed to act in such manner that, as a
result of such action or failure: (i) the IRS could revoke, or refuse to issue
(as the case may be), a favorable determination as to such BNJ Plan's
qualification and the associated trust's exemption or impose any liability or
penalty under the Code, or (ii) a participant or beneficiary or a
nonparticipating employee has been denied benefits properly due or to become due
under such BNJ Plan or has been misled as to his or her rights under such BNJ
Plan. Based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions and the cost method
established for each BNJ Plan by its enrolled actuary, the actuarial present
value of all accumulated benefits under all BNJ Plans as of January 1, 1993 did
not exceed the net assets then available for benefits. There has been no adverse
change in funding levels since January 1, 1993 in respect of each BNJ Plan.
There has been no change in any of the assumptions or methods used by the
enrolled actuary to each BNJ Plan since January 1, 1993. There has not been any
accumulated funding deficiency with respect to any BNJ Plan within the meaning
of Section 412 of the Code, whether or not such deficiency has been waived. No
person has engaged in any prohibited transaction involving any BNJ Plan or
associated trust within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of
the Code and there has not been any reportable event involving any BNJ Plan
within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder which
required notification to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"). No
liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred with respect to any BNJ Plan
or

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associated trust other than for required insurance premiums payable to PBGC
which have been paid when due. No fact or circumstance, including but not
limited to (i) a reportable event as defined above (other than a reportable
event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under such
regulations), (ii) the withdrawal of BNJ or any ERISA affiliate of BNJ from a
BNJ Plan during a plan year in which it was a "substantial employer" as defined
in ERISA, (iii) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a BNJ Plan or the
treatment of a BNJ Plan amendment as a termination under ERISA, (iv) the
institution of proceedings to terminate a BNJ Plan by the PBGC, or (v) any other
event or condition which exists with respect to any BNJ Plan has occurred which
would constitute grounds for the termination of such BNJ Plan by the PBGC, or
for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee
to administer such BNJ Plan. All reports, filings, disclosures, and other
communications which have been required to be made to the participants and
beneficiaries, other employees, the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, the PBGC,
or any other governmental agency pursuant to the Code, ERISA, or other
applicable statute or regulation have been made in a timely manner and all such
reports and communications were true and correct in all material respects. No
liability has been, or is likely to be, incurred on account of delinquent or
incomplete compliance or failure to comply with such requirements. BNJ has no
knowledge of any event that could result in a liability of BNJ or its ERISA
Affiliates (as defined below) to the PBGC. BNJ and all its ERISA Affiliates have
met all requirements with respect to funding the BNJ Plans imposed by ERISA or
the Code. There have not been any nor are there now existing any events or
conditions that would permit any BNJ Plan to be terminated under circumstances
that would cause the lien provided under Section 4068 of ERISA to attach to the
property of BNJ or its ERISA affiliates. "ERISA Affiliate" where used in this
Agreement means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a
member of a group of which BNJ is a member and which is under common control
within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code. Except as disclosed in Schedule
XI, there are no unfunded benefit or pension plans or arrangements, whether
qualified or not, to which BNJ or any of its subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates
has any obligation to contribute. There has been no change in control of any BNJ
Plan since the last effective date of any such change of control disclosed to
UJB in Schedule XI.

     (b) All bonus, deferred compensation, profit-sharing, retirement, pension,
stock option, stock award and stock purchase plans and all other employee
benefit plans with an annual cost in excess of $25,000 other than medical, major
medical, disability, life insurance or dental plans covering employees
generally, maintained by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries (collectively "Benefit
Plans") are listed in BNJ Schedule XI and comply in all material respects with
all applicable requirements imposed by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act,
ERISA, the Code, and all applicable rules and regulations thereunder. The
Benefit Plans have been administered and communicated to the participants and
beneficiaries in all material respects in accordance with their terms and ERISA,
and no employee or agent of BNJ or any of its subsidiaries has engaged in any
action or failed to act in such manner that, as a result of such action or
failure: (i) the IRS could revoke, or refuse to issue, a favorable determination
as to a Benefit Plan's qualification and any associated trust's exemption or
impose any liability or penalty under the Code; or (ii) a participant or
beneficiary or a nonparticipating employee has been denied benefits properly due
or to become due under the Benefit Plans or

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has been misled as to their rights under the Benefit Plans. All reports,
filings, disclosures, and other communications which have been required to be
made to the participants and beneficiaries, other employees of BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries, the SEC, the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, the PBGC, and any
other governmental agency pursuant to the Code, ERISA, or other applicable
statute or regulation have been made in a timely manner and all such reports and
communications were true and correct in all material respects. No material
liability has been, or is likely to be, incurred on account of delinquent or
incomplete compliance or failure to comply with such requirements.

     (c) There are no "Loans" outstanding under the New Jersey Savings Bank
Employee Stock Ownership and Savings Plan (the "ESOSP"), as the term "Loans" is
defined in the ESOSP, and all Company Stock (as defined in the ESOSP) held by
the Trust (as defined in the ESOSP) has been allocated to the accounts of ESOSP
Participants (as defined in the ESOSP).

     Section 2.17. Fidelity Bonds. Since at least January 1, 1989, BNJ and each
of its subsidiaries has continuously maintained fidelity bonds insuring them
against acts of dishonesty by each of the respective insured's employees in such
amounts as are customary, usual and prudent for organizations of its size and
business. All material claims thereunder have been filed in a due and timely
fashion. Since January 1, 1989, the aggregate amount of all claims under such
bonds has not exceeded the policy limits of such bonds (excluding, except in the
case of excess coverage, a deductible amount of not more than $50,000) and
neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries is aware of any facts which would form
the basis of a claim or claims under such bonds aggregating in excess of the
applicable deductible amounts under such bonds. Neither BNJ nor any of its
subsidiaries has reason to believe that its respective fidelity coverage will
not be renewed by its carrier on substantially the same terms as the existing
coverage, except for possible premium increases unrelated to BNJ's and its
subsidiaries' past claim experience.

     Section 2.18. Labor Matters. Hours worked by and payment made to employees
of BNJ and each of its subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor
Standards Act or any applicable law dealing with such matters; and all payments
due from BNJ and each of its subsidiaries on account of employee health and
welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of BNJ
or its appropriate subsidiary. BNJ is in compliance with all other laws and
regulations relating to the employment of labor, including all such laws and
regulations relating to collective bargaining, discrimination, civil rights,
safety and health, plant closing (including the Worker Adjustment Retraining and
Notification Act), workers' compensation and the collection and payment of
withholding and Social Security and similar taxes, except for any immaterial
non-compliance. No labor dispute, strike or other work stoppage has occurred and
is continuing or is threatened with respect to BNJ or any of its subsidiaries.
Except as set forth in BNJ Schedule XII, no employee of BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries has been terminated, suspended, disciplined or dismissed under
circumstances that are likely to result in a material claim, suit, action,
complaint or proceeding against BNJ or any of its subsidiaries. No employees of
BNJ or any of its subsidiaries are unionized nor has such union representation
been requested by any group of

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employees or any other person within the last two years. There are no organizing
activities involving BNJ pending with, or, to the knowledge of BNJ, threatened
by, any labor organization or group of employees of BNJ.

     Section 2.19. Books and Records. The minute books of BNJ and each of its
subsidiaries contain complete and accurate records of and fairly reflect all
actions taken at all meetings and accurately reflect all other corporate action
of the shareholders and the boards of directors and each committee thereof. The
books and records of BNJ and each of its subsidiaries fairly and accurately
reflect the transactions to which BNJ and each of its subsidiaries is or has
been a party or by which their properties are subject or bound, and such books
and records have been properly kept and maintained.

     Section 2.20. Concentrations of Credit. Except as disclosed on BNJ Schedule
XIII, no customer or affiliated group of customers (a) is owed by BNJ or any
subsidiary of BNJ an aggregate amount equal to more than 5% of the shareholders'
equity of BNJ or such subsidiary (including deposits, other debts and contingent
liabilities) or (b) owes to BNJ or any of its subsidiaries an aggregate amount
equal to more than 5% of the shareholders' equity of BNJ or such subsidiary
(including loans and other debts, guarantees of debts of third parties, and
other contingent liabilities).

     Section 2.21. Trademarks and Copyrights. Neither BNJ nor any of its
subsidiaries has received notice or otherwise knows that the manner in which BNJ
or any of its subsidiaries conducts its business including its current use of
any material trademark, trade name, service mark or copyright violates asserted
rights of others in any trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright or other
proprietary right.

     Section 2.22. Equity Interests. Except as disclosed in BNJ Schedule XIV,
neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any equity
interest, other than by virtue of a security interest securing an obligation not
presently in default, in any bank, corporation, partnership or other entity,
except: (a) in a fiduciary capacity; or (b) an interest valued at less than
$50,000 acquired in connection with a debt previously contracted.

     Section 2.23. Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed on Schedule XVII,
to the knowledge of BNJ, no Hazardous Substances (as hereinafter defined) have
been stored, treated, dumped, spilled, disposed, discharged, released or
deposited at, under or on (1) any property now owned, occupied or leased
("Present Property") by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries, (2) any property
previously owned, occupied or leased ("Former Property") by BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries during the time of such previous ownership, occupancy or lease; or
(3) any Participation Facility (as hereinafter defined) during the time that BNJ
or any of its subsidiaries participated in the management of, or may be deemed
to be or to have been an owner or operator of, such Participation Facility. To
the knowledge of BNJ, neither BNJ nor any of its subsidiaries has disposed of,
or arranged for the disposal of, Hazardous Substances from any Present Property,
Former Property or Participation Facility, and no owner or operator of a
Participation Facility disposed of, or arranged for the disposal of, Hazardous
Substances from a Participation Facility during the time that BNJ or any of its
subsidiaries participated in the management of, or may

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be deemed to be or to have been an owner or operator of, such Participation
Facility. To the knowledge of BNJ, no Hazardous Substances have been stored,
treated, dumped, spilled, disposed, discharged, released or deposited at, under
or on any Loan Property (as hereinafter defined), nor is there, with respect to
any such Loan Property, any violation of environmental law which could
materially adversely affect the value of such Loan Property to an extent which
could prevent or delay BNJ or any of its subsidiaries from recovering the full
value of its loan in the event of a foreclosure on such Loan Property.

     As used in this Agreement, (a) "Participation Facility" shall mean any
property or facility of which the relevant person or entity (i) has at any time
participated in the management or (ii) may be deemed to be or to have been an
owner or operator, (b) "Loan Property" shall mean any real property in which the
relevant person or entity holds a security interest in an amount greater than
$50,000 and (c) "Hazardous Substances" shall mean (i) any flammable substances,
explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous materials, hazardous substances,
hazardous wastes, toxic substances, pollutants, contaminants or any related
materials or substances specified in any applicable Federal or state law or
regulation relating to pollution or protection of human health or the
environment (including, without limitation, ambient or indoor air, surface
water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) and (ii) friable
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde, and petroleum and
petroleum-based products.


                                  ARTICLE III.

                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF UJB

     UJB represents and warrants to BNJ as follows:

   Section 3.01.   Organization, Capital Stock.

     (a) UJB is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey with authorized capital stock
consisting of 130,000,000 shares of Common Stock, each of par value $1.20, of
which 55,005,307 shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 1994 and
4,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, each without par value, of which 600,166
shares of Series B Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock ($50 stated value)
were issued and outstanding and 600,000 shares of Series R Preferred Stock were
reserved for issuance as of December 31, 1994. All issued and outstanding shares
of UJB's capital stock have been fully paid, were duly and validly issued, and
are non-assessable.

     (b) UJB is qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under
the laws of all jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would have a
material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, assets,
financial condition or prospects (financial or otherwise) of UJB and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (a "UJB Material Adverse Change"). However,
a UJB Material Adverse Change will not include a change resulting from a change
in law, rule, regulation or generally accepted or regulatory accounting
principles, or from any other matter affecting financial institutions or their
holding companies

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generally. The bank subsidiaries of UJB are duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of their jurisdiction of organization. UJB and
its bank subsidiaries have all corporate power and authority and all material
licenses, franchises, certificates, permits and other governmental
authorizations which are legally required to own and lease their respective
properties, occupy their respective premises, and to engage in their respective
businesses and activities as presently engaged in. UJB is duly registered as a
bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act.

     (c) All issued shares of the capital stock of UJB and of each of its bank
subsidiaries have been fully paid, were duly authorized and validly issued, are
non-assessable, have been issued pursuant to an effective registration statement
and current prospectus under the Securities Act or an appropriate exemption from
registration under the Securities Act and were not issued in violation of the
preemptive rights of any shareholder. UJB or one of its subsidiaries is the
holder and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of its bank subsidiaries. No options covering capital stock of UJB or any of its
bank subsidiaries, warrants to purchase or contracts to issue capital stock of
UJB or any of its bank subsidiaries, or any other contracts, rights (including
preemptive rights), commitments or convertible securities entitling anyone to
acquire from UJB or any of its subsidiaries or obligating them to issue any
capital stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
capital stock, of UJB or any of its bank subsidiaries are outstanding, in
existence, or the subject of an agreement, except for UJB Common Stock issuable
pursuant to employee stock options granted under stock option plans or stock
option components of incentive plans of UJB (3,087,394 shares at December 31,
1994), UJB Common Stock issuable pursuant to UJB's Dividend Reinvestment and
Stock Purchase Plan, UJB Savings Incentive Plan and 1993 Incentive Stock and
Option Plan and Series R Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to the UJB
Shareholder Rights Plan.

     Section 3.02. Financial Statements. The financial statements and schedules
contained or incorporated in UJB's (a) annual report to shareholders for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, (b) annual report on Form 10-K pursuant to
the Exchange Act for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, and (c) quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q pursuant to the Exchange Act for the fiscal quarters ended
March 31, 1994, June 30, 1994 and September 30, 1994 (the "UJB Financial
Statements") are true and correct in all material respects as of their
respective dates and each fairly presents the consolidated balance sheets,
statements of income, statements of shareholders' equity and statements of cash
flows of UJB and its subsidiaries at its respective date and for the period to
which it relates. Except as may otherwise be described therein or in the related
notes or in the accountants' reports thereon, the UJB Financial Statements were
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied. The UJB Financial Statements do not, as of the dates
thereof, include any material asset or omit any material liability, absolute or
contingent, or other fact, the inclusion or omission of which renders the UJB
Financial Statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
misleading in any respect.

     Section 3.03. No Conflicts. UJB is not in, and has received no notice of,
violation or breach of, or default under, nor will the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by UJB, or the

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consummation of the Merger by UJB upon the terms and conditions provided herein
(assuming receipt of the Required Consents), violate, conflict with, result in
the breach of, constitute a default under, give rise to a claim or right of
termination, cancellation, revocation of, or acceleration under, or result in
the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any rights,
permits, licenses, assets or properties material to UJB and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or upon any of the capital stock of UJB, or constitute an
event which could, with the lapse of time, action or inaction by UJB or a third
party, or the giving of notice and failure to cure, result in any of the
foregoing, under any of the terms, conditions or provisions, as the case may be,
of:

     (a) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of UJB;

     (b) any law, statute, rule, ruling, determination, ordinance, or regulation
of any governmental or regulatory authority;

     (c) any judgment, order, writ, award, injunction, or decree of any court or
other governmental authority; or

     (d) any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, policy of
insurance or indemnity, license, contract, agreement, or other instrument;

to which UJB is a party or by which UJB or any of its assets or properties are
bound or committed, the consequences of which would have a material adverse
effect on UJB and its subsidiaries, or enable any person to enjoin the
transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 3.04. Absence of Litigation, Agreements with Bank Regulators. There
is no outstanding order, injunction, or decree of any court or governmental or
self-regulatory body against or affecting UJB or its subsidiaries which
materially and adversely affects UJB and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
there are no actions, arbitrations, claims, charges, suits, investigations or
proceedings (formal or informal) material to UJB and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, pending or, to UJB's knowledge, threatened, against or involving UJB or
their officers or directors (in their capacity as such) in law or equity or
before any court, panel or governmental agency, except as disclosed in the Forms
10-K and 10-Q of UJB referred to in Section 3.02. Neither UJB nor any bank
subsidiary of UJB is a party to any agreement or memorandum of understanding
with, or is a party to any commitment letter to, or has submitted a board of
directors resolution or similar undertaking to, or is subject to any order or
directive by, or is a recipient of any extraordinary supervisory letter from,
any governmental or regulatory authority which restricts materially the conduct
of its business, or in any manner relates to its capital adequacy, its credit or
reserve policies or its management. Neither UJB nor any bank subsidiary of UJB,
has been advised by any governmental or regulatory authority that it is
contemplating issuing or requesting (or is considering the appropriateness of
issuing or requesting) any of the foregoing. Neither UJB nor any bank subsidiary
of UJB has failed to resolve to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory
agency any significant deficiencies cited by any such agency in its most recent
examinations of each aspect of UJB or such bank subsidiary's business.

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     Section 3.05. Material Information. The representations and warranties made
by UJB in this Agreement and, at the time of filing, all filings made by UJB and
its subsidiaries after December 31, 1991 with the SEC and appropriate bank
regulatory authorities do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
and do not omit to state any material fact required to be stated herein or
therein or necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. UJB has
timely made all filings required by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

     Section 3.06. Corporate Action. Assuming due execution and delivery by each
of the other parties thereto, UJB has the corporate power and is duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action to execute, deliver, and perform this
Agreement. The Board of Directors of UJB has taken all action required by law,
its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, its By-Laws or otherwise to authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Approval by the shareholders of
UJB of this Agreement, the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are not required by applicable law. This Agreement is a valid and
binding agreement of UJB enforceable in accordance with its terms except as such
enforcement may be limited by applicable principles of equity, and by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws presently or hereafter
in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.

     Section 3.07. Absence of Changes. There has not been, since December 31,
1993, any UJB Material Adverse Change and there is no matter or fact which may
result in any such UJB Material Adverse Change in the future.

     Section 3.08. Non-bank Subsidiaries. The non-bank subsidiaries of UJB did
not, taken in the aggregate, constitute a "significant subsidiary" of UJB, as
that term is defined in Rule 1-02(v) of Regulation S-X of the SEC (17 CFR
210.1-02(v)), at December 31, 1994.

     Section 3.09. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The UJB Financial
Statements are prepared on an accrual basis and reflect all known assets and
liabilities. There are no material undisclosed liabilities to the best knowledge
of management.

     Section 3.10. Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses. The allowances for loan
and lease losses of UJB and its subsidiaries are adequate in all material
respects to provide for all losses on loans and leases outstanding, and to the
best of UJB's knowledge the loan and lease portfolios of UJB and its
subsidiaries in excess of such allowances are collectible in the ordinary course
of business.

     Section 3.11. Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the Forms 10-K
and 10-Q of UJB referred to in Section 3.02 hereof, to the knowledge of UJB:

   (a) no Hazardous Substances have been stored, treated, dumped, spilled,
disposed, discharged, released or deposited at, under or on any (i) Present
Property of UJB or a subsidiary, (ii) Former Property of UJB or a subsidiary
during the time of previous ownership, occupancy or lease, or (iii)
Participation Facility during the time that UJB or a subsidiary participated in
the management of, or may be deemed to be or to have been

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an owner or operator of, such facility, where such storage, treatment, dumping,
spilling, disposing, discharging, releasing, or depositing would have a material
adverse effect on UJB and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

     (b) neither UJB nor any subsidiary has disposed of or arranged for the
disposal of Hazardous Substances from any Present Property, Former Property or
Participation Facility, and no owner or operator of a Participation Facility
disposed of, or arranged for the disposal of, Hazardous Substances from a
Participation Facility during the time that UJB or any subsidiary participated
in the management of, or may be deemed to be or to have been an owner or
operator of such Participation Facility, where such disposal or arranging for
disposal would have a material adverse effect on UJB and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole;

     (c) no Hazardous Substances have been stored, treated, dumped, spilled,
disposed, discharged, released or deposited at, under or on any Loan Property,
nor is there with respect to any Loan Property any violation of an environmental
law, where such storage, treatment, dumping, spilling, disposing, discharging,
releasing, depositing or violation would have a material adverse effect on UJB
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

                                  ARTICLE IV.

                                COVENANTS OF BNJ

     BNJ hereby covenants and agrees with UJB that:

     Section 4.01. Preparation of Registration Statement and Applications for
Required Consents. BNJ will cooperate with UJB in the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") including the
BNJ proxy statement to be included as a part thereof (the "BNJ Proxy Statement")
and filed with the SEC under the Securities Act for the registration of the UJB
Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger. In connection
therewith, BNJ will furnish all information concerning BNJ reasonably deemed
necessary by counsel to UJB for the filing or preparation for filing under the
Securities Act of the Registration Statement. BNJ will cooperate with UJB and
provide such information as may be advisable in obtaining an order of
effectiveness for the Registration Statement, appropriate permits or approvals
under state securities and "blue sky" laws, the required approval under the Bank
Holding Company Act by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the
"Federal Reserve Board"), the required approval from the Department of Banking
of the State of New Jersey, the listing of the Shares on the New York Stock
Exchange (subject to official notice of issuance) and any other governmental or
regulatory consents or approvals or the taking of any other governmental or
regulatory action necessary or, in the reasonable judgment of UJB, advisable to
consummate the Merger (the "Required Consents"). BNJ covenants and agrees that
all information furnished by BNJ will comply in all material respects with the
provisions of applicable law, including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact and will not omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the

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statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. BNJ will furnish to Kaplan, investment bankers
advising BNJ, such information as they may reasonably request for purposes of
the opinion referred to in Section 8.08.

     Section 4.02. Notice of Adverse Changes. BNJ will promptly advise UJB in
writing of (a) any event occurring subsequent to the date of this Agreement
which would render any representation or warranty of BNJ contained in this
Agreement or the BNJ Schedules or the materials furnished pursuant to the
Post-Signing Disclosure List (as defined in Section 4.09), if made on or as of
the date of such event or the Closing Date (as defined at Section 9.01), untrue
or inaccurate in any material respect, (b) any BNJ Material Adverse Change, (c)
any inability or perceived inability of BNJ to perform or comply with the terms
or conditions of this Agreement, (d) the institution or threat of institution of
litigation involving BNJ or any of its subsidiaries or assets, which, if
determined adversely to BNJ or any of its subsidiaries, would have a material
adverse effect upon BNJ and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or the Merger and
the related transactions, and (e) any governmental complaint, investigation,
hearing, or communication indicating that such litigation is contemplated, (f)
any written notice of, or other communication relating to, a default or event
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default, received by
BNJ or a subsidiary subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the Effective
Time, under any agreement, indenture or instrument to which BNJ or a subsidiary
is a party or is subject and which is material to the business, operation or
condition (financial or otherwise) of BNJ and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
and (g) any written notice or other communication from any third party alleging
that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement including the Merger. BNJ agrees
that the delivery of such notice shall not constitute a waiver by UJB of any of
the provisions of Articles VI or VII.

     Section 4.03. Meeting of Shareholders. BNJ will call a meeting of its
shareholders for the purpose of voting upon this Agreement, the Merger and the
transactions contemplated hereby to be held as promptly as practicable and, in
connection therewith, will comply with Delaware law and the Exchange Act and all
regulations promulgated thereunder governing shareholder meetings and proxy
solicitations. In connection with such meeting, BNJ shall mail a Proxy Statement
to its shareholders and use its best efforts to obtain shareholder approval of
this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.

     Section 4.04. Copies of Filings. Without limiting the provisions of Section
4.01, BNJ will deliver to UJB, at least twenty-four hours prior to an
anticipated date of filing or distribution, all documents to be filed with the
SEC or any bank regulatory authority or to be distributed in any manner to the
shareholders of BNJ or the public, together with, in the case of all quarterly
financial statements provided pursuant to this section, a written opinion of the
chief financial officer of BNJ to the effect that such financial statements are
true, correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied,
except as disclosed therein, and with the books and records of BNJ, and present
fairly the

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consolidated financial position of BNJ and its subsidiaries at the date thereof
and the results of operations for the period covered thereby.

     Section 4.05. No Material Transactions. Until the Effective Time, BNJ will
not and will not allow any of its subsidiaries to, without the prior written
consent of UJB: (a) pay (or make a declaration which creates an obligation to
pay) any cash dividends at a quarterly rate in excess of $.20, other than
dividends from subsidiaries of BNJ to BNJ or other subsidiaries of BNJ; (b) fail
to coordinate with UJB the declaration of any dividends or the setting of any
record or payment dates; (c) declare or distribute any stock dividend or
authorize or effect a stock split; (d) merge with, consolidate with, or sell any
material asset to any other corporation, bank, or person (except for mergers of
subsidiaries of BNJ into BNJ or other subsidiaries of BNJ) or enter into any
other transaction not in the ordinary course of business; (e) except in a
fiduciary capacity, make or agree to make any direct or indirect redemption,
retirement, purchase or other acquisition of any of its capital stock; (f) incur
any liability or obligation other than intracompany obligations, make or agree
to make any commitment or disbursement, acquire or dispose or agree to acquire
or dispose of any property or asset (tangible or intangible), make or agree to
make any contract or agreement or engage or agree to engage in any other
transaction, except transactions in the ordinary course of business and other
transactions aggregating not more than $250,000; (g) subject any of its
properties or assets to any lien, claim, charge, option or encumbrance, except
in the ordinary course of business and for amounts not material in the
aggregate; (h) increase or enter into any agreement to increase the rate of
compensation of the employees on the date hereof at an annualized rate exceeding
five percent (5%) on average for that group or pay any employee bonus; (i)
except as previously disclosed in writing to UJB, create or modify any
employment or severance arrangement or any pension or profit sharing plan,
bonus, deferred compensation, death benefit, retirement or other employee or
director benefit plan of whatsoever nature, or change the level of benefits
under any such arrangement or plan, or increase any severance or termination pay
benefit or any other fringe benefit; (j) distribute, issue or sell any shares of
its capital stock, except as required by rights existing on the date of this
Agreement under the BNJ Stock Option Plans or distribute, issue, sell or grant
any stock appreciation rights, limited rights or options covering, warrants to
purchase or contracts to issue, or enter into any contracts or other rights
entitling anyone to acquire or obligating BNJ or any of its subsidiaries to
issue, any capital stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock, of BNJ or any of its subsidiaries, other than the
mandated issuance to each BNJ director of options to purchase 500 shares of BNJ
Stock under the BNJ Stock Option Plans; (k) amend its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws; (l) modify, amend or cancel any of its existing
borrowings other than intra-corporate borrowings and borrowings from the Federal
Home Loan Bank of New York or enter into any contract, agreement, lease or
understanding, respecting the sale of OREO property with an individual sale
price in excess of $100,000 or any contracts, agreements, leases or
understandings other than those in the ordinary course of business or which do
not involve the creation of any material obligation or release of any material
right of BNJ or any of its subsidiaries; (m) accelerate the exercisability of
any stock appreciation rights or options or the release of any restrictions on
stock issued under BNJ's Benefit Plans; (n) directly or

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indirectly through any investment banker, broker, financial or investment
advisor or other agent, solicit or initiate, or encourage any unsolicited
inquiry respecting, any proposal or offer for, or enter into discussions or
negotiate for, or authorize or enter into any agreement or agreement in
principle providing for, any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of
assets or securities, tender offer, exchange offer or other acquisition of
outstanding securities or other business combination or takeover transaction
(other than the Merger), except, however, to the extent any such action is
legally required for the discharge of the fiduciary duties of the BNJ Board of
Directors as advised in writing by such Board's outside counsel; (o) except as
may be required by court order or decree or required by statute or regulation,
furnish or cause to be furnished any information relating to any inquiry or
proposal described in the foregoing subsection (n), except information
previously made public and any information customarily furnished to the public
in the ordinary course of business, concerning its business or properties, to
any person or entity making any inquiry or proposing any transaction described
in subsection (n), other than UJB; or (p) make any Employer ESOP Contributions
or Employer Matching Contribution to the ESOSP. In addition, BNJ will notify UJB
by telephone to its chief executive officer or general counsel promptly upon
receipt of any inquiry with respect to a proposed merger, consolidation,
business combination, assets acquisition or disposition, tender offer or other
takeover transaction with another person or receipt of a request for information
from any governmental or regulatory authority with respect to a proposed
acquisition of BNJ or any of its subsidiaries or assets by another party, and
will immediately deliver as soon as possible by facsimile transmission, receipt
acknowledged, to the UJB officer notified as required above a copy of any
document relating thereto promptly after any such document is received by BNJ.

   Section 4.06. Operation of Business in Ordinary Course. BNJ, on behalf of
itself and its subsidiaries, covenants and agrees that from and after the date
hereof and until the Effective Time, it and its subsidiaries: (a) will carry on
their business diligently and substantially in the same manner as heretofore and
will not institute any unusual or novel methods of management or operation of
their properties or business and will maintain such in their customary manner;
(b) will use their best efforts to continue in effect their present insurance
coverage on all properties, assets, business and personnel; (c) will use their
best efforts to preserve their business organization intact, preserve their
present relationships with customers, suppliers, and others having business
dealings with them, and keep available their present employees, provided,
however, that BNJ or any of its subsidiaries may terminate any employee for
unsatisfactory performance or other reasonable business purpose, and provided
further, however, that BNJ will notify and consult with UJB prior to terminating
any of the five highest paid employees of BNJ; (d) will use their best efforts
to continue to maintain fidelity bonds insuring BNJ and its subsidiaries against
acts of dishonesty by each of their employees in such amounts (not less than
present coverage) as are customary, usual and prudent for corporations or banks,
as the case may be, of their size; (e) will not do anything or fail to do
anything which will cause a breach of or default under any representation,
warranty or covenant of BNJ or any contract, agreement, commitment or obligation
to which they or any one of them is a party or by which they or any of their

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assets or properties may be bound or committed if the consequence of such,
individually or in the aggregate, may have a material adverse effect on BNJ and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (f) will not change their methods of
accounting in effect at December 31, 1993, or change any of their methods of
reporting income and deductions for Federal income tax purposes from those
employed in the preparation of their Federal income tax returns for the taxable
year ending December 31, 1993, except as required by changes in laws,
regulations or generally accepted accounting principles or changes that are to a
preferable accounting method, and approved in writing by BNJ's independent
certified public accountants.

     Section 4.07. Further Actions. BNJ will: (a) execute and deliver such
instruments and take such other actions as UJB may reasonably require to carry
out the intent of this Agreement; (b) use all reasonable efforts to obtain
consents of all third parties and governmental bodies necessary or reasonably
desirable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (c) diligently support this Agreement in any proceeding before any
regulatory authority whose approval of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby is required or reasonably desirable or before any court in which
litigation in respect thereof is pending; and (d) use its best efforts so that
the other conditions precedent to the obligations of UJB set forth in Articles
VI and VII hereof are satisfied.

     Section 4.08. Cooperation. Until the Effective Time, BNJ will give to UJB
and to its representatives, including its accountants, KPMG Peat Marwick, and
its legal counsel, full access during normal business hours to all of its
property, documents, contracts and records, will provide such information with
respect to its business affairs and properties as UJB from time to time may
reasonably request, and will cause its managerial employees, counsel and
independent certified public accountants to be available on reasonable request
to answer questions of UJB's representatives covering the business and affairs
of BNJ or any of its subsidiaries.

     Section 4.09. Copies of Documents. As promptly as practicable, but not
later than 30 days after the date hereof, BNJ will furnish to or make available
to UJB all the documents, contracts, agreements, papers, and writings referred
to in the BNJ Schedules or called for by the list or lists provided by UJB to
BNJ on or prior to the date hereof (the "Post-Signing Disclosure List").

     Section 4.10. Applicable Laws. BNJ and its subsidiaries will use their best
efforts to comply promptly with all requirements which federal or state law may
impose on BNJ or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Merger and will
promptly cooperate with and furnish information to UJB in connection with any
such requirements imposed upon UJB or on any of its subsidiaries in connection
with the Merger.

     Section 4.11. Agreements of Affiliated Shareholders. BNJ agrees to furnish
to UJB, not later than 10 business days prior to the date of mailing of the
Proxy Statement, a list of each person who, in the opinion of Kirkpatrick &
Lockhart, special counsel to BNJ, is an affiliate of BNJ for the purposes of
Rule 145 under the Securities Act (a "BNJ Affiliate"), shall cause each BNJ
Affiliate to enter into, prior to the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement, an
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to UJB, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, and effective prior to
such date (an "Affiliate Agreement"), which provides that, among other things,
(a) the UJB Common Stock to be acquired by a BNJ Affiliate upon consummation of
the Merger (such shares of UJB Common Stock being sometimes referred to herein
as "Acquired Shares") will not be acquired with a view to the sale or
distribution thereof except as permitted by Rule 145, (b) the shares of BNJ
Stock beneficially owned by such person on the effective date of the Affiliate
Agreement and the Acquired Shares (collectively, the "Affiliate Shares") will
not be disposed of in such a manner as to violate the Securities Act or the
Affiliate Agreement and without UJB having first received an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to UJB to the foregoing effect or other evidence of compliance with
Rule 145 and the Affiliate Agreement (e.g., copies of brokers' representation
letter, Form 144 and any other forms customarily required to effectuate a
brokers' transaction under Rule 145), in each case satisfactory to UJB (the
Office of the Corporate Secretary of UJB can be consulted for guidance on what
constitutes satisfactory evidence of compliance), (c) the certificates
representing the Acquired Shares may bear a legend referring to the foregoing
restrictions on disposition and UJB may issue to its transfer agent appropriate
stop transfer instructions with respect to the Acquired Shares, and (d) in a
transfer of Affiliate Shares not complying with Rule 145, each BNJ Affiliate
will obtain an agreement, and deliver a copy of such to UJB, from the transferee
in such a transfer which is substantially similar to an Affiliate Agreement,
unless such transferee may under the Securities Act dispose of the Affiliate
Shares without registration under the Securities Act and without violation of
the Affiliate Agreement.

     Section 4.12. Loans and Leases to Affiliates. All loans and leases
hereafter made by BNJ or any of its subsidiaries to any of its present or former
directors, executive officers, or their respective associates shall be made only
in the ordinary course of business and on the same terms and at the same
interest rates as those prevailing for comparable transactions with others and
shall not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other
unfavorable features.

     Section 4.13. ERISA. BNJ shall maintain and cause each of its ERISA
affiliates to maintain BNJ Plan assets that are at least equal in value to Plan
benefits guaranteed under Title IV of ERISA, and not permit any Prohibited
Transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA to exist.

     Section 4.14. Fee.

     (a) BNJ hereby agrees to pay UJB, and UJB shall be entitled to payment of,
a fee (the "Fee") of $3,500,000 following the occurrence of a Purchase Event (as
defined below); provided that UJB shall have sent written demand for such Fee
within 90 days following such Purchase Event; and provided further that the
right to receive the Fee shall terminate and be of no further force and effect
upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the time immediately prior to the Effective
Time; (ii) 18 months after (A) the termination of this Agreement following (x)
the occurrence of a Preliminary Purchase Event (as defined below), (y)
discussions or negotiations occurring pursuant to Section 4.05(n), or (z) a
determination by the Board of Directors of BNJ not to submit this Agreement and
the

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transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Merger, to
BNJ's stockholders pursuant to Section 4.03 of this Agreement or (B) the
termination of this Agreement by UJB pursuant to Sections 9.02(a)(ii),(iii) or
(iv), or pursuant to Section 9.02(b); or (iii) termination of this Agreement
pursuant to any Section other than those listed in clause (ii)(B) above,
provided such termination occurs prior to any Purchase Event or any other event
or circumstance described in clause (ii)(A). Payment of the Fee shall be made in
immediately available funds within five business days after delivery of such
written demand.

     (b) The term "Preliminary Purchase Event" shall mean any of the following
events or transactions occurring after the date hereof:

     (i)    The Board of Directors of BNJ shall withdraw or modify in a manner
            adverse to UJB its approval of, or its recommendation to the
            stockholders of BNJ to approve, this Agreement or the transactions
            contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Merger.

     (ii)   A "Distribution Date" (as such term is defined in the Rights
            Agreement by and between BNJ and Midlantic National Bank, as Rights
            Agent, dated as of December 26, 1990) shall occur.

     (iii)  BNJ or any of its subsidiaries (each a "BNJ Subsidiary"), without
            having received UJB's prior written consent, shall have entered into
            an agreement to engage in an Acquisition Transaction (as defined
            below) with any person (the term "person" for purposes of this
            Agreement having the meaning assigned thereto in Sections 3(a)(9)
            and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
            thereunder) other than UJB or any of its subsidiaries (each a "UJB
            Subsidiary") or the Board of Directors of BNJ shall have recommended
            that the stockholders of BNJ approve or accept any Acquisition
            Transaction with any person other than UJB or any UJB Subsidiary.
            For purposes of this Agreement, "Acquisition Transaction" shall mean
            (A) a merger or consolidation, or any similar transaction, involving
            BNJ or any BNJ Subsidiary, (B) a purchase, lease or other
            acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets or deposits of
            BNJ or any BNJ Subsidiary, or (C) a purchase or other acquisition
            (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or
            otherwise) of securities representing 10% or more of the voting
            power of BNJ or any BNJ Subsidiary; provided that the term
            "Acquisition Transaction" does not include any internal merger or
            consolidation involving only one or more of BNJ and the BNJ
            Subsidiaries.

     (iv)   (A) Any person (other than UJB or any UJB Subsidiary) shall have
            acquired beneficial ownership or the right to acquire beneficial
            ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of BNJ Stock (the
            term "beneficial ownership" for purposes of this Agreement having
            the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act,
            and the rules and regulations thereunder), or (B) any group (as such
            term "group" is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act),
            other than a group of which UJB or any UJB Subsidiary is a member,
            shall have been formed that beneficially owns 10% or more of the BNJ
            Stock then outstanding.

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     (v)    Any person other than UJB or any UJB Subsidiary shall have made a
            bona fide proposal to BNJ or its stockholders, by public
            announcement or written communication that is or becomes the subject
            of public disclosure, to engage in an Acquisition Transaction
            (including, without limitation, any situation in which any person
            other than UJB or any UJB Subsidiary shall have commenced (as such
            term is defined in Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) or shall have
            filed a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect
            to, a tender offer or exchange offer to purchase any shares of BNJ
            Stock such that, upon consummation of such offer, such person would
            own or control 10% or more of the then outstanding shares of BNJ
            Stock (such an offer referred to herein as a "Tender Offer" or an
            "Exchange Offer", respectively));

     (vi)   After a proposal is made by a third party to BNJ or its stockholders
            to engage in an Acquisition Transaction, or such third party states
            its intention to BNJ to make such a proposal if the Agreement
            terminates, BNJ shall have breached any representation, covenant or
            obligation contained in this Agreement and such breach would entitle
            UJB to terminate this Agreement under Section 9.02 of this Agreement
            (without regard to the cure periods provided for in said Section
            9.02 of this Agreement unless such cure is promptly effected prior
            to a termination of this Agreement by UJB without jeopardizing
            consummation of the Merger pursuant to the terms of this Agreement);
            or

     (vii)  The holders of BNJ Stock shall not have approved this Agreement at
            the meeting of such stockholders held for the purpose of voting on
            this Agreement or such meeting shall not have been held or shall
            have been canceled prior to termination of this Agreement, in each
            case after any person (other than UJB or any UJB Subsidiary) shall
            have (A) made, or disclosed an intention to make, a bona fide
            proposal to engage in an Acquisition Transaction, (B) commenced a
            Tender Offer or filed a registration statement under the Securities
            Act with respect to an Exchange Offer or (C) filed an application
            (or given a notice), whether in draft or final form, under the Bank
            Holding Company Act, the Bank Merger Act or the Change in Bank
            Control Act of 1978, as amended, for approval to engage in an
            Acquisition Transaction.

     (c) The term "Purchase Event" shall mean either of the following events or
transactions occurring after the date hereof:

     (i)    The acquisition by any person, other than UJB or any UJB Subsidiary,
            alone or together with such person's affiliates and associates, or
            any group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), of
            beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the BNJ Stock; or

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     (ii)   The occurrence of a Preliminary Purchase Event described in
            subsection (b)(iii) of this Section 4.14 except that the percentage
            referred to in clause (C) shall be 25%.

     (d) BNJ shall notify UJB promptly in writing of its knowledge of the
occurrence of any Preliminary Purchase Event or Purchase Event or the occurrence
of either of the events or circumstances described at Section 4.14(a)(ii)(A)(y)
and Section 4.14(a)(ii)(A)(z); provided, however, that the giving of such notice
by BNJ shall not be a condition to the right of UJB to the Fee.

     (e) This Section 4.14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

   Section 4.15. Confidentiality. All information furnished by UJB to BNJ or its
representatives pursuant hereto shall be treated as the sole property of UJB
and, if the Merger shall not occur, BNJ and its representatives shall return to
UJB all of such written information and all documents, notes, summaries or other
materials containing, reflecting or referring to, or derived from, such
information, except that any such confidential information or notes or abstracts
therefrom presented to the Board of Directors of BNJ or any committee thereof
for the purpose of considering this Agreement, the Merger and the related
transactions may be kept and maintained by BNJ with other records of Board, and
Board committee, meetings subject to a continuing obligation of confidentiality.
BNJ shall, and shall use its best efforts to cause its representatives to, keep
confidential all such information, and shall not directly or indirectly use such
information for any competitive or other commercial purposes. The obligation to
keep such information confidential shall continue for five years from the date
the proposed Merger is abandoned and shall not apply to: (i) any information
which (x) was legally in BNJ's possession prior to the disclosure thereof by
UJB, (y) was then generally known to the public, or (z) was disclosed to BNJ by
a third party not bound by an obligation of confidentiality; or (ii) disclosures
made as required by law. It is further agreed that if, in the absence of a
protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, BNJ is nonetheless, in
the written opinion of its outside counsel, compelled to disclose information
concerning UJB to any tribunal or governmental body or agency or else stand
liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, BNJ may disclose such
information to such tribunal or governmental body or agency without liability
hereunder and shall so notify UJB.

   Section 4.16. Limited Rights Determinations. The Committee (as that term is
defined in the BNJ Stock Option Plans) shall, between the date hereof and the
Effective Time, take such action as shall be necessary to entitle holders of the
BNJ limited rights to be converted into UJB limited rights pursuant to Section
1.11 hereof (the "BNJ Limited Rights") to exercise their limited rights for cash
(and only cash) and the Committee shall refrain from taking any action after the
date hereof which would entitle holders of BNJ Limited Rights to exercise their
BNJ Limited Rights for stock.

   Section 4.17.   Representation Letter.  BNJ shall use its best efforts
to cause all directors and officers of BNJ to enter into, prior to the
date of mailing of the Proxy Statement, an agreement, satisfactory in form

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and substance to UJB, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, pursuant to
which such directors and officers of BNJ represent that they have no present
intention to sell, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of, reduce the risk
of loss by short sale or otherwise, enter into any contract or arrangement with
respect to, or consent to the sale, exchange or other disposition of any
interest in any shares of UJB Common Stock, received by them in the Merger, by
an individual retirement account for their benefit or by any other account in
which they have beneficial ownership, and agree they will not for one year enter
into such a contract or arrangement, unless in the written opinion of counsel
the action will not adversely affect the status of the Merger as a tax-free
reorganization.

                                   ARTICLE V.

                                COVENANTS OF UJB

     UJB hereby covenants and agrees with BNJ that:

   Section 5.01. Approvals and Registrations. Based on such assistance and
cooperation of BNJ as UJB may reasonably request, UJB will use its best efforts
to prepare and file (a) with the SEC, the Registration Statement, (b) with the
Federal Reserve Board, an application for approval of the Merger, (c) with the
New Jersey Department of Banking, an application for approval of the Merger, and
(d) with the New York Stock Exchange, an application for the listing of the
shares of UJB Common Stock issuable upon the Merger, subject to official notice
of issuance, except that UJB shall have no obligation to file a new registration
statement or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement covering
any reoffering of UJB Common Stock by BNJ Affiliates. UJB covenants and agrees
that all information furnished by UJB for inclusion in the Registration
Statement, the Proxy Statement, and all applications to appropriate regulatory
agencies for approval of the Merger and related transactions will comply in all
material respects with the provisions of applicable law, including the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and
will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. UJB will furnish to
Kaplan, investment bankers advising BNJ, such information as they may reasonably
request for purposes of the opinion referred to in Section 8.08.

   Section 5.02. Notice of Adverse Changes. UJB will promptly advise BNJ in
writing of (a) any event occurring subsequent to the date of this Agreement
which would render any representation or warranty of UJB contained in this
Agreement or the UJB Schedules, if made on or as of the date of such event or
the Closing Date, untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, (b) any UJB
Material Adverse Change, (c) any inability or perceived inability of UJB to
perform or comply with the terms or conditions of this Agreement, (d) the
institution or threat of institution of material litigation involving UJB or its
assets which, if determined adversely to UJB, would have a material adverse
effect on UJB and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or the Merger, (e) any
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complaint, investigation, or hearing or communication indicating that such
litigation is contemplated, (f) any written notice of, or other communication
relating to, a default or event which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would become a default, received by UJB subsequent to the date hereof and prior
to the Effective Time, under any agreement, indenture or instrument to which UJB
is a party or is subject and which is material to the business, operation or
condition (financial or otherwise) of UJB and its subsidiaries taken as a whole,
and (g) any written notice or other communication from any third party alleging
that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement including the Merger. UJB agrees
that the delivery of such notice shall not constitute a waiver by BNJ of any of
the provisions of Articles VI or VIII.

     Section 5.03. Copies of Filings. UJB shall promptly provide to BNJ copies
of the application for approval of the Merger filed with the Federal Reserve
Board and all reports filed by it with the SEC on Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K.

     Section 5.04. Operation of Business. UJB, on behalf of itself and its bank
subsidiaries, covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof and until
the Effective Time it: (a) will use its best efforts to continue in effect its
present insurance coverage on all properties, assets, business, and personnel;
(b) will use its best efforts to preserve its business organization intact and
preserve its present relationships with customers, suppliers, and others having
business dealings with it; (c) will use its best efforts to continue to maintain
fidelity bonds insuring it against acts of dishonesty by each of its employees
in such amounts (not less than present coverage) as are customary, usual and
prudent for corporations or banks, as the case may be, of its size; (d) will not
do anything or fail to do anything which will cause a breach of or default under
any representation, warranty or covenant of UJB or any contract, agreement,
commitment or obligation to which it is a party or by which it or any of its
assets or properties may be bound or committed if the consequences of such
breach may have a material adverse effect on UJB and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole; (e) will give BNJ prior notice of any intended repurchase by UJB of any
shares of UJB Common Stock in excess of 10,000 in the aggregate during the term
of this Agreement and (f) will not change its methods of accounting in effect at
December 31, 1993, or change any of its methods of reporting income and
deductions for Federal income tax purposes from those employed in the
preparation of its Federal income tax returns for the taxable year ending
December 31, 1993, except as required by changes in laws, regulations or
generally accepted accounting principles or changes that are to a preferable
accounting method, and approved by UJB's independent certified public
accountants.

     Section 5.05. Further Actions. UJB will: (a) execute and deliver such
instruments and take such other actions as BNJ may reasonably require to carry
out the intent of this Agreement; (b) use all reasonable efforts to obtain
consents of all third parties and governmental bodies necessary or reasonably
desirable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (c) diligently support this Agreement in any proceeding before any
regulatory authority whose approval of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby is required or reasonably desirable or before any court in which
litigation in respect thereof is pending; and

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(d) use its best efforts so that the other conditions precedent to the
obligations of BNJ set forth in Articles VI and VIII hereof are satisfied.

     Section 5.06. Applicable Laws. UJB will use its best efforts to comply
promptly with all requirements which federal or state law may impose on UJB with
respect to the Merger and will promptly cooperate with and furnish information
to BNJ in connection with any such requirements imposed upon BNJ or on any of
its subsidiaries in connection with the Merger.

     Section 5.07. Indemnification.

     (a) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, UJB shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any
time prior to the date hereof or who, with the prior written approval of UJB
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), becomes prior to the
Effective Time a director or an officer in the ordinary course of business
(whether elected or appointed) of BNJ or Bank (collectively, the "Indemnitees")
against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, charges,
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable costs of investigation, and
the reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel and other advisors and
experts, as incurred), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in
settlement, incurred by or imposed upon any Indemnitee, (i) in connection with,
arising out of or relating to any threatened or pending claim, action, suit or
proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative),
including, without limitation, any and all claims, actions, suits, proceedings
or investigations by or on behalf of or in the right of or against BNJ, or by
any present or former shareholder of BNJ in such person's capacity as a
shareholder (collectively, "Claims"), including, without limitation, any Claim
which is based upon, arises out of or in any way relates to the Merger, the
Proxy Statement, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Indemnitee's service as a member of BNJ's or Bank's Board of Directors or any
committee of BNJ's or Bank's Board of Directors, the events leading up to the
execution of this Agreement, any statement, recommendation or solicitation made
in connection therewith or related thereto and any breach of any duty in
connection with any of the foregoing, and (ii) in connection with, arising out
of or relating to the enforcement of the obligations of UJB set forth in this
Section 5.07, in each case under (i) and (ii) above to the full extent permitted
under applicable law (subject to the requirement that expenses be paid in
advance of final disposition only as authorized by the board of directors upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such
expenses if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
be indemnified as a matter of applicable law), but in no event beyond the extent
to which such indemnification would have been available from BNJ had the Claim
been advanced on the date hereof. All rights to indemnification in respect to
any Claim asserted or made within the six year period shall continue until the
final disposition of such Claim.

     (b) This Section 5.07 shall be construed as an agreement as to which the
Indemnitees are intended to be third-party beneficiaries and shall be
enforceable by the Indemnitees and their heirs and representatives.

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     (c) Any Indemnitee wishing to claim indemnification under this Section
5.07, upon learning of any such claim, action, suit or proceeding, shall
promptly notify UJB thereof, but the failure to so notify shall not relieve UJB
of any liability it may have to such Indemnitee if such failure does not
prejudice UJB. In the event of any such claim, action, suit or proceeding
(whether arising before or after the Effective Time) as to which UJB agrees that
indemnification under this Section 5.07 is applicable, UJB shall have the right
to participate in the defense thereof and (a) UJB shall have the right to assume
the defense thereof and UJB shall not be liable to such Indemnitees for any
legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses subsequently incurred by
such Indemnitees in connection with the defense thereof, except that if UJB
elects not to assume such defense or counsel for the Indemnitees advises that
there are issues which raise conflicts of interest between UJB and the
Indemnitees, the Indemnitees may retain counsel satisfactory to them, and UJB
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnitees as
statements therefor are received; provided, however, that UJB shall be obligated
pursuant to this Section 5.07(c) to pay for only one firm of counsel for all
Indemnitees in any jurisdiction with respect to a matter and similar and related
matters arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances unless the
use of one counsel for such Indemnitees would present such counsel with a
conflict of interest and (b) the Indemnitees will cooperate in the defense of
any such matter. UJB shall not be liable for settlement for any claim, action or
proceeding hereunder unless such settlement is effected with its prior written
consent; and provided further, however, that UJB shall not have any obligation
hereunder to any Indemnitee when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall
ultimately determine, and such determination shall have become final and
nonappealable, that the indemnification of such Indemnitee in the manner
contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable law.

     (d) If UJB in its sole discretion, considers obtaining insurance to cover
any or all of its indemnification obligations under this Section 5.07, then each
Indemnitee shall provide UJB with such complete and correct information as UJB
requests to enable it to obtain such insurance or to determine the cost of such
insurance.

     (e) If UJB or any of its successors or assigns (i) shall consolidate with
or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or
surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) shall
transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any
individual, corporation or other entity, then in each such case, UJB or such
successor or assign shall take such actions as shall be necessary for the
successors or assigns of BNJ and the Surviving Corporation to assume the
obligations set forth in this section.

     (f) If at any time during the indemnification period specified in this
Section 5.07, (i) UJB or the Surviving Corporation or any of their successor or
assigns (A) shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity
and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation
or merger, or (B) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, and (ii) in connection
therewith, UJB or the Surviving Corporation or their successor or assigns
purchases directors'

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and officers' liability insurance for an additional period subsequent thereto,
then it shall also purchase directors' and officers' liability insurance for the
benefit of BNJ's and Bank's directors and officers for the remainder of the
indemnification period specified in Section 5.07(a), provided, however, that
such purchase shall not be required if such insurance is not available from the
insuror at premiums relatively comparable to the premiums charged for the
insurance of directors and officers of UJB or the Surviving Corporation or their
successors and assigns.

     Section 5.08. Unpaid BNJ Dividends. By virtue of the Merger and without
further action on anyone's part, UJB shall assume the obligation of BNJ to pay
dividends, if any, on BNJ Stock which have a record date prior to the Effective
Time but are not payable until after the Effective Time.

     Section 5.09. Director Emeritus Program. UJB agrees to make all payments
required under BNJ's Director Emeritus Program ("Program"), as previously
provided to UJB, subject to the following agreement between UJB and BNJ with
respect to the Program:

      (a) The Board of BNJ shall amend the Program to provide that, if a
      director of BNJ ceases to be a director of BNJ due to an event described
      in Paragraph 8.2 of the Program and such director has been appointed as a
      Director Emeritus of BNJ, but continues to be a director of Bank, such
      director may be appointed as a Director Emeritus separately and at
      different Service Completion Dates of BNJ and of Bank, and that in such
      case the Annual Fees and Base Payments shall be calculated and paid
      separately with regard thereto, such separate calculation being based on
      the proportion between such director's retainer amount on the boards of
      directors of BNJ and the Bank, respectively.

      (b) The Board of BNJ shall appoint all directors of BNJ who meet the
      eligibility requirements for Director Emeritus to such position, effective
      at the Effective Time, conditioned upon each such director's submission of
      his or her resignation as a Director Emeritus of BNJ, to be effective only
      upon payment to such director of all proportional amounts due at the
      Effective Time to such director under the Program (including amounts due
      pursuant to Paragraph 8.2).

      (c) Prior to or at the Effective Time, the Board of BNJ shall appoint all
      directors of Bank who meet the eligibility requirements for Director
      Emeritus to the position of Director Emeritus of the Bank, effective upon
      the completion of service as a director of Bank, conditioned upon each
      such director's submission of his or her resignation as a Director
      Emeritus of Bank, to be effective only upon payment to such director of
      all remaining amounts then due upon completion of such service to such
      director under the Program (including amounts due pursuant to Paragraph
      8.2).

     Section 5.10. Cooperation. Until the Effective Time, UJB will give to BNJ
and to its representatives, including its accountants, KPMG Peat Marwick, and
its legal counsel, full access during normal business hours

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to all of its property, documents, contracts and records, will provide such
information with respect to its business affairs and properties as BNJ from time
to time may reasonably request, and will cause its managerial employees, counsel
and independent certified public accountants to be available on reasonable
request to answer questions of BNJ's representatives covering the business and
affairs of UJB or any of its subsidiaries.

     Section 5.11. Confidentiality. All information furnished by BNJ to UJB or
its representatives pursuant hereto shall be treated as the sole property of BNJ
and, if the Merger shall not occur, UJB and its representatives shall return to
BNJ all of such written information and all documents, notes, summaries or other
materials containing, reflecting or referring to, or derived from, such
information, except that any such confidential information or notes or abstracts
therefrom presented to the Board of Directors of UJB or any committee thereof
for the purpose of considering this Agreement, the Merger and the related
transactions may be kept and maintained by UJB with other records of Board, and
Board committee, meetings subject to a continuing obligation of confidentiality.
UJB shall, and shall use its best efforts, to cause its representatives to, keep
confidential all such information, and shall not directly or indirectly use such
information for any competitive or other commercial purposes. The obligation to
keep such information confidential shall continue for five years from the date
the proposed Merger is abandoned and shall not apply to: (i) any information
which (x) was legally in UJB's possession prior to the disclosure thereof by
BNJ, (y) was then generally known to the public, or (z) was disclosed to BNJ by
a third party not bound by an obligation of confidentiality; or (ii) disclosures
made as required by law. It is further agreed that if, in the absence of a
protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, UJB is nonetheless, in
the written opinion of its outside counsel, compelled to disclose information
concerning BNJ to any tribunal or governmental body or agency or else stand
liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, UJB may disclose such
information to such tribunal or governmental body or agency without liability
hereunder and shall so notify BNJ.

     Section 5.12. Employee Matters.

     (a) Following the Effective Time, UJB shall provide for the employees of
BNJ and BNJ Subsidiaries ("BNJ Employees") to participate, subject to the
eligibility requirements contained therein, in an employee pension benefit plan
within the meaning of Section (3)(2) of ERISA, which at UJB's election may be
the employee pension benefit plan as maintained by Bank on the date hereof
(other than the ESOSP) (the "BNJ Pension Plan"), the UJB Retirement Plan or such
other employee pension benefit plan that may be maintained by UJB for its
employees generally. Subject to the foregoing, after the Effective Time UJB may
maintain the BNJ Pension Plan, terminate it and merge its assets into a UJB
employee pension benefit plan or otherwise dispose of it and its assets in any
manner permitted by ERISA so long as the benefits to which BNJ Employees are
entitled at the Effective Time are not diminished in any capacity or respect.

     (b)(1) On or as soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the ESOSP
shall be terminated, all accrued benefits shall be fully vested and
nonforfeitable (which benefits not theretofore vested shall become fully

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vested and nonforfeitable as of the Effective Time), and all accounts shall be
distributed to participants or their beneficiaries, as appropriate, and such
other participants and beneficiaries, if any (such employees, participants and
beneficiaries hereafter, the "ESOSP Participants"), pursuant to the terms of the
ESOSP. From and after the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, in
anticipation of such termination and distribution, UJB, BNJ and their respective
representatives shall use their best efforts, and after the Effective Time, UJB
and its representatives shall use their best efforts to cause BNJ to amend the
ESOSP and to distribute such accounts as described above, and to maintain the
status of the ESOSP following termination and during said distribution as a plan
qualified under Sections 401(a) and 4975 of the Code. In the event that UJB
reasonably determines that the ESOSP cannot be so amended or the amounts held
thereby allocated and distributed without causing the ESOSP to lose its
qualified status, UJB shall take such action as it may determine in good faith
with respect to the liquidation of the ESOSP, provided that the assets of the
ESOSP shall be held or paid for the benefit of the ESOSP Participants, and
provided, further, in no event shall UJB cause any portion of the amounts held
in the ESOSP to revert, directly or indirectly, to UJB or any affiliate thereof.

      (2) As soon as practicable following (i) the termination of the ESOSP or
(ii) the cessation of Deferred Savings (as defined in the ESOSP) contributions
and Employer Matching Contributions to the ESOSP, whichever shall occur first
after the Effective Time, UJB shall permit BNJ Employees to participate in the
UJB Savings Incentive Plan in accordance with its terms, including, without
limitation, terms governing eligibility.

     (c) Subject to subsections (a) and (b) above, as soon as practicable after
the Effective Time UJB shall permit BNJ Employees to participate in the health
and welfare benefit plans and such other benefit programs and arrangements of
UJB as are maintained by UJB for its employees generally; provided, however,
that UJB shall have no such obligation with respect to such of its plans,
programs or arrangements for which there continues to exist after the Effective
Time a BNJ employee benefit plan, program or arrangement with terms
substantially similar to those in effect at the Effective Time (a "BNJ employee
benefit plan") covering comparable risks or providing for benefits comparable in
character or nature, but only with respect to those BNJ Employees who
participate in such BNJ employee benefit plans. Subject to the foregoing, after
the Effective Time UJB may terminate, merge or dispose of a BNJ employee benefit
plan at any time and in any manner and UJB shall not be obligated to maintain
any BNJ employee benefit plan.

     (d) With respect to the participation of BNJ Employees in plans of UJB
available to all employees generally, all as referenced in subsections (a)
through (c) above, BNJ Employees shall not be subject to any exclusions due to
pre-existing conditions and shall be given credit for years of service with BNJ
for purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual purposes, except
benefit accruals under the UJB Retirement Plan and any severance plan, to the
same extent given by BNJ.

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     (e) After the Effective Time, BNJ employees shall not be entitled to
participate automatically in benefits plans, programs or arrangements of UJB not
maintained by UJB for its employees generally, including without limitation
bonus plans, stock option plans, stock award plans, severance plans and
reduction in force plans, but shall be allowed to participate if and only if
selected for participation by the persons authorized by the terms of such plans
to select participants.

     (f) Following the Effective Time, UJB shall honor in accordance with their
terms all individual employment, severance and other compensation agreements
existing prior to the execution of this Agreement, which are between BNJ and any
director, officer or employee thereof and which have been disclosed in the BNJ
Disclosure Schedules.

     (g) After the Effective Time, BNJ Employees, other than those BNJ Employees
subject to agreements described in subsection (f) above, whose employment with
UJB is terminated by UJB without cause within nine (9) months of the Effective
Time or who voluntarily terminate their employment with UJB within nine (9)
months of the Effective Time after being offered employment by UJB not
comparable to their employment at the Effective Time, shall be entitled to
receive severance payments in accordance with the severance letter of even date
herewith between UJB and BNJ, if eligible under the terms specified in such
letter.


                                  ARTICLE VI.

       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS OF UJB AND BNJ

     The respective obligations of UJB and BNJ under this Agreement to
consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction of all the following
conditions, compliance with which or the occurrence of which may only be waived
in whole or in part in writing by UJB and BNJ:

     Section 6.01. Receipt of Required Consents. UJB and BNJ shall have received
the Required Consents; the Required Consents shall not, in the reasonable
opinion of UJB or BNJ, contain restrictions or limitations which would
materially adversely affect the financial condition of UJB after consummation of
the Merger; the Required Consents and the transactions contemplated hereby shall
not on the Closing Date be contested by any federal or state governmental
authority; and on the Closing Date the Required Consents needed for the Merger
shall have been obtained and shall not have been withdrawn or suspended.

     Section 6.02. Effective Registration Statement. The Registration Statement
shall have been declared effective by the SEC; no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and remain in
effect on the Closing Date; and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been
initiated or, to the knowledge of UJB or BNJ, shall be contemplated or
threatened by the SEC on the Closing Date.

     Section 6.03. Tax Matters. At the time of effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and at the Closing Date UJB shall have received an opinion of Weil,
Gotshal & Manges, special counsel to UJB, as to the matters referred to in
subparagraphs (a) and (b) below, and BNJ shall have

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received an opinion of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart as to all matters referred to
below (the "Tax Opinions"), satisfactory in form and substance to UJB or BNJ, as
the case may be, and substantially to the effect that, for federal income tax
purposes:

   (a)   The Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
         Section 368(a)(1) of the Code;

   (b)   No gain or loss will be recognized by UJB or BNJ, as the case may
         be, on the Merger;

   (c)   No gain or loss shall be recognized by BNJ shareholders whose BNJ Stock
         is exchanged solely into UJB Common Stock in connection with the
         Merger;

   (d)   In the case of BNJ shareholders who receive cash in whole or in part in
         exchange for their BNJ Stock, gain, if any, realized by the recipient
         on the exchange shall be recognized, but in an amount not in excess of
         the amount of such cash;

   (e)   In the case of BNJ shareholders who recognize gain on the
         exchange of their BNJ Stock and in whose hands such stock was a
         capital asset on the date of the exchange, such gain shall be
         treated as capital gain (long-term or short-term, depending on
         the shareholders' respective holding periods for their BNJ
         Stock), except in the case of any such shareholder as to which
         the exchange has the effect of the distribution of a dividend
         within the meaning of Section 356(a)(2) of the Code, determined
         with the application of the stock attribution rules of Section
         318 of the Code, it being understood that such determination
         depends on such shareholder's particular factual circumstances;

   (f)   The basis of any UJB Common Stock received in exchange for BNJ Stock
         shall equal the adjusted basis of the recipient's BNJ Stock surrendered
         on the exchange, reduced by the amount of cash received, if any, on the
         exchange, and increased by the amount of the gain recognized, if any,
         on the exchange (whether characterized as dividend or capital gain
         income); and

   (g)   The holding period for any UJB Common Stock received in exchange for
         BNJ Stock in connection with the Merger will include the period during
         which the BNJ Stock exchanged in the Merger was held, provided such
         stock was held as a capital asset on the date of the Merger.

In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact, to the
extent they deem proper, on certificates and information obtained from officers
of UJB and BNJ and UJB and BNJ agree to provide to such counsel such
certificates as they may reasonably request. The parties recognize that such
counsel may require the execution of tax certificates substantially in the forms
previously delivered to the parties as a condition to furnishing such opinions.

In addition, no condition or set of facts or circumstances shall exist at the
Closing Date which will either (x) preclude any of the parties to this

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Agreement from satisfying the terms or conditions of, or assumptions made in,
the Tax Opinions, as the case may be, or (y) result in any of the factual
assumptions contained in the Tax Opinions being untrue.

     Each party will consult promptly with its tax counsel regarding the tax
opinions to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.03 and, subject to timely
receipt of all relevant information from the other party, will advise the other
party within 30 days from the date of this Agreement in the event that such
counsel advises that there is a significant likelihood that it will not be able
to render such opinion or the conditions necessary to be satisfied in order to
render such opinion.

     Section 6.04. Absence of Litigation. At the Closing Date, no investigation
by any state or federal agency, and no action, suit, arbitration or proceeding
before any court, state or federal agency, panel or governmental or regulatory
body or authority, shall have been instituted or threatened against UJB or any
of its subsidiaries, or BNJ or any of its subsidiaries, that is material to the
Merger or to the financial condition of UJB and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole or BNJ and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be. At the
Closing Date, no order, decree, judgment, or regulation shall have been entered
or law or regulation adopted by any such agency, panel, body or authority which
enjoined or has a material adverse effect upon the Merger or on the financial
condition of UJB and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or BNJ and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole, as the case may be.

     Section 6.05. NYSE Listing. At the Closing Date, the shares of UJB Common
Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange subject to official notice of issuance.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF UJB

     The obligation of UJB to consummate the Merger is subject to the
satisfaction of all of the following conditions, compliance with which or the
occurrence of which may be waived in whole or in part by UJB in writing:

     Section 7.01. Auditors' Letters. There shall have been delivered an agreed
upon procedures letter with respect to the financial information concerning BNJ
contained in the Registration Statement from KPMG Peat Marwick, dated not
earlier than five days preceding the date on which the SEC declares the
Registration Statement effective and not earlier than five days preceding the
Closing Date and addressed to UJB and its Board of Directors, which letter shall
be reasonably satisfactory to UJB in form and substance.

     Section 7.02. No Adverse Changes. During the period from December 31, 1993
to the Closing Date there shall not have been any BNJ Material Adverse Change,
and BNJ and its subsidiaries shall have not sustained any material loss or
damage to their properties, whether or not insured, which materially affects the
ability of BNJ and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct their
business.

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   Section 7.03. Representations and Covenants. Except with respect to matters
resulting from transactions specifically contemplated by this Agreement, all
representations and warranties made by BNJ in this Agreement and the BNJ
Schedules and the material furnished pursuant to the Post-Signing Disclosure
List shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement, and in all
material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if such
representations and warranties were made on the Closing Date. BNJ shall have
complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements contained
herein to be performed by BNJ on or before the Closing Date.

     Section 7.04. Secretary's Certificate. BNJ shall have furnished to UJB a
certificate signed by the Secretary of BNJ and dated the Closing Date,
certifying to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.12 and
7.14 herein and the effectiveness of all resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors (including committees thereof) and shareholders of BNJ relating to
this Agreement and the Merger and related transactions, a copy of which
resolutions shall be attached to such certificate.

     Section 7.05. Officer's Certificate. BNJ shall have furnished to UJB a
certificate signed by the Chairman or President of BNJ, dated the Closing Date,
certifying to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.01 and
6.02, the next to last paragraph of Section 6.03, and Section 6.04 as they
relate to BNJ and in Sections 7.02, 7.03, 7.09, 7.10 and 7.13.

     Section 7.06. Opinion of BNJ's Counsel. UJB shall have received an opinion
of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, counsel to BNJ, dated the Closing Date and reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to counsel for UJB, substantially to the
effect provided in Exhibit C.

     Section 7.07. Affiliate Agreement and Representation Letter. Each person
who is a BNJ Affiliate shall have delivered to UJB an executed Affiliate
Agreement and each director and officer of BNJ shall have delivered to UJB an
executed Representation Letter.

     Section 7.08. Approvals of Legal Counsel. All actions, proceedings,
instruments and documents required to carry out the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or incidental thereto and all related legal matters shall be
reasonably satisfactory to counsel to UJB, and such counsel shall have been
furnished with certified copies of actions and proceedings and such other
documents and instruments as they shall have reasonably requested.

     Section 7.09. Consents to BNJ Contracts. All consents, approvals or
waivers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to UJB, required to be
obtained in connection with the Merger from other parties to each mortgage,
note, lease, permit, franchise, loan or other agreement, or other contract to
which BNJ or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which they or any of their
assets or properties may be bound or committed, which contract is material to
the business, franchises, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects
(financial or otherwise) of BNJ and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis,
shall have been obtained.

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     Section 7.10. Net Worth. The sum of consolidated shareholders' equity and
consolidated allowance for loan losses of BNJ (as determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied with those used in
preparing BNJ's Financial Statements as of December 31, 1993) at the last day of
the month preceding the Closing Date shall be not less than the sum of such
amounts at September 30, 1994.

     Section 7.11. FIRPTA Affidavit. BNJ shall have delivered to UJB an
affidavit of an executive officer of BNJ stating, under penalties of perjury,
that BNJ is not and has not been a United States real property holding company
(as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

     Section 7.12. Shareholder Approval. The shareholders of BNJ, at the meeting
contemplated by this Agreement, shall have authorized and approved the Merger
and this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement as and to
the extent required by all applicable laws and regulations and the provisions of
BNJ's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.

     Section 7.13. Absence of Regulatory Agreements. Neither Bank nor BNJ shall
be a party to any agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or commitment
letter to, or board of directors resolution submitted to or similar undertaking
made to, or be subject to any order or directive by, or be a recipient of any
extraordinary supervisory letter from, any governmental or regulatory authority
which restricts materially the conduct of its respective business or has a
material adverse effect upon the Merger or upon the financial condition of Bank
or BNJ and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, and neither Bank nor BNJ shall
have been advised by any governmental or regulatory authority that such
authority is contemplating issuing or requesting, or considering the
appropriateness of issuing or requesting, any of the foregoing.

     Section 7.14. Bank Certificate of Incorporation Amendment. The Amended
Certificate of Incorporation of the Bank shall have been amended to delete
Section 11 therefrom.

     The receipt of the documents required by this Article VII by UJB shall in
no way constitute a waiver by UJB of any of the provisions of or its rights
under this Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF BNJ

     The obligation of BNJ to consummate the Merger is subject to the
satisfaction of all of the following conditions, compliance with which or the
occurrence of which may be waived in whole or in part by BNJ in writing:

     Section 8.01. Auditors' Letter. There shall have been delivered an agreed
upon procedures letter with respect to the financial information concerning UJB
contained in the Registration Statement from KPMG Peat Marwick, dated not
earlier than five days preceding the date on which the

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SEC declares the Registration Statement effective and not earlier than five days
preceding the Closing Date and addressed to BNJ and its Board of Directors,
which letter shall be reasonably satisfactory to BNJ in form and substance.

     Section 8.02. No Adverse Changes. During the period from December 31, 1993
to the Closing Date there shall not have been any UJB Material Adverse Change,
and UJB and its subsidiaries shall not have sustained any material loss or
damage to their properties, whether or not insured, which materially affects the
ability of UJB and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to conduct their
business.

     Section 8.03. Representations and Covenants. Except with respect to matters
resulting from transactions specifically contemplated by this Agreement, all
representations and warranties made by UJB in this Agreement shall be true and
correct on the date of this Agreement and, in all material respects, on the
Closing Date with the same force and effect as if such representations and
warranties were made on the Closing Date. UJB shall have complied in all
material respects with all covenants and agreements contained herein or therein
to be performed by UJB on or before the Closing Date. The entry by UJB after the
date hereof into any agreement to acquire any company or other entity, the
issuance of up to $400 million of debt, and the issuance of Series R Preferred
Stock pursuant to UJB's Shareholder Rights Plan, the redemption by UJB of its
Series B Adjustable Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, the Rights attached to UJB
Common Stock or the Series R Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to UJB's
Shareholder Rights Plan, and any transactions reasonably necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith, are specifically permitted by this
Agreement.

     Section 8.04. Secretary's Certificate. UJB shall have furnished to BNJ a
certificate signed by the Secretary of UJB and dated the Closing Date,
certifying to the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 6.05 and
the effectiveness of all resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors
(including committees thereof) of UJB relating to this Agreement and the Merger
and related transactions, a copy of which resolutions shall be attached to such
certificate.

     Section 8.05. Officer's Certificate. UJB shall have furnished to BNJ a
certificate signed by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, President or an Executive
Vice President of UJB, dated the Closing Date, certifying to the satisfaction of
the conditions set forth at Sections 6.01 and 6.02, the next to last paragraph
of Section 6.03, and Section 6.04 as they relate to UJB and Sections 8.02, 8.03
and 8.09.

     Section 8.06. Opinions of UJB Counsel. BNJ shall have received an opinion
of General Counsel for UJB, dated the Closing Date and reasonably satisfactory
in form and substance to counsel for BNJ, substantially to the effect provided
in Exhibit D.

     Section 8.07. Approvals of Legal Counsel. All actions, proceedings,
instruments and documents required to carry out the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or incidental thereto and all related legal matters shall be
reasonably satisfactory to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, and

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart shall have been furnished with certified copies of
actions and proceedings and such other documents and instruments as they shall
have reasonably requested.

     Section 8.08. Fairness Opinion. The BNJ Proxy Statement shall have
contained the favorable signed opinion of Kaplan, dated the date of the Proxy
Statement or not more than five business days prior thereto, regarding the
fairness from a financial point of view of the consideration to be received by
the shareholders of BNJ in the Merger.

     Section 8.09. Absence of Regulatory Agreements. Neither UJB nor any of its
bank subsidiaries shall be a party to any agreement or memorandum of
understanding with, or commitment letter to, or board of directors resolution
submitted to or similar undertaking made to, or be subject to any order or
directive by, or be a recipient of any extraordinary supervisory letter from,
any governmental or regulatory authority which restricts materially the conduct
of UJB's business or has a material adverse effect upon the Merger or upon the
financial condition of UJB and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except for
such of the foregoing as was previously disclosed to BNJ, and neither UJB nor
any of its bank subsidiaries shall have been advised by any governmental or
regulatory authority that such authority is contemplating issuing or requesting,
or considering the appropriateness of issuing or requesting, any of the
foregoing.

     The receipt of the documents required by this Article VIII by BNJ shall in
no way constitute a waiver by BNJ of any of the provisions of or its rights
under this Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE IX.

                          CLOSING; TERMINATION RIGHTS

     Section 9.01. Closing. Unless a different place and time are agreed to by
the parties hereto, the closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place
on a date determined by UJB on at least five business days notice (the "Closing
Notice") given to BNJ, at the office of UJB, 301 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New
Jersey, commencing at 10:00 a.m., which date shall not be later than 45 business
days after the last to occur of the following:

     (a) the date of the approval of the Merger by the shareholders of BNJ in
accordance with Section 7.12;

     (b) if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are being contested
in any legal proceeding, the date that such proceeding has been brought to a
conclusion favorable, in the judgment of UJB and BNJ, to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein or such prior date as UJB and BNJ shall elect,
whether or not such proceeding has been brought to a conclusion; or

     (c) the date of receipt of the last of the Required Consents (and the
expiration of any required waiting period required by statute or incorporated
into such Required Consents);

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provided, however, that the Closing shall take place at least five business days
after the Election Deadline, and the foregoing period shall be so extended if
necessary.

     Such date is sometimes referred to herein as the "Closing Date". In the
Closing Notice, UJB shall specify the "Determination Date" for purposes of
determining the Average Price, which date shall be not more than ten business
days prior to the Closing Date. At the Closing, the parties will exchange
certificates, legal opinions and other documents for the purpose of determining
whether the conditions precedent to the obligations of the parties set forth
herein have been satisfied or waived. After all such conditions have been
satisfied or waived, BNJ shall execute and deliver to UJB, and UJB shall execute
and deliver and UJB shall file or cause to be filed with each of the respective
Secretaries of State of the States of New Jersey and Delaware, appropriate
Certificates of Merger in compliance with this Agreement. All proceedings to be
taken and all documents to be executed and delivered by all parties at the
Closing shall be deemed so taken, executed and delivered simultaneously, and no
proceedings shall be deemed taken or any documents executed or delivered until
all have been taken, executed or delivered.

     Section 9.02. Termination Rights.

     (a) The Boards of Directors of BNJ and UJB may terminate this Agreement by
mutual consent at any time prior to the Effective Time. In addition, if either
party shall refuse to close because, on the date on which the Closing must be
held as determined by Section 9.01, all the conditions precedent to its
obligation to close under Article VI shall not have been met, the Board of
Directors of such party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of
such termination to the other party. Furthermore, Board of Directors of either
party may terminate this Agreement in the event that:

     (i)(A) the shareholders of BNJ at the meeting of shareholders contemplated
            by Section 4.03, called for the purpose of approving the Merger,
            this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
            upon voting, shall have failed to approve by the requisite vote, or

        (B) the number of shares of BNJ Stock, if any, as to which the holders
            of such shares have filed and not withdrawn a written demand for
            payment of the fair value of their BNJ Stock under the provisions of
            Section 1.12 of this Agreement at or before the meeting referred to
            in Section 4.03 exceeds thirty percent (30%) of BNJ's outstanding
            shares;

     (ii)   a material breach of a warranty or representation or covenant made
            by the other shall have occurred and such breach has not been cured,
            or is not capable of being cured, within 30 days after written
            notice of the existence thereof shall have been given to the other
            party;

     (iii)  BNJ's investment banker is unable to deliver to BNJ by May 20, 1995
            the opinion required by Section 8.08; or

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     (iv)   the Closing is not consummated on or before October 31, 1995.

     (b) If either party shall refuse to close because, on the date on which the
Closing must be held as determined by Section 9.01, all the conditions to its
obligation to close, other than a condition set forth in Article VI, shall not
have been met, (other than a failure of the condition set forth at Section 7.12
due to the circumstances set forth in Section 9.02(a)(i) hereof and a failure of
the condition set forth at Section 8.08 due to the circumstances set forth at
Section 9.02(a)(iii) hereof), the Board of Directors of such party may terminate
this Agreement by giving written notice of such termination to the other party.

     (c) Upon a termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.02 or
Section 1.03(a)(2)(A)(i)(cc) hereof, (i) the obligations of the parties under
this Agreement (except for those under this Section 9.02) shall terminate and be
of no further force or effect, each party shall be mutually released and
discharged from liability to the other party or to any third parties hereunder,
and no party shall be liable to any other party for any costs or expenses paid
or incurred in connection herewith, except as hereinafter provided, and (ii)
expenses incurred in connection with printing of the BNJ Proxy Statement and the
Registration Statement, and the filing fees of the SEC, the New Jersey
Department of Banking, and the New York Stock Exchange, shall be borne equally
by UJB and BNJ; provided, however, that: (A) if BNJ terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Section 9.02(a)(ii) or Section 9.02(b), UJB shall reimburse BNJ for
its out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred in connection with this
Agreement, including counsel fees and the printing and filing fees referred to
above, but excluding any brokers', finders' or investment bankers' fees; and (B)
if UJB terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.02(a)(i) or (ii) or
Section 9.02(b), BNJ shall reimburse UJB for its out-of-pocket expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with this Agreement, including counsel fees
and the printing and filing fees referred to above, but excluding any brokers',
finders' or investment bankers' fees.

     (d) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, (i) BNJ shall
indemnify and hold UJB harmless from and against any claim by any broker or
finder asserting a right to brokerage commissions or finders' fees as a result
of any action allegedly taken by or understanding allegedly reached with BNJ and
(ii) UJB shall indemnify and hold BNJ harmless from and against any claim by any
broker or finder asserting a right to brokerage commissions or finders' fees as
a result of any action allegedly taken by or understanding allegedly reached
with UJB.

                                   ARTICLE X.

                                 MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 10.01. Press Releases. At all times until the Closing Date or the
termination of this Agreement, each party shall promptly advise and consult with
the other prior to issuing, or permitting any of its subsidiaries, directors,
officers, employees or agents to issue, any press release or other information
to the press or any third party with respect to this Agreement, or the
transactions contemplated hereby.

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     Section 10.02. Article and Section Headings. Article and section headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

     Section 10.03. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, the BNJ
Schedules, the Post-Signing Disclosure List and the Exhibits hereto and thereto,
if any, entered into contemporaneously herewith by the parties hereto constitute
the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings,
negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties, and there
are no warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in
connection with the subject matter hereof except as specifically set forth
herein or therein. No supplement, modification, waiver or termination of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound
thereby (or in the case of a termination occurring pursuant to Section 9.02 or
Section 1.03(a)(2)(A)(i)(cc) hereof by the party exercising a right to terminate
this Agreement). No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof or thereof
(whether or not similar), nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver
unless otherwise expressly provided in the instrument granting such waiver. The
parties hereto may amend or modify this Agreement in such manner as may be
agreed upon by a written instrument executed by the parties, except that, after
the meeting described in Section 7.12 hereof, no such amendment or modification
shall reduce the amount of, or change the forms of consideration to be received
by the shareholders of BNJ contemplated by this Agreement, unless such
modification is submitted to a vote of the shareholders of BNJ.

     Section 10.04. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. No
investigation made by the parties hereto made heretofore or hereafter shall
affect the representations and warranties of the parties which are contained
herein and each such representation and warranty shall survive such
investigation. None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement
shall survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants and agreements
contained herein and therein which by their terms apply in whole or in part
after the Effective Time.

     Section 10.05. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been given,
unless otherwise specified in a particular provision of this Agreement, if
placed in the mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, or if delivered
personally or by courier, receipt requested, or by facsimile transmission,
receipt acknowledged addressed as follows:

     UJB:              UJB Financial Corp.
                       Attn:  T. Joseph Semrod
                       301 Carnegie Center
                       P.O. Box 2066
                       Princeton, NJ 08543-2066
                       Telephone No.:  609-987-3300
                       Facsimile No.:  609-987-3435

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     With a copy to:   Richard F. Ober, Jr., Esq.
                       UJB Financial Corp.
                       301 Carnegie Center
                       P.O. Box 2066
                       Princeton, NJ 08543-2066
                       Telephone No.: 609-987-3430
                       Facsimile No.: 609-987-3435

      BNJ:             Bancorp New Jersey, Inc.
                       Attn:  Beatrice D'Agostino
                       10 West High Street
                       P.O. Box 340
                       Somerville, NJ 08876
                       Telephone No.:  908-722-0600
                       Facsimile No.:  908-722-1310

      With a copy to:  Henry L. Judy, Esq.
                       Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
                       1800 M Street, NW
                       Washington, DC 20036-5891
                       Telephone No.:  202-778-9032
                       Facsimile No.:  202-778-9100

or to such other address as such party may designate by notice to the others,
which change of address shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt.

     A notice or other communication hereunder shall be deemed delivered (i) if
mailed by certified or registered mail to the proper address, with adequate
postage prepaid, on the fifth business day following posting or (ii) if
delivered by other means, when received by the party to whom it is directed.

     Section 10.06. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey,
without giving effect to the provisions, policies or principles thereof relating
to choice or conflict of laws except that matters affecting the validity of
corporate action taken by any Delaware corporation shall be governed by the laws
of the State of Delaware.

     Section 10.07. Counterparts. This Agreement is being executed
simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     Section 10.08. Binding Effect. All of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

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     Section 10.09. Extensions; Waivers and Consents. Either party hereto, by
written instrument signed by its Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, or Chief
Financial Officer, may extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations of the other party hereto, and may waive, at any time before or
after approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the
shareholders of BNJ, subject to the provisions of Section 10.03 hereof: (i) any
inaccuracies of the other party in the representations and warranties in this
Agreement or any other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto; (ii)
compliance with any of the covenants or agreements of the other party contained
in this Agreement; (iii) the performance (including performance to the
satisfaction of a party or its counsel) by the other party of any of its
obligations hereunder or thereunder, and (iv) the satisfaction of any conditions
to the obligations of the waiving party hereunder or thereunder. Any consent or
approval of a party hereunder shall be effective only if signed by the Chairman,
Vice Chairman, President or Chief Financial Officer of such party. Subject to
Section 10.03, no such instrument, consent or approval may modify the form or
amount of consideration to be received by the shareholders of BNJ.


   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BNJ and UJB have caused this Agreement to be executed in
counterparts by their duly authorized officers and their corporate seals to be
hereunto affixed as of the date first above written.

CORPORATE SEAL                             UJB FINANCIAL CORP.



Attest:  RICHARD F. OBER, JR.          By: JOHN G. COLLINS
         ------------------------          ------------------------------
         Richard F. Ober, Jr.,             John G. Collins, Vice Chairman
         Secretary                           of the Board




CORPORATE SEAL                             BANCORP NEW JERSEY, INC.



Attest:  ROBERT H. HUNT, JR.           By: BEATRICE D'AGOSTINO
         ------------------------          ------------------------------
         Robert H. Hunt, Jr.               Beatrice D'Agostino, Chairman,
         Secretary                         President and Chief Executive
                                             Officer

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EX-99.(28)

                                                                   Exhibit (28)

                  UJB FINANCIAL TO ACQUIRE BANCORP NEW JERSEY

Princeton, New Jersey, January 19, 1995....UJB Financial Corp. (NYSE: UJB), a
Princeton-based $15.4 billion bank holding company, and Bancorp New Jersey, Inc.
(OTC, NASDAQ: BCNJ), headquartered in Somerville, New Jersey, announced today
that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which UJB
Financial will acquire Bancorp for a combination of cash and stock.

Bancorp, a bank holding company with $471 million in assets as of September 30,
1994, operates New Jersey Savings Bank with twelve retail offices - nine in
Somerset County, two in Hunterdon County, and one in Mercer County. Bancorp has
$416 million in deposits in more than 42,000 accounts.

With this acquisition, UJB Financial will nearly double its deposits in Somerset
County, moving up to second place in market share. The merger with Bancorp will
also gain UJB Financial entry into Hunterdon County. UJB Financial already ranks
second in market share in Mercer County. In the latest per capita income
rankings by county, Somerset County ranked 5th in the nation and Hunterdon
ranked 15th.

In commenting on the Bancorp acquisition, UJB Financial Chairman, President and
CEO T. Joseph Semrod said, "Bancorp is located in one of the fastest growing
areas in the state. Their strong retail customer base perfectly complements our
existing branch network, and gives us additional market share in a very dynamic
and diversified part of the state."

Mr. Semrod continued," UJB Financial has expressed the desire to continue to
seek opportunities in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania that will further
strengthen our operation, and the acquisition of Bancorp perfectly fits our
strategy for an in-market franchise."

Bancorp Chairman, President and CEO Beatrice D'Agostino responded, "While
Bancorp has a long history of service to the community, tracing our roots back
to 1871, UJB Financial is also an organization that is well known and respected
in our market area. We are very confident that UJB Financial has the resources
to continue our commitment to the communities we serve and will provide
additional innovative products and services to our customers."

Under the terms of the agreement, each Bancorp common share will be converted
into either $43.10 in cash or between 1.5441 and 1.8872 shares of UJB Financial
common stock. The exact ratio will be determined based upon the average price of
UJB Financial common stock over a pricing period prior to closing.*

The agreement calls for 60 percent of the Bancorp shares to be exchanged for UJB
Financial common stock and 40 percent of the Bancorp shares to be exchanged for
cash. Bancorp shareholders will have the option of selecting either cash or
shares of UJB Financial common stock, subject to an allocation to meet that
ratio.
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Based on the $24.875 closing price of UJB Financial common stock as of January
19, 1995 and the amount of Bancorp common shares outstanding as of September 30,
1994, the transaction has a total value of $88.9 million. This price would be
equivalent to 1.79 times Bancorp's book value.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 1995 and is subject
to the approval of Bancorp shareholders, regulatory authorities, and the market
price of UJB Financial stock at the time the exchange ratio is determined.

UJB Financial is among the largest bank holding companies in the nation and has
270 banking offices in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Its major lines of
business include wholesale lending, retail banking, mortgage banking and
investment management. These lines of business offer a wide range of financial
services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, government
entities and other financial institutions.

ADDITIONAL PRICING INFORMATION

* Under the terms of the agreement, approved by the directors of both companies,
each Bancorp common share would be exchanged for either $43.10 cash or UJB
Financial common stock under the following formula: Assuming that the average
price of UJB Financial common stock over a pricing period prior to closing is
between $22.8375 and $27.9125, the exchange ratio would be $43.10 divided by the
average price.

If the average price is greater than $27.9125, the exchange ratio would be fixed
at 1.5441 of a common share of UJB Financial for each Bancorp share. If the
average price falls between $20.90 and $22.8375, the exchange ratio would be
1.8872. However, if the average price falls below $20.90, Bancorp may terminate
the merger agreement unless UJB Financial elects to increase the exchange ratio
to $39.44 divided by the average price.

                               
At UJB Financial: Media Contact:  C. Scott Rombach, VP, Corporate
Communications, (609) 987-3350, Analysts/Investors Contact: Kerry K.
Calaiaro, VP, Investor Relations, (609) 987-3226


At Bancorp New Jersey: Beatrice D'Agostino, Chairman and President,
(908) 722-0600

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