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CENTER BANCORP, INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SHAREHOLDER VALUE

Seidman and Associates, LLC

Seidman Investment Partnership, LP

Seidman Investment Partnership II, LP

Broad Park Investors, LLC

Berggruen Holdings North America Ltd.

Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P.

LSBK06-08, L.L.C.

Harold Schechter

Raymond Vanaria

Lawrence Seidman

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