8-K

UNITED STATES

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): May 22, 2007

CENTER BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New Jersey	2-81353	52-1273725
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)
2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey		07083
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 862-3683

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 22, 2007, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is included as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1- Registrant’s Press Release, dated May 22, 2007.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CENTER BANCORP, INC.
By:	/s/ John J. Davis
	Name: John J. Davis
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 22, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 - Registrant’s Press Release, dated May 22, 2007.

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EX-99.1

Center Bancorp Announces Preliminary Shareholder Vote Results

UNION, NJ - May 22, 2007 - Center Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: CNBC), the parent company of Union Center National Bank, announced today that, subject to appropriate review and certification of final results, the preliminary vote tally from last week’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders shows that Brenda Curtis, Harold Schechter, Lawrence Seidman and Raymond Vanaria have been elected to serve three-year terms on the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company will announce the final results when certified by IVS Associates, the independent Inspector of Elections.

About Center Bancorp 

Center Bancorp, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Union Center National Bank, Union, New Jersey, currently operates 15 banking locations. Banking centers are located in Union Township (6 locations), Berkeley Heights, Boonton/Mountain Lakes, Madison, Millburn/Vauxhall, Morristown (3 locations), Springfield, and Summit, New Jersey. Construction will begin shortly on a new banking location in Florham Park, New Jersey and plans are underway to add a branch in Cranford, New Jersey as well. The Bank also operates remote ATM locations in the Union, Chatham and Madison New Jersey Transit train stations, Union Hospital and the Boys and Girls Club of Union.

Union Center National Bank is the largest commercial bank headquartered in Union County; it was chartered in 1923 and is a full-service banking company.

For further information regarding Center Bancorp, Inc., call 1-(800)-862-3683. For information regarding Union Center National Bank, visit our web site at http://www.centerbancorp.co. 

Investor Inquiries	Media Inquiries:
Anthony C. Weagley	Mike Pascale or Tom Johnson
Vice President and Treasurer	Abernathy MacGregor
Center Bancorp	(212) 371-5999
(908) 206-2886

Forward-Looking Statements 

All non-historical statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may use such forward-looking terminology as "expect," "look," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "may," "will" or similar statements or variations of such terms or otherwise express views concerning trends and the future. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including risks cited in reports filed by Center Bancorp with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Center Bancorp, Inc. assumes no obligation for updating any such forward-looking statement at any time.