SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Rooney Stephen (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UNITY BANK, 64 OLD HIGHWAY 22 (Street) CLINTON NJ 08809 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/26/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ [ UNTY ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Lending Officer/1st SVP	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,975(1)	D
Restricted Stock	3,775(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	18,000(4)	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 4,975 shares are held in an account at Computershare.

2. 3,775 restricted shares are held in an account at Computershare which have future vesting dates. All shares were granted from the 2013 Stock Bonus Plan and are broken out as follows; 2,200 restricted shares were granted on 12/10/2014, of which 550 shares vest on 12/10/2018; 1,650 restricted shares were granted on 12/16/2015, of which 412 shares vest on 12/16/2018, and 413 shares vest on 12/16/2019; 1,200 restricted shares were granted on 12/15/2016, of which 300 shares vest on 12/15/2018, 12/15/2019, and 12/15/2020; 1,500 restricted shares were granted on 1/2/2018, of which 375 shares vest on 1/2/2019, 1/2/2020, 1/2/2021, and 1/2/2022. All restricted shares vest over a 4-yr. period from the date of issue.

3. See Footnote 4

4. A total of 18,000 stock options were issued of which 5,334 are currently exercisable. They are broken out as follows; 5,500 options were issued on 12/16/2015 from the 2015 Stock Option Plan at $9.63 per share that expire on 12/16/2025; 5,000 options were issued on 12/15/2016 from the 2015 Stock Option Plan at $14.60 per share that expire on 12/15/2026; 7,500 options were issued on 1/2/2018 from the 2017 Stock Option Plan at $19.75 per share that expire on 1/2/2028. Stock Options vest over a 3-yr. period from the date of issue.

Remarks:

Total Beneficial Ownership: 14,084

	Stephen F. Rooney, poa Laurie Cook, Controller/SVP	05/01/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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