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

August 7, 2007

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

UNITY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New Jersey

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-12431	22-3282551
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

64 OLD HIGHWAY 22, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, 08809

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(908)730-7630

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01  Other Events

The Registrant issued a press release on August 7, 2007 announcing the Company’s continued expansion into the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, the full text of which, filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this Current Report on Form 8-K, is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this Item.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

EXHIBIT	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press release issued by the Registrant on August 7, 2007

SIGNATURES

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

	UNITY BANCORP, INC.
Date: August 7, 2007	By:	/s/ Alan J. Bedner
		Alan J. Bedner
		EVP and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT #	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press release issued by the Registrant on August 7, 2007

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Unity Bancorp Announces Continued Expansion into Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

CLINTON, N.J., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Unity Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNTY), parent company of Unity Bank, announced that the Bank has opened its second retail branch in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The branch is a leased facility, located at 3091 William Penn Highway in the William Penn Plaza shopping center in Easton, Pennsylvania.

“This location represents the continuation of Unity’s branch expansion strategy,” said James A. Hughes, Unity’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We now have two branches in Pennsylvania and are continuing to move forward with our targeted branch expansion plans,” said Mr. Hughes.

Unity Bancorp, Inc., is a financial service organization headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey, with $732 million in assets and $596 million in deposits. Unity Bank provides financial services to retail, corporate & small business customers through its 16 retail service centers located in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Warren and Union counties in New Jersey and Northampton County, Pennsylvania. For additional information about Unity visit our website at www.unitybank.com or call 800 618-BANK.

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, either expressed or implied, which are provided to assist the reader in understanding anticipated future financial performance. These statements involve certain risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management, which are subject to factors beyond the company's control and could impede its ability to achieve these goals.