Unassociated Document
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): April 26, 2007
CENTER
BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New
Jersey
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2-81353
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52-1273725
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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2455
Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey
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07083
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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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):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
oSoliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
oPre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17
CFR
240.14d-2(b))
oPre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
April
26, 2007, Center Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release
regarding results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. A copy of this
press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 - Press release, dated April 26, 2007, regarding first quarter
results
The
only
portions of Exhibit 99.1 which are to be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are the Registrant's consolidated
statements of condition, consolidated statements of income and average balance
sheets with interest and average rates. All other portions of Exhibit 99.1
are
deemed "furnished", and not "filed", for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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. |
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By:
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/s/
Anthony C. Weagley
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Name:
Anthony C. Weagley
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Title:
Vice President &Treasurer
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Dated:
May 1, 2007
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
99.1 - Press release, dated April 26, 2007, regarding first quarter
results