By
Mail:
Registrar
and Transfer Company
P.O.
Box 645, Cranford, NJ 07016-0645
Attn:
Reorg/Exchange Department
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By
Hand or Overnight Courier:
Registrar
and Transfer Company
10
Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016
Attn:
Reorg/Exchange Department
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SECTION
1
IF
YOU WISH TO SUBSCRIBE FOR YOUR FULL SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE OR A PORTION
THEREOF:
Basic
Subscription Privilege
I
exercise __________ rights x 0.1217 =
____________
(no.
of your rights)
(ratio) (total no. of your new shares)
Therefore,
I apply for _____________x $
7.00
= $__________
(no. of new shares) (subscription price) (amount
enclosed)
Over-Subscription
Privilege
If you fully exercise
your Basic Subscription Privilege and wish to subscribe for
additional shares up to the total number of unsubscribed shares multiplied
by your ownership percentage of our outstanding Common Stock at the record
date you may exercise your Over-Subscription Privilege.
Accordingly,
my maximum Over-Subscription Privilege is:
STEP 1: Determine the maximum
number of unsubscribed shares:
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SECTION
2
SPECIAL
ISSUANCE OR DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
HOLDERS:
(a)
To be completed ONLY if the certificate representing the Common Stock is
to be issued in a name other than that of the registered holder. (See the
Instructions.) DO NOT FORGET TO COMPLETE THE GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
SECTION BELOW.
ISSUE
COMMON STOCK TO:
________________________________________________________________
(Please
Print Name)
________________________________________________________________
(Print
Full Address)
________________________________________________________________
(Social
Security # or Tax ID #)
(b)
To be completed ONLY if the certificate representing the Common Stock is
to be sent to an address other than that shown on the front of this
certificate. (See the Instructions.) DO NOT FORGET TO COMPLETE THE
GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S) SECTION BELOW.
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(
_______________
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-
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_____________
)
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=
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____________
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shares
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(total
shares offered less new shares purchased by standby purchaser by
exercising Basic Subscription Privilege)
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(total
no. of your new shares purchased by exercising Basic Subscription
Privilege)
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(maximum
unsubscribed shares)
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____________________________________________________
(Please
Print Name)
____________________________________________________
(Print
Full Address)
____________________________________________________
(Social
Security # or Tax ID #)
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STEP 2: Determine your maximum
Over-Subscription Privilege
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GUARANTEE
OF SIGNATURE(S)
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__________
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x
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(
_________
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/
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_______
)
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=
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_______ shares |
YOU
MUST HAVE YOUR SIGNATURE GUARANTEED IF YOU WISH TO HAVE YOUR SHARES
DELIVERED TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN YOUR OWN OR TO A SHAREHOLDER OTHER THAN
THE REGISTERED HOLDER.
Your
signature must be guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution, as
defined in Rule 17Ad-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These generally include (a) a commercial bank or trust company,
(b) a member firm of a domestic stock exchange, or (c) a credit
union.
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(maximum
unsubscribed shares)
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(total
no. of rights listed on the front of certificate)
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(total
outstanding shares)
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(maximum
over-subscription
shares
prior to offering)
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Therefore,
I apply for:
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Signature:
_______________________________________________________
(Name
of Bank or Firm)
By:
____________________________________________________________
(Signature
of Officer)
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______________
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x
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_7.00__________
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=
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$
__________________
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(no.
of your over-subscription shares subscribed for)
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(subscription
price)
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(additional
amount enclosed)
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o |
Certified
check or bank draft drawn on a U.S. bank, or postal telegraphic or express
money order payable to Center Bancorp, Inc.
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o | Wire transfer directly to the special account maintained by Registrar and Transfer Company, as Subscription Agent. | |
TO
SUBSCRIBE: I acknowledge that I have received the prospectus for this
offer and I hereby irrevocably subscribe for the number of shares
indicated above on the terms and conditions specified in the prospectus. I
hereby agree that if I fail to pay for the shares of Common Stock for
which I have subscribed, Center Bancorp, Inc. may exercise its legal
remedies against me.
_____________________________________________________
Signature(s)
of Subscriber(s)
IMPORTANT:
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST CORRESPOND IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION,
WITH THE NAME(S) AS PRINTED ON THE REVERSE OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION
CERTIFICATE.
If
signature is by trustee(s), executor(s), administrator(s), guardian(s),
attorney(s)-infact, agent(s), officer(s) of a corporation or another
acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the
following information (please print). See
Name(s):___________________________________________________
Capacity
(Full Title):__________________________________________
Taxpayer
ID # or Social Security #_______________________________
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