Sun Bancorp (SNBC) Form 4 SUN BANCORP / ANTHONY J MORRIS ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

MORRIS ANTHONY J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SUN BANCORP, INC.

350 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, SUITE 101

(Street)

MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUN BANCORP INC /NJ/ [ SNBC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP/Chief Banking Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2017

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/19/2017		F		4,551(1)	D	$25.3	8,612(2)	D
Common Stock	12/19/2017		A	V	0.202	A	(3)	527.324	I	401 (k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$18.73							11/20/2016(4)	11/20/2024	Common Stock	1,000(4)		1,000(4)	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.08							12/19/2017(5)	03/01/2026	Common Stock	10,497(5)		10,497(5)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares withheld for tax withholding upon vesting of 12,217 shares of restricted stock granted on various dates.

2. Total includes the shares of restricted stock, net of taxes, that vested on December 19, 2017 in accordance with the terms of the Sun Bancorp, Inc. 2010 Stock Based Incentive Plan and the Sun Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.

3. Various dates and prices.

4. 25% is first earned and exercisable on 11/20/16 and 25% annually thereafter.

5. 25% is first earned and exercisable on 12/19/2017. The remainder is earned and exercisable 25% on each of 3/1/19, 3/1/20 and 3/1/21.

Remarks:

	Anthony J. Morris	12/20/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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