Donald E. Jr. Souders Form 4 UNITY BANCORP / Donald E. Jr. Souders 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^*

Souders Donald E. Jr.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O UNITY BANK

64 OLD HIGHWAY 22

(Street)

CLINTON NJ 08809

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ [ unty ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2017

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 Restricted	01/03/2017		A		1,200(1)	A	$15.7(2)	5,600(3)	D
Common Stock								6,787(4)	D

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
Stock Options	$15.7	01/03/2017		A		1,500(5)		01/03/2018(5)	01/03/2027	Common Stock	1,500	$15.7	14,886(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 1,200 restricted shares were granted on 1/3/17 from the 2013 Stock Bonus Plan and vest over four years; vesting commences with 300 shares on 1/3/18; 300 shares on 1/3/19; and 300 shares on 1/3/20.

2. Stock price at the close of business on 12/30/16.

3. 5,600 restricted stock shares are currently held in an account at Computershare, which have upcoming vesting dates.

4. 6,710 shares are held in an account at Computershare; and 77 shares are held in a brokerage account in Mr. Souders' name.

5. 1,500 stock options were granted on 1/3/17, which vest 1/3 per year; 500 on 1/3/18; 500 on 1/3/19; and 500 on 1/3/20.

6. 19,320 stock options were granted under various dates and vesting periods of which 14,886 are currently exercisable.

	Donald E. Souders, Jr., poa Linda B. McDermott,Corp. Sec.	01/03/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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