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): January 6, 2009
CENTER BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New Jersey 2-81353 52-1273725
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
2455 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 6, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release regarding its intent to establish an additional loan loss provision for the fourth quarter of 2008. A copy of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 – Press release, dated January 6, 2009.
Exhibit 99.1 is deemed “furnished”, and not “filed”, for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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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. | |||
| By: | /s/ Anthony C. Weagley | ||
| Name: | Anthony C. Weagley | ||
| Title: | President & CEO | ||
| Dated: January 6, 2009 | |||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1 – Press release, dated January 6, 2009.