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) February 6, 2007


                                Sun Bancorp, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

       New Jersey                             0-20957               52-1382541
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 (State or Other Jurisdiction              SEC Commission         (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                       File No.)            Identification
                                                                      Number)

226 Landis Avenue, Vineland, New Jersey                               08360
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 691-7700
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last Report)


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                                SUN BANCORP, INC.

                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
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          Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of  Certain
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          Officers.
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         On February 6, 2007,  the Board of Directors of Sun Bancorp,  Inc. (the
"Company")  and the  Board  of  Directors  of Sun  National  Bank  (the  "Bank")
terminated Mr. Thomas A. Bracken as the President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the Bank.

         Mr.  Sidney R. Brown,  Vice  Chairman,  Treasurer  and Secretary of the
Company has been  appointed  by the  Company's  Board of  Directors  to serve as
Acting President and Chief Executive  Officer of the Company until a replacement
for Mr.  Bracken is named.  In the interim,  A. Bruce  Dansbury,  Executive Vice
President and Chief Credit Officer of the Bank, has been appointed as an interim
chief operating officer for the Company and the Bank.



                                   SIGNATURES


         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.


                                                SUN BANCORP, INC.


Date: February 7, 2007                          By:  /s/Dan A. Chila
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                                                     Dan A. Chila
                                                     Executive Vice President
                                                     and Chief Financial Officer