UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (D) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 1, 2003 (Date of Earliest Event Responded)
Commission File number 2-81353
CENTER BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 52-1273725
(State or other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
2455 Morris Avenue, Union New Jersey 07083
(Address of Principal executive's offices) (Zip Code)
(908) 688-9500
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
As described in Item 9 of this Report, the following Exhibit is furnished as
part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
99.1 Press Release of Center Bancorp, Inc. dated August 1, 2003 (correcting a
press release circulated on July 24, 2003).
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On July 24, 2003, Center Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
regarding results for the three months ended June 30, 2003. On August 1, 2003,
the Company revised that press release to correct the date appearing on the top
of a balance sheet set forth as an attachment to the press release. A copy of
this revised press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto are being
furnished by the Company pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, insofar as they
disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations
for the three months ended June 30, 2003.
In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
a filing.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
CENTER BANCORP, INC..
Date: August 1, 2003 By: /s/ Anthony C. Weagley
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Name: Anthony C. Weagley
Title: Vice President & Treasurer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated August 1, 2003