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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TUCKER ALLEN   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) __X__ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UNITYBANK CORP, 64 OLD HWY 22 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2018 (Street) CLINTON, NJ 08809 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Restricted Stock               3,978 (1) D   Common Stock               356,707 (2) D   Common Stock               63,497 (3) I Spouse

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

$ 18.25

12/21/2018

A

3,000 (4)

12/21/2019

12/21/2028

Common Stock

3,000

$ 18.25

12,200 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TUCKER ALLEN C/O UNITYBANK CORP 64 OLD HWY 22 CLINTON, NJ 08809	X			Vice Chairman of the Board

Signatures

Allen Tucker, POA Alan Bedner, CFO/EVP		12/26/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	3,490 shares are held in an account at Computershare, which have upcoming vesting dates. 488 shares are dividend reinvested shares for a total of 3,978.
(2)	326,974 shares are held in a brokerage account; 29,733 shares are held in a Trust account at Computershare for a total of 356,707.
(3)	2,403 shares are held in an account in Charlotte Tucker's name; 3,029 are held in a trust account; and 58,065 are held in a brokerage account for a total of 63,497.
(4)	3,000 stock options were granted on 12/21/18 at $18.25 per share, which vest 1/3 per year; i.e., 1,000 on 12/21/19; 1,000 on 12/21/20; and 1,000 on 12/21/21.
(5)	12,200 stock options were granted under various dates and vesting periods of which 3,467 are currently exercisable.
Remarks: Total Beneficial Ownership: 427,649 Mr. Tucker receives additional shares on a quarterly basis through his dividend reinvestment plan.

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