SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 22-3282551
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(State of incorporation or organization (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
64 Old Highway 22, Clinton, New Jersey 08809
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
debt securities and is debt securities and is to
effective upon filing become effective simulta-
pursuant to General neously with the effectiveness
Instruction A(c)(1) please of a concurrent registration
check the following box. [ ] statement under the Securities
Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2)
please check the following
box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered: each class is to be registered:
Common Stock, No Par Value American Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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(Title of class)
Exhibit Index at Page 4
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The securities to be registered are the common stock, no par value per
share (the "Common Stock") of Unity Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"). The Company incorporates by reference the description of the Common
Stock set forth under the caption "DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY'S
SECURITIES---Common Stock" in the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-12565) filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 1996.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Name of Document
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1 Form of Stock Certificate
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant is duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
Date: November 6, 1996 By: /s/ James Hyman
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Name: James Hyman
Title: President
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Index to Exhibits to Form 8-A
Exhibit Description of Sequential Page
Number Document Number
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1 Form of Stock Certificate 5
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UNITY.
Bancorp, Inc.
[LOGO]
NUMBER SHARES
UBI
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
This is to Certify that
Is the owner of
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE, OF
UNITY BANCORP, INC.
a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The shares
evidenced by this certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer books
of Unity Bancorp, Inc. by the holder hereof, in person or by attorney, upon
surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF UNITY BANCORP, INC. has caused this Certificate to be
executed by the signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused its
facsimile seal to be hereunto affixed.
Dated: UNITY BANCORP, INC.
[SEAL]
[Signature] [Signature]
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Secretary Chairman of the Board
Countersigned and Registered:
MIDLANTIC BANK, N.A.
By Transfer Agent
and Registrar
Authorized Officer
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UNITY BANCORP, INC.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM--as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT--.....Custodian.....
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT--as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors
JT TEN --as joint tenants with right Act..........................
of survivorship and not as State
tenants in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For value received, ________hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
_________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE.
________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________Shares
represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint _________________________________________________________
Attorney to transfer the said Shares on the books of the within
named corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ________________
In the presence of ___________________________________________________
Signature
___________________________________________________
Signature
NOTE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND
WITH THE NAME OF THE STOCKHOLDER(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE
FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER
