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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 * Bolomey Janice   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ [UNTY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP/CAO (Last) (First) (Middle) UNITY BANK, 64 OLD HIGHWAY 22 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/03/2017 (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 03/03/2017   A   6,000 (1) A $ 16.75 (2) 25,139 (3) D

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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

$ 16.75

03/03/2017

A

10,000 (4)

03/03/2018(4)

03/03/2027

Common Stock

10,000

$ 16.75

87,578 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bolomey Janice UNITY BANK 64 OLD HIGHWAY 22 CLINTON, NJ 08809			EVP/CAO

Signatures

Janice Bolomey, POA Laurie Cook, Controller/SVP		03/07/2017
**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)	6,000 restricted shares were granted effective 3/3/17 and issued from the 2013 Stock Bonus Plan; vesting commences with 1,500 shares on 3/3/18; 1,500 shares on 3/3/19; 1,500 shares on 3/3/20; and 1,500 shares on 3/3/21.
(2)	Stock price at the close of business on 3/2/17.
(3)	9,850 shares are unvested stock; and 15,289 shares are held in an account at Computershare.
(4)	10,000 non-qualified stock options were granted on 3/3/17 from the 2015 Stock Option Plan; vesting over a three-year period, one-third shall vest; i.e., 3,334 on 3/3/18; 3,333 on 3/3/19; and 3,333 on 3/3/2020.
(5)	87,578 stock options were granted to Ms. Bolomey of which 62,912 are currently exercisable.

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