Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Dave Hensley
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ [unty]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O UNITY BANK, 64 OLD HIGHWAY 22		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
SVP / Acting Chief Lending Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CLINTON, NJ 08809		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Commn Stock 1,500 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 1,000 (2)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options 01/25/2010 01/25/2017 Common Stock 551 (3) $ 12.62 D  
Stock Options 02/21/2011 02/21/2018 Common Stock 1,050 (4) $ 7.31 D  
Stock Options 07/24/2011 07/24/2018 Common Stock 5,000 (5) $ 6.12 D  
Stock Options 12/08/2011 12/08/2018 Common Stock 3,000 (6) $ 4.38 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Dave Hensley
C/O UNITY BANK
64 OLD HIGHWAY 22
CLINTON, NJ 08809		       SVP Acting Chief Lending Officer

Signatures

Dave Hensley by Linda B. McDermott, POA 07/23/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Restricted stock; vests one-quarter or 375 shares per year commencing July 24, 2009; currently 375 shares have vested.
(2) Restricted Stock; vests one-quarter or 250 shares per year commencing December 8, 2009; currently 0 shares have vested.
(3) Stock options vest one-third or 184 shares each year commencing January 25, 2008; currently 367 shares have fully vested.
(4) Stock options vest one-third or 350 shares per year commencing February 21, 2009; currently 350 are fully vested.
(5) Stock options vest one-third or 1,667 per year commencing July 24, 2009; currently 1,667 shares are fully vested.
(6) Stock options vest one-third or 1,000 shares per year comencing December 8,2009; currently 0 shares are fully vested.

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