Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DALLAS DAVID D
  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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O UNITY BANCORP INC, 64 OLD HIGHWAY 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               15,068 (2) D  
Common Stock               1,708,445 (3) I Dallas Financial Holdings, LLC

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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 Option $ 18.25 12/21/2018   A   3,000 (4)   12/21/2019 12/21/2028 Common Stock 3,000 $ 18.25 8,733 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DALLAS DAVID D
C/O UNITY BANCORP INC
64 OLD HIGHWAY 22
CLINTON, NJ 08809
  X   X   Chairman of the Board

Signatures

 David D. Dallas, 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) 15,068 shares are held in Mr. Dallas' name in an account at Shareworks.
(3) 173,135 shares are held in an account at Computershare; 1,535,310 shares are held in a brokerage account.
(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) A total of 8,733 stock options were granted under various dates and vesting periods of which none are currently exercisable.
 
Remarks:
Total Beneficial Ownership: 1,727,491
Mr. Dallas receives additional shares on a quarterly basis through his dividend reinvestment plan.

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