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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 * Gross Mary E.   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) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UNITY BANK, 64 OLD HIGHWAY 22 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2017 (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 Common Restricted 01/03/2017   A   1,400 (1) A $ 15.7 (2) 5,800 (3) D   Common Stock               7,676 (4) 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

$ 15.7

01/03/2017

A

1,600 (5)

01/03/2018(5)

01/03/2027

Common Stock

1,600 (5)

$ 15.7

1,466 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gross Mary E. C/O UNITY BANK 64 OLD HIGHWAY 22 CLINTON, NJ 08809	X

Signatures

Mary E. Gross, poa Linda B. McDermott, Corp. Sec.		01/05/2017
**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)	1,400 restricted shares were granted on 1/3/17 from the 2013 Stock Bonus Plan and vest over four years; vesting commences with 350 shares on 1/3/18; 350 shares on 1/3/19; 350 on 1/3/20; and 350 on 1/3/21.
(2)	Stock price at the close of business on 12/30/16.
(3)	5,800 restricted stock shares are currently held in an account at Computershare, which have upcoming vesting dates.
(4)	6,587 shares are held in an account at Computershare; and 1,089 shares are held in a brokerage account in Ms. Gross' name for a total of 7,676 shares.
(5)	1,600 stock options were granted on 1/3/17, which vest 1/3 per year; i.e., 534 on 1/3/18; 533 on 1/3/19; 533 on 1/3/20.
(6)	A total of 6,000 stock options were granted under various dates and vesting periods of which 1,466 are currently exercisable.

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