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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 * BRODY MARK S   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) 09/01/2017 (Street) CLTION, 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 Stock               77,354 (1) D   Restricted Stock               4,700 (2) D   Common Stock               40,102 (3) I Financial Planning Analysts Common Stock               252,520 (3) I Financial Planning Analysts Dispositive Shares

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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

$ 6.46

09/01/2017

M

435 (4)

12/20/2008(5)

12/20/2017(5)

Common Stock

435

$ 6.46

18,305 (6)

D

Stock Options

$ 6.46

09/05/2017

M

470 (4)

12/20/2008(5)

12/20/2017(5)

Common Stock

470

$ 6.46

18,305 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BRODY MARK S C/O UNITY BANK 64 OLD HIGHWAY 22 CLTION, NJ 08809	X

Signatures

Dr. Mark Brody, POA Laurie Cook, Controller/SVP		09/05/2017
**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)	64,649 shares are held in accounts at Computershare, of which 48,400 are held jointly with his spouse; 12,705 shares are held in street name.
(2)	4,700 shares are held in an account at Computershare, which have upcoming vesting dates.
(3)	Shares are held in a master account of Financial Planning Analysts over which Dr. Brody has no voting authority, but has dispositive power.
(4)	Mr. Brody exercised 905 stock options at $6.46 per share, and sold at $17.50 per share.
(5)	4,620 stock options were granted on 12/20/2007, which vested one-third per year commencing 12/20/2008; 12/20/2009; and 12/20/2010 at $6.46 per share that expire on 12/20/2017.
(6)	18,305 stock options were granted to Mr. Brody of which 13,772 are currently exercisable.
Remarks: Total Beneficial Ownership: 374,676

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