Weagley added: Peter Gabriel We are optimistic that the

Weagley added: explains peter gabriel paula cole "We are biko gabriel interprets optimistic that the Corporation will continue tobuild its loan volume throughout 2009. Our pipelines have remained strong duringthe fourth quarter and increased activity in the lending sector is expected tosupport continued growth in the loan portfolio and improvement in ourearning-asset mix."About Center BancorpCenter Bancorp, Inc. is a financial services holding company and operates UnionCenter National Bank, its main subsidiary. Chartered in 1923, Union CenterNational Bank is one of the oldest national banks headquartered in the state ofNew Jersey and currently the largest commercial bank headquartered in UnionCounty Its primary market niche is its commercial banking business. UCNBfocuses its lending activities on commercial lending to small and medium sizedbusinesses, real estate developers and high net worth individuals.UCNB, through its Private Wealth Management Division, which includes its whollyowned subsidiary, Center Financial Group LLC, and through a strategicpartnership with American Economic Planning Group, provides financial services,including brokerage services, insurance and annuities, mutual funds, financialplanning, estate and tax planning, trust services, elder care and benefit planadministration.

Center Bancorp additionally offers title insurance services inconnection with the closing of real estate transactions, through twosubsidiaries, Union Title Company and Center Title Company.UCNB currently operates 13 banking locations in Union and Morris counties in NewJersey peter gabriel official . Banking centers are located in Union Township (6 locations), BerkeleyHeights, Boonton/Mountain Lakes, Madison, Millburn/Vauxhall, Morristown,Springfield, and Summit, New Jersey melanie gabriel . UCNB also operates remote ATM locations inthe Chatham and Madison New Jersey Transit train stations and the Boys and GirlsClub of Union.While UCNB's primary market area is comprised of Morris and Union Counties, NewJersey, the Corporation has expanded into northern and central New Jersey ovo gabriel . AtSeptember 30, 2008, Center Bancorp had total assets of $1.0 billion, totaldeposit funding sources, which includes overnight repurchase agreements, of$721.7 million and stockholders' equity of $80.6 million sledgehammer gabriel .

For furtherinformation regarding Center Bancorp, Inc., call 1-(800)-862-3683 . Forinformation regarding Union Center National Bank, visit our web site at StatementsAll non-historical statements in this press release (including statementsregarding the investment of the net proceeds of the Capital Purchase Programtransaction, future growth in the Corporation's loan portfolio and improvementin the Corporation's earning-asset mix) constitute forward-looking statementswithin the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.These forward-looking statements may use such forward-looking terminology suchas "expect," "look," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "may," "will" or similarstatements or variations of such terms or otherwise express views concerningtrends and the future peter sledgehammer . Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks anduncertainties the book of love chords . These include, but are not limited to, the direction of interestrates, continued levels of loan quality and origination volume, continuedrelationships with major customers including sources for loans, as well as theeffects of international, national, regional and local economic conditions andlegal and regulatory barriers and structure, including those relating to thecurrent global financial crisis and the deregulation of the financial servicesindustry, and other risks cited in reports filed by the Corporation with theSecurities and Exchange Commission . Actual results may differ materially fromsuch forward-looking statements Center Bancorp, Inc.