ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 23, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CENTER BANCORP INC (CNBC)
CIK: 0000712771
Period of Report: 2011-11-21

Reporting Person: Kennedy James Joseph (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-21	Common Stock	M	39890	$7.67	Acquired	54361.7	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-11-21	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.67	M	39890	Acquired	2011-11-21	Common Stock (39890)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired under the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.

F2: A stock option covering 39,890 shares of the Company's common stock was granted on November 21, 2001 (as adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends). These options become exercisable in three installments, commencing one year after the date of grant.