X0202 4 2008-05-20 0 0000712771 CENTER BANCORP INC CNBC 0001429127 KENT HOWARD C/O UNION CENTER NATIONAL BANK 2455 MORRIS AVENUE UNION NJ 07083 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2008-05-20 4 P 0 415 9.70 A 28405 I (Joint) Common Stock 2008-05-21 4 P 0 2375 9.70 A 30780 I (Joint) Common Stock 5550 D /s/ Anthony C. Weagley, Attorney-in-Fact 2008-03-05