The Registrant issued a press release on February 23, 2017 announcing the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share payable on March 31, 2017 to shareholders of record as of March 17, 2017. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 with this current report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this item.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by the Registrant on February 23, 2017.

About UNITY BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:UNTY)

Unity Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company that serves as a holding company for Unity Bank (the Bank). The Company’s primary business is ownership and supervision of the Bank. The Company, through the Bank, conducts a traditional and community-oriented commercial banking business and offers services, such as personal and business checking accounts, time deposits, money market accounts and regular savings accounts. It engages in lending activities and offers commercial, small business administration, consumer, mortgage, home equity and personal loans. The Bank is a full-service commercial bank, that provides business and consumer financial services through its office in Clinton, New Jersey and over 14 New Jersey branches located in Clinton, Edison, Flemington, Highland Park, Linden, Middlesex, North Plainfield, Phillipsburg, Scotch Plains, Somerset, South Plainfield, Union, Washington and Whitehouse. The Bank has over one Pennsylvania branch located in Forks Township.

UNITY BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:UNTY) Recent Trading Information

UNITY BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:UNTY) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 16.95 with 5,969 shares trading hands.