-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DXKU+ri45+KF8LNNsVH3rTaFwgvQKiJq4sunmajB9jjOKUn+iMtS0+lVfCv278yA JiQLkJJeeilmtX7SFeZlrA== 0001026081-09-000004.txt : 20090130 0001026081-09-000004.hdr.sgml : 20090130 20090130140617 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001026081-09-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A CONFIRMING COPY: PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090130 GROUP MEMBERS: BROAD PARK INVESTORS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: CHEWY GOOEY COOKIES, LP GROUP MEMBERS: DENNIS POLLACK GROUP MEMBERS: HAROLD SCHECHTER GROUP MEMBERS: LSBK06-08, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: RAYMOND VANARIA GROUP MEMBERS: SEIDMAN AND ASSOCIATES, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: SEIDMAN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP II, LP GROUP MEMBERS: SEIDMAN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, LP FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001026081 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 2015601400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: LANIDEX CENTER STREET 2: 100 MISTY LANE P O BOX 5430 CITY: PARSIPPANY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07054 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTER BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000712771 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 521273725 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-34440 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2455 MORRIS AVE CITY: UNION STATE: NJ ZIP: 07083 BUSINESS PHONE: 9086889500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2455 MORRIS AVE CITY: UNION STATE: NJ ZIP: 07083 SC 13D/A 1 schedule13damendment14cnbc.htm CENTER BANCORP INC. SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 14 schedule13damendment14cnbc.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.14)*


Center Bancorp, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
151408101 
(CUSIP Number)
Lawrence B. Seidman, 100 Misty Lane, Parsippany, NJ  07054
(973) 952-0405
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
January 26, 2009
(Date of Event which Requires Filling of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ·· 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1 (f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.   (    )

 
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See · 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1. Seidman and Associates, LLC        22-3343079
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            WC
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            New Jersey
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power
                        298,657
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power
                        298,657
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                            298,657
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                                              2.30
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         OO
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1. Seidman Investment Partnership, LP        22-3360359
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            WC
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            New Jersey
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power
                        298,217
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power
                        298,217
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                            298,217
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                              2.30
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         PN
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1. Seidman Investment Partnership II, LP        22-3603662
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            WC
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            New Jersey
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power
                        350,691
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power
                        350,691
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                            350,691
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                             2.70
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         PN
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1.  Broad Park Investors, LLC        22-6759307
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            WC
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            New Jersey
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power
                        227,719
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power
                        227,719
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                            227,719
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                              1.75
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         OO
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1.  Chewy Gooey Cookies, LP    20-4605223   
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            WC
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            Delaware
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power
                        135,133
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power
                        135,133
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                            135,133
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                              1.04
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         PN
 
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1. LSBK06-08, LLC    20-8067445
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            WC
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            New Jersey
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power
                        129,319
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power
                        129,319
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                            129,319
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                                           1.00
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         OO
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1. Lawrence B. Seidman        ###-##-####
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            PF, WC
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            U.S.A.
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power         1,507,357
                        
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power        1,507,357
                        
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person        
                                       1,507,357                            
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                              11.61
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         IN
 
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 151408101 
  1. Raymond Vanaria    ###-##-####
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a.)  (X)       (b.)  (   )
  3. SEC USE ONLY
  4.    
Source of Funds*
                            PF
  5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to items 2(d) or 2(e)  (    )
  6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
                            U.S.A.
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With		 7. Sole Voting Power
                        38,207
8. Shared Voting Power
9. Sole Dispositive Power            38,207
                        
10. Shared Dispositive Power
  11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                            38,207
  12. Check if the Aggregate Amount Represented by Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)   (    )
  13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
                             0.29
  14. Type of Reporting Person                         IN
 
 
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This statement on Schedule 13 D which was filed on June 27, 2006, Amendment No. 1 was was filed on September 27, 2006, Amendment No. 2 was filed on November 1, 2006, Amendment No. 3 was filed on January 3, 2007, Amendment No. 4 was filed on January 30, 2007, Amendment No. 5 was filed on February 1, 2007, Amendment No. 6 was filed on March 22, 2007, Amendment No. 7 was filed on May 2, 2007, Amendment No. 8 was filed on May 8, 2007, Amendment No. 9 was filed on May 8, 2007, Amendment No. 10 was filed on May 30, 2007, Amendment No. 11 was filed on November 26, 2007, Amendment No. 12 was filed on July 18, 2008, and Amendment No. 13 was filed on August 22, 2008 on behalf of Seidman and Associates, L.L.C (“SAL”), Seidman Investment Partnership, L.P. (“SIP”), Seidman Investment Partnership II, L.P. (“SIPII”), Broad Park Investors, L.L.C (“Broad Park”), Chewy Gooey Cookies, L.P. (“Chewy”), Lawrence Seidman (“Seidman”), clients of Lawrence Seidman ("Seidman Clients"), Harold Schechter (“Schechter”), Raymond Vanaria (“Vanaria”), Dennis Pollack (“Pollack”) and LSBK06-08, L.L.C. (“LSBK”), collectively, the (“Reporting Persons”) with respect to the Reporting Persons’ beneficial ownership of shares of Common stock (“the Shares”) of Center Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, (“the Company”) is hereby amended as set forth below: Such statement on Schedule 13D is hereinafter referred to as the “Schedule 13D”. Terms used herein which are defined in the Schedule 13D shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. 
 
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
(a)(b)(c)  As of the close of business on January 26, 2009 the Reporting Persons owned beneficially an aggregate of 1,567,218 shares of Common Stock which constituted approximately 12.07% of the 12,988,284 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2008 as disclosed in the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008.
 
Schedule A attached below describes transactions, except for previously reported transactions, in the Common Stock effected by the Reporting Persons within the past sixty (60) days.  Except as set forth in this Item 5, none of the Reporting Persons owns beneficially or has a right to acquire beneficial ownership of any Common Stock, and except as set forth in this item 5, none of the Reporting Persons has effected transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days, except for previously reported transactions.
 
 
Signature
 
        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
 
Date:  January 30, 2009
 

  By: /s/  Lawrence B. Seidman
Power of Attorney pursuant to Joint Agreement dated June 27, 2006
       
 

  By: 
/s/ Lawrence B. Seidman
     Investments Manager, LSBK06-08, LLC
 
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Schedule A

Entity
Date
Purch
Cost
per
Share
Cost
Shares
SAL
12/4/2008
7.8100
15,620.00
2,000
SAL
12/11/2008
7.7400
7,740.00
1,000
SAL
12/18/2008
7.8700
7,870.00
1,000
SAL
1/9/2009
8.0201
15,879.80
1,980
SAL
1/12/2009
7.8633
11,795.00
1,500
SAL
1/23/2009
7.6121
15,224.20
2,000
SAL
1/26/2009
7.3200
7,320.00
1,000
Total
    
81,449.00
10,480
         
SIP
12/4/2008
7.8100
15,620.00
2,000
SIP
12/11/2008
7.7400
7,740.00
1,000
SIP
12/18/2008
7.8700
7,870.00
1,000
SIP
1/9/2009
8.0201
15,879.80
1,980
SIP
1/12/2009
7.8633
11,795.00
1,500
SIP
1/23/2009
7.6121
15,224.20
2,000
SIP
1/26/2009
7.3200
7,320.00
1,000
Total
    
81,449.00
10,480
         
SIPII
12/4/2008
7.8100
15,620.00
2,000
SIPII
12/11/2008
7.7400
7,740.00
1,000
SIPII
1/9/2009
8.0201
15,879.80
1,980
SIPII
1/12/2009
7.8633
11,795.00
1,500
SIPII
1/23/2009
7.6121
15,224.20
2,000
SIPII
1/26/2009
7.3200
7,320.00
1,000
Total
    
73,579.00
9,480
         
LSBK
11/17/2008
8.0583
19,340.00
2,400
LSBK
11/20/2008
7.8850
7,885.00
1,000
LSBK
11/26/2008
7.7982
7,798.20
1,000
LSBK
12/4/2008
7.8100
15,620.00
2,000
LSBK
12/11/2008
7.7400
7,740.00
1,000
LSBK
12/18/2008
7.8682
8,655.00
1,100
LSBK
12/19/2008
7.8625
11,793.80
1,500
LSBK
1/9/2009
8.0201
15,879.80
1,980
LSBK
1/23/2009
7.6121
15,224.20
2,000
LSBK
1/26/2009
7.3200
7,320.00
1,000
Total
    
117,256.00
14,980
         
Broad Park
12/4/2008
7.8100
15,620.00
2,000
Broad Park
12/11/2008
7.7400
7,740.00
1,000
Broad Park
12/18/2008
7.8700
7,870.00
1,000
Broad Park
12/19/2008
7.8625
11,793.80
1,500
Broad Park
1/9/2009
8.0201
15,879.80
1,980
Broad Park
1/12/2009
7.8633
11,795.00
1,500
Broad Park
1/23/2009
7.6121
15,224.20
2,000
Broad Park
1/26/2009
7.3200
7,320.00
1,000
Total
    
93,242.80
11,980
         
Chewy Gooey
9/18/2008
10.0600
6,881.04
684
Total
    
6,881.04
684
         
Raymond Vanaria & Family
12/11/2008
7.8000
5,460.00
700
Raymond Vanaria & Family
12/22/2008
7.9841
2,395.24
300
Raymond Vanaria & Family
1/14/2009
7.8000
5,569.20
714
Raymond Vanaria & Family
1/20/2009
7.8000
2,230.80
286
Raymond Vanaria & Family
1/23/2009
7.8000
7,800.00
1,000
Raymond Vanaria & Family
1/23/2009
7.5000
7,500.00
1,000
Raymond Vanaria & Family
1/23/2009
7.3261
35,165.28
4,800
Raymond Vanaria & Family
1/23/2009
7.5585
15,117.00
2,000
Raymond Vanaria & Family
1/26/2009
7.3000
18,250.00
2,500
Total
    
99,487.52
13,300

 
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