AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter "Amendment") dated as of
December 3, 2007, by and among UNION CENTER NATIONAL BANK, a bank chartered
under the laws of Congress (hereinafter the "Bank"), CENTER BANCORP, INC., a New
Jersey corporation that owns all of the capital stock of the Bank (hereinafter
"Bancorp") and MARK CARDONE (hereinafter "Employee"),

WHEREAS, Bancorp, the Bank and the Employee entered into an Agreement dated
January 1, 2007 that set forth the terms and conditions of Employee's continuing
employment with the Bank and Bancorp (hereinafter the "January 2007 Agreement");
and

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Amendment the parties wish to amend the January 2007
Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein and
for the additional consideration more particularly set forth in paragraph 2
herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Paragraph 1 of the January 2007 Agreement is hereby modified and shall
henceforth provide:
 
Employment: Bank and Bancorp. agree to employ Employee, and Employee agrees to
be so employed, in the capacity of Vice President of Bancorp and Senior Vice
President of the Bank. Except as otherwise provided in the next sentence of this
Section 1, employment shall be for a term of three (3) years, effective as of
January 1, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2009. The term of this Agreement
shall not automatically renew or be automatically extended beyond December 31,
2009. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a "Change in Control Event" (as defined
in Section 8(a) hereof) occurs at any time prior to December 31, 2009, then the
term of the Agreement shall automatically be extended for a period of three (3)
years from the date of such Change in Control Event.

2. Paragraph 5(b) of the January 2007 Agreement is hereby modified and shall
henceforth provide:

Automobile: Effective January 1, 2008, Bank and Bancorp shall no longer provide
Employee with an automobile. Bank and Bancorp shall, however, pay to Employee an
automobile expense reimbursement of $400.00 per month and thirty cents ($.30)
per mile based upon a daily mileage log for Bank business.

Title to the automobile currently being driven by and in the possession of
Employee shall be transferred from and sold by the Bank to the Employee. The
Employee shall pay the Bank $0 for the purchase and transfer of title from the
Bank to the Employee. The Employee shall be responsible, however, for any costs
or expenses that may be incurred with the applicable state Motor Vehicle
Commission(s) in connection with the transfer of title from the Bank to the
Employee.
 

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3. Paragraph 6 of the January 2007 Agreement is hereby modified and shall
henceforth provide:

 
Health Insurance, Life Insurance; Disability Insurance; Pension; and Other
Plans. The Bank and Bancorp shall provide Employee with life insurance, short
and long-term disability insurance health insurance, pension benefits and
benefits under the Bank's 401(k) Plan to the extent that such benefits are
provided to Employee on the date hereof, together with any benefit enhancements
that may be added to such plans in the future. The monetary amount of such
benefits received by Employee shall be in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such plans.

 
4. Except as amended and modified hereinafter, the parties hereto agree that the
terms and conditions of the January 2007 Agreement remain in force and effect
and binding on the parties thereto.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank and Bancorp each have, by their appropriate
officers, signed and affixed their respective seal and Employee has signed and
sealed this Agreement.
 

        UNION CENTER NATIONAL BANK  
   
   
  By:   /s/ Anthony C. Weagley  

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                 Anthony C. Weagley

        CENTER BANCORP, INC.  
   
   
  By:   /s/ Anthony C. Weagley  

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                  Anthony C. Weagley

           
   
   
  By:   /s/ Mark Cardone  

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                   Mark Cardone

 

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