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 JOHN F. MCGOWAN
      (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 $600.00 per month and thirty cents ($.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.


     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    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
	 	
              
                

              

                               Anthony
                C. Weagley

            


    

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

              

                               
                Anthony C. Weagley

            


    

    
      	 	 	 
	 	 
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
            	By:  	/s/ John
              F.
              McGowan
	 	
              

                                 John
                F. McGowan