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<H2 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2004</FONT></H2>

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<H2 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Registration No.&nbsp;333-_________</FONT></H2>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>_________________  </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>HUDSON UNITED BANCORP<BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></H1>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>New Jersey <BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR> incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>22-2405746<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1000 MacArthur
Boulevard<BR>Mahwah, New Jersey
07430<BR>
(Address, including zip code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</FONT></H1>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>HUDSON UNITED BANCORP RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></H1>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Kenneth T. Neilson,<BR>
Chairman, President and<BR> Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Hudson United Bancorp<BR>
1000 MacArthur Boulevard<BR>
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430<BR>
(201) 236-2600<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, <BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></H1>



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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2><B>With a Copy to:<BR>
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Ronald H. Janis, Esq.<BR>
Pitney Hardin LLP<BR>
P.O. Box 1945<BR>
Morristown, New Jersey 07962<BR>
(973) 966-8263</B> </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></H1>

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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Amount to be<BR>
registered&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per share&nbsp;(1)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
aggregate offering<BR>
Price&nbsp;(1)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>Common Stock, no par value</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>1,000,000 Shares</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>$35.725</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>$35,725,000</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>$4,526.36</B></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="91%"><P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>Estimated
solely to calculate the  registration  fee, in accordance with Securities Act Rules
457(c) and 457(h),        based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>PART I <BR>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></H1>

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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Plan Information</U>.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</U>. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>PART II<BR>INFORMATION
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 3.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by Hudson United Bancorp (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement: </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1.  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2.  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of           the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since December 31, 2003.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
description of the Company&#146;s common stock contained in the           Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Company pursuant to Section 12           of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any amendment or report filed for           the
purpose of updating such description.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, hereby are incorporated herein by reference and
shall be deemed a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 4.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Description of Securities</U>.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 5.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain
legal matters relating to the issuance of the shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock
offered hereby have been passed upon by Pitney Hardin LLP counsel to
the Company. Attorneys in the law firm of Pitney Hardin LLP
beneficially own 284 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as of April 21, 2004. </FONT>
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<TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ITEM 6.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</u> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Limitation
of Liability of Directors and Officers. Section 14A:2-7(3) of the           New Jersey
Business Corporation Act permits a corporation to provide in its           certificate of
incorporation that a director or officer shall not be personally           liable to the
corporation or its shareholders for breach of any duty owed to the           corporation
or its shareholders, except that such provisions shall not relieve a           director
or officer from liability for any breach of duty based upon an action           or
omission (a) in breach of such person&#146;s duty of loyalty to the           corporation
or its shareholders, (b) not in good faith or involving a knowing           violation of
law or (c) resulting in receipt by such person of any improper           personal
benefit. Article X of the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated           Certificate of
Incorporation includes limitations on the liability of officers           and directors
to the corporation and its shareholders the fullest extent           permitted by New
Jersey law.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Indemnification
of Directors, Officers, Employees and Agents. Under Article VI           of its Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company must, to           the fullest
extent permitted by law, indemnify its directors, officers,           employees and
agents. Section 14A:3-5 of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act           provides
that a corporation may indemnify its directors, officers, employees and           agents
against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and           expenses,
including attorneys&#146; fees, resulting from various types of legal           actions
or proceedings if the actions of the party being indemnified meet the           standards
of conduct specified therein. Determinations concerning whether or not           the
applicable standard of conduct has been met can be made by (a) a           disinterested
majority of the Board of Directors, (b) independent legal counsel,           or (c) an
affirmative vote of a majority of shares held by the shareholders. No
          indemnification is permitted to be made to or on behalf of a corporate
director,           officer, employee or agent if a judgment or other final adjudication
adverse to           such person establishes that his acts or omissions (a) were in
breach of his           duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (b) were
not in good           faith or involved a knowing violation of law or (c) resulted in
receipt by such           person of an improper personal benefit.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Insurance.
The Company maintains insurance policies insuring the Company&#146;s           directors
and officers against liability for wrongful acts or omissions arising           out of
their positions as directors and officers, subject to certain           limitations.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
Letter of Pitney Hardin LLP regarding legality of the securities
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1 </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.2 </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>99</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Hudson
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<U>Undertakings</U>.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a) </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(i)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=65%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
          1933;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=65%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective           date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change           in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing,           any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar           value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any           deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may           be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to           Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no           more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the           &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration           statement;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=65%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution           not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement;  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=65%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>provided,  however</I>,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on
Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I>          offering
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=70%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
remove from the registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of           the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of           determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the           Registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of           the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit           plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is           incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a           new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=10%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c)  </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of           1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the           Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant           has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is           against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
          unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
          liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
          paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter           has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate           jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public           policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final           adjudication of such issue.  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Mahwah, State of New Jersey, on
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>HUDSON UNITED BANCORP<BR><BR>
<BR>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;KENNETH T. NEILSON<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth T. Neilson<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<I>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>HUDSON UNITED BANCORP<BR><BR>
<BR>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;JAMES W. NALL<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James W. Nall<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Chief Accounting Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
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KENNETH T. NEILSON<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Kenneth T. Neilson</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman, President, <BR>
Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
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JAMES W. NALL<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
James W. Nall</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>EVP, CFO (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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RICHARD ALBAN<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Richard Alban</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SVP, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 21, 2004</FONT>
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ROBERT J. BURKE<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Robert J. Burke</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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DONALD P. CALCAGNINI<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Donald P. Calcagnini</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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Joan David</FONT></TD>
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Bryant D. Malcolm</FONT></TD>
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W. Peter McBride</FONT></TD>
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Charles F.X. Poggi</FONT></TD>
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David A. Rosow</FONT></TD>
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John H. Tatigian Jr.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=78%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion Letter of Pitney Hardin LLP regarding
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Form S-8
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2004
Registration No. 333-_________
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HUDSON UNITED BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
22-2405746
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1000 MacArthur
Boulevard
Mahwah, New Jersey
07430
(Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
HUDSON UNITED BANCORP RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Kenneth T. Neilson,
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Hudson United Bancorp
1000 MacArthur Boulevard
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
(201) 236-2600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
_________________
With a Copy to:
Ronald H. Janis, Esq.
Pitney Hardin LLP
P.O. Box 1945
Morristown, New Jersey 07962
(973) 966-8263
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share (1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
Price (1)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, no par value
1,000,000 Shares
$35.725
$35,725,000
$4,526.36
(1)
Estimated
solely to calculate the  registration  fee, in accordance with Securities Act Rules
457(c) and 457(h),        based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the
 registrant's  Common Stock on the New York Stock        Exchange on April 20, 2004.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1.
Plan Information
.
Not filed
with this Registration Statement.
ITEM 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.
Not filed
with this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The
following documents filed by Hudson United Bancorp (the "Company") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement:
1.
The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
2.
All
other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of           the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since December 31, 2003.
3.
The
description of the Company's common stock contained in the           Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Company pursuant to Section 12           of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and any amendment or report filed for           the
purpose of updating such description.
In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, hereby are incorporated herein by reference and
shall be deemed a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Certain
legal matters relating to the issuance of the shares of the Company's Common Stock
offered hereby have been passed upon by Pitney Hardin LLP counsel to
the Company. Attorneys in the law firm of Pitney Hardin LLP
beneficially own 284 shares of the Company's Common Stock as of April 21, 2004.
ITEM 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
(a)
Limitation
of Liability of Directors and Officers. Section 14A:2-7(3) of the           New Jersey
Business Corporation Act permits a corporation to provide in its           certificate of
incorporation that a director or officer shall not be personally           liable to the
corporation or its shareholders for breach of any duty owed to the           corporation
or its shareholders, except that such provisions shall not relieve a           director
or officer from liability for any breach of duty based upon an action           or
omission (a) in breach of such person's duty of loyalty to the           corporation
or its shareholders, (b) not in good faith or involving a knowing           violation of
law or (c) resulting in receipt by such person of any improper           personal
benefit. Article X of the Company's Amended and Restated           Certificate of
Incorporation includes limitations on the liability of officers           and directors
to the corporation and its shareholders the fullest extent           permitted by New
Jersey law.
(b)
Indemnification
of Directors, Officers, Employees and Agents. Under Article VI           of its Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company must, to           the fullest
extent permitted by law, indemnify its directors, officers,           employees and
agents. Section 14A:3-5 of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act           provides
that a corporation may indemnify its directors, officers, employees and           agents
against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and           expenses,
including attorneys' fees, resulting from various types of legal           actions
or proceedings if the actions of the party being indemnified meet the           standards
of conduct specified therein. Determinations concerning whether or not           the
applicable standard of conduct has been met can be made by (a) a           disinterested
majority of the Board of Directors, (b) independent legal counsel,           or (c) an
affirmative vote of a majority of shares held by the shareholders. No
          indemnification is permitted to be made to or on behalf of a corporate
director,           officer, employee or agent if a judgment or other final adjudication
adverse to           such person establishes that his acts or omissions (a) were in
breach of his           duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (b) were
not in good           faith or involved a knowing violation of law or (c) resulted in
receipt by such           person of an improper personal benefit.
(c)
Insurance.
The Company maintains insurance policies insuring the Company's           directors
and officers against liability for wrongful acts or omissions arising           out of
their positions as directors and officers, subject to certain           limitations.
ITEM 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
Exhibits.
5
Opinion
Letter of Pitney Hardin LLP regarding legality of the securities
being registered.
23.1
Consent
of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent
of Pitney Hardin LLP (contained in its opinion letter).
99
Hudson
United Bancorp Restricted Stock Plan.
ITEM 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
          1933;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective           date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change           in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing,           any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar           value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any           deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may           be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to           Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no           more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the           "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration           statement;
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution           not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement;
provided,  however
,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on
Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,           each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
          statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
          securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
thereof.
(3)
To
remove from the registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of           the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.
(b)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purposes of           determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the           Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of           the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit           plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is           incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a           new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
          offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
          fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of           1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the           Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant           has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is           against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
          unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
          liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
          paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
          successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
          director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
          registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter           has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate           jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public           policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final           adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Mahwah, State of New Jersey, on
April 21, 2004.
HUDSON UNITED BANCORP
By:  KENNETH T. NEILSON
——————————————
Kenneth T. Neilson
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
HUDSON UNITED BANCORP
By:  JAMES W. NALL
——————————————
James W. Nall
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/
KENNETH T. NEILSON
——————————
Kenneth T. Neilson
Chairman, President,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
JAMES W. NALL
——————————
James W. Nall
EVP, CFO (Principal Financial Officer)
April 21, 2004
/s/
RICHARD ALBAN
——————————
Richard Alban
SVP, Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
April 21, 2004
/s/
ROBERT J. BURKE
——————————
Robert J. Burke
Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
DONALD P. CALCAGNINI
——————————
Donald P. Calcagnini
Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
JOAN DAVID
——————————
Joan David
Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
BRYANT D. MALCOLM
——————————
Bryant D. Malcolm
Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
W. PETER McBRIDE
——————————
W. Peter McBride
Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
CHARLES F.X. POGGI
——————————
Charles F.X. Poggi
Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
DAVID A. ROSOW
——————————
David A. Rosow
Director
April 21, 2004
/s/
JOHN H. TATIGIAN JR.
——————————
John H. Tatigian Jr.
Director
April 21, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit  No.
Exhibit
Exhibit  5
Opinion Letter of Pitney Hardin LLP regarding
legality of securities.
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Pitney Hardin LLP
(contained in the opinion included as Exhibit 5)
Exhibit 99
Hudson United Bancorp Restricted Stock Plan