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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 23, 2002</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 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</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Mahwah, New Jersey
07430<BR>
(Address, including zip code of registrant's principal executive offices)</FONT></H1>



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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2002 STOCK OPTION 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) 236-2631<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, Kipp &amp; Szuch, 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;(1)</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;(2)</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 (2)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Amount of<BR>
Registration fee</B></FONT></TD>
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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>1,250,000 shares</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>$31.465</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>$39,331,250</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><B>$3,618.48</B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>___________________________________________  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)
This Registration Statement also covers, in addition to the number of shares of Common
Stock stated above, such indeterminable number of shares of Common Stock as may become
subject to the 2002 Stock Option Plan as a result of the anti-dilution provisions
thereof.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 23, 2002.  </FONT></P>






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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION
REQUIREMENT IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></H1>

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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Registrant
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II</FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></H1>

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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Documents Incorporated By Reference </U></B></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&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></P>

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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><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, 2001. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><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, 2001.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><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(b) or 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and all subsequent amendments and reports that are filed updating
that description.  </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
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></P>

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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Interests of Named Experts
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&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, Kipp &amp;&nbsp;Szuch, LLP counsel to
the Company. Attorneys in the law firm of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp &amp;&nbsp;Szuch, LLP
beneficially own 1,064 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock as of April 15, 2002.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2001 and for each of
the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2001, included in the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated by reference herein, have been audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their report dated
January 15, 2002, with respect thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in
reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said reports.  </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Indemnification of Directors
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><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=88%><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=88%><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 WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp &amp;&nbsp;Szuch, LLP regarding legality of securities  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B><U>Undertakings</U></B> </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=82%><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 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=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 <U>bona </U>&nbsp;<U>fide</U>&nbsp;offering thereof.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=82%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
remove from 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=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in this 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 <U>bona</U>
&nbsp;<U>fide</U>&nbsp;offering
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<TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=88%><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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 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
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;Pursuant
to the requirement 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 17, 2002.  </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Hudson United Bancorp</B><BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ D. LYNN VAN BORKULO-NUZZO<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
D. Lynn Van Borkulo-Nuzzo<BR>General Counsel, Executive Vice President<BR>
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<P><FONT FACE="TIMES NEW ROMAN, TIMES, SERIF" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.  </FONT></P>

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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 <BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=25% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>April 17, 2002</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<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(Joan David)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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BRYANT D. MALCOLM<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(Bryant D. Malcolm)</FONT></TD>
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W. PETER McBRIDE<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(W. Peter McBride)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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CHARLES F.X. POGGI
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(Charles F.X. Poggi)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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DAVID A. ROSOW
<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(David A. Rosow)</FONT></TD>
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JAMES E. SCHIERLOH<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(James E. Schierloh)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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JOHN H. TATIGIAN JR.<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(John H. Tatigian Jr.)</FONT></TD>
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WILLIAM A. HOULIHAN<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
(William A. Houlihan)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=35%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Executive Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(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>Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=78%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion Letter of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp &amp; Szuch, LLP </FONT></TD>
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Form S-8
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2002
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)
2002 STOCK OPTION 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) 236-2631
(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, Kipp & Szuch, 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 (1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share (2)
Proposed maximum
Aggregate offering
Price (2)
Amount of
Registration fee
Common Stock, no par value
1,250,000 shares
$31.465
$39,331,250
$3,618.48
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(1)
This Registration Statement also covers, in addition to the number of shares of Common
Stock stated above, such indeterminable number of shares of Common Stock as may become
subject to the 2002 Stock Option Plan as a result of the anti-dilution provisions
thereof.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 23, 2002.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIREMENT 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
Documents Incorporated 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, 2001.
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, 2001.
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(b) or 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and all subsequent amendments and reports that are filed updating
that description.
In
addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
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, Kipp & Szuch, LLP counsel to
the Company. Attorneys in the law firm of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLP
beneficially own 1,064 shares of the Company's Common Stock as of April 15, 2002.
The
consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2001 and for each of
the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2001, included in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated by reference herein, have been audited by
Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as indicated in their report dated
January 15, 2002, with respect thereto, and are incorporated by reference herein in
reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said reports.
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
of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLP regarding legality of securities
23.1
Consent
of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2
Consent
of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLP (contained in the opinion included as Exhibit 5)
24
Power
of Attorney for Directors and Executive Officers
ITEM  9
Undertakings
1.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement 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.
(b)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
(c)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
2.
That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
3.
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 Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the 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
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirement 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 17, 2002.
Hudson United Bancorp
By: /s/ D. LYNN VAN BORKULO-NUZZO
——————————————
D. Lynn Van Borkulo-Nuzzo
General Counsel, Executive Vice President
and Corporate Secretary
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
(Principal Executive Officer)
April 17, 2002
/s/
ROBERT J. BURKE
——————————
(Robert J. Burke)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
DONALD P. CALCAGNINI
——————————
(Donald P. Calcagnini)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
JOAN DAVID
——————————
(Joan David)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
BRYANT D. MALCOLM
——————————
(Bryant D. Malcolm)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
W. PETER McBRIDE
——————————
(W. Peter McBride)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
CHARLES F.X. POGGI
——————————
(Charles F.X. Poggi)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
DAVID A. ROSOW
——————————
(David A. Rosow)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
JAMES E. SCHIERLOH
——————————
(James E. Schierloh)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
JOHN H. TATIGIAN JR.
——————————
(John H. Tatigian Jr.)
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
WILLIAM A. HOULIHAN
——————————
(William A. Houlihan)
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
April 17, 2002
/s/
RICHARD ALBAN
——————————
(Richard Alban)
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
April 17, 2002
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit  No.
Exhibit
Exhibit  5
Opinion Letter of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLP
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Pitney, Hardin, Kipp & Szuch, LLP (contained in the opinion included as Exhibit 5)
Exhibit 24
Power of Attorney for Directors and Executive Officers