UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 

 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 4, 2006
  

 
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
New Jersey
001-16197
22-3537895
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
 
158 Route 206, Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
07934
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(908) 234-0700
  

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Item 5.02       Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Mr. T. Leonard Hill, a Director and Chairman Emeritus of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, died on March 30, 2006.
 

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1     Press Release of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, dated April 4, 2006



 
 
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
     
Dated: April 4, 2006
By:
/s/ Arthur F. Birmingham
   
Name:   Arthur F. Birmingham
   
Title:     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Title
   
99.1
Press Release of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, dated April 4, 2006