8-K

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)	July 25, 2023

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.)


500 Hills Drive, Suite 300, Bedminster, New Jersey	07921
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)


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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common

PGC

The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 (a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 25, 2023, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation issued a press release reporting earnings and other financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be considered “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Title

99.1		Press Release dated July 25, 2023.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

The press release disclosed in this Item 9.01 as Exhibit 99.1 shall be considered “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURES

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: July 25, 2023	By:	/s/ Frank A. Cavallaro
	Frank A. Cavallaro
	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits