8-K

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


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 April 19, 2007
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                     PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                   New Jersey
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                   001-16197                  22-3537895
           (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

               158 Route 206, Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey 07934
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

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


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Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 19, 2007, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation disseminated a press
release reporting the extension of a stock buyback program. The press release is
being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(C) Exhibits:



      99.1  Press release of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, dated
            April 19, 2007.

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                                    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.


Dated:  April 19, 2007                   PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION




                                         By: /s/ Arthur F. Birmingham
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                 Arthur F. Birmingham
                                                 Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Title
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99.1              Press Release of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation dated
                  April 19, 2007



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EX-99.1

                     Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
                  Announces Extension Of Stock Repurchase Plan



GLADSTONE, N.J. - (Business Wire) - April 19, 2007 - The Board of Directors of
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (AMEX:PGC) has authorized an extension
of the stock repurchase plan which expired on April 15, 2007, for an additional
twelve months.

      The original plan, adopted on April 15, 2005, authorized the purchase of
150,000 shares of its common stock. During the two-year term of the plan 60,900
shares of stock were purchased, leaving 89,100 shares authorized to be purchased
during the next twelve months. Purchases may be made from time to time in the
open market or in privately negotiated transactions, at prices not exceeding
prevailing market prices. Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation currently has
8,285,406 common shares outstanding.

      The acquired shares are to be held in treasury to be used for general
corporate purposes. Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a bank holding
company with total assets of $1.31 billion as of March 31, 2007.
Peapack-Gladstone Bank, its wholly owned community bank was established in 1921,
and has 22 branches in Somerset, Hunterdon, Morris and Union Counties. Its Trust
Division, PGB Trust and Investments, operates at the Bank's main office located
at 190 Main Street in Gladstone and at 233 South Street in Morristown. To learn
more about Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and its services please visit
our web site at www.pgbank.com or call 908-234-0700.
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           Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements


The foregoing contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the
financial condition, results of operations and business of the Corporation. Such
statements are not historical facts and include expressions about the
Corporation's confidence, strategies and expectations about earnings, new and
existing programs and products, relationships, opportunities, technology and
market conditions. These statements may be identified by forward-looking
terminology such as "expect," "believe," or "anticipate," or expressions of
confidence like "strong," or "on-going," or similar statements or variations of
such terms. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the
following possibilities:

o     The success of the Corporation's balance sheet restructuring initiative.
o     The availability of the necessary capital to make repurchases
o     Unexpected decline in the direction of the economy in New Jersey.
o     Unexpected changes in interest rates.
o     Failure to grow business.
o     Inability to manage growth.
o     Unexpected loan prepayment volume.
o     Exposure to credit risks.
o     Insufficient allowance for loan losses.
o     Competition from other financial institutions.
o     Adverse effects of government regulation.
o     Decline in the levels of loan quality and origination volume.
o     Decline in the volume of increase in trust assets or deposits.

The Corporation assumes no responsibility to update such forward-looking
statements in the future.



Contact:

Arthur F. Birmingham, Chief Financial Officer
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
T: 908-719-4308



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