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) December 30, 2008

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

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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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation dated December 30, 2008.  Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference under this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

99.1           Press Release of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, dated December 30, 2008

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: December 31, 2008	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 December 30, 2008