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GLADSTONE, N.J.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—August 3, 2009 – Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market:PGC) (the Corporation) recorded net income for the second quarter of 2009 of $1.9 million, a decline of $1.6 million from the second quarter of 2008. For the second quarter of 2009, diluted earnings per share after effect of the preferred stock dividend were $0.17 as compared to diluted earnings per common share of $0.41 for the same quarter of 2008. The decrease in 2009 earnings per share was primarily due to an increase in the provision for loan losses, an increase in the industry-wide FDIC assessment and the dividends on preferred stock.

The Corporation recorded a provision for loan losses of $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared to $590 thousand for the same period in 2008. Due to a substantial increase in the FDIC assessment rates, as well as a one-time special assessment of all institutions in the second quarter, which totaled $657 thousand for the Corporation, total FDIC Assessment expense of $1.4 million was recorded for the second quarter of 2009 as compared to $130 thousand for the same period in 2008, respectively. Dividends and accretion on preferred stock totaled $428 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. There was no such charge last year as the preferred stock was issued in January 2009 as a result of the Corporation’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program.

For the second quarter of 2009, the yield on earning assets was 5.07 percent as compared to 5.55 percent for the same quarter of 2008, a decline of 48 basis points. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the 2009 quarter was 1.62 percent compared to 2.38 percent for the 2008 quarter, reflecting a decrease of 76 basis points. In the declining rate environment over the year, the cost of the Corporation’s interest-bearing liabilities repriced downward faster than the yield on interest-earning assets, resulting in improved net interest margin and net interest income.

Loans averaged $1.03 billion for the second quarter of 2009 as compared to $992.0 million for the same 2008 quarter, reflecting an increase of $40.6 million or 4.1 percent. The average commercial mortgage portfolio grew $23.5 million or 9.3 percent to $275.4 million and the average commercial construction loan portfolio was $70.3 million, an increase of $18.7 million or 36.3 percent. The average home equity loan portfolio rose $13.1 million or 62.0 percent to $34.3 million. The Corporation focused on the origination of these higher-yielding, shorter-maturity loans and loan originations outpaced principal pay downs over the year. Since December 31, 2008, however, the loan portfolio has declined slightly, principally the residential mortgage loan portfolio, as the Corporation opted to sell its longer-term, fixed-rate production as an interest rate risk management strategy in the lower rate environment.

Average deposits grew 7.5 percent from $1.19 billion in the second quarter of 2008 to $1.28 billion in the second quarter of 2009. Average interest-bearing checking balances totaled $193.2 million in the second quarter of 2009, rising $56.6 million or 41.4 percent from the same quarter in 2008 due to the Corporation’s focus on core deposit growth coupled with the introduction of the Ultimate Checking product, which provides customers with a low-cost checking product and a higher yield for greater balances. Average money market accounts also rose from the second quarter of 2008 to $414.1 million for the same quarter of 2009, an increase of $19.8 million or 5.0 percent as certain customers tend to “park” funds in money market accounts in the lower interest rate environment. Since December 31, 2008, lower costing interest-bearing checking accounts and money market accounts have continued to increase, but higher costing certificates of deposit have declined. The Corporation has opted not to pay higher rates on maturing certificates of deposit, as the Corporation has ample liquidity from other core deposits and principal pay downs on loans.

The Corporation’s other expense of $11.2 million in the second quarter of 2009 compared to $9.1 million for the same quarter of 2008, an increase of $2.1 million or 22.6 percent. The majority of this increase was due to an increase in the industry-wide FDIC assessment. Due to a substantial increase in the FDIC assessment rates, as well as a one-time special assessment of all institutions in the second quarter, which totaled $657 thousand for the Corporation, total FDIC assessment expense of $1.4 million was recorded for the second quarter of 2009 as compared to $130 thousand for the same period in 2008. The FDIC has indicated that an additional special assessment in 2009 is possible. Salary and benefit expense in the second quarters of 2009 and 2008 was $5.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively, increasing by $597 thousand or 12.4 percent. In addition to salary increases, the Corporation added staff for two new branches opened in 2008 and a new trust office opened in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2009. In addition, during the second quarter of 2009, the Corporation recorded $265 thousand in additional write-down on an OREO property whose value has declined.

At June 30, 2009, non-performing assets totaled $13.8 million or 0.95 percent of total assets as compared to $6.6 million or 0.48 percent of total assets at December 31, 2008 and $5.2 million or 0.38 percent of total assets at June 30, 2008. Non-performing loans have increased during the first half of 2009 primarily due to two construction loans to one borrower totaling $6.0 million and one large residential loan totaling $2.5 million. Both borrowers were affected by the current economic downturn. Although both borrowers continue to make interest payments on these loans, they are on non-accrual status and $494 thousand in charge-offs have been recorded in 2009 related to these loans. Mr. Kissel commented, “We are proactively managing our loan portfolios in this economic environment in an effort to identify and stay ahead of potential problems. We are well capitalized and we are ready to lend to well-qualified individuals and businesses. However, we remain committed to our conservative underwriting standards that have served us well and will continue to serve us well in the future.”

In the second quarter, the Board of Directors declared a 5% stock dividend and reduced the regular cash dividend to $0.05 per share, payable after effect of the stock dividend. The reduction in the cash dividend will increase the Corporation’s capital by $3.6 million per year, and together with ongoing profitability will better enable the Corporation to redeem, at the appropriate time, the preferred shares issued to the U.S. Treasury in January 2009. Mr. Kissel stated, “The decision to reduce the cash dividend was difficult but after considerable deliberation, the Board determined that repaying the Treasury investment and building capital were sound business objectives.”

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a bank holding company with total assets of $1.46 billion as of June 30, 2009. Peapack-Gladstone Bank, its wholly owned community bank, was established in 1921, and has 23 branches in Somerset, Hunterdon, Morris, Middlesex 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 four other locations in Clinton, Morristown and Summit, New Jersey and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 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.

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about management’s confidence and strategies and management’s expectations about new and existing programs and products, investments, relationships, opportunities and market conditions. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect”, “look”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “may”, or similar statements or variations of such terms. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those risk factors set forth in the “Risk Factor” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Peapack-Gladstone assumes no obligation for updating any such forward-looking statements at any time.

	As of
	June 30,		March 31.		December 31		September 30,		June 30,
	2009		2009		2008		2008		2008

ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	50,921	$	20,525	$	25,686	$	28,108	$	25,433
Federal funds sold		200		201		200		125		637
Interest-earning deposits		513		59,063		1,003		3,265		1,709
Total cash and cash equivalents		51,634		79,789		26,889		31,498		27,779

Securities held to maturity		77,216		48,379		51,731		86,327		40,277
Securities available for sale		227,414		178,676		173,543		146,125		213,057
FHLB and FRB Stock, at cost		5,343		4,202		4,902		6,705		5,363

Residential mortgage		483,330		494,208		505,150		507,440		499,131
Commercial mortgage		275,915		275,675		274,640		267,002		252,911
Commercial loans		133,659		137,304		143,188		145,545		147,033
Construction loans		67,075		69,474		66,785		57,122		52,747
Consumer loans		27,302		27,959		29,789		31,092		31,528
Home equity loans		35,357		32,648		31,054		27,165		23,378
Other loans		1,079		1,958		2,376		1,013		1,117
Total loans		1,023,717		1,039,226		1,052,982		1,036,379		1,007,845
Less: Allowance for loan losses		11,054		9,762		9,688		9,088		8,295
Net loans		1,012,663		1,029,464		1,043,294		1,027,291		999,550

Premises and equipment		27,189		26,740		26,936		26,439		26,321
Other real estate owned		700		965		1,211		1,211		1,564
Accrued interest receivable		4,652		4,635		4,117		4,884		4,857
Cash surrender value
of life insurance		25,865		25,672		25,480		25,249		24,993
Deferred tax assets, net		23,653		22,927		23,143		10,975		12,022
Other assets		2,550		2,858		4,179		2,194		1,876
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,458,879	$	1,424,307	$	1,385,425	$	1,368,898	$	1,357,659

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing
demand deposits	$	194,888	$	195,175	$	210,030	$	200,976	$	190,713
Interest-bearing deposits
Checking		203,378		178,430		167,727		148,868		140,290
Savings		71,464		70,426		67,453		67,611		67,247
Money market accounts		418,208		400,692		364,628		379,719		392,289
CD’s $100,000 and over		187,516		192,708		195,826		156,272		176,862
CD’s less than $100,000		220,779		225,608		232,224		207,539		211,283
Total deposits		1,296,233		1,263,039		1,237,888		1,160,985		1,178,684
Borrowings		37,128		39,439		54,998		95,054		65,357
Other liabilities		9,844		7,654		8,645		7,007		11,209
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,343,205		1,310,132		1,301,531		1,263,046		1,255,250
Shareholders’ Equity		115,674		114,175		83,894		105,852		102,409
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	1,458,879	$	1,424,307	$	1,385,425	$	1,368,898	$	1,357,659

Trust division assets under
management (market value,
not included above)	$	1,702,782	$	1,602,752	$	1,804,629	$	1,861,763	$	1,913,014

	As of
	June 30,			March 31.			December 31			September 30,			June 30,
	2009			2009			2008			2008			2008

Asset Quality:
Loans past due over 90 days
and still accruing	$	104		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Non-accrual loans		12,998			11,139			5,393			3,804			3,611
Other real estate owned		700			965			1,211			1,211			1,564
Total non-performing assets	$	13,802		$	12,104		$	6,604		$	5,015		$	5,175

Non-performing loans to
total loans		1.28	%		1.07	%		0.51	%		0.37	%		0.36	%
Non-performing assets to
total assets		0.95	%		0.85	%		0.48	%		0.37	%		0.38	%

Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning of period	$	9,762		$	9,688		$	9,088		$	8,295		$	7,777
Provision for loan losses		2,000			2,000			600			780			590
Charge-offs, net		(708	)		(1,926	)		-			13			(72	)
End of period	$	11,054		$	9,762		$	9,688		$	9,088		$	8,295

ALLL to non-performing loans		84.37	%		87.64	%		179.64	%		238.91	%		229.71	%
ALLL to total loans		1.08	%		0.94	%		0.92	%		0.88	%		0.82	%


Capital Adequacy:
Tier I leverage
(5% minimum to be
considered well
capitalized)		8.25	%		8.21	%		6.15	%		8.76	%		8.59	%
Tier I capital to risk-
weighted assets
(6% minimum to be
considered well
capitalized)		12.30	%		11.73	%		9.11	%		12.41	%		12.18	%
Tier I & II capital to
risk-weighted assets
(10% minimum to be
considered well
capitalized)		13.44	%		12.73	%		10.05	%		13.36	%		13.05	%

Tangible common equity to
Tangible assets		6.03	%		6.07	%		6.02	%		7.69	%		7.50	%

Book value per
Common share	$	10.15		$	9.99		$	9.64		$	12.16		$	11.75
Tangible book value per
Common share	$	10.09		$	9.92		$	9.57		$	12.10		$	11.69

	For The Three Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
	2009			2009			2008			2008			2008
Income Statement Data:
Interest income	$	16,709		$	16,795		$	18,048		$	17,912		$	17,612
Interest expense		4,543			4,987			5,812			5,759			6,195
Net interest income		12,166			11,808			12,236			12,153			11,417
Provision for loan losses		2,000			2,000			600			780			590
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses		10,166			9,808			11,636			11,373			10,827
Trust fees		2,550			2,332			2,899			2,489			2,665
Other income		1,114			983			1,019			964			927
Securities gains, net		108			5			-			104			69
Impairment charges		-			-			(56,146	)		-			-
Other expenses		11,195			9,524			9,956			9,591			9,129
Income before income taxes		2,743			3,604			(50,548	)		5,339			5,359
Income tax expense		813			1,122			(17,929	)		1,822			1,780
Net income		1,930			2,482			(32,619	)		3,517			3,579
Dividends and accretion
on preferred stock		428			205			-			-			-
Net income available to
Common shareholders	$	1,502		$	2,277		$	(32,619	)	$	3,517		$	3,579

Per Common Share Data:
Earnings per share (basic)	$	0.17		$	0.26		$	(3.75	)	$	0.40		$	0.41
Earnings per share (diluted)		0.17			0.26			(3.70	)		0.40			0.41


Performance Ratios:
Return on Average Assets		0.54	%		0.71	%		(9.45	)%		1.04	%		1.05	%
Return on Average Common
Equity		6.75	%		10.45	%		(121.92	)%		13.46	%		13.52	%

Net Interest Margin
(Taxable Equivalent Basis)		3.71	%		3.70	%		3.84	%		3.92	%		3.63	%

Note: Per share amounts have been restated for a 5% stock dividend declared on June 18, 2009, and payable on August 3, 2009 to
shareholders of record on July 9, 2009.

	For The
	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2009			2008
Income Statement Data:
Interest income	$	33,504		$	35,957
Interest expense		9,530			14,026
Net interest income		23,974			21,931
Provision for loan losses		4,000			1,020
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses		19,974			20,911
Trust fees		4,882			5,150
Other income		2,097			1,861
Securities gains, net		113			379
Other expenses		20,719			17,738
Income before income taxes		6,347			10,563
Income tax expense		1,935			3,521
Net income		4,412			7,042
Dividends and accretion
on preferred stock		633			-
Net income available to
Common shareholders	$	3,779		$	7,042

Per Common Share Data:
Earnings per share (basic)	$	0.43		$	0.81
Earnings per share (diluted)		0.43			0.80


Performance Ratios:
Return on Average Assets		0.62	%		1.04	%
Return on Average Common
Equity		8.58	%		13.16	%

Net Interest Margin
(Taxable Equivalent Basis)		3.70	%		3.48	%

Note: Per share amounts have been restated for a 5% stock dividend declared on June 18, 2009, and payable on August 3, 2009 to
shareholders of record on July 9, 2009.

	June 30, 2009								June 30, 2008
	Average			Income/					Average			Income/
	Balance			Expense		Yield			Balance			Expense		Yield
ASSETS:
Interest-Earning Assets:
Investments:
Taxable (1)	$	229,392		$	2,287		3.99	%	$	226,594		$	2,703		4.77	%
Tax-Exempt (1) (2)		49,031			618		5.05			58,617			828		5.65
Loans (2) (3)		1,032,665			14,046		5.44			992,032			14,309		5.77
Federal Funds Sold		200			-		0.20			849			5		2.15
Interest-Earning Deposits		27,574			9		0.13			14,406			76		2.10
Total Interest-Earning
Assets		1,338,862		$	16,960		5.07	%		1,292,498		$	17,921		5.55	%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:
Cash and Due from Banks		31,381								20,731
Allowance for Loan
Losses		(9,853	)							(7,771	)
Premises and Equipment		26,890								26,484
Other Assets		55,486								25.984
Total Noninterest-Earning
Assets		103,904								65,428
Total Assets	$	1,442,766							$	1,357,926

LIABILITIES:
Interest-Bearing Deposits
Checking	$	193,245		$	349		0.72	%	$	136,649			214		0.63	%
Money Markets		414,082			1,127		1.09			394,267			1,848		1.87
Savings		70,802			81		0.46			65,993			100		0.61
Certificates of Deposit		406,518			2,638		2.60			396,969			3,642		3.67
Total Interest-Bearing
Deposits		1,084,647			4,195		1.55			993,878			5,804		2.34
Borrowings		38,925			348		3.58			45,975			391		3.40
Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities		1,123,572			4,543		1.62			1,039,853			6,195		2.38
Noninterest Bearing
Liabilities
Demand Deposits		197,565								198,924
Accrued Expenses and
Other Liabilities		5,438								13,227
Total Noninterest-Bearing
Liabilities		203,003								212,151
Shareholders’ Equity		116,191								105,922
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders’ Equity	$	1,442,766							$	1,357,926
Net Interest Income				$	12,417								11,726
Net Interest Spread							3.45	%							3.17	%
Net Interest Margin (4)							3.71	%							3.63	%

	June 30, 2009								March 31, 2009
	Average			Income/					Average			Income/
	Balance			Expense		Yield			Balance			Expense		Yield
ASSETS:
Interest-Earning Assets:
Investments:
Taxable (1)	$	229,392		$	2,287		3.99	%	$	179,304		$	2,139		4.77	%
Tax-Exempt (1) (2)		49,031			618		5.05			49,976			653		5.24
Loans (2) (3)		1,032,665			14,046		5.44			1,047,911			14,258		5.44
Federal Funds Sold		200			-		0.20			200			-		0.20
Interest-Earning Deposits		27,574			9		0.13			28,054			9		0.13
Total Interest-Earning
Assets		1,338,862		$	16,960		5.07	%		1,305,445		$	17,059		5.23	%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:
Cash and Due from Banks		31,381								19,697
Allowance for Loan
Losses		(9,853	)							(9,612	)
Premises and Equipment		26,890								26,854
Other Assets		55,486								54,654
Total Noninterest-Earning
Assets		103,904								91,593
Total Assets	$	1,442,766							$	1,397,038

LIABILITIES:
Interest-Bearing Deposits
Checking	$	193,245		$	349		0.72	%	$	168,041		$	297		0.71	%
Money Markets		414,082			1,127		1.09			381,532			1,171		1.23
Savings		70,802			81		0.46			68,087			78		0.46
Certificates of Deposit		406,518			2,638		2.60			427,011			3,090		2.89
Total Interest-Bearing
Deposits		1,084,647			4,195		1.55			1,044,671			4,636		1.78
Borrowings		38,925			348		3.58			41,646			351		3.37
Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities		1,123,572			4,543		1.62			1,086,317			4,987		1.84
Noninterest Bearing
Liabilities
Demand Deposits		197,565								192,166
Accrued Expenses and
Other Liabilities		5,438								6,729
Total Noninterest-Bearing
Liabilities		203,003								198,895
Shareholders’ Equity		116,191								111,826
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders’ Equity	$	1,442,766							$	1,397,038
Net Interest Income				$	12,417							$	12,072
Net Interest Spread							3.45	%							3.39	%
Net Interest Margin (4)							3.71	%							3.70	%

	June 30, 2009								June 30, 2008
	Average			Income/					Average			Income/
	Balance			Expense		Yield			Balance			Expense		Yield
ASSETS:
Interest-Earning Assets:
Investments:
Taxable (1)	$	204,487		$	4,426		4.33	%	$	229,155		$	5,686		4.96	%
Tax-Exempt (1) (2)		49,501			1,272		5.14			57,719			1,603		5.56
Loans (2) (3)		1,040,246			28,304		5.44			987,328			29,014		5.88
Federal Funds Sold		200			-		0.20			7,001			112		3.19
Interest-Earning Deposits		27,813			18		0.13			11,113			124		2.22
Total Interest-Earning
Assets		1,322,247		$	34,020		5.15	%		1,292,316		$	36,539		5.65	%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:
Cash and Due from Banks		25,571								20,770
Allowance for Loan
Losses		(9,733	)							(7,617	)
Premises and Equipment		26,872								26,478
Other Assets		54,945								27,210
Total Noninterest-Earning
Assets		97,655								66,841
Total Assets	$	1,419,902							$	1,359,157

LIABILITIES:
Interest-Bearing Deposits
Checking	$	180,712		$	646		0.71	%	$	136,544		$	424		0.62	%
Money Markets		397,898			2,298		1.16			400,168			4,497		2.25
Savings		69,452			159		0.46			65,373			199		0.61
Certificates of Deposit		416,708			5,728		2.75			400,441			8,145		4.07
Total Interest-Bearing
Deposits		1,064,770			8,831		1.66			1,002,526			13,265		2.65
Borrowings		40,278			699		3.47			43,495			761		3.50
Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities		1,105,048			9,530		1.72			1,046,021			14,026		2.68
Noninterest Bearing
Liabilities
Demand Deposits		194,880								192,371
Accrued Expenses and
Other Liabilities		5,954								13,747
Total Noninterest-Bearing
Liabilities		200,834								206,118
Shareholders’ Equity		114,020								107,018
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders’ Equity	$	1,419,902							$	1,359,157
Net Interest Income				$	24,490							$	22,513
Net Interest Spread							3.43	%							2.97	%
Net Interest Margin (4)							3.70	%							3.48	%

(1)	Average balances for available-for sale securities are based on amortized cost.
(2)	Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35 percent federal tax rate.
(3)	Loans are stated net of unearned income and include non-accrual loans.
(4)	Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.