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) August 25, 2022

PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP

(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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 25, 2022, Jeffrey J. Carfora, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Peapack-Gladstone Bank, informed the Company that he intends to retire April 7, 2023, and will step down as CFO upon the earlier of the Company securing his replacement or April 7, 2023. The Company has begun a search for qualified candidates for the CFO position. Upon a new CFO joining the Company, Mr. Carfora would remain with the Company as a senior officer until April 7, 2023, to assist the Company and the new CFO with transitional matters.

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: August 25, 2022	By:	/s/ Douglas L. Kennedy
		Douglas L. Kennedy
		President and Chief Executive Officer