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) October 25, 2013

 

 

 

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

 

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 and incorporated by reference herein is the press release of the Corporation dated October 25, 2013 announcing the record date of its rights offering of common stock.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

  Exhibit No. Title
     
  99.1 Press release dated October 25, 2013

 

 
 

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: October 25, 2013   By:  /s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora
    Name:  Jeffrey J. Carfora
    Title:  Senior Executive Vice President and
              Chief Financial Officer
 
 

Exhibit Index

 

 

  Exhibit No. Title
     
  99.1 Press release dated October 25, 2013