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 10, 2006
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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey 001-16197 22-3537895
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
158 Route 206, Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey 07934
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (908) 234-0700
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
After 30 years of service, Mr. Jack D. Stine, Director of
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation announced his retirement at a meeting of
the board of directors of the Corporation on August 10, 2006. The retirement
will be effective on December 31, 2006.
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: August 16, 2006 By: /s/ Arthur F. Birmingham
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Name: Arthur F. Birmingham
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer