Form 8-K
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
August
1,
2006
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New
Jersey
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-16197
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22-3537895
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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158
Route
206, Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey 07934
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(908)
234-0700
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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:
o
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o
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o
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o
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item
2.02 Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
August
1, 2006, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a
press release reporting earnings and other financial results for its second
quarter of 2006, which ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is
attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
by reference in its entirety.
The
information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be
considered “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Title
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99.1
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Press
Release dated August 1, 2006.
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The
press
release disclosed in this Item 9.01 as Exhibit 99.1 shall be considered
“furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
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 thereunto
duly authorized.
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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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Dated:
August 2, 2006
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By:
/s/ Arthur F.
Birmingham
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Arthur
F. Birmingham
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Title
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99.1
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Press
Release dated August 1, 2006.
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