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) April 19, 2007
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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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On April 19, 2007, the Board of Directors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial
Corporation (the "Corporation") approved a change to its By-Laws, which are
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A summary of the change is
below.
Article VI, Section 2 was amended to allow the ownership of shares of the
Corporation to be recorded through the Direct Registration System, or an
equivalent system, whereby ownership of shares of the Corporation are recorded
in book-entry form on the books of the Corporation or its transfer agent, and
whereby investors receive an account statement, setting forth such ownership,
from the Corporation or its transfer agent in lieu of a physical certificate.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
3(ii) By-Laws of the Registrant.
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: April 23, 2007 By: /s/ Arthur F. Birmingham
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Name: Arthur F. Birmingham
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Title
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3(ii) By-Laws of the Registrant.