Form 8-K - Current report

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


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)	December 2, 2024

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

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 Stock, no par value

    PGC

    The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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):


	☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

	☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

	☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

	☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 (a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01 Other Events

Douglas L. Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peapack Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and Peapack-Gladstone Bank, entered into a stock trading plan to sell 30,000 shares of common stock over a three-month period beginning on December 2, 2024, which is approximately 9% of his holdings of Company stock, including unvested restricted stock units. The trading plan is designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In accordance with Rule 10b5-1, officers of a public company may adopt a plan for selling stock of the public company when the officer is not in possession of material, non-public information about the company.

Mr. Kennedy entered into the plan for tax and financial planning purposes. Following the completion of the plan, Mr. Kennedy is expected to hold approximately 283,110 shares of Company common stock, including 69,586 shares of restricted stock units that remain subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions. Following the completion of the stock trading plan, Mr. Kennedy will still own the most shares of Company common stock among the Company’s management and Board of Directors and will continue to maintain ownership in excess of the amount required under the Company’s stock ownership guidelines. The stock transactions under the plan will be disclosed publicly through filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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: December 2, 2024	By:	/s/ Frank A. Cavallaro
	Frank A. Cavallaro
	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Document and Entity Information	Dec. 02, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
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Document Period End Date	Dec. 02, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NJ
Entity File Number	001-16197
Entity Tax Identification Number	22-3537895
Entity Address, Address Line One	500 Hills Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 300
Entity Address, City or Town	Bedminster
Entity Address, State or Province	NJ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	07921
City Area Code	908
Local Phone Number	234-0700
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001050743
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, no par value
Trading Symbol	PGC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ