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) | January 9, 2012 |
| 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 |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 9, 2012, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced that it received approval from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) for its request to redeem all of the remaining shares of the Corporation’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Preferred Shares”), issued to Treasury pursuant to the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program. On January 11, 2012, the Corporation expects to pay approximately $14.5 million to Treasury to repurchase the Preferred Shares, including accrued and unpaid dividends for such shares. The Corporation’s redemption of the Preferred Shares is not subject to additional conditions or stipulations from Treasury. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit
| 99 | Press Release dated January 9, 2012. |
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:January 10, 2012 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora |
| Name: | Jeffrey J. Carfora | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |