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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001050743
  PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP
  001-16197
  500 HILLS DRIVE
  BEDMINSTER
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  9082340700
  ROSSI FRANCESCO S
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  167
  5924.34
  17585306
  12/16/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common
  12/13/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  167
  12/13/2024
  Compensation
  Y
  Sale includes an amount necessary to cover a tax obligation resulting from the settlement of a vested equity award distribution.
  12/16/2024
  /s/ Margaret Campbell, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Francesco S. Rossi