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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001050743
PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP
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500 HILLS DRIVE
Suite 300
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NJ
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Westlake
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NASDAQ
Common
03/11/2017
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
113
03/11/2017
RSU Vesting
Common
03/01/2018
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
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03/01/2018
RSU Vesting
Common
12/04/2018
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
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12/04/2018
RSU Vesting
Common
03/11/2019
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
1343
03/11/2019
RSU Vesting
Common
03/13/2019
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
5009
03/13/2019
RSU Vesting
Common
03/20/2021
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
2506
03/20/2021
RSU Vesting
Y
03/18/2025
John Babcock