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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
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PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP
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500 HILLS DRIVE
BEDMINSTER
NJ
07921
9082340700
KENNEDY DOUGLAS L
Officer
Director
COMMON
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
30000
871680.00
17596195
03/17/2025
NASDAQ
COMMON
08/01/2013
VARIOUS
ISSUER
N
30000
08/01/2013
N/A
Y
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03/17/2025
11/22/2024
DOUGLAS L. KENNEDY