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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2013</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Registration No. __________</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">New Jersey</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">22-3537895</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">500 Hills Drive, Suite 300</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Bedminster, New Jersey 07921</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive office with
zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.15pt">PEAPACK-GLADSTONE
FINANCIAL CORPORATION 2012 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, </FONT></P>

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Amended</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Full title of the Plan)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Jeffrey J. Carfora, Chief Financial Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">500 Hills Drive, Suite 300</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Bedminster, New Jersey 07291</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(908) 234-0700</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Copies to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Michael T. Rave, Esq.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Day Pitney LLP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">One Jefferson Road</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Parsippany, New Jersey 07054</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(973) 966-8123</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/90% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated
filer,&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer&nbsp;
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accelerated
filer <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#253;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-accelerated&nbsp;filer&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0">(Do&nbsp;not&nbsp;check&nbsp;if&nbsp;a&nbsp;smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Smaller reporting&nbsp;company&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Title of Securities</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">to be Registered</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Amount to be</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Registered (1)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposed Maximum</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Offering Price</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Per Share (2)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposed Maximum</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Aggregate Offering</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Price (2)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Amount of</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Registration Fee</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Common Stock,</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">no par value</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">200,000 shares</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$14.06</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$2,812,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$383.56</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 13.7pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 22.3pt">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.15in">The Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation 2012 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the
&ldquo;plan&rdquo;), currently authorizes the issuance of 400,000 shares of our common stock, no par value (including the shares
registered by this registration statement) (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;). We have previously registered 200,000 shares of Common
Stock for issuance under the plan. This Registration Statement is registering the additional 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable
under the Plan, as recently approved by our shareholders. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
&ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may
be issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions contained in the Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation 2012 Long-Term Stock
Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 13.7pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 22.3pt">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.15in">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has been
computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of
the Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ on April 22, 2013.</TD></TR></TABLE>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PART I</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">All information required by Part I to be contained in the Section
10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
&ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;) and Part I of Form S-8.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PART II</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></P>

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<B><U>Registration of Additional Securities </U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
2012 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, currently authorizes the issuance of an aggregate of 400,000 shares of Common
Stock. The Registrant has previously registered 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the plan pursuant to a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-181041) filed with the Commission on April 30, 2012 (the &ldquo;Prior Registration Statement&rdquo;).
Under this Registration Statement, the Registrant is registering an additional 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the
plan. The contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated by reference herein to the extent not modified or superseded
thereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein.</P>

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    <TD><B><U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Certain legal matters relating
to the issuance of the shares of the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock offered hereby have been passed upon by <FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Day
Pitney</FONT> LLP, counsel to the Company. Partners and other attorneys involved in the preparation of the Registration Statement
in the law firm of <FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Day Pitney</FONT> LLP do not beneficially own any shares of the Company
as of April 24, 2013.</P>

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    <TD><B><U>Exhibits</U></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify">5.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Opinion of Day Pitney LLP</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">23.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Consent of <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Crowe Horwath LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">23.2</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Consent of Day Pitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">24.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>SIGNATURES</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the Township of Bedminster, State of New Jersey, on the 18<SUP>th</SUP> day of April, 2013.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">By:</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Douglas L. Kennedy</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">Douglas L. Kennedy</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding-right: -1in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Douglas L. Kennedy and Jeffrey J. Carfora,
and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his or her behalf,
individually and in any and all capacities, including the capacities stated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statements filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating thereto and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
on April 18, 2013:</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 55%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 15%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Douglas L. Kennedy</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Douglas L. Kennedy</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Jeffrey J. Carfora</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Frank A. Kissel</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Frank A. Kissel</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Finn M.W. Caspersen, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Director, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating</P>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Finn M.W. Caspersen, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">Officer and General Counsel</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Anthony J. Consi, II</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Anthony J. Consi, II</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Edward A. Gramigna, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Edward A. Gramigna, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ John D. Kissel</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">John D. Kissel</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ James R. Lamb</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">James R. Lamb</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Edward A. Merton</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Edward A. Merton</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ F. Duffield Meyercord</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">F. Duffield Meyercord</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ John R. Mulcahy</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">John R. Mulcahy</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Philip W. Smith III</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Philip W. Smith III</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Craig C. Spengeman</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director, President of PGB Trust and Investments</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Craig C. Spengeman</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Beth Welsh</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">April 18, 2013</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: black">Beth Welsh</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2013
Registration No. __________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey
22-3537895
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
500 Hills Drive, Suite 300
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
(Address of principal executive office with
zip code)
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE
FINANCIAL CORPORATION 2012 LONG-TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN,
as
Amended
(Full title of the Plan)
Jeffrey J. Carfora, Chief Financial Officer
500 Hills Drive, Suite 300
Bedminster, New Jersey 07291
(908) 234-0700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of agent for service)
_______
Copies to:
Michael T. Rave, Esq.
Day Pitney LLP
One Jefferson Road
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(973) 966-8123
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated
filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated
filer
ý
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
no par value
200,000 shares
$14.06
$2,812,000
$383.56
__________________________
(1)
The Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation 2012 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the
"plan"), currently authorizes the issuance of 400,000 shares of our common stock, no par value (including the shares
registered by this registration statement) (the "Common Stock"). We have previously registered 200,000 shares of Common
Stock for issuance under the plan. This Registration Statement is registering the additional 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable
under the Plan, as recently approved by our shareholders. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that may
be issuable pursuant to anti-dilution provisions contained in the Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation 2012 Long-Term Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Such estimate has been
computed in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of
the Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ on April 22, 2013.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
All information required by Part I to be contained in the Section
10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act") and Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Registration of Additional Securities
The Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
2012 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, currently authorizes the issuance of an aggregate of 400,000 shares of Common
Stock. The Registrant has previously registered 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the plan pursuant to a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-181041) filed with the Commission on April 30, 2012 (the "Prior Registration Statement").
Under this Registration Statement, the Registrant is registering an additional 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the
plan. The contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated by reference herein to the extent not modified or superseded
thereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein.
ITEM 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Certain legal matters relating
to the issuance of the shares of the Company's Common Stock offered hereby have been passed upon by
Day
Pitney
LLP, counsel to the Company. Partners and other attorneys involved in the preparation of the Registration Statement
in the law firm of
Day Pitney
LLP do not beneficially own any shares of the Company
as of April 24, 2013.
ITEM 8.
Exhibits
5.1
Opinion of Day Pitney LLP
23.1
Consent of
Crowe Horwath LLP
23.2
Consent of Day Pitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the Township of Bedminster, State of New Jersey, on the 18
th
day of April, 2013.
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Douglas L. Kennedy
Douglas L. Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Douglas L. Kennedy and Jeffrey J. Carfora,
and each of them, as attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his or her behalf,
individually and in any and all capacities, including the capacities stated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statements filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating thereto and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated
on April 18, 2013:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Douglas L. Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer and Director
April 18, 2013
Douglas L. Kennedy
/s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
April 18, 2013
Jeffrey J. Carfora
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Frank A. Kissel
Chairman of the Board
April 18, 2013
Frank A. Kissel
/s/ Finn M.W. Caspersen, Jr.
Director, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
April 18, 2013
Finn M.W. Caspersen, Jr.
Officer and General Counsel
/s/ Anthony J. Consi, II
Director
April 18, 2013
Anthony J. Consi, II
/s/ Edward A. Gramigna, Jr.
Director
April 18, 2013
Edward A. Gramigna, Jr.
/s/ John D. Kissel
Director
April 18, 2013
John D. Kissel
/s/ James R. Lamb
Director
April 18, 2013
James R. Lamb
/s/ Edward A. Merton
Director
April 18, 2013
Edward A. Merton
/s/ F. Duffield Meyercord
Director
April 18, 2013
F. Duffield Meyercord
/s/ John R. Mulcahy
Director
April 18, 2013
John R. Mulcahy
/s/ Philip W. Smith III
Director
April 18, 2013
Philip W. Smith III
/s/ Craig C. Spengeman
Director, President of PGB Trust and Investments
April 18, 2013
Craig C. Spengeman
/s/ Beth Welsh
Director
April 18, 2013
Beth Welsh
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EXHIBIT INDEX
5.1
Opinion of Day Pitney LLP
23.1
Consent of
Crowe Horwath LLP
23.2
Consent of Day Pitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereto)
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