Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") has declared a 5% stock dividend to be distributed to shareholders on August 3, 2009. Effective July 13, 2009, the Corporation amended Paragraph (A), Article III of its Certificate of Incorporation to increase by 1,000,000 shares (5%) the total authorized capital stock of the Corporation to 21,500,000 shares, consisting of 21,000,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of preferred stock which may be issued in one or more classes or series. The amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit (3)(i).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

(3)(i) Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, dated July 13, 2009.

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