Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 29, 2025, the shareholders of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the "Company") approved the Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan. A description of the material terms of the Plan is contained in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2025.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation's Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on April 29, 2025, the shareholders voted on the matters described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2025 as set forth below. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, holders of a total of 17,596,195 shares of the Company's Common Stock were entitled to vote on the matters considered at the Annual Meeting.

The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting:

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company is furnishing the presentation materials presented at the Annual Meeting as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The Company is not undertaking to update this presentation. The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein (including Exhibit 99.1).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.