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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000943374-22-000142
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220408
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220408

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001050743
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				223537895
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16197
		FILM NUMBER:		22815840

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 HILLS DRIVE
		CITY:			BEDMINSTER
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07921
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9082340700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 HILLS DRIVE
		CITY:			BEDMINSTER
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07921
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<DESCRIPTION>PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION PROXY ERRATA SHEET
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">(Rule 14a-101)</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&#160;14(a) of the Securities</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Exchange Act of 1934</div>
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    <div>Filed by the Registrant &#9746;</div>
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    <div><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;">&#9744; </font>Preliminary Proxy Statement</div>
    <div><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;">&#9744;</font> </font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&#160;14a-6(e)(2))</font></div>
    <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;">&#9744;</font>Definitive Proxy Statement</div>
    <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;">&#9746;</font>Definitive Additional Materials </div>
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      </font>Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 1pt;">&#160;</font>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</div>
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    <div style="margin-bottom: 6pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply):</div>
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      <div><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;">&#9746;</font></font></font>No fee required.</div>
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    <div><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 36pt;">&#9744;</font></font> </font>Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</div>
    <div><font style="display: inline-block; width: 36pt;"><font style="display: inline-block; width: 36pt;">&#9744;</font></font><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Proxy Statement</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 10pt; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Errata Sheet</div>
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      <div>&#160;</div>
      <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">Please be advised that the table of fees billed by Crowe LLP on page 15 of the proxy statement, dated March 17, 2022, for the 2022 annual
        meeting of shareholders of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation inadvertently contained information for the 2019 and 2020 fiscal years.&#160;&#160;The corrected table with the fees billed for the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years is reproduced below:</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 10pt;">Aggregate fees for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 billed by Crowe LLP were as follows:</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2021</div>
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          <td style="width: 1.4%; vertical-align: bottom;">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2020</div>
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            <div>Audit Fees</div>
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            <div>$</div>
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            <div style="text-align: right;">515,000</div>
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            <div>$</div>
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            <div style="text-align: right;">460,000</div>
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            <div>Audit-Related Fees (1)</div>
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          <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1.77%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="text-align: right;">97,103</div>
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          <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 0.79%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">&#160;</td>
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          <td nowrap="nowrap" style="width: 1.76%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="text-align: right;">76,500</div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;">Total</div>
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            <div>$</div>
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            <div style="text-align: right;">612,103</div>
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            <div style="text-align: right;">536,500</div>
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              <div style="margin-left: 36pt;">(1)</div>
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              <div>Represents fees for procedures related to HUD and critical audit matters for both 2021 and 2020.</div>
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