Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation filings document the regulatory record of a New Jersey bank holding company with common stock listed on Nasdaq under PGC. Its 8-K filings cover earnings releases, investor presentations, corrections to financial metrics, capital actions, debt redemptions and material agreements, including preferred stock financing and subordinated note activity.
Proxy and annual-meeting disclosures describe board elections, shareholder voting results, executive compensation, equity awards, committee assignments and governance matters. The filings also provide formal disclosure around the company’s banking and wealth-management strategy, capital structure, registered securities, risk oversight and shareholder approvals.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp director Edward A. Gramigna Jr. reported routine equity compensation changes. On March 20, 2026, 2,419 restricted stock units granted in March 2025 vested and converted into 2,419 shares of common stock held indirectly in a rabbi trust, bringing that indirect position to 20,401 shares. He also received a new grant of 2,154 restricted stock units vesting in one year, and now directly holds 8,349.2302 common shares, including dividend reinvestment. The filing shows no open-market purchases or sales.
PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP director Carmen M. Bowser reported compensation-related equity activity. On March 20, 2026, 1,675 restricted stock units granted on March 20, 2025 vested and were converted into 1,675 shares of common stock, held indirectly through a rabbi trust under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. On the same date, Bowser also received a new grant of 1,491 restricted stock units, each scheduled to convert into one share of common stock after one year of vesting. Following these transactions, Bowser holds 10,368.02 shares of common stock indirectly via the rabbi trust and 3,617.80 shares directly. No open-market buys or sells were reported; all activity reflects RSU vesting and a new award.
PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP director Richard Daingerfield reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 20, 2026, 2,605 previously granted restricted stock units vested and were exercised into 2,605 shares of common stock held indirectly through a rabbi trust under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, leaving no remaining units from that grant.
On the same date, he received a new grant of 2,320 restricted stock units, each scheduled to convert into one share of PGC common stock on the one-year vesting date. Following these transactions, his common stock position includes 5,113 shares held indirectly via the rabbi trust and 20,425 shares held directly, with the direct total including shares accumulated through dividend reinvestment since the prior filing. No open-market buys or sales were reported; all movements reflect vesting, conversion, and a new award of stock-based compensation.
PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP director Susan A. Cole reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units and common stock. On March 20, 2026, she exercised 1,675 restricted stock units granted on March 20, 2025, receiving 1,675 shares of common stock at no cash exercise price.
On the same date, she received a new grant of 1,491 restricted stock units, which will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant and then convert into an equal number of common shares. Following these transactions, she directly holds 12,935 shares of common stock and 1,491 restricted stock units.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp director Patrick Campion reported routine equity compensation activity and a prior stock sale. On March 20, 2026, previously granted restricted stock units vested and were exercised into 1,675 shares of common stock at no exercise price, and he was granted a new award of 1,491 restricted stock units that each convert into one share of common stock on their one-year vesting date. The filing also reflects an earlier open-market sale of 340 common shares on March 27, 2025, at $28.85 per share. Following these transactions, Campion directly holds 1,675 common shares and 1,491 restricted stock units.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is asking shareholders to vote at its April 29, 2026 virtual annual meeting on three key items: electing 13 directors for one-year terms, approving on an advisory basis executive compensation, and ratifying Crowe LLP as independent auditor for 2026.
The proxy outlines a largely independent, skills-diverse board, detailed committee structures, and strong ESG, risk oversight, and succession planning practices. Executive pay follows a pay-for-performance design, with significant long-term equity incentives tied to multi-year financial and strategic metrics, including earnings, deposits, loans, and relative performance versus peer banks.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, a New Jersey bank holding company for Peapack Private Bank & Trust, outlines its private banking, commercial lending and wealth management model for the year ended December 31, 2025. The company serves clients across New Jersey, metropolitan New York and Pennsylvania.
It reports 17,570,625 common shares outstanding as of March 3, 2026 and an unaffiliated market value of about $464 million as of June 30, 2025. The firm employs 682 people and its wealth management division oversees $13.1 billion of assets, while highlighting regulatory, credit, interest rate, commercial real estate, New York multifamily, liquidity and cybersecurity risks.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation filed an amendment to a prior report to add board committee assignments for two recently appointed directors. The earlier filing had announced the appointments of Diane D’Erasmo and Ellen C. Walsh but did not yet specify their committee roles.
At a Board meeting held on February 26, 2026, the Board appointed Ms. D’Erasmo to the Risk Committee and the Technology Committee, and appointed Ms. Walsh to the Risk Committee and the Compensation Committee. These committee appointments were immediately effective.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation plans to redeem all of its $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due December 22, 2030. The notes will be redeemed at 100% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest, with redemption expected on or about March 2, 2026.
The company states it will remain well capitalized after this redemption, indicating that regulatory capital levels are expected to stay strong even after the subordinated debt is retired.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation approved new performance-based restricted stock unit awards for its top leaders to encourage long-term retention and performance through December 31, 2028. Douglas Kennedy, President and CEO, received 50,000 RSUs at 100% of target, and John Babcock, Senior Executive Vice President and President of Private Wealth Management, received 32,000 RSUs at 100% of target.
The RSUs are earned over three annual performance periods ending December 31, 2026, 2027 and 2028, based on specific metrics. For Mr. Kennedy, all RSUs depend on the Company’s 30-day average stock price. For Mr. Babcock, 50% depend on the same stock price metric, 30% on wealth management assets under management, and 20% on the wealth management division’s net direct margin. Earned RSUs cliff vest on December 31, 2028, with vesting and forfeiture rules tied to continued employment, certain termination events and change in control outcomes.