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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP | ex99-1.htm |
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
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) | November 20, 2012 |
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| New Jersey | 001-16197 | 22-3537895 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 500 Hills Drive, Suite 300, Bedminster, New Jersey | 07921 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (908) 234-0700 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(b) On November 20, 2012, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”), announced that Robert M. Rogers, President and Chief Operating Officer, resigned from his positions and from the Board of Directors of Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the “Bank”) and the Corporation, effective December 31, 2012.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is the press release of the Corporation dated November 20, 2012 relating to Mr. Rogers’ resignation.
(e) Pursuant to the terms of his Employment Agreement and subject to the receipt from Mr. Rogers of a mutually acceptable general release, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Rogers severance of $540,000, provide him with automobile and health benefits worth approximately $50,000, and vest 15,878 shares of restricted stock, worth approximately $225,000, which would have vested over the next several years.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Title | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 20, 2012 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: November 23, 2012 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora |
| Name: | Jeffrey J. Carfora | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Title |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 20, 2012 |