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) | December 19, 2013 |
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 |
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
John Mulcahy of Far Hills, New Jersey, in accordance with the Company’s established director retirement guidelines, has announced his retirement from the Board of Directors of both the Company and the Bank, effective December 31, 2013. Mr. Mulchay has proudly served as an active and caring Board Member since 1981.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On December 19, 2013, Frank A. Kissel announced he will step down as Chairman of the Board of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, (the “Company”) and of Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the “Bank”), the Company’s bank subsidiary, effective December 31, 2013. Mr. Kissel will remain as a Director of the Company and the Bank and also remain as an employee of the Bank focused on business development. Mr. Kissel has 40 years of banking experience, including the last 25 years with the Bank.
F. Duffield Meyercord, current Lead Director, was appointed Chairman of the Company and of the Bank, effective December 31, 2013. Mr. Meyercord has served as Lead Director of the Company and the Bank since April, 2013 and as a Board Member since 1991. Mr. Meyercord has 38 years of business experience including directing strategic projects and providing operational advisory services to numerous businesses, which is invaluable to the Board’s oversight of corporate strategy.
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: December 20, 2013 | By: | /s/Jeffrey J. Carfora |
| Name: | Jeffrey J. Carfora | |
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||