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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BROMLEY GARRETT P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP [PGC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and Chief Credit Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 190 MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/26/2007 (Street) GLADSTONE, NJ 07934 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               5,426.2986 (6) D   Common Stock 04/26/2007   S   500 D $ 30.43 2,382.1759 (5) I 401k Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 11.85

(1)

08/14/2007

Common Stock

8,237

8,237

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 18.66

(2)

02/05/2009

Common Stock

5,870

5,870

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 16.86

(3)

01/11/2011

Common Stock

3,993

3,993

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 28.89

01/09/2004

01/09/2014

Common Stock

19,249

19,249

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 28.1

(4)

01/03/2017

Common stock

3,500

3,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BROMLEY GARRETT P 190 MAIN STREET GLADSTONE, NJ 07934			EVP and Chief Credit Officer

Signatures

Garrett P. Bromley		04/27/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The options were exercisable in five equal annual installments on August 14, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
(2)	The options were exercisable in five equal annual installments on February 5, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. On December 11, 2003, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation authorized the accelerated vesting of the remaining options.
(3)	The options were exercisable in five equal annual installments on January 11, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. On December 11, 2003, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation authorized the accelerated vesting of the remaining options.
(4)	The options are exercisable in five equal annual installments on January 3, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
(5)	The reporting person received 89.6072 additional shares through contributions and dividend reinvestment since the last report.
(6)	The reporting person received a total of 28.4101 shares through dividend reinvestment on February 1, 2007.

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