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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) 冈 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ☐ For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 . or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File No. 001-16197 PEAPACK - GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) New Jersey ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 500 Hills Drive , Suite 300 Bedminster , NJ ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of Each Class Registrant's telephone number : ( 908 ) 234-0700 22-3537895 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , No par value Trading Symbol ( s ) . PGC 07921 ( Zip Code ) Name of Exchange on which Registered NASDAQ Stock Market , LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : NONE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No ☑ . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No ☑ . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act : Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company П Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company ☑ × ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . ☐