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PGB Trust & Investments Opening New Office in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

May 13, 2009

GLADSTONE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market:PGC) and PGB Trust & Investments announce the opening of a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania regional trust office.

PGB Trust & Investments, the financial services division of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and Peapack-Gladstone Bank, is one of the largest New Jersey-based asset managers with assets of nearly $2.0 billion currently under administration. With its headquarters in Gladstone, New Jersey and regional offices in Morristown, Clinton and Summit, New Jersey, PGB Trust & Investments is known for its integrity, client service and broad range of fiduciary, investment management and tax services. The fourth regional office is expected to open in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at One Bethlehem Plaza in the coming weeks.

"Bethlehem is an ideal location for us," said Craig C. Spengeman, president of PGB Trust & Investments. "The market offers similar characteristics to our other regional offices and is the perfect place for us to introduce Pennsylvania to our brand of high touch client service."

Jane A. Kapinas, a resident of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has joined PGB Trust & Investments and will work from this location as vice president and trust officer, specializing in trust administration. Ms. Kapinas brings 30 years of experience to the trust division, having served most recently as senior trust officer at the Bethlehem office of US Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management. She will be joined by Benjamin M. Tenaglia, III, also a Bethlehem resident, who joins PGB Trust & Investments as vice president and portfolio manager. Mr. Tenaglia brings more than 30 years of investment experience to the trust division, having held similar positions at both US Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management and Janney Montgomery Scott, in Bethlehem. Rounding out the team will be George P. Kurtz, Jr., CTFA, vice president and trust officer. Mr. Kurtz joined the trust division in June of 2008. He too is a Bethlehem resident and a graduate of Moravian College. He is responsible for developing trusts, investment management and private banking services in Hunterdon County, NJ and Eastern, Pennsylvania.

"The team (Jane, Ben and George) has strong ties to the Bethlehem community," said Spengeman. "They are a natural fit for us because of their commitment and I am confident we will be a natural fit for their clients."

PGB Trust & Investments specializes in trustee services, estate and trust administration, charitable trusts and private foundations, investment management, custody services, individual retirement plan services, reporting and cash management, tax preparation, planning services, wealth management and private banking. The Bethlehem office of PGB Trust & Investments is expected to open its doors in early June. For additional information about PGB Trust & Investments visit www.pgbtrust.com or call the Gladstone, NJ headquarters at 908-719-4360.

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    Source: Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
Contact: Peapack-Gladstone Bank Denise M. Pace, 908-470-3322 Vice President Marketing Director dpace@pgbank.com