Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation Announces Enhancements in Light of Tax Reform Benefits

BEDMINSTER, NJ, Feb. 08, 2018 --

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) announced that as a result of the reduction in corporate taxes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as previously announced in the Company’s Form 8-K dated January 18, 2018, the Company will reinvest up to 25% of that tax benefit in the Company’s people, processes, systems, client services and/or communities it serves.

These benefits include, but are not limited to:

·       Salary adjustments for the lower 25th percentile of staff based on salary level; 

·       A bonus of $1,000 to all full-time employees below the Executive Leadership Team level, with $500 given to all part-time employees;

·       Approximately 20% increase in contributions and community support spending;

·       Enhancing the Company’s online and mobile banking capabilities;

·       Streamlining and automating our commercial loan origination and underwriting processes; and

·       Expanding the Company’s data analytics.

“Our employees make us who we are and as leaders, we feel it is important to reward them for their hard work,” stated Doug Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer.  He continued, “The tax benefit gives us an opportunity to better recognize the impact they make everyday.”

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $4.26 billion as of December 31, 2017.  Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that provides innovative private banking services to businesses, non-profits and consumers, which help them to establish, maintain and expand their legacy.  Through its private banking locations in Bedminster, Gladstone, Morristown, Princeton and Teaneck, and a trust office in Greenville, DE, Peapack-Gladstone Bank offers an unparalleled commitment to client service through its private wealth management, commercial private banking, retail private banking and residential lending divisions, along with its online platforms.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact: 

Jeffrey J. Carfora
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]
908.719.4308
Peapack-Gladstone Bank
500 Hills Drive, Suite 300
Bedminster, NJ 07921