Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) 8-K Reports Improved Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2011

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Jeffrey J. Carfora, EVP and CFO

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

REPORTS IMPROVED RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2011

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—February 1, 2012– For the year and quarter ended December 31, 2011, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market:PGC) (the Corporation) recorded net income of $12.17 million (year) and $2.53 million (quarter), respectively, and diluted earnings per share of $1.25 (year) and $0.26 (quarter), respectively.

Income taxes for the year included a one-time state tax benefit of $2.99 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, related to the reversal of a previously recorded valuation allowance against net state tax benefits related to security impairment charges recorded in the year ended December 31, 2008. Circumstances and projections indicated that this deferred tax asset would be realized in future periods.

For comparative purposes, the Corporation believes that comparing earnings excluding the one-time state tax benefit provides a better analysis of earnings trends. The information discussed in the next paragraph is a non-GAAP measure.

Therefore, as detailed in the financial table on page 14, net income and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2011, excluding the one-time state tax benefit, was $9.18 million and $0.91. This compared favorably to net income of $7.66 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.68 for the same full-year period last year.

Net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 was $2.53 million and $0.26. This compared favorably to net income and diluted earnings per share of $1.88 million and $0.18 for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

Frank A. Kissel, Chairman and CEO, stated, “This has been a solid year and quarter for us, as we continued to see growth in earnings. And, just after year end, we redeemed the final portion of the Treasury’s original investment under the Capital Purchase Program (CPP). When combining this redemption with our past two redemptions in 2010 and 2011, we repaid all of the original CPP investment completely from internally generated capital, without diluting existing shareholders. As I have said many times, this has always been our plan and we have been successful. It is quite an accomplishment.” Mr. Kissel also noted that the final redemption this year will save the Corporation approximately $720 thousand in dividend expense on an annual basis going forward.

The Corporation’s provision for loan losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 was $1.75 million, below the $2.85 million provision recorded in the December 2010 quarter, but slightly higher than the $1.50 million provision recorded in the September 2011 quarter.

Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest income, on a fully tax-equivalent basis, was $12.79 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, up from $12.06 million for the third quarter of 2011, and up slightly from $12.65 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.

On a fully tax-equivalent basis, the net interest margin was 3.46 percent for the December 2011 quarter compared to 3.37 percent for the September 2011 quarter, and 3.62 percent for the December 2010 quarter.

In comparing the fourth quarter of 2011 to the third quarter of 2011, the December 2011 quarter benefitted from increased loans, reduced short term/overnight investments, and increased core deposits.

In comparing the 2011 quarter to the 2010 quarter, the lower Treasury yields and flatter Treasury yield curve environment, compressed asset yields more than the cost of funds. This effect was partially offset by the loan and core deposit growth noted above.

Loans

Average loans totaled $993 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 as compared to $943 million for the same 2010 quarter, reflecting an increase of $50 million.

The average residential mortgage loan portfolio for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased $38 million when compared to the same quarter of 2010. The increase is attributable to originations retained in the portfolio that have outpaced loan paydowns. During this period of lower interest rates, refinance activity has generally been robust. Many of these loans have been retained in portfolio. However, the Corporation does sell certain of its longer-term, fixed-rate loan production as a source of noninterest income and as part of its interest rate risk management strategy in the lower rate environment.

The average commercial mortgage and commercial loan portfolio for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased $31 million from the fourth quarter of 2010. The increase was attributable to commercial mortgage demand, principally from high quality borrowers looking to refinance multi-family and other commercial mortgages held by other institutions.

From December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011, the total loan portfolio grew $106 million, or over 11 percent, to $1.04 billion. Mr. Kissel stated, “Contrary to reports that banks are not lending, we are and we have been successful in finding new solid credit opportunities. Loan originations increased to $321 million for the full year of 2011 up from $223 million for 2010. Included in the total were commercial mortgage/commercial loan originations of $103 million for 2011, up from $46 million for 2010.” Mr. Kissel went on to say, “We anticipate that we will benefit in the future from utilizing cash flows from our lower-yielding investment portfolio to fund our higher-yielding loan production. In doing so, we will continue to remain committed to our conservative underwriting standards.”

As of December 31, 2011, the residential first mortgage loan pipeline stood at $47 million and the commercial mortgage/commercial loan pipeline stood at $69 million, with many other lending opportunities in the discussion stage.

Deposits

Average total deposits (interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing) increased $82 million for the December 2011 quarter from the same quarter last year.

Average noninterest-bearing checking balances grew $43 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 from the fourth quarter of 2010. Average interest-bearing checking balances for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 rose $61 million from the same quarter in 2010. Average savings accounts increased $12 million from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2011.

Overall checking and savings growth is attributable to the Corporation’s relationship orientation. The Corporation has successfully focused on business and personal core deposit generation, particularly checking, establishing municipal relationships within its market territory and growth in deposits associated with its commercial mortgage/commercial loan growth.

Average certificates of deposit (CDs) declined $34 million for the December 2011 quarter from the December 2010 quarter. The Corporation allowed higher cost CDs to run-off, and replaced those funds with lower cost, more stable core deposits.

From December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011, total deposits increased $92 million. The Corporation’s checking and savings balances increased $131 million, while higher costing CD balances declined by $31 million and money market balances declined by $8 million.

Mr. Kissel commented, “Our continued growth in checking and savings deposits has significantly reduced our cost of funds and increased our franchise value.”

PGB Trust and Investments

PGB Trust and Investments generated $2.58 million in fee income in the fourth quarter of 2011 and $10.69 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, reflecting nearly 8 percent growth over 2010’s full year. The market value of the assets under administration of the Trust Division stood at $1.96 billion at December 31, 2011.

Craig C. Spengeman, President of PGB Trust & Investments commented, “We are pleased with our success in guiding clients through the volatile equity markets and extended low interest rate environment during this challenging economic period.  As a result we continue to see growth in new relationships engaging our services and advice.  Recent key additions to staff were made to enhance our ability to both grow and service our valued clients generation to generation.”

Other Noninterest Income

Other noninterest income, exclusive of Trust fees, totaled $1.67 million in the December 2011 quarter compared to $1.04 million in the same quarter a year ago. The 2011 quarter included:

· Increased service charges and fees, principally due to increased core deposit accounts and activity from such account holders;

· Increased income from Bank Owned Life Insurance, due to improved crediting rates, as well as a benefit from life insurance proceeds paid to the Corporation in the quarter;

· Increased securities gains from the strategic sales of securities;

· Reduced broker fee income / gain on sale of loans, as more new loan originations were retained in portfolio in 2011 rather than sold; and

· A loss on sale of an OREO property.

The 2010 quarter included a $581 thousand other-than-temporary impairment charge on securities.

Operating Expenses

The Corporation’s total operating expenses were $11.55 million in the December 2011 quarter compared to $10.69 million in the December 2010 quarter. The 2011 expenses included an $865 thousand write-down of a property in OREO and also included a $192 thousand prepayment penalty on the early payoff of a higher costing Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing.

The 2011 expense levels also include costs for the Corporation to keep up with the increased regulatory burden on financial institutions. The net effect of these new/additional costs were principally offset by various operational efficiencies and reduced FDIC insurance expense due to a regulatory change in the calculation of FDIC assessments.

Asset Quality

At December 31, 2011, nonperforming loans totaled $19.2 million or 1.85 percent of loans compared to $22.9 million or 2.36 percent of loans at September 30, 2011 and $18.8 million or 2.01 percent of loans at December 31, 2010. Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2011 totaled $26.3 million or 1.65 percent of total assets, compared to $26.2 million or 1.66 percent of assets at September 30, 2011 and $22.8 million or 1.51 percent of assets at December 31, 2010. Mr. Kissel commented, “The Corporation is in active negotiations for sale of its largest commercial OREO property. We have been pleased with the overall progress in resolving problem assets, and we believe that progress will continue.”

Capital / Dividends

At December 31, 2011, the Corporation’s leverage ratio, tier 1 and total risk based capital ratios were 7.73 percent, 12.51 percent and 13.76 percent, respectively. The Corporation’s ratios are all above the levels necessary to be considered well capitalized under applicable regulatory guidelines. Additionally, the Corporation’s common equity ratio (common equity to total assets) at December 31, 2011 was 6.81 percent of total assets of $1.60 billion, reflecting growth from 6.44 percent of total assets of $1.51 billion at December 31, 2010.

The Corporation’s preferred dividend and accretion for the December 2011 quarter was $220 thousand, flat to the September 2011 quarter, but down from $326 thousand for the December 2010 quarter. The reduction reflects the March 2011 $7.2 million partial redemption of the preferred shares previously issued under the Treasury’s CPP.

As previously announced, on January 19, 2012 the Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable on February 16, 2012 to shareholders of record on February 2, 2012.

ABOUT THE CORPORATION

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a bank holding company with total assets of $1.60 billion as of December 31, 2011. Peapack-Gladstone Bank, its wholly owned community bank, was established in 1921, and has 23 branches in Somerset, Hunterdon, Morris, Middlesex and Union Counties. The Bank’s Trust Division, PGB Trust and Investments, operates at the Bank’s new corporate offices located at 500 Hills Drive in Bedminster and at four other locations in Clinton, Morristown and Summit, New Jersey and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. To learn more about Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and its services please visit our website at www.pgbank.com or call 908-234-0700.

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about management’s confidence and strategies and management’s expectations about new and existing programs and products, investments, relationships, opportunities and market conditions. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect”, “look”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “may”, or similar statements or variations of such terms. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to

· a continued or unexpected decline in the economy, in particular in our New Jersey market area;

· declines in value in our investment portfolio;

· higher than expected increases in our allowance for loan losses;

· higher than expected increases in loan losses or in the level of nonperforming loans;

· unexpected changes in interest rates;

· inability to successfully grow our business;

· inability to manage our growth;

· a continued or unexpected decline in real estate values within our market areas;

· legislative and regulatory actions (including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and related regulations) subject us to additional regulatory oversight which may result in increased compliance costs;

· successful cyber attacks against our IT infrastructure or that of our IT providers

· higher than expected FDIC insurance premiums;

· lack of liquidity to fund our various cash obligations;

· reduction in our lower-cost funding sources;

· our inability to adapt to technological changes;

· claims and litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibility, environmental laws and other matters; and

· other unexpected material adverse changes in our operations or earnings.

A discussion of these and other factors that could affect our results is included in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Corporation’s expectations.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	As of
	December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		March 31,		December 31,
	2011		2011		2011		2011		2010
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	7,097	$	8,135	$	8,678	$	7,348	$	6,490
Federal funds sold		100		100		100		100		100
Interest-earning deposits		35,856		66,424		51,606		42,234		56,097
Total cash and cash equivalents		43,053		74,659		60,384		49,682		62,687
Securities held to maturity		100,719		121,241		140,572		151,993		140,277
Securities available for sale		319,520		311,927		249,837		271,687		275,076
FHLB and FRB Stock, at cost		4,569		4,699		4,704		4,619		4,624
Loans held for sale, at fair value		2,841		722		1,813		1,168		—
Residential mortgage		498,482		438,828		432,735		432,413		419,653
Commercial mortgage		330,559		317,066		316,197		300,659		288,183
Commercial loans		123,845		129,039		128,839		133,614		131,408
Construction loans		13,713		14,893		15,385		17,693		25,367
Consumer loans		19,439		20,345		20,184		19,278		20,622
Home equity lines of credit		50,291		51,458		48,805		45,512		45,775
Other loans		2,016		1,564		3,612		1,130		1,489
Total loans		1,038,345		973,193		965,757		950,299		932,497
Less: Allowance for loan losses		13,223		13,843		14,056		14,386		14,282
Net loans		1,025,122		959,350		951,701		935,913		918,215
Premises and equipment		31,941		32,497		33,098		33,386		33,820
Other real estate owned		7,137		3,264		3,000		3,000		4,000
Accrued interest receivable		4,078		3,788		4,391		4,587		4,231
Bank owned life insurance		27,296		27,767		27,537		27,301		27,074
Deferred tax assets, net		26,367		27,543		24,689		26,039		26,083
Other assets		7,692		7,831		9,014		11,343		9,338
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,600,335	$	1,575,288	$	1,510,740	$	1,520,718	$	1,505,425
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing
demand deposits	$	297,459	$	254,646	$	238,788	$	235,977	$	228,764
Interest-bearing deposits
Checking		341,180		337,900		322,801		302,589		290,322
Savings		92,322		89,527		86,828		85,741		80,799
Money market accounts		516,920		511,059		507,159		526,355		524,449
CD’s $100,000 and over		71,783		76,100		73,186		73,966		79,311
CD’s less than $100,000		124,228		127,778		132,949		139,022		147,901
Total deposits		1,443,892		1,397,010		1,361,711		1,363,650		1,351,546
Borrowings		17,680		20,793		20,905		24,016		24,126
Capital lease obligation		9,178		6,396		6,426		6,383		6,304
Other liabilities		6,614		30,406		6,489		14,585		5,733
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,477,364		1,454,605		1,395,531		1,408,634		1,387,709
Shareholders’ Equity		122,971		120,683		115,209		112,084		117,716
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	1,600,335	$	1,575,288	$	1,510,740	$	1,520,718	$	1,505,425
Trust division assets under
administration (market value,
not included above)	$	1,957,146	$	1,857,527	$	2,005,859	$	1,997,214	$	1,940,404

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	As of
	December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
	2011			2011			2011			2011			2010
Asset Quality:
Loans past due over 90 days
and still accruing	$	345		$	836		$	412		$	323		$	666
Nonaccrual loans		18,865			22,103			14,943			19,173			18,114
Other real estate owned		7,137			3,264			3,000			3,000			4,000
Total nonperforming assets	$	26,347		$	26,203		$	18,355		$	22,496		$	22,780
Nonperforming loans to
total loans		1.85	%		2.36	%		1.59	%		2.05	%		2.01	%
Nonperforming assets to
total assets		1.65	%		1.66	%		1.21	%		1.48	%		1.51	%
Accruing TDR’s (A)	$	7,281		$	5,519		$	8,171		$	3,787		$	5,680
Loans past due 30 through 89
days and still accruing	$	11,632		$	9,706		$	8,200		$	5,419		$	5,475
Classified Loans	$	49,101		$	52,031		$	51,586		$	51,186		$	41,947
Impaired Loans	$	26,212		$	27,529		$	23,115		$	26,056		$	28,397
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning of period	$	13,843		$	14,056		$	14,386		$	14,282		$	14,025
Provision for loan losses		1,750			1,500			2,000			2,000			2,850
Charge-offs, net		(2,370	)		(1,713	)		(2,330	)		(1,896	)		(2,593	)
End of period	$	13,223		$	13,843		$	14,056		$	14,386		$	14,282
ALLL to nonperforming loans		68.83	%		60.35	%		91.54	%		73.79	%		76.05	%
ALLL to total loans		1.27	%		1.42	%		1.46	%		1.51	%		1.53	%
Capital Adequacy:
Tier I leverage
(5% minimum to be considered
well capitalized)		7.73	%		7.86	%		7.63	%		7.59	%		7.96	%
Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets
(6% minimum to be considered
well capitalized)		12.51	%		12.73	%		12.67	%		12.25	%		12.91	%
Tier I & II capital to
risk-weighted assets
(10% minimum to be considered
well capitalized)		13.76	%		13.98	%		13.92	%		13.51	%		14.16	%
Common equity to
Total assets		6.81	%		6.78	%		6.71	%		6.46	%		6.44	%
Book value per
Common share	$	12.47		$	12.09		$	11.48		$	11.13		$	11.03

(A)Does not include $3.8 million at December 31, 2011, $3.9 million at September 30, 2011, $1.3 million at June 30, 2011, $1.1 million at March 31, 2011 and $379 thousand at December 31, 2010 of TDR’s included in nonaccrual loans.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	For The Three Months Ended
	December 31,			September 30,				June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
	2011			2011				2011			2011			2010
Income Statement Data:
Interest income	$	14,101		$	13,594			$	14,099		$	14,257		$	14,707
Interest expense		1,485			1,699				1,916			2,036			2,214
Net interest income		12,616			11,895				12,183			12,221			12,493
Provision for loan losses		1,750			1,500				2,000			2,000			2,850
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses		10,866			10,395				10,183			10,221			9,643
Trust fees		2,584			2,555				2,829			2,718			2,598
Other income		1,350			1,170				1,218			1,255			1,621
Securities gains/(losses), net		316			248				277			196			(4	)
Other-than-temporary impairment
Charge, securities		—			—				—			—			(581	)
Total other income		4,250			3,973				4,324			4,169			3,634
Salaries and employee benefits		5,651			5,789				5,817			5,973			5,469
Premises and equipment		2,313			2,322				2,386			2,322			2,248
FDIC insurance expense		278			253				397			604			598
Other expenses		3,306			2,209				2,435			2,344			2,374
Total operating expenses		11,548			10,573				11,035			11,243			10,689
Income before income taxes		3,568			3,795				3,472			3,147			2,588
Income tax (benefit)/expense		1,041			(1,537	)	(A)		1,304			1,006			711
Net income		2,527			5,332		(B)		2,168			2,141			1,877
Dividends and accretion
on preferred stock		220			219				219			570			326
Net income available to
Common shareholders	$	2,307		$	5,113		(B)	$	1,949		$	1,571		$	1,551
Per Common Share Data:
Earnings per share (basic)	$	0.26		$	0.58		(C)	$	0.22		$	0.18		$	0.18
Earnings per share (diluted)		0.26			0.58		(C)		0.22			0.18			0.18
Performance Ratios:
Return on Average Assets		0.64	%		1.39	%	(D)		0.57	%		0.57	%		0.50	%
Return on Average Common
Equity		8.61	%		19.87	%	(E)		7.82	%		6.44	%		6.34	%
Net Interest Margin
(Taxable Equivalent Basis)		3.46	%		3.37	%			3.49	%		3.54	%		3.62	%

(A) Income taxes for the third quarter includes a one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million related to the reversal of a previously recorded valuation allowance against net state tax benefits related to security impairment charges recorded in the year ended December 31, 2008. Circumstances and projections now indicate that this deferred tax asset can be utilized when it is realized in future periods.

(B) Net income and net income available to common shareholders, excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million would be $2.344 million and $2.125 million, respectively for the third quarter.

(C) EPS excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is $0.24 for the third quarter. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure.

(D) ROA excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is 0.61% for the third quarter. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure. ROE excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is 8.26% for the third quarter. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure.

(E) ROE excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is 8.26% for the third quarter. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	For The
	Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,
	2011				2010
Income Statement Data:
Interest income	$	56,051			$	60,922
Interest expense		7,136				11,032
Net interest income		48,915				49,890
Provision for loan losses		7,250				10,000
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses		41,665				39,890
Trust fees		10,686				9,901
Other income		4,993				5,031
Securities gains, net		1,037				124
Other-than-temporary impairment
charge, equity securities		—				(941	)
Total other income		16,716				14,115
Salaries and employee benefits		23,230				22,529
Premises and equipment		9,371				9,624
FDIC insurance expense		1,532				2,322
Other expenses		10,266				8,635
Total operating expenses		44,399				43,110
Income before income taxes		13,982				10,895
Income tax expense		1,814		(A)		3,231
Net income		12,168		(B)		7,664
Dividends and accretion
on preferred stock		1,228				1,686
Net income available to
Common shareholders	$	10,940		(B)	$	5,978
Per Common Share Data:
Earnings per share (basic)	$	1.25		(C)	$	0.68
Earnings per share (diluted)		1.25		(C)		0.68
Performance Ratios:
Return on Average Assets		0.79	%	(D)		0.52	%
Return on Average Common
Equity		10.74	%	(E)		6.26	%
Net Interest Margin
(Taxable Equivalent Basis)		3.47	%			3.64	%

(A) Income taxes for the twelve months ended 12/31/11 includes a one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million related to the reversal of a previously recorded valuation allowance against net state tax benefits related to security impairment charges recorded in the year ended December 31, 2008. Circumstances and projections now indicate that this deferred tax asset can be utilized when it is realized in future periods.

(B) Net income and net income available to common shareholders, excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million would be $9.180 million and $7.952 million, respectively for the twelve months ended 12/31/11.

(C) EPS excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is $0.91 for the twelve months ended 12/31/11. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure.

(D)	ROA excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is 0.60% for the twelve months ended 12/31/11. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure. ROE excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is 7.81% for the twelve months ended 12/31/11. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure.
(E)	ROE excluding the one-time state tax benefit of $2.988 million is 7.81% for the twelve months ended 12/31/11. See page 14, for more information on this non-GAAP measure.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

This press release contains certain supplemental financial information, described below, which has been determined by methods other than U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") that management uses in its analysis of the Corporation's performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding the Corporation's financial results. Management believes that the Corporation's presentation and discussion, together with the accompanying reconciliation, provides a complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Corporation's business and allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to management. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results and the Corporation strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

	For the Three			For the Twelve
	Months Ended			Months Ended
	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2011
Net Income:
As reported	$	5,332		$	12,168
Less: Valuation allowance reversal		2,988			2,988
Net income, excluding valuation allowance reversal		2,344			9,180
Net income available to common shareholders:
As reported	$	5,113		$	10,940
Less: Valuation Allowance Reversal		2,988			2,988
Net income, excluding valuation allowance reversal		2,125			7,952
Per Common Share Data:
Earnings per share (basic):
As reported	$	0.58		$	1.25
Less: Valuation allowance reversal		0.34			0.34
Earnings per share (basic),
excluding valuation allowance reversal		0.24			0.91
Earnings per share (diluted):
As reported	$	0.58		$	1.25
Less: Valuation allowance reversal		0.34			0.34
Earnings per share (diluted),
excluding valuation allowance reversal		0.24			0.91
Performance Ratios:
Return on Average Assets:
As reported		1.39	%		0.79	%
Return on Average Assets,
excluding valuation allowance reversal		0.61	%		0.60	%
Return on Average Common Equity:
As reported		19.87	%		10.74	%
Return on Average Common Equity,
excluding valuation allowance reversal		8.26	%		7.81	%

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

UNAUDITED

THREE MONTHS ENDED

(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31, 2011								December 31, 2010
	Average			Income/					Average			Income/
	Balance			Expense		Yield			Balance			Expense		Yield
ASSETS:
Interest-Earning Assets:
Investments:
Taxable (1)	$	369,741		$	2,111		2.28	%	$	356,763		$	2,170		2.43	%
Tax-Exempt (1) (2)		47,564			386		3.25			34,547			354		4.10
Loans Held for Sale		1,661			23		5.53			N/A			N/A		N/A
Loans (2) (3)		992,617			11,706		4.72			942,542			12,287		5.21
Federal Funds Sold		100			—		0.15			100			1		0.35
Interest-Earning Deposits		66,318			53		0.32			64,020			47		0.29
Total Interest-Earning
Assets		1,478,001		$	14,279		3.86	%		1,397,972		$	14,859		4.25	%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:
Cash and Due from Banks		8,466								9,138
Allowance for Loan
Losses		(13,648	)							(14,245	)
Premises and Equipment		32,170								33,952
Other Assets		77,099								70,506
Total Noninterest-Earning
Assets		104,087								99,351
Total Assets	$	1,582,088							$	1,497,323
LIABILITIES:
Interest-Bearing Deposits
Checking	$	344,560		$	181		0.21	%	$	283,355		$	352		0.50	%
Money Markets		519,705			371		0.29			519,991			642		0.49
Savings		90,983			46		0.20			78,706			54		0.27
Certificates of Deposit		200,158			643		1.28			234,079			880		1.50
Total Interest-Bearing
Deposits		1,155,406			1,241		0.43			1,116,131			1,928		0.69
Borrowings		18,860			164		3.48			24,162			208		3.44
Capital Lease Obligation		6,436			80		4.97			6,255			78		4.98
Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities		1,180,702			1,485		0.50			1,146,548			2,214		0.77
Noninterest Bearing
Liabilities
Demand Deposits		268,135								225,228
Accrued Expenses and
Other Liabilities		12,113								6,944
Total Noninterest-Bearing
Liabilities		280,248								232,172
Shareholders’ Equity		121,138								118,603
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders’ Equity	$	1,582,088							$	1,497,323
Net Interest Income				$	12,794							$	12,645
Net Interest Spread							3.36	%							3.48	%
Net Interest Margin (4)							3.46	%							3.62	%

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

UNAUDITED

THREE MONTHS ENDED

(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31, 2011								September 30, 2011
	Average			Income/					Average			Income/
	Balance			Expense		Yield			Balance			Expense		Yield
ASSETS:
Interest-Earning Assets:
Investments:
Taxable (1)	$	369,741		$	2,111		2.28	%	$	350,946		$	1,762		2.01	%
Tax-Exempt (1) (2)		47,564			386		3.25			37,238			353		3.79
Loans Held for Sale		1,661			23		5.53			610			12		8.37
Loans (2) (3)		992,617			11,706		4.72			964,400			11,589		4.81
Federal Funds Sold		100			—		0.15			100			—		0.25
Interest-Earning Deposits		66,318			53		0.32			77,295			43		0.22
Total Interest-Earning
Assets		1,478,001		$	14,279		3.86	%		1,430,589		$	13,759		3.85	%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:
Cash and Due from Banks		8,466								8,458
Allowance for Loan
Losses		(13,648	)							(14,592	)
Premises and Equipment		32,170								32,876
Other Assets		77,099								72,428
Total Noninterest-Earning
Assets		104,087								99,170
Total Assets	$	1,582,088							$	1,529,759
LIABILITIES:
Interest-Bearing Deposits
Checking	$	344,560		$	181		0.21	%	$	321,368		$	269		0.33	%
Money Markets		519,705			371		0.29			519,918			438		0.34
Savings		90,983			46		0.20			87,863			51		0.23
Certificates of Deposit		200,158			643		1.28			203,612			684		1.34
Total Interest-Bearing
Deposits		1,155,406			1,241		0.43			1,132,761			1,442		0.51
Borrowings		18,860			164		3.48			20,831			177		3.40
Capital Lease Obligation		6,436			80		4.97			6,406			80		4.99
Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities		1,180,702			1,485		0.50			1,159,998			1,699	��	0.59
Noninterest Bearing
Liabilities
Demand Deposits		268,135								246,665
Accrued Expenses and
Other Liabilities		12,113								6,287
Total Noninterest-Bearing
Liabilities		280,248								252,952
Shareholders’ Equity		121,138								116,809
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders’ Equity	$	1,582,088							$	1,529,759
Net Interest Income				$	12,794							$	12,060
Net Interest Spread							3.36	%							3.26	%
Net Interest Margin (4)							3.46	%							3.37	%

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

UNAUDITED

TWELVE MONTHS ENDED

(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)

	December 31, 2011								December 31, 2010
	Average			Income/					Average			Income/
	Balance			Expense		Yield			Balance			Expense		Yield
ASSETS:
Interest-Earning Assets:
Investments:
Taxable (1)	$	369,905		$	8,351		2.26	%	$	329,605		$	9,315		2.83	%
Tax-Exempt (1) (2)		39,338			1,439		3.66			34,985			1,607		4.59
Loans Held for Sale		880			56		6.41			N/A			N/A		N/A
Loans (2) (3)		965,716			46,716		4.84			958,472			50,529		5.27
Federal Funds Sold		100			—		0.23			174			1		0.23
Interest-Earning Deposits		54,664			144		0.26			64,182			149		0.23
Total Interest-Earning
Assets		1,430,603		$	56,706		3.96	%		1,387,418		$	61,601		4.44	%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:
Cash and Due from Banks		8,260								8,567
Allowance for Loan
Losses		(14,561	)							(14,070	)
Premises and Equipment		33,015								31,826
Other Assets		73,263								69,309
Total Noninterest-Earning
Assets		99,977								95,632
Total Assets	$	1,530,580							$	1,483,050
LIABILITIES:
Interest-Bearing Deposits
Checking	$	318,446		$	1,045		0.33	%	$	258,995		$	1,586		0.61	%
Money Markets		519,702			2,010		0.39			510,331			3,619		0.71
Savings		86,818			205		0.24			77,023			289		0.38
Certificates of Deposit		207,892			2,815		1.35			266,134			4,286		1.61
Total Interest-Bearing
Deposits		1,132,858			6,075		0.54			1,112,483			9,780		0.88
Borrowings		22,622			742		3.28			29,552			1,046		3.54
Capital Lease Obligation		6,397			319		4.99			3,637			206		5.64
Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities		1,161,877			7,136		0.61			1,145,672			11,032		0.96
Noninterest Bearing
Liabilities
Demand Deposits		243,850								214,753
Accrued Expenses and
Other Liabilities		7,954								6,490
Total Noninterest-Bearing
Liabilities		251,804								221,243
Shareholders’ Equity		116,899								116,135
Total Liabilities and
Shareholders’ Equity	$	1,530,580							$	1,483,050
Net Interest Income				$	49,570							$	50,569
Net Interest Spread							3.35	%							3.48	%
Net Interest Margin (4)							3.47	%							3.64	%

(1)	Average balances for available-for sale securities are based on amortized cost.
(2)	Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35 percent federal tax rate.
(3)	Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.
(4)	Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.