PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
500 Hills Drive, Suite 300
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
May 27, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation |
Registration Statement on FormS-3 (Registration No. 333-238267) |
Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, hereby requests that the above-referenced Registration Statement on FormS-3 be declared effective at 1:30 p.m., Eastern time, on May 29, 2020, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Jeffrey J. Carfora |
| Jeffrey J. Carfora |
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| (Duly Authorized Representative) |
