Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation

10/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/22/2024 14:52

PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS Form 8 K

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

Bedminster, N.J.- October 22, 2024 - Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) (the "Company") announces its third quarter 2024 financial results.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Q3 2024 Investor Update, a copy of which is available on our website at www.pgbank.com and via a current report on Form 8-K on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

During the third quarter of 2024, deposits grew $279 million, to $5.9 billion, which represents an annualized growth rate of 20%. Nearly half of the deposit growth during the quarter was attributed to an increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposit balances which grew $130 million to $1.1 billion. Strong core relationship growth throughout 2024 has allowed the Company to repay all outstanding short-term borrowings and strengthen its liquidity position. The Company also saw an increase in loan demand during the third quarter. Outstanding loan balances increased by $51 million to $5.3 billion as of September 30, 2024.

The Company recorded net income of $7.6 million and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") of $0.43 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to net income of $7.5 million and EPS of $0.42 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Net interest income increased $2.6 million, or 8%, on a linked quarter basis to $37.7 million during the third quarter of 2024 compared to $35.0 million in the second quarter. The growth in net interest income was driven by continued improvement in the net interest margin. The net interest margin increased to 2.34% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to 2.25% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and 2.20% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Douglas L. Kennedy, President and CEO said, "Our expansion into the metro New York market, leading with our "Single Point of Contact" private banking strategy, continues to deliver results ahead of plan. Our third quarter results reflect this success through strong core deposit growth, continued improvement in net interest income and enhanced liquidity profile. Our New York Commercial Private Banking initiative is currently managing over $730 million in customer relationship deposits, which includes 31% in noninterest-bearing demand deposits. We expect that our expansion will become accretive to earnings in early 2025."

Mr. Kennedy also noted, "During the third quarter of 2024, Moody's reaffirmed our investment grade ratings with a stable outlook after a thorough analysis of our business model and balance sheet. We are fully aware of the headwinds created by the current interest rate environment, and we are confident in our ability to manage through any of these issues that may arise as we execute our private banking strategy, which over time will deliver shareholder value."

The following are select highlights for the period ended September 30, 2024:

Wealth Management:

AUM/AUA in our Wealth Management Division totaled a record $12.1 billion at September 30, 2024 compared to $10.9 billion at December 31, 2023.
Gross new business inflows for Q3 2024 totaled $140 million ($130 million managed).
Wealth Management fee income was $15.2 million in Q3 2024, which amounted to 27% of total revenue for the quarter.

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Commercial Banking and Balance Sheet Management:

Year-to-date total deposits have increased by $661 million, to $5.9 billion at September 30, 2024 compared to $5.3 billion at December 31, 2023. The Company intentionally allowed $121 million in high cost, non-core relationship deposits to roll off during the first nine months of 2024. Excluding this deposit run-off, core relationship deposits have grown by $782 million during 2024.
The Company has repaid $404 million in short-term borrowings as of September 30, 2024.
Total loans declined $116 million to $5.3 billion at September 30, 2024 from $5.4 billion at December 31, 2023. However, outstanding loans increased by $51 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 after experiencing contraction during the first six months of 2024.
Commercial and industrial lending ("C&I") drove a majority of the growth during the third quarter. C&I balances represent 42% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2024. A strong pipeline of new business has been built heading into Q4.
Fee income on unused commercial lines of credit totaled $845,000 for Q3 2024.
The net interest margin ("NIM") was 2.34% in Q3 2024, an increase of 9 basis points compared to 2.25% at Q2 2024.
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased by $130 million during the third quarter of 2024 and represented 18% of total deposits as of September 30, 2024.

Capital Management:

Tangible book value per share increased 6% to $32.00 per share at September 30, 2024 compared to $30.31 at December 31, 2023. Book value per share increased 5% to $34.57 per share at September 30, 2024 compared to $32.90 at December 31, 2023.
During the third quarter, the Company repurchased 100,000 shares of common stock at a total cost of $2.6 million, or an average cost of $25.92 per share. During the first nine months of 2024, the Company repurchased 300,000 shares of common stock at a cost of $7.2 million. For the full year 2023, the Company repurchased 455,341 shares at a cost of $12.5 million.
At September 30, 2024, the Tier 1 Leverage Ratio stood at 10.99% for Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the "Bank") and 9.33% for the Company. The Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio (to Risk-Weighted Assets) was 13.75% for the Bank and 11.67% for the Company at September 30, 2024. These ratios remain significantly above well capitalized standards, as capital continues to benefit from net income generation.

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SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT DETAILS:

The following tables summarize specified financial details for the periods shown.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Year Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Nine Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

Increase/

(Dollars in millions, except per share data) (unaudited)

2024

2023

(Decrease)

Net interest income

$

107.10

$

119.41

$

(12.31

)

(10

)%

Wealth management fee income

45.98

41.99

3.99

10

Capital markets activity

2.30

2.45

(0.15

)

(6

)

Other income

10.91

11.55

(0.64

)

(6

)

Total other income

59.19

55.99

3.20

6

Total Revenue

166.29

175.40

(9.11

)

(5

)%

Operating expenses

127.82

110.68

17.14

15

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

38.47

64.72

(26.25

)

(41

)

Provision for credit losses

5.76

9.06

(3.30

)

(36

)

Pretax income

32.71

55.66

(22.95

)

(41

)

Income tax expense

8.96

15.40

(6.44

)

(42

)

Net income

$

23.75

$

40.26

$

(16.51

)

(41

)%

Diluted EPS

$

1.34

$

2.23

$

(0.89

)

(40

)%

Return on average assets

0.49

%

0.84

%

(0.35

)

Return on average equity

5.42

%

9.66

%

(4.24

)

September 2024 Quarter Compared to Prior Year Quarter

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

Increase/

(Dollars in millions, except per share data) (unaudited)

2024

2023

(Decrease)

Net interest income

$

37.68

$

36.52

$

1.16

3

%

Wealth management fee income

15.15

13.98

1.17

8

Capital markets activity

0.44

0.61

(0.17

)

(28

)

Other income

3.35

4.76

(1.41

)

(30

)

Total other income

18.94

19.35

(0.41

)

(2

)

Total Revenue

56.62

55.87

0.75

1

%

Operating expenses

44.65

37.41

7.24

19

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

11.97

18.46

(6.49

)

(35

)

Provision for credit losses

1.22

5.86

(4.64

)

(79

)

Pretax income

10.75

12.60

(1.85

)

(15

)

Income tax expense

3.16

3.84

(0.68

)

(18

)

Net income

$

7.59

$

8.76

$

(1.17

)

(13

)%

Diluted EPS

$

0.43

$

0.49

$

(0.06

)

(12

)%

Return on average assets annualized

0.46

%

0.54

%

(0.08

)

Return on average equity annualized

5.12

%

6.20

%

(1.08

)

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September 2024 Quarter Compared to Linked Quarter

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

September 30,

June 30,

Increase/

(Dollars in millions, except per share data) (unaudited)

2024

2024

(Decrease)

Net interest income

$

37.68

$

35.04

$

2.64

8

%

Wealth management fee income

15.15

16.42

(1.27

)

(8

)

Capital markets activity

0.44

0.59

(0.15

)

(25

)

Other income

3.35

4.55

(1.20

)

(26

)

Total other income

18.94

21.56

(2.62

)

(12

)

Total Revenue

56.62

56.60

0.02

0

%

Operating expenses

44.65

43.13

1.52

4

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

11.97

13.47

(1.50

)

(11

)

Provision for credit losses

1.22

3.91

(2.69

)

(69

)

Pretax income

10.75

9.56

1.19

12

Income tax expense

3.16

2.03

1.13

56

Net income

$

7.59

$

7.53

$

0.06

1

%

Diluted EPS

$

0.43

$

0.42

$

0.01

2

%

Return on average assets annualized

0.46

%

0.47

%

(0.01

)

Return on average equity annualized

5.12

%

5.22

%

(0.10

)

SUPPLEMENTAL QUARTERLY DETAILS:

Wealth Management

AUM/AUA in the Bank's Wealth Management Division reached a record high of $12.1 billion at September 30, 2024 compared to $10.9 billion at December 31, 2023. For the September 2024 quarter, the Wealth Management Team generated $15.2 million in fee income, compared to $16.4 million for the June 30, 2024 quarter and $14.0 million for the September 2023 quarter. The equity markets continued to improve during 2024, contributing to the increase in AUM/AUA along with gross new business inflows of $547 million.

John Babcock, President of the Bank's Wealth Management Division, noted, "Q3 2024 saw continued strong client inflows totaling new accounts and client additions of $140 million ($130 million managed). Our new business pipeline is healthy, and we continue to remain focused on delivering excellent service and advice to our clients. Our highly skilled wealth management professionals, our fiduciary powers and expertise, our financial planning capabilities combined with our high-touch client service model distinguishes us in our market and continues to drive our growth and success."

Loans / Commercial Banking

Total loans declined $116 million, or 2%, to $5.3 billion at September 30, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023, primarily driven by repayments, maturities and tighter lending standards. Most of the decline in outstanding loans during the first nine months of 2024 was related to reductions in multifamily and commercial real estate balances. Total C&I loans and leases at September 30, 2024 were $2.2 billion or 42% of the total loan portfolio.

Mr. Kennedy noted, "Based on a more constructive economic backdrop, we recently began building our pipeline of C&I loans and leases and believe that loan demand will continue to show improvement as we look forward to coming periods ahead. We are proud to have built a leading middle market commercial banking franchise, as evidenced by our C&I Portfolio, Treasury Management services, Corporate Advisory and SBA businesses. We

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anticipate these business lines fit perfectly with our private banking business model and will generate solid production going forward. During the quarter we originated loans that carried an average spread of more than 4% above our cost of funds. Having this capability will help us in the near term as the real estate market adjusts to changing market conditions."

Net Interest Income (NII)/Net Interest Margin (NIM)

The Company's NII of $37.7 million and NIM of 2.34% for Q3 2024 increased $2.6 million and 9 basis points from NII of $35.0 million and NIM of 2.25% for the linked quarter (Q2 2024), and increased $1.2 million and 6 basis points from NII of $36.5 million and NIM of 2.28% compared to the prior year period (Q3 2023). Our single point of contact private banking strategy continues to deliver lower cost core deposit relationships. Noninterest-bearing checking deposits increased by $130 million during the third quarter of 2024, which also drove the improvement in NIM.

Funding / Liquidity / Interest Rate Risk Management

Total deposits increased $661 million to $5.9 billion at September 30, 2024 from $5.3 billion at December 31, 2023. The change in deposit balances included a decline in brokered deposits and non-core deposit relationships. The overall growth in deposits has strengthened balance sheet liquidity and reduced reliance on outside borrowings and other non-core funding sources. There were no outstanding overnight borrowings at September 30, 2024, compared to $404 million at December 31, 2023.

At September 30, 2024, the Company's balance sheet liquidity (investments available for sale, interest-earning deposits and cash) totaled $1.2 billion, or 18% of assets. The Company maintains additional liquidity resources of approximately $3.0 billion through secured available borrowing facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The available funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve are secured by the Company's loan and investment portfolios. The Company's total on and off-balance sheet liquidity totaled $4.2 billion, which amounts to 293% of the total uninsured/uncollateralized deposits currently on the Company's balance sheet.

Income from Capital Markets Activities

Noninterest income from Capital Markets activities (detailed below) totaled $435,000 for the September 2024 quarter compared to $586,000 for the June 2024 quarter and $613,000 for the September 2023 quarter.

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)

2024

2024

2023

Gain on loans held for sale at fair value (Mortgage banking)

$

15

$

34

$

37

Gain on sale of SBA loans

365

449

491

Corporate advisory fee income

55

103

85

Total capital markets activity

$

435

$

586

$

613

Other Noninterest Income (other than Wealth Management Fee Income and Income from Capital Markets Activities)

Other noninterest income was $3.4 million for Q3 2024 compared to $4.6 million for Q2 2024 and $4.8 million for Q3 2023. Q3 2024 included $225,000 of income recorded by the Equipment Finance Division related to equipment transfers to lessees upon the termination of leases, compared to $1.6 million in Q2 2024 and $2.3 million in Q3 2023, respectively. Additionally, Q3 2024 included $845,000 of unused line fees compared to $786,000 for Q2 2024 and $794,000 for Q3 2023.

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Operating Expenses

The Company's total operating expenses were $44.6 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $43.1 million for the second quarter of 2024 and $37.4 million for the quarter ended September 2023. The third quarter of 2024 reflects the full run rate of expenses associated with the Company's expansion into New York City.

Mr. Kennedy noted, "We continue to make investments related to our strategic decision to expand into New York City and are confident that these investments will position us for future growth and profitability, which will ultimately translate to increased shareholder value. We continue to look for opportunities to create efficiencies and manage expenses throughout the Company while investing in enhancements to the client experience."

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was 29.4%, as compared to 21.2% for the June 2024 quarter and 30.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The June 2024 quarter included a one-time benefit related to the Company's deferred tax assets associated with a surtax imposed by the State of New Jersey in June 2024. Excluding such benefit, the effective tax rate for the June 2024 quarter would have been approximately 29.0%.

Asset Quality / Provision for Credit Losses

Nonperforming assets remained elevated at $80.5 million, or 1.18% of total assets, at September 30, 2024, as compared to $82.1 million, or 1.26% of total assets, at June 30, 2024. Loans past due 30 to 89 days and still accruing were $31.4 million, or 0.59% of total loans, at September 30, 2024 compared to $34.7 million, or 0.66% of total loans, at June 30, 2024. Criticized and classified loans totaled $261.1 million at September 30, 2024, reflecting a decrease of $8.0 million as compared to $269.1 million at June 30, 2024. The Company currently has no loans or leases on deferral and still accruing.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company's provision for credit losses was $1.2 million compared to $3.9 million for the June 2024 quarter and $5.9 million for the September 2023 quarter. The provision for credit losses in the third quarter of 2024 was driven by overall slower loan growth along with additional specific reserves related to certain isolated credits, of $1.8 million partially offset by a recovery of approximately $2.1 million. The higher provision for the second quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by charge-offs related to the sale of two problem loans, which were approaching foreclosure and transferred to other real estate owned.

At September 30, 2024, the allowance for credit losses was $71.3 million (1.34% of total loans), compared to $68.0 million (1.29% of total loans) at June 30, 2024, and $68.6 million (1.25% of total loans) at September 30, 2023.

Mr. Kennedy noted, "We are starting to see some of our asset quality metrics improve, which supports our position that most of our credit issues are isolated to a small number of specific borrowers and sponsors. We continue to work through each credit one at a time while building up reserve coverage. All of the multifamily loans that matured or repriced in 2024 have continued to make their scheduled payments despite the higher rate environment."

Capital

The Company's capital position increased during the third quarter of 2024 due to net income of $7.6 million, which was partially offset by the repurchase of 100,000 shares through the Company's repurchase program at a total cost of $2.6 million and the quarterly dividend payment totaling $882,000.Additionally, during the third quarter of 2024, capital benefited from a reduction in accumulated other comprehensive losses of $13.5 million, net of tax. The total accumulated other comprehensive loss declined to $54.8 million as of September 30, 2024 ($57.6 million loss related to the available for sale securities portfolio partially offset by a $2.8 million gain on the cash flow hedges).

Tangible book value per share increased 6% to $32.00 at September 30, 2024 from $30.31 at December 31, 2023. Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the reconciliation tables included in this release for further detail. Book value per share increased 5% to $34.57 per share at September 30, 2024 compared to $32.90 at December 31, 2023. The Company's and Bank's regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2024 remain strong and reflect increases from December 31, 2023 levels. Where applicable, such ratios remain well above regulatory well capitalized standards.

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The Company employs quarterly capital stress testing modeling of an adverse case and severely adverse case. In the most recently completed stress test (as of June 30, 2024), under the severely adverse case, and no growth scenario, the Bank remains well capitalized over a two-year stress period.

On September 25, 2024, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable on November 22, 2024 to shareholders of record on November 7, 2024.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey based bank holding company with total assets of $6.8 billion and assets under management/administration of $12.1 billion as of September 30, 2024. Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that provides Private Banking customized solutions through its wealth management, commercial and retail solutions, including residential lending and online platforms, to businesses, not for profits and consumers. Peapack Private, the bank's wealth management division, offers comprehensive financial, tax, fiduciary and investment advice and solutions to individuals, families, privately-held businesses, family offices and not-for-profit organizations, which help them to establish, maintain and expand their legacy. Together, Peapack-Gladstone Bank and Peapack Private offer an unparalleled commitment to client service. Visit www.pgbank.com and www.peapackprivate.com for more information.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The foregoing may contain 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:

our ability to successfully grow our business and implement our strategic plan, including our ability to generate revenues to offset the increased personnel and other costs related to the strategic plan;
the impact of anticipated higher operating expenses in 2024 and beyond;
our ability to successfully integrate wealth management firm and team acquisitions;
our ability to successfully integrate our expanded employee base;
an unexpected decline in the economy, in particular in our New Jersey and New York market areas, including potential recessionary conditions;
declines in our net interest margin caused by the interest rate environment and/or our highly competitive market;
declines in the value in our investment portfolio;
impact from a pandemic event on our business, operations, customers, allowance for credit losses and capital levels;
higher than expected increases in our allowance for credit losses;
higher than expected increases in credit losses or in the level of delinquent, nonperforming, classified and criticized loans or charge-offs;
inflation and changes in interest rates, which may adversely impact our margins and yields, reduce the fair value of our financial instruments, reduce our loan originations and lead to higher operating costs;
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, Basel III and related regulations) that may result in increased compliance costs;
successful cyberattacks against our IT infrastructure and that of our IT and third-party providers;
higher than expected FDIC insurance premiums;
adverse weather conditions;
the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events;
our inability to successfully generate new business in new geographic markets, including our expansion into New York City;
a reduction in our lower-cost funding sources;

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changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio, including the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio;
our inability to adapt to technological changes;
claims and litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibility, environmental laws and other matters;
our inability to retain key employees;
demands for loans and deposits in our market areas;
adverse changes in securities markets;
changes in New York City rent regulation law;
changes in governmental regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums and changes in the monetary policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
changes in accounting policies and practices; and/or
other unexpected material adverse changes in our financial condition, 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, 2023. Except as may be required by the applicable law or regulation, we undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company'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.

(Tables to follow)

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

Income Statement Data:

Interest income

$

83,203

$

79,238

$

79,194

$

80,178

$

78,489

Interest expense

45,522

44,196

44,819

43,503

41,974

Net interest income

37,681

35,042

34,375

36,675

36,515

Wealth management fee income

15,150

16,419

14,407

13,758

13,975

Service charges and fees

1,327

1,345

1,322

1,255

1,319

Bank owned life insurance

390

328

503

357

310

Gain on loans held for sale at fair value
(Mortgage banking)

15

34

56

18

37

Gain on loans held for sale at lower
of cost or fair value

-

23

-

-

-

Gain on sale of SBA loans

365

449

400

239

491

Corporate advisory fee income

55

103

818

39

85

Other income

1,162

2,938

1,306

1,339

3,541

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

474

(84

)

(111

)

585

(404

)

Total other income

18,938

21,555

18,701

17,590

19,354

Total revenue

56,619

56,597

53,076

54,265

55,869

Salaries and employee benefits

31,050

29,884

28,476

24,320

25,264

Premises and equipment

5,633

5,776

5,081

5,416

5,214

FDIC insurance expense

870

870

945

765

741

Other expenses

7,096

6,596

5,539

7,115

6,194

Total operating expenses

44,649

43,126

40,041

37,616

37,413

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

11,970

13,471

13,035

16,649

18,456

Provision for credit losses

1,224

3,911

627

5,026

5,856

Income before income taxes

10,746

9,560

12,408

11,623

12,600

Income tax expense

3,159

2,030

3,777

3,024

3,845

Net income

$

7,587

$

7,530

$

8,631

$

8,599

$

8,755

Per Common Share Data:

Earnings per share (basic)

$

0.43

$

0.42

$

0.49

$

0.48

$

0.49

Earnings per share (diluted)

0.43

0.42

0.48

0.48

0.49

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:

Basic

17,616,046

17,747,070

17,711,639

17,770,158

17,856,961

Diluted

17,700,042

17,792,296

17,805,347

17,961,400

18,010,127

Performance Ratios:

Return on average assets annualized (ROAA)

0.46

%

0.47

%

0.54

%

0.53

%

0.54

%

Return on average equity annualized (ROAE)

5.12

%

5.22

%

5.94

%

6.13

%

6.20

%

Return on average tangible equity annualized (ROATCE) (A)

5.54

%

5.67

%

6.45

%

6.68

%

6.75

%

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)

2.34

%

2.25

%

2.20

%

2.29

%

2.28

%

GAAP efficiency ratio (B)

78.86

%

76.20

%

75.44

%

69.32

%

66.97

%

Operating expenses / average assets annualized

2.73

%

2.70

%

2.51

%

2.33

%

2.31

%

(A) Return on average tangible equity is calculated by dividing tangible equity by annualized net income. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(B) Calculated as total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue. For Non-GAAP efficiency ratio, see the Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30,

Change

2024

2023

$

%

Income Statement Data:

Interest income

$

241,635

$

223,832

$

17,803

8

%

Interest expense

134,537

104,418

30,119

29

%

Net interest income

107,098

119,414

(12,316

)

-10

%

Wealth management fee income

45,976

41,989

3,987

9

%

Service charges and fees

3,994

3,897

97

2

%

Bank owned life insurance

1,221

912

309

34

%

Gain on loans held for sale at fair value (Mortgage banking)

105

73

32

44

%

Gain on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value

23

-

23

N/A

Gain on sale of SBA loans

1,214

2,194

(980

)

-45

%

Corporate advisory fee income

976

180

796

442

%

Other income

5,406

7,147

(1,741

)

-24

%

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

279

(404

)

683

-169

%

Total other income

59,194

55,988

3,206

6

%

Total revenue

166,292

175,402

(9,110

)

-5

%

Salaries and employee benefits

89,410

76,204

13,206

17

%

Premises and equipment

16,490

14,317

2,173

15

%

FDIC insurance expense

2,685

2,181

504

23

%

Other expenses

19,231

17,977

1,254

7

%

Total operating expenses

127,816

110,679

17,137

15

%

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

38,476

64,723

(26,247

)

-41

%

Provision for credit losses

5,762

9,065

(3,303

)

-36

%

Income before income taxes

32,714

55,658

(22,944

)

-41

%

Income tax expense

8,966

15,403

(6,437

)

-42

%

Net income

$

23,748

$

40,255

$

(16,507

)

-41

%

Per Common Share Data:

Earnings per share (basic)

$

1.34

$

2.25

$

(0.91

)

-40

%

Earnings per share (diluted)

1.34

2.23

(0.89

)

-40

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

Basic

17,691,309

17,876,316

(185,007

)

-1

%

Diluted

17,746,560

18,091,524

(344,964

)

-2

%

Performance Ratios:

Return on average assets (ROAA)

0.49

%

0.84

%

(0.35

)%

-41

%

Return on average equity (ROAE)

5.42

%

9.66

%

(4.24

)%

-44

%

Return on average tangible equity (ROATCE) (A)

5.88

%

10.55

%

(4.67

)%

-44

%

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)

2.26

%

2.54

%

(0.28

)%

-11

%

GAAP efficiency ratio (B)

76.86

%

63.10

%

13.76

%

22

%

Operating expenses / average assets

2.65

%

2.31

%

0.34

%

15

%

(A) Return on average tangible equity is calculated by dividing tangible equity by annualized net income. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(B) Calculated as total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue. For Non-GAAP efficiency ratio, see the Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

As of

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

8,129

$

5,586

$

5,769

$

5,887

$

7,400

Federal funds sold

-

-

-

-

-

Interest-earning deposits

484,529

310,143

189,069

181,784

180,469

Total cash and cash equivalents

492,658

315,729

194,838

187,671

187,869

Securities available for sale

682,713

591,884

550,870

550,617

521,005

Securities held to maturity

103,158

105,013

106,498

107,755

108,940

CRA equity security, at fair value

13,445

12,971

13,055

13,166

12,581

FHLB and FRB stock, at cost (A)

12,459

12,478

18,079

31,044

34,158

Residential mortgage

591,374

579,057

581,426

578,427

585,295

Multifamily mortgage

1,784,861

1,796,687

1,827,165

1,836,390

1,871,853

Commercial mortgage

578,559

600,859

615,964

637,625

622,469

Commercial and industrial loans

2,247,853

2,185,827

2,235,342

2,284,940

2,321,917

Consumer loans

78,160

69,579

66,827

62,036

57,227

Home equity lines of credit

38,971

37,117

35,542

36,464

34,411

Other loans

389

172

184

238

265

Total loans

5,320,167

5,269,298

5,362,450

5,436,120

5,493,437

Less: Allowance for credit losses

71,283

67,984

66,251

65,888

68,592

Net loans

5,248,884

5,201,314

5,296,199

5,370,232

5,424,845

Premises and equipment

25,716

24,932

24,494

24,166

23,969

Accrued interest receivable

31,973

33,534

32,672

30,676

22,889

Bank owned life insurance

47,837

47,716

47,580

47,581

47,509

Goodwill and other intangible assets

45,198

45,470

45,742

46,014

46,286

Finance lease right-of-use assets

1,020

1,055

1,900

2,087

2,274

Operating lease right-of-use assets

41,650

38,683

16,035

12,096

12,800

Due from brokers

-

3,184

-

-

-

Other assets

47,081

71,387

60,591

53,752

76,456

TOTAL ASSETS

$

6,793,792

$

6,505,350

$

6,408,553

$

6,476,857

$

6,521,581

LIABILITIES

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,079,877

$

950,368

$

914,893

$

957,687

$

947,405

Interest-bearing demand deposits

3,316,217

3,229,814

3,029,119

2,882,193

2,871,359

Savings

103,979

105,602

108,305

111,573

117,905

Money market accounts

902,562

824,158

775,132

740,559

761,833

Certificates of deposit - Retail

515,297

502,810

486,079

443,791

422,291

Certificates of deposit - Listing Service

7,454

7,454

7,704

7,804

9,103

Subtotal "customer" deposits

5,925,386

5,620,206

5,321,232

5,143,607

5,129,896

IB Demand - Brokered

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

Certificates of deposit - Brokered

-

26,000

145,480

120,507

119,463

Total deposits

5,935,386

5,656,206

5,476,712

5,274,114

5,259,359

Short-term borrowings

-

-

119,490

403,814

470,576

Finance lease liability

1,388

1,427

3,104

3,430

3,752

Operating lease liability

44,775

41,347

17,630

12,876

13,595

Subordinated debt, net

133,489

133,417

133,346

133,274

133,203

Due to brokers

-

9,981

-

-

-

Other liabilities

71,140

74,650

75,892

65,668

82,140

TOTAL LIABILITIES

6,186,178

5,917,028

5,826,174

5,893,176

5,962,625

Shareholders' equity

607,614

588,322

582,379

583,681

558,956

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

6,793,792

$

6,505,350

$

6,408,553

$

6,476,857

$

6,521,581

Assets under management and / or administration at
Peapack-Gladstone Bank's Private Wealth Management
Division (market value, not included above-dollars in billions)

$

12.1

$

11.5

$

11.5

$

10.9

$

10.4

(A) FHLB means "Federal Home Loan Bank" and FRB means "Federal Reserve Bank."

.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

As of

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

Asset Quality:

Loans past due over 90 days and still accruing

$

-

$

-

$

35

$

-

$

-

Nonaccrual loans

80,453

82,075

69,811

61,324

70,809

Other real estate owned

-

-

-

-

-

Total nonperforming assets

$

80,453

$

82,075

$

69,846

$

61,324

$

70,809

Nonperforming loans to total loans

1.51

%

1.56

%

1.30

%

1.13

%

1.29

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

1.18

%

1.26

%

1.09

%

0.95

%

1.09

%

Performing modifications (A)(B)

$

51,796

$

26,788

$

12,311

$

248

$

248

Loans past due 30 through 89 days and still accruing

$

31,446

$

34,714

$

73,699

$

34,589

$

9,780

Loans subject to special mention

$

113,655

$

140,791

$

59,450

$

71,397

$

53,328

Classified loans

$

147,422

$

128,311

$

117,869

$

84,372

$

94,866

Individually evaluated loans

$

79,972

$

81,802

$

69,530

$

60,710

$

70,184

Allowance for credit losses ("ACL"):

Beginning of quarter

$

67,984

$

66,251

$

65,888

$

68,592

$

62,704

Provision for credit losses (C)

1,227

3,901

615

5,082

5,944

(Charge-offs)/recoveries, net (D)

2,072

(2,168

)

(252

)

(7,786

)

(56

)

End of quarter

$

71,283

$

67,984

$

66,251

$

65,888

$

68,592

ACL to nonperforming loans

88.60

%

82.83

%

94.85

%

107.44

%

96.87

%

ACL to total loans

1.34

%

1.29

%

1.24

%

1.21

%

1.25

%

Collectively evaluated ACL to total loans (E)

1.16

%

1.14

%

1.15

%

1.13

%

1.10

%

(A) Amounts reflect modifications that are paying according to modified terms.

(B) Excludes modifications included in nonaccrual loans of $3.7 million at September 30, 2024, $3.2 million at June 30, 2024, $3.2 million at March 31, 2024, $3.0 million at December 31, 2023 and $3.1 million at September 30, 2023.

(C) Excludes a credit of $3,000 at September 30, 2024, a provision of $10,000 at June 30, 2024, a provision of $12,000 at March 31, 2024, a credit of $55,000 at December 31, 2023 and a credit of $88,000 at September 30, 2023 related to off-balance sheet commitments.

(D) Net charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 included charge-offs of $2.2 million of a previously established reserve to loans individually evaluated on one multifamily loan and $5.6 million on one equipment finance relationship.

(E) Total ACL less reserves to loans individually evaluated equals collectively evaluated ACL.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

As of

September 30,

December 31,

September 30,

2024

2023

2023

Capital Adequacy

Equity to total assets (A)

8.94

%

9.01

%

8.57

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets (B)

8.33

%

8.36

%

7.92

%

Book value per share (C)

$

34.57

$

32.90

$

31.37

Tangible book value per share (D)

$

32.00

$

30.31

$

28.77

Tangible equity to tangible assets excluding other comprehensive loss*

9.07

%

9.28

%

9.06

%

Tangible book value per share excluding other comprehensive loss*

$

35.11

$

33.97

$

33.36

*Excludes other comprehensive loss of $54.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, $64.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, and $81.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(A) Equity to total assets is calculated as total shareholders' equity as a percentage of total assets at quarter end.

(B) Tangible equity and tangible assets are calculated by excluding the balance of intangible assets from shareholders' equity and total assets, respectively. Tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at quarter end is calculated by dividing tangible equity by tangible assets at quarter end. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(C) Book value per common share is calculated by dividing shareholders' equity by quarter end common shares outstanding.

(D) Tangible book value per share excludes intangible assets. Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible equity by quarter end common shares outstanding. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation tables.

As of

September 30,

December 31,

September 30,

2024

2023

2023

Regulatory Capital - Holding Company

Tier I leverage

$

615,486

9.33%

$

600,444

9.19%

$

592,061

9.05%

Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets

615,486

11.67

600,444

11.43

592,061

11.13

Common equity tier I capital ratio
to risk-weighted assets

615,474

11.67

600,432

11.43

592,043

11.13

Tier I & II capital to risk-weighted assets

800,961

15.19

785,413

14.95

784,777

14.76

Regulatory Capital - Bank

Tier I leverage (E)

$

724,038

10.99%

$

707,446

10.83%

$

702,517

10.75%

Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets (F)

724,038

13.75

707,446

13.48

702,517

13.22

Common equity tier I capital ratio
to risk-weighted assets (G)

724,026

13.75

707,434

13.47

702,499

13.22

Tier I & II capital to risk-weighted assets (H)

789,954

15.00

773,083

14.73

768,979

14.47

(E) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 4.00% ($264 million)

(F) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 8.50% ($448 million)

(G) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 7.00% ($369 million)

(H) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 10.50% ($553 million)

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

LOANS CLOSED

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

For the Quarters Ended

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

Residential loans retained

$

26,955

$

16,087

$

11,661

$

5,895

$

21,310

Residential loans sold

1,853

2,361

4,025

1,449

2,503

Total residential loans

28,808

18,448

15,686

7,344

23,813

Commercial real estate

4,300

2,600

11,500

21,375

3,900

Multifamily

11,295

4,330

1,900

5,725

3,000

Commercial (C&I) loans (A) (B)

242,829

103,065

145,803

145,397

176,845

SBA

9,106

8,200

2,790

7,326

300

Wealth lines of credit (A)

11,675

10,950

3,850

350

6,875

Total commercial loans

279,205

129,145

165,843

180,173

190,920

Installment loans

8,137

1,664

6,868

2,946

6,999

Home equity lines of credit (A)

10,421

4,787

2,103

4,174

6,275

Total loans closed

$

326,571

$

154,044

$

190,500

$

194,637

$

228,007

For the Nine Months Ended

Sept 30,

Sept 30,

2024

2023

Residential loans retained

$

54,703

$

90,971

Residential loans sold

8,239

5,052

Total residential loans

62,942

96,023

Commercial real estate

18,400

66,125

Multifamily

17,525

59,812

Commercial (C&I) loans (A) (B)

491,697

543,631

SBA

20,096

23,963

Wealth lines of credit (A)

26,475

34,050

Total commercial loans

574,193

727,581

Installment loans

16,669

23,672

Home equity lines of credit (A)

17,311

15,303

Total loans closed

$

671,115

$

862,579

(A) Includes loans and lines of credit that closed in the period but not necessarily funded.

(B) Includes equipment finance.

14

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

Average

Income/

Annualized

Average

Income/

Annualized

Balance

Expense

Yield

Balance

Expense

Yield

ASSETS:

Interest-earning assets:

Investments:

Taxable (A)

$

865,892

$

6,107

2.82

%

$

806,861

$

5,170

2.56

%

Tax-exempt (A) (B)

-

-

-

1,198

11

3.67

Loans (B) (C):

Mortgages

579,949

5,834

4.02

580,951

5,208

3.59

Commercial mortgages

2,381,771

27,362

4.60

2,502,351

27,746

4.44

Commercial

2,159,648

37,588

6.96

2,298,723

37,357

6.50

Commercial construction

22,371

507

9.07

12,346

282

9.14

Installment

73,440

1,267

6.90

56,248

967

6.88

Home equity

38,768

814

8.40

34,250

680

7.94

Other

239

6

10.04

234

7

11.97

Total loans

5,256,186

73,378

5.58

5,485,103

72,247

5.27

Federal funds sold

-

-

-

-

-

-

Interest-earning deposits

326,707

3,982

4.88

136,315

1,463

4.29

Total interest-earning assets

6,448,785

83,467

5.18

%

6,429,477

78,891

4.91

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

7,521

6,954

Allowance for credit losses

(70,317

)

(63,625

)

Premises and equipment

25,530

23,880

Other assets

139,042

85,582

Total noninterest-earning assets

101,776

52,791

Total assets

$

6,550,561

$

6,482,268

LIABILITIES:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Checking

$

3,214,186

$

31,506

3.92

%

$

2,813,080

$

24,318

3.46

%

Money markets

833,325

6,419

3.08

771,781

4,458

2.31

Savings

104,293

117

0.45

118,718

75

0.25

Certificates of deposit - retail

512,794

5,540

4.32

415,665

3,459

3.33

Subtotal interest-bearing deposits

4,664,598

43,582

3.74

4,119,244

32,310

3.14

Interest-bearing demand - brokered

10,000

134

5.36

10,000

136

5.44

Certificates of deposit - brokered

7,913

106

5.36

102,777

1,183

4.60

Total interest-bearing deposits

4,682,511

43,822

3.74

4,232,021

33,629

3.18

Borrowings

-

-

-

470,616

6,569

5.58

Capital lease obligation

1,401

15

4.28

3,863

46

4.76

Subordinated debt

133,449

1,685

5.05

133,163

1,730

5.20

Total interest-bearing liabilities

4,817,361

45,522

3.78

%

4,839,663

41,974

3.47

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

1,016,014

990,854

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

124,399

86,598

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,140,413

1,077,452

Shareholders' equity

592,787

565,153

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,550,561

$

6,482,268

Net interest income

$

37,945

$

36,917

Net interest spread

1.40

%

1.44

%

Net interest margin (D)

2.34

%

2.28

%

(A) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.

(B) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate.

(C) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.

(D) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

15

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

Average

Income/

Annualized

Average

Income/

Annualized

Balance

Expense

Yield

Balance

Expense

Yield

ASSETS:

Interest-earning assets:

Investments:

Taxable (A)

$

865,892

$

6,107

2.82

%

$

801,715

$

5,168

2.58

%

Tax-exempt (A) (B)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loans (B) (C):

Mortgages

579,949

5,834

4.02

576,944

5,582

3.87

Commercial mortgages

2,381,771

27,362

4.60

2,420,570

26,881

4.44

Commercial

2,159,648

37,588

6.96

2,191,370

37,067

6.77

Commercial construction

22,371

507

9.07

21,628

489

9.04

Installment

73,440

1,267

6.90

67,034

1,143

6.82

Home equity

38,768

814

8.40

36,576

748

8.18

Other

239

6

10.04

200

6

12.00

Total loans

5,256,186

73,378

5.58

5,314,322

71,916

5.41

Federal funds sold

-

-

-

-

-

-

Interest-earning deposits

326,707

3,982

4.88

207,287

2,418

4.67

Total interest-earning assets

6,448,785

83,467

5.18

%

6,323,324

79,502

5.03

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

7,521

7,537

Allowance for credit losses

(70,317

)

(67,568

)

Premises and equipment

25,530

24,820

Other assets

139,042

99,838

Total noninterest-earning assets

101,776

64,627

Total assets

$

6,550,561

$

6,387,951

LIABILITIES:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Checking

$

3,214,186

$

31,506

3.92

%

$

3,094,386

$

29,252

3.78

%

Money markets

833,325

6,419

3.08

791,385

6,016

3.04

Savings

104,293

117

0.45

105,825

96

0.36

Certificates of deposit - retail

512,794

5,540

4.32

504,313

5,367

4.26

Subtotal interest-bearing deposits

4,664,598

43,582

3.74

4,495,909

40,731

3.62

Interest-bearing demand - brokered

10,000

134

5.36

10,000

134

5.36

Certificates of deposit - brokered

7,913

106

5.36

98,642

1,242

5.04

Total interest-bearing deposits

4,682,511

43,822

3.74

4,604,551

42,107

3.66

Borrowings

-

-

-

27,247

381

5.59

Capital lease obligation

1,401

15

4.28

2,869

22

3.07

Subordinated debt

133,449

1,685

5.05

133,377

1,686

5.06

Total interest-bearing liabilities

4,817,361

45,522

3.78

%

4,768,044

44,196

3.71

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

1,016,014

945,231

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

124,399

97,470

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,140,413

1,042,701

Shareholders' equity

592,787

577,206

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,550,561

$

6,387,951

Net interest income

$

37,945

$

35,306

Net interest spread

1.40

%

1.32

%

Net interest margin (D)

2.34

%

2.25

%

(A) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.

(B) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate.

(C) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.

(D) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

Average

Income/

Average

Income/

Balance

Expense

Yield

Balance

Expense

Yield

ASSETS:

Interest-earning assets:

Investments:

Taxable (A)

$

820,594

$

16,411

2.67

%

$

801,535

$

14,541

2.42

%

Tax-exempt (A) (B)

-

-

-

1,637

49

3.99

Loans (B) (C):

Mortgages

578,187

16,836

3.88

556,220

14,433

3.46

Commercial mortgages

2,420,772

81,783

4.50

2,495,175

80,503

4.30

Commercial

2,196,921

112,214

6.81

2,247,803

106,182

6.30

Commercial construction

20,981

1,425

9.06

7,903

536

9.04

Installment

68,605

3,524

6.85

49,214

2,416

6.55

Home equity

37,255

2,298

8.22

33,914

1,903

7.48

Other

218

19

11.62

260

22

11.28

Total loans

5,322,939

218,099

5.46

5,390,489

205,995

5.10

Federal funds sold

-

-

-

-

-

-

Interest-earning deposits

225,070

7,922

4.69

147,071

4,452

4.04

Total interest-earning assets

6,368,603

242,432

5.08

%

6,340,732

225,037

4.73

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

8,384

8,388

Allowance for credit losses

(68,337

)

(62,753

)

Premises and equipment

24,917

23,850

Other assets

109,152

76,992

Total noninterest-earning assets

74,116

46,477

Total assets

$

6,442,719

$

6,387,209

LIABILITIES:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Checking

$

3,088,218

$

88,192

3.81

%

$

2,739,115

$

63,018

3.07

%

Money markets

794,297

17,959

3.01

893,567

13,185

1.97

Savings

106,200

302

0.38

128,437

148

0.15

Certificates of deposit - retail

498,353

15,762

4.22

386,488

7,650

2.64

Subtotal interest-bearing deposits

4,487,068

122,215

3.63

4,147,607

84,001

2.70

Interest-bearing demand - brokered

10,000

394

5.25

15,311

469

4.08

Certificates of deposit - brokered

78,042

2,950

5.04

51,916

1,584

4.07

Total interest-bearing deposits

4,575,110

125,559

3.66

4,214,834

86,054

2.72

Borrowings

87,224

3,848

5.88

331,170

13,249

5.33

Capital lease obligation

2,491

75

4.01

4,179

149

4.75

Subordinated debt

133,377

5,055

5.05

133,090

4,966

4.98

Total interest-bearing liabilities

4,798,202

134,537

3.74

%

4,683,273

104,418

2.97

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

959,571

1,066,162

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

101,247

82,215

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,060,818

1,148,377

Shareholders' equity

583,699

555,559

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,442,719

$

6,387,209

Net interest income

$

107,895

$

120,619

Net interest spread

1.34

%

1.76

%

Net interest margin (D)

2.26

%

2.54

%

(A) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.

(B) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate.

(C) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.

(D) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

Tangible book value per share and tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end are non-GAAP financial measures derived from GAAP-based amounts. We calculate tangible equity and tangible assets by excluding the balance of intangible assets from shareholders' equity and total assets, respectively. We calculate tangible book value per share by dividing tangible equity by common shares outstanding, as compared to book value per common share, which we calculate by dividing shareholders' equity by common shares outstanding at period end. We calculate tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end by dividing tangible equity by tangible assets at period end. We believe that this is consistent with the treatment by bank regulatory agencies, which exclude intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios.

The efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP measure of expense control relative to recurring revenue. We calculate the efficiency ratio by dividing total noninterest expenses, excluding other real estate owned provision, as determined under GAAP, by net interest income and total noninterest income as determined under GAAP, but excluding net gains/(losses) on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value and excluding net gains on securities from this calculation, which we refer to below as recurring revenue. We believe that this provides a reasonable measure of core expenses relative to core revenue.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide information that is important to investors and useful in understanding our financial position, results and ratios because our management internally assesses our performance based, in part, on these measures. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for an analysis based on GAAP measures. As other companies may use different calculations for these measures, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titles measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures of tangible common equity, tangible book value per share and efficiency ratio to the underlying GAAP numbers is set forth below.

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

Tangible Book Value Per Share

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

Shareholders' equity

$

607,614

$

588,322

$

582,379

$

583,681

$

558,956

Less: Intangible assets, net

45,198

45,470

45,742

46,014

46,286

Tangible equity

$

562,416

$

542,852

$

536,637

$

537,667

$

512,670

Less: other comprehensive loss

(54,820

)

(68,342

)

(67,760

)

(64,878

)

(81,653

)

Tangible equity excluding other comprehensive loss

$

617,236

$

611,194

$

604,397

$

602,545

$

594,323

Period end shares outstanding

17,577,747

17,666,490

17,761,538

17,739,677

17,816,922

Tangible book value per share

$

32.00

$

30.73

$

30.21

$

30.31

$

28.77

Tangible book value per share excluding other comprehensive loss

$

35.11

$

34.60

$

34.03

$

33.97

$

33.36

Book value per share

34.57

33.30

32.79

32.90

31.37

Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets

Total assets

$

6,793,792

$

6,505,350

$

6,408,553

$

6,476,857

$

6,521,581

Less: Intangible assets, net

45,198

45,470

45,742

46,014

46,286

Tangible assets

$

6,748,594

$

6,459,880

$

6,362,811

$

6,430,843

$

6,475,295

Less: other comprehensive loss

(54,820

)

(68,342

)

(67,760

)

(64,878

)

(81,653

)

Tangible assets excluding other comprehensive loss

$

6,803,414

$

6,528,222

$

6,430,571

$

6,495,721

$

6,556,948

Tangible equity to tangible assets

8.33

%

8.40

%

8.43

%

8.36

%

7.92

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets excluding other comprehensive loss

9.07

%

9.36

%

9.40

%

9.28

%

9.06

%

Equity to assets

8.94

%

9.04

%

9.09

%

9.01

%

8.57

%

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(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

Return on Average Tangible Equity

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

Net income

$

7,587

$

7,530

$

8,631

$

8,599

$

8,755

Average shareholders' equity

$

592,787

$

577,206

$

581,003

$

561,055

$

565,153

Less: Average intangible assets, net

45,350

45,624

45,903

46,167

46,468

Average tangible equity

$

547,437

$

531,582

$

535,100

$

514,888

$

518,685

Return on average tangible common equity

5.54

%

5.67

%

6.45

%

6.68

%

6.75

%

For the Nine Months Ended

Sept 30,

Sept 30,

Return on Average Tangible Equity

2024

2023

Net income

$

23,748

$

40,255

Average shareholders' equity

$

583,699

$

555,559

Less: Average intangible assets, net

45,625

46,825

Average tangible equity

538,074

508,734

Return on average tangible common equity

5.88

%

10.55

%

(Dollars in thousands)

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Three Months Ended

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

Efficiency Ratio

2024

2024

2024

2023

2023

Net interest income

$

37,681

$

35,042

$

34,375

$

36,675

$

36,515

Total other income

18,938

21,555

18,701

17,590

19,354

Add:

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

(474

)

84

111

(585

)

404

Less:

Gain on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value

-

(23

)

-

-

-

Income from life insurance proceeds

(55

)

-

(181

)

-

-

Total recurring revenue

56,090

56,658

53,006

53,680

56,273

Operating expenses

44,649

43,126

40,041

37,616

37,413

Total operating expense

44,649

43,126

40,041

37,616

37,413

Efficiency ratio

79.60

%

76.12

%

75.54

%

70.07

%

66.48

%

(Dollars in thousands)

For the Nine Months Ended

Sept 30,

Sept 30,

Efficiency Ratio

2024

2023

Net interest income

$

107,098

$

119,414

Total other income

59,194

55,988

Add:

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

(279

)

404

Less:

Gain on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value

(23

)

-

Income from life insurance proceeds

(236

)

-

Total recurring revenue

165,754

175,806

Operating expenses

127,816

110,679

Less:

Accelerated Expense for Retirement

-

1,965

Branch Closure Expense

-

175

Total operating expense

127,816

108,539

Efficiency ratio

77.11

%

61.74

%

20