v3.26.1
Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items]  
Fair Value Measurements

NOTE 4 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is the price that would be received by the Plan for an asset or paid by the Plan to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date in the Plan’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined by maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs. The hierarchy places the highest priority on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and gives the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Plan’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

In some cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value may include inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.

The following descriptions of the valuation methods and assumptions used by the Plan to estimate the fair values of investments apply to investments held directly by the Plan.

Mutual Funds: The fair values of mutual fund investments are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (Level 1 inputs).

NOTE 4 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Continued)

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation Common Stock: The fair value of the Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation common stock investment is determined by obtaining quoted prices on Nasdaq, a nationally recognized stock exchange (Level 1 inputs).

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

Investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

At December 31, Using

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
   common stock

 

$

3,502,803

 

 

-

 

-

 

$

3,502,803

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

114,292,998

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

114,292,998

 

Total

 

$

117,795,801

 

 

-

 

-

 

$

117,795,801

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

At December 31, Using

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
   common stock

 

$

4,498,163

 

 

-

 

-

 

$

4,498,163

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

94,549,598

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

94,549,598

 

Total

 

$

99,047,761

 

 

-

 

-

 

$

99,047,761

 

 

There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2025.