UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 27, 2019 (June 26, 2019)

OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-11713	22-3412577
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

110 West Front Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(732)240-4500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange in which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	OCFC	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 26, 2019, Steven M. Scopellite was appointed to the Registrant’s Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of OceanFirst Bank N.A., its banking subsidiary. Mr. Scopellite was selected by the Registrant’s Leadership Committee. The Registrant increased the size of the Board to 14 members to allow for Mr. Scopellite’s appointment, and he will stand for re-election at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Registrant has not determined on which Board Committees Mr. Scopellite will serve.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 27, 2019, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the above appointment. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release announcing the appointment of Steven M. Scopellite.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
Date: June 27, 2019	/s/ Steven J. Tsimbinos
	Steven J. Tsimbinos
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release announcing the appointment of Steven M. Scopellite.