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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 12, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with OceanFirst Financial Corp. (“OceanFirst”), the parent company of OceanFirst Bank, and Masters Merger Sub Corp. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OceanFirst. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge (the “First-Step Merger”) with and into Ocean Shore, with Ocean Shore as the surviving entity, and immediately following the effective time of the First-Step Merger, Ocean Shore will merge with and into OceanFirst, with OceanFirst as the surviving entity (together with the First-Step Merger, the “Integrated Mergers”). It is anticipated that immediately following the consummation of the Integrated Mergers, Ocean City Home Bank, a federal savings bank, will merge with and into OceanFirst Bank, a federal savings bank, with OceanFirst Bank as the surviving bank.

At the effective time of the First-Step Merger, the Company’s shareholders will be entitled to receive $4.35 in cash and 0.9667 shares of OceanFirst common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“OceanFirst Common Stock” and, together with such cash consideration, the “Merger Consideration”), for each share of Company common stock. Additionally, all outstanding and unexercised options to purchase Company common stock will fully vest and will convert into the right to receive a number of shares of OceanFirst Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of Ocean Shore Common Stock subject to such Ocean Shore stock option immediately prior to the effective time by (ii) 1.2084; and the exercise price per share of the new option will be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the per share exercise price for the shares of Ocean Shore Common Stock subject to such Ocean Shore option by (b) 1.2084 (rounded up to the nearest whole cent). Each outstanding Company restricted stock award will vest at the effective time and will convert into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions contained in the Merger Agreement, including (1) the approval of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s shareholders, (2) the approval of the issuance of shares of OceanFirst Common Stock by OceanFirst’s stockholders, (3) the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 for the OceanFirst Common Stock to be issued in the transaction, (4) the receipt of required regulatory approvals, and (5) receipt by each party of an opinion from its counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, OceanFirst and the Company expect that the transaction will be completed during the fourth quarter of 2016 or the first quarter of 2017. However, it is possible that factors outside the control of both companies, including whether or when the required regulatory approvals will be received, could result in the merger being completed at a different time or not at all.