Steven James Tsimbinos Form 4 OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL / Steven James Tsimbinos ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Tsimbinos Steven James

(Last) (First) (Middle)

110 WEST FRONT STREET

(Street)

RED BANK NJ 07701

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP [ OCFC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive VP/Corp. Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/08/2023		F		4,677	D	$23.15	147,343	D(1)
Common Stock								7,462	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock								5,509	I	By ESOP
Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock								1,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$17.75							03/01/2015	03/19/2024	Common Stock	13,125		13,125	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy	$17.37							03/01/2016	03/18/2025	Common Stock	13,125		13,125	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.28							03/01/2017	03/16/2026	Common Stock	15,000		15,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.01							03/01/2018	03/15/2027	Common Stock	37,500		37,500	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.4							03/01/2019	01/24/2028	Common Stock	12,915		12,915	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.2							03/01/2020	03/01/2029	Common Stock	50,335		50,335	D(2)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.44							03/01/2021	02/28/2030	Common Stock	76,790		76,790	D(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Sale of a portion of vesting restricted stock to pay associated taxes. Total includes unvested restricted stock.

2. Options vest in five equal annual installments beginning on the date first exercisable.

Remarks:

	/s/ Steven J. Tsimbinos	03/10/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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