Oceanfirst Financial Corp 8-K, filed May 21, 2025
Oceanfirst Financial Corp (OCFC)
8-K
2025-05-21
For: 2025-05-19
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About this 8-K
Oceanfirst Financial Corp filed this 8-K on May 21, 2025, reporting on events of May 19, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC
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): May 19, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(732 )240-4500
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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Registrant’s 2025 Annual Meeting was held on May 19, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 48,461,075 shares were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The matters considered and voted on by the Registrant’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the votes of the stockholders were as follows:
Matter 1. The election of thirteen directors, each for a one-year term.
| Nominee | Shares Voted For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| John F. Barros | 41,856,817 | 942,313 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Anthony R. Coscia | 41,505,248 | 1,293,882 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Jack M. Farris | 41,459,739 | 1,339,391 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Robert C. Garrett | 41,761,651 | 1,037,479 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Kimberly M. Guadagno | 41,706,297 | 1,092,833 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Nicos Katsoulis | 41,575,410 | 1,223,720 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Joseph J. Lebel III | 41,511,425 | 1,287,705 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Christopher D. Maher | 41,295,475 | 1,503,655 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Joseph M. Murphy, Jr. | 41,932,987 | 866,143 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Steven M. Scopellite | 41,777,490 | 1,021,640 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Grace C. Torres | 41,730,660 | 1,068,470 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Patricia L. Turner | 41,766,245 | 1,032,885 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
| Dalila Wilson-Scott | 41,696,103 | 1,103,027 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
Matter 2. An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation paid to the Registrant’s named executive officers.
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Voted Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 38,708,307 | 3,507,798 | 583,025 | 5,661,945 | ||||||||
Matter 3. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Registrant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Shares Voted Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 48,010,166 | 231,766 | 219,143 | — | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
| Dated: | May 21, 2025 | /s/ Patrick S. Barrett | ||||||
| Patrick S. Barrett | ||||||||
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||