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OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP. 
2019 ANNUAL REPORT

AT-A-GLANCE

$10.2

$8.2

$7.5

$5.4

$5.2

$2.6

56% 

44 

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2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Jan 
2020

Total Assets

(in Billions)

Loan Portfolio

■ Commercial   ■ Consumer

January 2020

$10.2

TOTAL ASSETS
(in Billions)

$7.5

2018

2019

$104.8

CORE NET INCOME*
(in Millions)

$94.1

2018

2019

$2.07

CORE EPS*

$1.98

2018

* Please refer to footnote on page 2.

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s 

subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank N.A., 

founded in 1902, is a regional bank 

operating throughout New Jersey, 

greater Philadelphia and metropolitan 

New York City. OceanFirst Bank 

delivers commercial and residential 

financing solutions, trust and asset 

management and deposit services.

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report | 1

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

At or for the year ended December 31,

2019

2018

2017

  2016

SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA 

Total assets

Loans receivable, net

Deposits

Stockholders’ equity

SELECTED OPERATING DATA

Net interest income

Other income

Operating expenses (1)

Net income (1)

$8,246,145 

$7,516,154

$5,416,006

$5,166,917

6,207,680

5,579,222

3,965,773

3,803,443

6,328,777

5,814,569

4,342,798

4,187,750

1,153,119

1,039,358

601,941

571,903

255,971

240,502

169,218

120,262

42,165

34,827

27,072

20,412

189,142

186,337

126,520

102,852

88,574

71,932

42,470

23,046

Diluted earnings per share (1)

1.75

1.51

1.28

0.98

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS AND OTHER DATA(1)

Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share at end of period

Cash dividends per common share

15.13

0.68

14.26

0.62

13.58

0.60

12.94

0.54

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets

9.71%

9.55 %

8.42 %

8.30 %

Return on average assets (1)

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity (1)

Net interest rate spread

Net interest margin

Operating expenses to average assets (1)

Efficiency ratio (1)

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable

1.10

11.96

3.40

3.62

2.35

63.44

0.29

0.98

11.16

3.57

3.71

2.53

67.68

0.31

0.80

9.82

3.44

3.53

2.39

64.46

0.52

0.62

7.13

3.38

3.47

2.76

73.11

0.35

(1) Amounts and performance ratios for 2019 include merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, compensation expense due to the 
retirement of an executive officer, and the reduction in income tax expense from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code  
of $20.6 million with an after tax cost of $16.3 million. Amounts and performance ratios for 2018 include merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, and an income 
tax benefit related to Tax Reform of $28.2 million with an after tax cost of $22.2 million. Amounts and performance ratios for 2017 include merger related expenses, branch 
consolidation expenses, and additional income tax expense related to Tax Reform of $18.1 million with an after tax cost of $13.5 million. Amounts and performance ratios for 2016 
include merger related expenses and the Federal Home Loan Bank advance prepayment fee totaling $16.7 million with an after tax cost of $11.9 million.

2 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report 

Christopher D. Maher (left) 
Chairman of the Board  
President and Chief  
Executive Officer 

Joseph J. Lebel III (right)
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Operating Officer

DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS,

As we write this, people around the world are grappling with the unprecedented 

disruption caused by the global COVID-19 outbreak. While the ultimate impact of the 

pandemic is unpredictable, we believe this is a time for organizations like OceanFirst 

to demonstrate strength, compassion and leadership—to help our families, friends, 

neighbors and communities through this critical period and on to a robust recovery.

The Company took early and decisive action, activating a Pandemic Response Plan  

in February 2020. Our actions included measures to support our customers, 

employees, shareholders and the broader community. Prioritizing the health and 

safety of our customers and employees, we adopted sanitary and social distancing 

practices Company-wide, as recommended by public health authorities.  

Also, we temporarily eliminated lobby services at all branches and shifted to drive-up 

service for most branches, while continuing to assist customers through our Digital 

Banking and Call Center operations. We instituted Borrower Relief Programs to 

enable business and consumer borrowers most severely affected by COVID-19 to 

defer certain loan payments and access additional credit. With the tireless efforts 

of our lending and credit teams, we quickly implemented the CARES Act Paycheck 

Protection Program, responding to inquiries from more than 2,000 clients. We expect 

to originate over $500 million in these SBA loans during the second quarter. For our 

employees, we created a “bank” of paid time off hours to be used in the event of 

quarantine, isolation, family care needs or other circumstances related to COVID-19. 

OceanFirst Foundation established a grant pool to support non-profit organizations 

that were directly impacted by COVID-19. 

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report | 3

We also acted decisively to protect our shareholders 

by ensuring the continued operation of our Company. 

MANAGING THROUGH CHALLENGING TIMES
The emergence of COVID-19 underscores  

These actions included dispersing critical operations 

an important point: while we strive at all times 

across several Company locations and providing 

to create value for OceanFirst’s stockholders,  

additional IT resources to enable team members  

these efforts do not take place in a vacuum. 

to work remotely. Where possible, we have repriced 

assets and liabilities and taken other balance sheet 

initiatives to offset net interest margin compression. 

And we are proactively monitoring our loan portfolio 

to identify industries, loan types and borrowers 

that may be at risk from the economic impact  

of COVID-19. Reflecting our responsibility to our 

shareholders, we held an investor briefing on March 

24th to outline our response and address investor 

questions regarding the potential impact of the 

pandemic on our business. 

We are proud of the way our teammates have 

“stepped up” throughout this challenging time. 

Our experience during other periods of extreme 

hardship, such as Superstorm Sandy, is that such 

efforts represent a vital lifeline that helps our 

customers, employees and neighbors—and our 

Company—stay resilient and come back stronger. 

Our clients will long remember OceanFirst’s early 

and decisive action to protect our community.

As with all businesses, our operating environment  

is affected by a variety of economic forces. 

In addition to concerns that the pandemic 

may push the US and world economies into

a recession, the Federal Reserve’s strategies,  

while necessary, have produced historic low 

interest rates that have a negative impact on 

financial institutions’ margins.

While a global health crisis was unanticipated, 

our disciplined approach to risk management 

has prepared the Company for a wide variety 

of economic stresses, including the current 

environment. We have worked diligently 

to build a strong balance sheet heading into 

this potentially difficult economic period. 

As of year-end 2019, this strength was 

evidenced by a very healthy tangible capital 

ratio of 9.7% and remarkably low levels of non- 

performing assets, which totaled just 0.22%. 

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Further, net charge-offs during 2019 totaled just 

0.02%, an exceptionally low level. 

If the current disruption persists, charge-offs and 

non-performing assets are likely to increase 

industry-wide, but our starting point is much 

stronger than many peers, providing a wider array 

2019: DELIVERING ON OUR POTENTIAL
OceanFirst’s efforts to deliver performance 

and value to shareholders, provide unparalleled 

service to customers, create a rewarding work-

place for team members, and support thriving 

communities met with noteworthy success in 2019.

of strategic options. In addition, our dividend payout 

Our financial results benefitted from record loan 

ratio of just 33% of core earnings in 2019 allowed 

originations, a solid increase in deposits, and strong 

us to build tangible book value, deploy capital in 

growth in GAAP earnings, core earnings, and EPS. 

value-creating acquisitions, and repurchase 1.1 

We strengthened our market presence by launching 

million shares. This modest dividend payout ratio 

regional banking operations in New York City and 

also provides additional flexibility as industry-wide 

margins come under pressure. 

In summary, we believe OceanFirst is strong— 

in capital, purpose and spirit. We are confident 

that the value we are building for the long-term will 

endure well beyond the present short-term market 

and economic headwinds.

In the balance of this year’s annual report, 

we want to talk about our performance in 2019,  
as well as our strategies to deliver sustainable 

Philadelphia and executed the acquisition of three 
additional banks. These acquisitions substantially 

strengthened our position as the leading bank in 

central and southern New Jersey and supported 

our expansion into New York. We continued to 

invest in talent and technology, to stay ahead of 

our customers’ needs in a fast-changing financial 

marketplace.  And, true to our community bank 

culture, we worked to improve the lives of our 

neighbors and friends by supporting local 

non-profit organizations both financially and 

growth, the value of our community bank culture, 

through the volunteer efforts of our colleagues.

our approach to capital deployment, and the 

qualities that make our region such an attractive 

place to do business.

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report | 5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income for 2019 on a GAAP basis was $88.6 

million, or $1.75 per diluted share, rising from $71.9 

million, or $1.51 per diluted share, for the prior year.  

Core earnings were a record $104.8 million, or $2.07 

per diluted share, for 2019, excluding merger related 

and branch consolidation expenses, certain non-

recurring professional fees and compensation 

expenses, and the effect of a change in New Jersey’s 

tax code. This was an 11.4% increase over the prior 

record of $94.1 million, or $1.98 per diluted share, 

set in 2018. Our earnings power was reflected  

in strong performance metrics. Core return on 

average tangible assets for 2019 was 1.37% and 

core return on average tangible stockholders’ 
equity was 14.16%. Reflecting our continuing 

emphasis on expense control, the core efficiency 

ratio was 55.8% for 2019. 

Our performance in 2019, as in recent years, 

reflected well-defined strategies designed to deliver 

sustainable, profitable growth. Specifically, we aim to 

build on our core competencies in three key areas:  

•  Successfully driving organic growth. 

•  Executing value-added M&A transactions. 

• 

Investing in digital banking innovation and 

excellence.

DRIVING ORGANIC GROWTH,  
EXPANDING OUR MARKETS 

OceanFirst’s organic growth is most evident from 

our record loan originations of $1.5 billion in 2019, 

which resulted in total loan growth of over $300 

million. Both commercial and residential portfolios 

were strong contributors, with over 13% growth in 

each category. 

To provide further opportunities for organic growth, 

one of our top priorities has been to extend our 

market footprint into New York and Philadelphia 

in a meaningful way. We made great strides in this 

regard in 2019, launching regional banking divisions 

in New York in March and the Greater Philadelphia 

area in May. Both regions are led by highly 

“To provide further opportunities 

for organic growth, one of our 

top priorities has been to extend 

our market footprint into 

New York and Philadelphia 

in a meaningful way.”

6 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report 

experienced Regional Presidents – Daniel Harris  

in New York and Susanne Svizeny in Philadelphia 

– who joined the Company to spearhead the efforts 

in their respective markets. As Daniel and Susanne 

build their teams and engage with current and 

prospective customers, we are excited by the 

potential to expand our commercial relationships, 

as well as treasury management, retail banking, 

and trust and asset management services in these 

vibrant markets.

MAKING ACQUISITIONS WORK 
Complementing our organic growth, OceanFirst 

has a solid track record of identifying and securing 
transactions that have enhanced the Company’s scale, 

market presence, service capabilities, earnings power, 

and operational efficiency. We have successfully 

executed seven acquisitions in less than five years, 

and grew assets from $2.5 billion to $10.2 billion  

in the process. We believe the key to making 

these investments work is to be highly selective in 

identifying prospective M&A candidates, to manage 

the integration process in a disciplined manner to 

attain well-delineated objectives, and to respect 

(and build on) the talent and client relationships 

gained from our merger partners.

We completed three bank acquisitions since 

last January. The acquisition of Capital Bank 

was completed on January 31, 2019, adding to 

our ability to serve the Southern New Jersey and 

Greater Philadelphia markets through branches 

in Cumberland, Gloucester and Atlantic counties. 

Less than one year later, on January 1, 2020, we 

completed the acquisitions of Two River Bancorp  

in New Jersey and Country Bank Holding Company, 

Inc. in New York City. The addition of Two River 

Daniel Harris
President, New York Region

Susanne Svizeny
President, Greater Philadelphia Region

President Harris. Taken together, these transactions 

will significantly advance our efforts to become  

a leading community banking institution serving 

the New Jersey-Philadelphia-New York corridor, 

which is one of the most extensive banking markets 

in the US. This combination of organic growth and 
acquisitions has delivered consolidated assets  

of $10.2 billion, loans of $7.8 billion, and deposits  

of $7.9 billion as of January 1, 2020. 

INVESTING IN INNOVATION

enhances our community banking footprint in 

OceanFirst has been a leader in deploying innovative 

Monmouth, Ocean, Union and Essex Counties,  

technology to meet customers’ changing needs in 

New Jersey. Country Bank provides our first 

an age of digital business. At the same time, we are 

physical branch locations in the metropolitan  

increasingly focused on using automation, data 

New York market and complements the organic 

analytics, and artificial intelligence to make our 

growth effort being led by New York Regional 

operations more productive and cost-effective.  

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report | 7

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For example, we have consolidated 40 branch 

offices in the past three years, while adding 78 new 

positions to support our digital banking activities.

Our investments in digital products and services 

are gaining significant traction, as customers are 

taking increasing advantage of capabilities such 

as online account opening, mobile banking,  

P2P transfers, text alerts on account status,  

and access to eWallet services. In fact, online 

retail checking account openings are responsible 

for 8.7% of all account openings. Interactions with 

video tellers are up 45% since the end of 2018 and 

are building our experience communicating across 

an important new servicing channel. Since the 

2018 launch of AmiGo, a low-rate checking account 

product that enables “digital banking on the go,” 

over 1,000 customers have enrolled. AmiGo has 

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deposit accounts and taught us a great deal about 

digital direct customer acquisition. In 2020 the AmiGo 

account will be rolled out in all our markets and 

rebranded as FreeStyle checking, with the ability 

to open this digitally-forward account online or in 

branches. We also have a partnership with and 

capital investment in Nest Egg, a hybrid “robo-advisor,” 

which now has over $40 million in assets under 

administration from almost 1,400 clients. Once again, 

our customers are choosing newly designed digital 

account offerings in growing numbers.

We believe that OceanFirst’s focus on digital 

banking excellence is reflected in a high level 

of customer satisfaction. Our Net Promoter Score, 

which measures our customers’ willingness to 

recommend the Bank’s products or services to others, 

reached an all-time high of 76 in December 2019. 

Those results place us well ahead of the US banking 

industry average and even exceed the typical results 

for credit unions, who often have passionate 

customer bases.

“We believe that OceanFirst’s 

focus on digital banking 
excellence is reflected in a high 

level of customer satisfaction.”

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BUILDING ON OUR COMMUNITY  
BANK CULTURE 
OceanFirst’s strategies to deliver sustained, 

profitable growth build upon our heritage 

as a community banking institution. Our ability 

to provide high-quality financial solutions and 

exceptional client service is the direct result  

of our engagement in, knowledge of, and com-

mitment to our communities over nearly 118 years. 

In a financial services marketplace that is being 

up-ended by technological disruption, industry 

consolidation, and changing client demands, an 

enduring culture of community and client service 

is a significant competitive strength. As a good 

neighbor and responsible corporate citizen, 

we actively support the communities where our 

colleagues and customers live and work. Our 

WaveMakers program encourages employees  

to volunteer with community service organizations; 

last year our colleagues gave over 3,800 hours of 
their time. For example, a team of employees joined 

a Habitat for Humanity “Women Build” event in 

Monmouth County, New Jersey, working alongside 

construction professionals, other volunteers, and 

future homeowners to build homes and change lives. 

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The Company provided more than $15 million 

in community development loans for reinvestment 

and development projects in 2019. We closed  

a $10 million credit facility for the Vineland 

Revolving Loan Fund, a loan pool managed by the 

Economic Development Department of Vineland, 

N.J. to stimulate economic activity in the city’s 

Urban Enterprise Zone. In the Greater Philadelphia 

area, we worked with Nexus Properties to support  

a $54 million, mixed use development to serve 

the community and students at Rowan University. 

The bank continued its longstanding tradition of 

providing loans under our First Time homebuyer 

program, resulting in $3.2 million in new funding, 

plus almost $1 million more with the First Home 

Club, for this important customer group. In addition, 

since its inception in 1996, the OceanFirst Foundation 

has approved grants totaling more than $40 million 

to local organizations that promote health and 

wellness, access to housing, youth development 

and education, the arts, and the overall quality of 

life in our communities.

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report | 9

“Our ability to deliver on this 

commitment will depend, as always, 

on the experience, skills and 

motivation of our people.”

DEPLOYING CAPITAL TO CREATE VALUE
The “growth investments” noted above reflect 

OceanFirst’s approach to deploying capital to 

drive performance and progress. For example,  

the expansions into New York and Philadelphia 

required direct investments totaling $2.8 million 

in 2019. These investments included recruiting 

seasoned commercial lending talent and providing 

them the tools to compete in these new markets. 

In addition, our direct investment in new digital 

products and the personnel to support them  

was in excess of $15 million in 2019. 

chase program for up to an additional 2.5 million 

shares. In total, through cash dividends and share 

buybacks, we have returned $167.1 million to our 

shareholders between 2014 and 2019. With the 

equity markets in turmoil at the onset of the pandemic, 

we temporarily ceased share repurchases in February 

to preserve capital as a resource and provide  

a source of strength for pandemic relief efforts.

SERVING A VIBRANT MARKET
The dynamic market we serve is a major contributor 

to OceanFirst’s value. Despite the current disruptions 

caused by COVID-19, the economy of the New Jersey- 

Philadelphia-New York region is robust and resilient.  

Our recent efforts to expand our regional banking 

presence have positioned the Company to benefit 

from this economic powerhouse over the long term.

We would be remiss, however, if we failed to mention 

the attractive opportunities we see in our head-

quarters state. New Jersey is something of an 

overlooked gem, living as it does in the shadow  

of metropolitan New York and Philadelphia. 

Contrary to the image some have of New Jersey  

as a shrinking market, the population grew between 

2010 and 2019. It is a well-educated population, 

with more than 61% of the residents having some 

college, a Bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree. 

Furthermore, the economy is diverse and balanced, 

with key sectors such as pharmaceuticals and life 

sciences, financial services, advanced manufac-

We also are committed to effectively deploying 

turing, information technology, and transportation/

our shareholders’ capital. In addition to supporting 

logistics providing much of the growth momentum. 

organic growth, $46 million of capital was deployed 

In short, our home state possesses a diverse economy 

in connection with the Two River Bank acquisition. 

that provides enormous opportunity to serve the 

Surplus capital continues to be returned to our 

financial needs of businesses, individuals and families.

shareholders through regular dividends and share 

repurchases. As a public company, OceanFirst has 

paid cash dividends for 92 consecutive quarters, 

DEVELOPING TALENT AND LEADERSHIP
OceanFirst is committed to building value for all  

including $34.2 million in dividends in 2019. We repur- 

of our stakeholders by continuing the initiatives  

chased 1.1 million shares of the Company’s common 

we have talked about here: driving organic growth, 

stock during the past year, and in December the 

targeting value-added acquisitions, investing in a 

Board of Directors authorized a new stock repur-

digital future, and prudently managing economic risk.  

10 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report 

Our ability to deliver on this commitment will 

depend, as always, on the experience, skills and 

motivation of our people. We are fortunate to be 

situated in the midst of an exceptional pool of 

talent in the New Jersey-Philadelphia-New York 

metropolitan area, which is especially well-suited  

to the needs of a financial services business in  

an increasingly technology-driven age. This is  

a tremendous advantage as we continue to seek 

to attract, retain and develop the talent we need 

to maximize our opportunities in a fast-changing 

financial services marketplace.

Angela Ho
Chief Accounting Officer

We established a Leadership Development 

and fitness field, Sam is also an active member  

program in 2019 to build leadership bench strength 

of several community organizations. Steven Brady, 

across our organization, with specific modules for 

formerly the President of Ocean Shore since 1998, 

emerging talent, mid-level managers, and senior 

also joined our Board in 2016, where he contributed 

vice presidents. Our “Women LEAD” (Leadership, 

valuable insight due to his experience in the local 

Exploration, Advancement and Development) initiative  

banking industry and his former membership on  

provides sponsorship and career development  

the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Advisory Board.  

to advance our talent pool of women employees. 

We thank both Sam and Steve for their distinguished 

We are particularly proud to acknowledge Angela Ho, 

service and sound guidance and wish them all the 

Chief Accounting Officer, who has been recognized 

best in the future.

by American Banker as one of the 2020 Most 

Powerful Women in Banking NEXT. Other talent 

development programs include a mentoring program, 

supervisory training, sales training, and a 

“managerial boot camp.”

We continue to believe that OceanFirst’s community-

oriented, innovation-led model provides an excep-

tional opportunity to grow shareholder value,  

deliver superior customer service, create a rewarding 

workplace, and sustain vital communities. Our efforts 

We would like to recognize two members of our 

gain strength from the loyalty of our customers and 

Board of Directors who are concluding their service 

shareholders, the integrity and dedication of our 

to OceanFirst. Samuel Young joined the OceanFirst 

team members, and the wise counsel of our Board 

Board as a result of our 2016 acquisition of Ocean 

of Directors. We thank you and will always strive to 

Shore Holding Co. An entrepreneur in the health 

be worthy of your support. 

Christopher D. Maher 
Chairman of the Board 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

Joseph J. Lebel III
Executive Vice President and  
Chief Operating Officer

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: OCFC) 2019 Annual Report | 11

OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
OCEANFIRST BANK

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Steven E. Brady
Retired
Ocean Shore Holding Co.

Angelo Catania
Retired
Homestar Services, LLC

Anthony R. Coscia, Esq.
Partner
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

Michael D. Devlin
Retired
Cape Bancorp., Inc.

Jack M. Farris
Retired
Verizon Communications, Inc.

Kimberly M. Guadagno, Esq.
CEO
Fulfill

Nicos Katsoulis
Retired
Sun National Bank

John K. Lloyd
Retired
Hackensack Meridian Health

Christopher D. Maher
Chairman of the Board
President and Chief Executive Officer
OceanFirst Bank, N.A.

William D. Moss
Retired
Two River Bancorp

Joseph M. Murphy, Jr.
Retired
Country Bank Holding Company, Inc. 

Steve M. Scopellite
Consultant
Self-Employed 

Grace C. Torres
Trustee
Prudential Retail Mutual Funds

Grace M. Vallacchi
Executive Vice President
Chief Risk Officer
OceanFirst Bank, N.A.

John E. Walsh
Senior Vice President
T and M Associates, Inc.

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

John W. Chadwick 
John R. Garbarino 
Robert E. Knemoller 
Donald E. McLaughlin
Diane F. Rhine 
James T. Snyder

OCEANFIRST  
FINANCIAL CORP.
CORPORATE OFFICERS

Christopher D. Maher
Chairman of the Board
President and Chief Executive Officer 

Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

Steven J. Tsimbinos
Executive Vice President
General Counsel
Corporate Secretary

Grace M. Vallacchi
Executive Vice President
Chief Risk Officer

Jill Apito Hewitt
Senior Vice President
Investor Relations Officer

Angela K. Ho 
Senior Vice President
Chief Accounting Officer

Robert A. Laskowski
Senior Vice President
Treasurer

B. Matthew McCue
Vice President
Assistant Corporate Secretary 

OCEANFIRST BANK 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Christopher D. Maher 
Chairman of the Board 
President and Chief Executive Officer

Joseph J. Lebel III 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Operating Officer

Michele B. Estep 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Administrative Officer

Michael J. Fitzpatrick 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Financial Officer

Anthony Giordano III 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Retail Banking Officer

Karthik K. Sridharan 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Information Officer

Steven J. Tsimbinos 
Executive Vice President 
General Counsel

Grace M. Vallacchi 
Executive Vice President 
Chief Risk Officer

REGIONAL PRESIDENTS

Vincent M. D’Alessandro 
President, Southern Region

George Destafney 
President, Central Region

Daniel J. Harris 
President, New York Region

David R. Howard
President, Digital Strategy & Innovation

Susanne Svizeny  
President, Greater Philadelphia Region

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS 

A. Richard Abrahamian
Corporate Controller

Carlo Alibrandi 
Commercial Lending

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Thomas Ando
Commercial Lending

Nina Anuario
Business Development

Michelle Berry 
Residential Lending

Janet Bossi 
Residential Lending

Edward Hlavach 
Internal Audit

Angela Ho
Chief Accounting Officer

Sean Kauffman 
Commercial Lending

Elizabeth Nugent 
Risk Management

Rachel O’Keefe
Trust & Asset Management

Steven Pellegrinelli
Commercial Lending

E. Scott Keller 
Secondary Market & Construction Lending

Jeana Piscatelli
Treasury Management

Murtuza Bhinderwala
Application & Information Services

Robert Kilgour 
Application & Information Services

Michele Powelczyk
Commercial Credit Administration

Michael Boyd
Risk Management 

Shannan Boyd
Loan Operations

Michael Coleman 
Commercial Lending

Stephen Conti
Retail Banking

Sharon Danielson
Retail Customer Service

Samuel Davis
Commercial Credit Administration

Craig DeGenova
Commerical Lending

Michael DellaBarca
Commerical Credit Administration

John Finley 
Commercial Lending

Bradley Fouss
Commercial Lending

Edward Geletka
Business Development

James Kruzinski
Commercial Lending

Joseph LaDuca
Business Planning & Analysis

Patricia Laird
Strategic Integrations

Cara Larned
Marketing

Robert Laskowski
Treasurer

Raymond Leahy
Commercial Lending

Stacy Mattia
Commercial Lending

Nancy Mazza
Retail Product Sales

Rebecca Rothstein  
Digital Banking

Brian Schaeffer
Chief Information Security Officer

Paul Seidenwar
Commercial Lending

Alicia Smith 
Retail Banking

AnnMarie Sorena  
Commercial Lending

Kellie Spawton 
Security

Noel Spear
Real Estate Operations

Melissa Sterling  
Treasury Management

Scott McLaughlin
Commercial Credit Administration

Frank Sutton
Commercial Lending

Michael Messina
Commercial Lending

Neena Miller
Chief Credit Officer

Mary Ellen Georgas-Tellefsen
Digital Strategy & Innovation

Timothy Moffett  
Commercial Credit Administration

Mark Harhigh
Commercial Credit Administration

Michael Moorhead 
Commercial Credit Administration

Michele Hart
Associate General Counsel

Jill Apito Hewitt 
Investor Relations & Corporate 
Communications

Edward Moran
Commercial Lending

Veronica Morey
Retail Banking

Patricia Nelson
Human Resources

Mark Tasy
Retail Banking

William Toner
Chief Technology Officer

Alan Turner 
Commercial Lending

James Waldron 
Commercial Lending

Suzanne Wegryn
Commercial Credit Administration

William Winans  
Commercial Lending

Wendy Wright 
Commercial Credit Administration

www.oceanfirst.com

NASDAQ: OCFC

888.623.2633

HEADQUARTERS (HQ2)
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

110 West Front Street

Red Bank, NJ 07701

HEADQUARTERS (HQ1)
OPERATIONS CENTER

975 Hooper Avenue

Toms River, NJ 08754-2009

ANNUAL MEETING OF 
SHAREHOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders 

will be held on May 20, 2020 

at 9:00 a.m. Stockholders may 

participate in a virtual meeting 

or if the meeting can be held 

INVESTOR RELATIONS

Copies of the Company’s  

earnings releases and financial 

publications, including the  

annual report on Form 10-K (without 

exhibits) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission are available  

without charge by contacting: 

Jill Apito Hewitt, Senior Vice 

President, Extension 7516 or  

investorrelations@oceanfirst.com 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
KPMG LLP

51 John F. Kennedy Parkway

in-person it will be at the OceanFirst 

Short Hills, NJ 07078 

STOCK TRANSFER  
AND REGISTRAR

Shareholders wishing to change 

the name, address or ownership of 

stock, to report lost certificates or 

to consolidate accounts are asked 

to contact the Company’s stock 

registrar and transfer agent directly:

Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions 

P.O. Box 1342,  

Brentwood, NY 11717   

(877) 724-6454

Bank Administrative Offices at 

110 West Front Street, Red Bank, 

New Jersey 07701. Please visit 

oceanfirst.com or contact Investor 

Relations prior to making 

arrangements to attend the 

meeting in-person to determine 

if plans have been changed.