UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

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 5, 2011

 

 

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.)

975 HOOPER AVENUE, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08753

(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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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2011. The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to disclose the Company’s decision as to how frequently it will conduct future stockholder advisory votes regarding compensation awarded to its named executive officers.

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future stockholder votes to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (i.e., the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote) as follows:

 

   

One Year

  Two Years   Three Years   Abstentions   Broker
Non-Votes
   
  8,870,664   1,460,327   5,275,692   122,783   1,418,005  

In light of the voting on this matter, in which the choice receiving the highest number of votes was “one year,” the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it will hold future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation on an annual basis, in accordance with the wishes of its stockholders, until the next required vote of the Company’s stockholders on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation.

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.
 

/S/ Michael Fitzpatrick

 

Michael Fitzpatrick

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: September 28, 2011