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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

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): November 22, 2016

 

 

OCEAN SHORE HOLDING CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New Jersey   0-53856   80-0282446

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1001 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, New Jersey 08226

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(609) 399-0012

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

A special meeting of the stockholders of Ocean Shore Holding Co. (the “Company”) was held on November 22, 2016. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the special meeting are as follows:

 

  1. The proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2016, by and among OceanFirst Financial Corp., Masters Merger Sub Corp. and the Company, and the transactions contemplated therein, was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:

 

FOR

  

AGAINST

  

ABSTAIN

  

BROKER

NON-VOTES

5,349,587

  

62,091

  

26,913

  

26,259

 

  2. The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation that certain executive officers of the Company may receive in connection with the merger of the Company and OceanFirst Financial Corp. pursuant to existing agreements or arrangements with the Company was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:

 

FOR

  

AGAINST

  

ABSTAIN

  

BROKER

NON-VOTES

5,014,957

  

395,199

  

28,435

  

26,259

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 23, 2016, the Company and OceanFirst Financial Corp. issued a joint press release announcing that each company’s stockholders had approved the merger of the Company with and into OceanFirst Financial Corp. A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit
99.1    Joint Press Release dated November 23, 2016


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.

 

    OCEAN SHORE HOLDING CO.
    (Registrant)
Date: November 23, 2016     By:  

/s/ Steven E. Brady

      Steven E. Brady
      President and Chief Executive Officer