Correspondence 0001193125-26-064428 from OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP (OCFC)
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
Date: Feb. 23, 2026 · CIK: 0001004702 · Accession: 0001193125-26-064428
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File numbers found in text: 333-293282
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OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
110 West Front Street
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
(732) 240-4500
February 23, 2026
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
Attention: Madeleine Joy Mateo
Re: OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”)
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-293282)
Request for Acceleration of Effective Date
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-293282) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on February 25, 2026, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Sven Mickisch of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP at (212) 455-2944 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
[Signature Page Follows]
Very truly yours,
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP. 110 West Front Street Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 (732) 240-4500 February 23, 2026 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Finance 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549-3628 Attention: Madeleine Joy Mateo Re: OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-293282) Request for Acceleration of Effective Date Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-293282) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on February 25, 2026, or as soon as practicable thereafter. We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Sven Mickisch of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP at (212) 455-2944 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing. [Signature Page Follows] Very truly yours, OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP. By: /s/ Christopher Maher Name: Christopher Maher Title: President and Chief Executive Officer CC: Steven Tsimbinos, OceanFirst Financial Corp. Sven Mickisch, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Matthew Nemeroff, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Makala Kaupalolo, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP [Signature Page to Acceleration Request]