Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001193125-17-032628
- Form Type:
- 13G Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2017-02-07 09:47:56
- Filed By:
- Oceanfirst Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Company:
- Oceanfirst Financial Corp (NASDAQ:OCFC)
- Filing Date:
- 2017-02-07
- SEC Url:
- 13G Filing
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OceanF | 325,256 | 1,143,977 | 1,469,233 | 9. | 1,469,233 | 4.6% |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 20)*
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
675 234108
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
☒ Rule 13d-1(b)
☐ Rule 13d-1(c)
☐ Rule 13d-1(d)
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 675 234108 |
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
OceanFirst Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan | |||||
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ☒ (b) ☐
| |||||
| 3. | SEC Use Only
| |||||
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
State of New Jersey | |||||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | 5. | Sole Voting Power
325,256 | ||||
| 6. | Shared Voting Power
1,143,977 | |||||
| 7. | Sole Dispositive Power
1,469,233 | |||||
| 8. | Shared Dispositive Power
| |||||
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,469,233 | |||||
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
| |||||
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
4.6% of 32,136,892 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2016. | |||||
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP | |||||
| Item 1. | (a) | Name of Issuer: | ||
| OceanFirst Financial Corp. | ||||
| (b) | Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices: | |||
| 975 Hooper Avenue Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2009 | ||||
| Item 2. | (a) | Name of Persons Filing: | ||
| OceanFirst Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trustee: GreatBanc Trust Company 801 Warrenville Road, Suite 500 Lisle, IL 60532 | ||||
| (b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: | |||
| 975 Hooper Avenue Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2009 | ||||
| (c) | Citizenship: | |||
| State of New Jersey | ||||
| (d) | Title of Class of Securities: | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share. | ||||
| (e) | CUSIP Number: | |||
| 675234108 | ||||
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: | |||
| (f) | ☒ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). | |||
| Item 4. | Ownership. | |||
| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | ||||
| OceanFirst Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan: | ||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 1,469,233 | |||
| (b) | Percent of Class: 4.6% of 32,136,892 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2016. | |||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | |||
| (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 325,256 | ||||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,143,977 | ||||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,469,233 | ||||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 | ||||
| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. | |||
| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒. | ||||
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |||
| N/A | ||||
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. | |||
| N/A | ||||
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |||
| N/A | ||||
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |||
| N/A | ||||
| Item 10. | Certification. | |||
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||||
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| February 7, 2017 |
| Date |
| /s/ Robert W. Owca |
| Signature |
| Robert W. Owca |
| GreatBanc Trust Company, as Trustee |
| Name/Title |