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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Tsimbinos Steven James   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP [OCFC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) First Senior VP/Corp Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 975 HOOPER AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/19/2014 (Street) TOMS RIVER, NJ 08754 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/19/2014   A   1,030 A $ 0 5,258 D (1)   Common Stock               2,006 I By 401(k) (2) Common Stock               900 I By ESOP (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy

$ 17.75

03/19/2014

A

13,125

03/19/2015

03/19/2024

Common Stock

13,125

$ 0

13,125

D (3)

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 11.32

09/07/2011

09/07/2020

Common Stock

9,750

9,750

D (3)

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 13.87

02/18/2012

02/18/2021

Common Stock

10,125

10,125

D (3)

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 13.83

02/15/2013

02/15/2022

Common Stock

10,125

10,125

D (3)

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.62

02/15/2014

02/15/2023

Common Stock

11,250

11,250

D (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tsimbinos Steven James 975 HOOPER AVENUE TOMS RIVER, NJ 08754			First Senior VP/Corp Secretary

Signatures

/s/ Steven J. Tsimbinos		03/20/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted shares awarded. Such shares vest in five equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2015. Total includes other restricted shares that vest in the future.
(2)	This form reflects increases in beneficial ownership resulting from exempt acquisitions pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).
(3)	Options vest in five equal annual installments beginning on the date first exercisable.

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