---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001004702-22-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCFC"
cik: "0001004702"
company_name: "OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T08:39:13.208838+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OceanFirst appoints CFO Fitzpatrick as Acting Principal Accounting Officer during Ho's temporary leave

## Summary
- CFO Michael J. Fitzpatrick, age 66, appointed Acting Principal Accounting Officer on February 9, 2022.
- Appointment due to temporary leave of current Principal Accounting Officer Angela K. Ho.
- Ms. Ho will be re-appointed as Principal Accounting Officer upon her return.
- Fitzpatrick has served as EVP and CFO since 1995 and also CFO of subsidiary OceanFirst Bank N.A.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001004702-22-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCFC
- cik: 0001004702
- company_name: OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000013/0001004702-22-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000013/ocfc-20220209.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001004702-22-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001004702-22-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001004702-22-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael J. Fitzpatrick was appointed as Acting Principal Accounting Officer at OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Acting Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: On February 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) appointed current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael J. Fitzpatrick as Acting Principal Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000013/0001004702-22-000013-index.htm

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