---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001004702-22-000099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OCFC"
cik: "0001004702"
company_name: "OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T05:43:54.197152+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OceanFirst elects COO Lebel to board; shareholders approve say-on-pay and auditor

## Summary
- Joseph J. Lebel III, EVP & COO, elected to board at May 25, 2022 annual meeting.
- Terms of directors Catania, Lloyd, and Vallacchi expired; Vallacchi remains on bank board.
- Shareholders elected 12 directors with majority support; broker non-votes 6.0M shares.
- Say-on-pay approved: 43.8M for, 2.8M against.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor for FY2022: 52.5M for, 390k against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001004702-22-000099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OCFC
- cik: 0001004702
- company_name: OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000099/0001004702-22-000099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000099/ocfc-20220525.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001004702-22-000099
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001004702-22-000099.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001004702-22-000099.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Grace M. Vallacchi departed as Director at OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: term expired
  - Role: Director
  source text: The terms of Angelo J. Catania, John K. Lloyd, and Grace M. Vallacchi, members of the Board of Directors of the Registrant, expired at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000099/0001004702-22-000099-index.htm
- Executive change
  John K. Lloyd departed as Director at OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: term expired
  - Role: Director
  source text: The terms of Angelo J. Catania, John K. Lloyd, and Grace M. Vallacchi, members of the Board of Directors of the Registrant, expired at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000099/0001004702-22-000099-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph J. Lebel III was elected as Director at OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Joseph J. Lebel III, the Registrant’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant at the Registrant’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on May 25, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000099/0001004702-22-000099-index.htm
- Executive change
  Angelo J. Catania departed as Director at OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: term expired
  - Role: Director
  source text: The terms of Angelo J. Catania, John K. Lloyd, and Grace M. Vallacchi, members of the Board of Directors of the Registrant, expired at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004702/000100470222000099/0001004702-22-000099-index.htm

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