FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   YOUNG SAMUEL 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP [OCFC] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O OCEANFIRST BANK, 975 HOOPER AVE. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TOMS RIVER, NJ 08754 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 23,233 (1) (2) D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 2,918 (1) (2) I By Deferred Compensation Plan

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy)	08/18/2011	08/18/2020	Common Stock	16,434 (3)	$ 8.45 (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
YOUNG SAMUEL C/O OCEANFIRST BANK 975 HOOPER AVE. TOMS RIVER, NJ 08754	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Steven J. Tsimbinos, Power of Attorney		12/01/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	On November 30, 2016, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 12, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among OceanFirst Financial Corp. ("OceanFirst"), Ocean Shore Holding Co. ("Ocean Shore") and Masters Merger Sub Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OceanFirst ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged (the "First-Step Merger") with and into Ocean Shore, with Ocean Shore continuing as the surviving entity and, immediately thereafter, Ocean Shore merged with and into OceanFirst, with OceanFirst continuing as the surviving entity. At the effective time of the First-Step Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of Ocean Shore common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to such time was converted into the right to receive 0.9667 shares of OceanFirst common stock (the "Stock Consideration") and $4.35 in cash, without interest.
(2)	Represents the Stock Consideration that the reporting person became entitled to receive at the Effective Time.
(3)	At the Effective Time, each option to purchase Ocean Shore common stock was converted into an option to purchase OceanFirst common stock on the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to the First-Step Merger, except that the number of shares of OceanFirst common stock issuable upon exercise of a converted Ocean Shore stock option was adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of Ocean Shore common stock that were subject to the Ocean Shore stock option by 1.2084 (and rounding down to the nearest whole share), and the exercise price per share of a converted option was adjusted by dividing the exercise price per share of the Ocean Shore stock option by 1.2084 (and rounding up to the nearest whole cent).

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