Oceanfirst Financial Corp (OCFC): EJF Capital Adds to Its Position

CUSIP No. 675234108

13G

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

EJF Capital LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)☐

(b)☒

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,519,119

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,519,119

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,519,119

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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

☐

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.9% (1)

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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

IA

(1)

Based on 25,839,744 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) outstanding as of August 4, 2016, as the Issuer reported in its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016.