TOMS RIVER, N.J., Nov. 1, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:OCFC), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, today announced it will be presenting at two bank investor conferences. The Company will present at the Community Bank Investor Conference on November 2, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. This conference is sponsored by America's Community Bankers. The Company will also present at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, LP Financial Services Conference on November 13, 2007 at 7:10 a.m. Eastern Time.
During these presentations, OceanFirst's Chairman, President and CEO, John R. Garbarino will discuss, among other things, the Company's operations, including its financial performance through September 30, 2007, as well as future initiatives and corporate objectives.
A simultaneous webcast of the Company's presentations, including the slide presentations and any follow-up questions and answers will be available at OceanFirst's website, www.oceanfirst.com under Investor Relations. Through the webcasts, viewers will be able to see and hear the presentations made at the conferences. The online archive of the live broadcast at www.oceanfirst.com is expected to be available the day after the presentation and will be archived for replay at OceanFirst's website for 30 days following the presentation.
OceanFirst Financial Corp.'s subsidiary, Ocean First Bank, founded in 1902, is a federally chartered stock savings bank with $1.9 billion in assets and twenty branches serving Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties in New Jersey. The Bank is the largest and oldest community-based financial institution headquartered in Ocean County, New Jersey.
OceanFirst Financial Corp.'s press releases are available at http://www.oceanfirst.com.
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