Exhibit 99.5

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OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
975 HOOPER AVENUE TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08754-2009
FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
November 22, 2016 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Special Meeting of Stockholders of OceanFirst Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held at its headquarters, located at 975 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2009, on November 22, 2016, beginning at 5:30 p.m. local time. The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the enclosed Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated [●], 2016.
The undersigned stockholder hereby appoints Christopher D. Maher and Steven J. Tsimbinos, and each of them individually, as attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, to vote as proxy all shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company owned of record by the undersigned and otherwise to act on behalf of the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Stockholders and any adjournment thereof in accordance with the directions set forth herein and with discretionary authority with respect to such other matters as may properly come before such meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof, including any matter presented by a stockholder at such meeting for which advance notice was not received by the Company in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws.
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SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
November 22, 2016
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NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL:
The Notice of Meeting, Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Proxy Card are available at www.oceanfirst.com in the SEC documents section of the Investor Relations tab.
Please sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible.
Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided.
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PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL 2.
1. OceanFirst Share Issuance: Approval of the issuance of shares of OceanFirst common stock in connection with the merger of Masters Merger Sub Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OceanFirst, with and into Ocean Shore Holding Co.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. Adjournment: Approval of the adjournment of the OceanFirst special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the OceanFirst share issuance proposal.
These items of business are more fully described in the joint proxy statement/prospectus enclosed herewith.
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company and will be voted in accordance with the undersigned’s direction set forth herein. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted (1) “FOR” the issuance of shares of OceanFirst common stock in connection with the merger that is more specifically described in the accompanying Joint Proxy/Prospectus and (2) “FOR” the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the OceanFirst shares issuance proposal.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL THIS PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
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