RED BANK, N.J., June  29, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: &#34;OCFC&#34;) (&#34;OceanFirst&#34;), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the &#34;Bank&#34;), today announced that the

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OceanFirst Financial Corp. Completes Previously  Announced Sale of $1.3 Billion of New York City Multifamily Loans

OceanFirst completes $1.3B multifamily loan sale, reducing rent-regulated exposure

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    <p>RED BANK, N.J., June  29, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: &amp;#34;OCFC&amp;#34;) (&amp;#34;OceanFirst&amp;#34;), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the &amp;#34;Bank&amp;#34;), today announced that the</p>
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    <p>OceanFirst completed a $1.3B sale of multifamily loans, largely in the NYC metro, reducing rent-regulated exposure to under 2.5% of assets. The portfolio originated by Flushing Bank was acquired via OceanFirst&#039;s June 1, 2026 merger, with details to be disclosed in the Q2 results. The move de-risks the balance sheet and could improve capital deployment flexibility.</p>
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    <ul><li>OceanFirst completes $1.3B multifamily loan sale. NYC rent-regulated exposure reduced.</li><li>Exposure to rent-regulated loans falls to under 2.5% of assets.</li><li>Approximately 1,400 multifamily loans sold; aggregate balance $1.3B.</li><li>Portfolio originated by Flushing Bank; merger completed June 1, 2026.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li><strong>OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC)</strong>: Announced the $1.3B multifamily loan sale; reduced rent-regulated exposure and strategic risk.</li><li><strong>Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIN)</strong>: Portfolio originated by Flushing Bank; assets later acquired by OceanFirst via June 1, 2026 merger.</li><li><strong>Bank of America Corporation (BAC)</strong>: Exclusive financial advisor for the transaction; indicates scale and advisory prominence.</li></ul>
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    <p>Category: Corporate Developments. Fits as a strategic balance-sheet action that rebalances CRE/Multifamily risk and potentially enhances capital flexibility.</p>
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    <ul><li>Balance-sheet repositioning reduces rent-regulated exposure, potentially improving risk metrics.</li><li>Q2 earnings will quantify effects on asset mix and reserves.</li><li>May support capital planning and risk-weighted assets in the near term.</li><li>Strategic sale highlights OceanFirst&#039;s balance-sheet management discipline.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li>$1.3 billion sale of about 1,400 multifamily loans.</li><li>Post-sale rent-regulated exposure now &lt;2.5% of total assets.</li><li>Portfolio largely focused in the New York City metropolitan area.</li><li>Loans originated by Flushing Bank; acquired via merger on June 1, 2026.</li><li>BofA Securities was exclusive financial advisor; Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP provided legal counsel.</li></ul>
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    <p>Bullish near-term: the asset-sale non-core risk reduction should support risk metrics and sentiment ahead of Q2 results (0–3 months).</p>
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<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"></link><p align="justify">RED BANK, N.J., June  29, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <strong>OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: "OCFC") ("OceanFirst"), </strong>the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the "Bank"), today announced that the Bank has completed the previously announced sale of $1.3 billion of multifamily loans. The portfolio is largely in the New York City metropolitan area, and the majority is subject to NYC rent regulations.</p>  <p align="justify">"The transaction has enabled us to rebalance our Commercial Real Estate and Multifamily exposure while reducing our exposure to rent regulation risk,&#34; said Christopher Maher, Chief Executive Officer of OceanFirst. &#34;Given the dynamics of rent regulated properties in the current marketplace, we believe it makes strategic sense to meaningfully reduce that exposure.&#34; </p>  <p align="justify">The sold portfolio consisted of approximately 1,400 multifamily loans with an aggregate balance of $1.3 billion. The purchase price was consistent with initial valuation estimates disclosed at the time the acquisition was announced. Loan collateral with rent-regulated exposure accounted for $736 million of the sold portfolio. The sold portfolio was originated by Flushing Bank and was acquired by the Bank through its merger on June 1, 2026. Following the sale, the company’s exposure to loans with greater than 50% rent-regulated units represents less than 2.5% of total assets.</p>  <p align="justify">Further details of the balance sheet repositioning and impact on the combined company will be reported in the Company’s second quarter earnings release and second quarter earnings conference call.<br></br>BofA Securities served as exclusive financial advisor and selling agent to OceanFirst and Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP served as its legal counsel.</p>  <p align="left"><strong><u>About OceanFirst</u></strong></p>  <p align="justify">OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank N.A., founded in 1902, is a $23 billion regional bank serving business and retail customers throughout New Jersey, New York, Long Island, and the major metropolitan areas from Massachusetts through Virginia. OceanFirst Bank delivers commercial and residential financing, treasury management, trust and asset management, and deposit services and is one of the largest and oldest community-based financial institutions headquartered in New Jersey. To learn more about OceanFirst, please visit us at www.oceanfirst.com.</p>  <p><strong><u>Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information </u></strong></p>  <p align="justify">In addition to historical information, this press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words such as " estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "may," "could," "target," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," or similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this document, and on the current expectations of the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance, and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict, may differ from assumptions and many are beyond the control of the Company. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.</p>  <p align="justify">Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: changes in interest rates, inflation, general economic conditions, including potential recessionary conditions, levels of unemployment in the Company’s lending area, real estate market values in the Company’s lending area, potential goodwill impairment, natural disasters, potential increases to flood insurance premiums, the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events, the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international governmental policies and retaliatory responses, the effects of a potential future federal government shutdown, the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, the availability of low-cost funding, changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of the Company’s deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio, changes in capital management and balance sheet strategies and the ability to successfully implement such strategies, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area, our ability to enter into new markets and capitalize on growth opportunities, the adequacy of and changes in the economic assumptions and methodology for computing the allowance for credit losses, availability of capital, competition, our ability to maintain and increase market share and control expenses, changes in investor sentiment and consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits, changes in accounting principles, a failure in or breach of the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks and fraud, the failure to maintain current technologies, failure to retain or attract employees, the impact of pandemics on our operations and financial results and those of our customers and the Bank’s ability to successfully integrate acquired operations.</p>  <p align="justify">The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>Investor Relations Inquiries: </strong></p>  <p align="justify"><strong>OceanFirst Financial Corp. </strong></p>  <p align="justify">Alfred Goon <br></br>SVP Corporate Development and Investor Relations <br></br><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=mrm-OG08oekw8XMzxYjGRCUB8ewqeHRTK14EdAscrQrNiihBq8PSLdU7U88s_3deHr1IAHAPlVmgQEEl5MCaC8bAVKiYVMMCwFVfb9NgefGb4gTmt97qjqhzWYwOZDu_-EgZBYgXJLZT0SkYqgFQzg==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>investorrelations@oceanfirst.com</u></a></p> <img alt="" class="__GNW8366DE3E__IMG" src="https://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti?nf=OTc1NDQyNiM3NjgzNzE3IzIwMTg5MDI="></img> <br></br><img alt="" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/N2I0ODM0MzUtZmYwOC00NjhjLWEyYzgtMjVlMjFhYTlmOWJiLTEwMzA0NzUtMjAyNi0wNi0yOS1lbg==/tiny/OceanFirst-Financial-Corp-.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></img><p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2bad282d-f47d-4669-8e84-2b829fd15b69"><img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/2bad282d-f47d-4669-8e84-2b829fd15b69/small/ocfc-preferred-logo-jpg.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="34" alt="Primary Logo"></img></a></p>

OceanFirst completed a $1.3B sale of multifamily loans, largely in the NYC metro, reducing rent-regulated exposure to under 2.5% of assets. The portfolio originated by Flushing Bank was acquired via OceanFirst's June 1, 2026 merger, with details to be disclosed in the Q2 results. The move de-risks the balance sheet and could improve capital deployment flexibility.

OceanFirst Financial Corp. Completes Previously Announced Sale of $1.3 Billion of New York City Multifamily Loans

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