OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Market Information for Common Stock OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol OCFC. As of February 20, 2024, there were 2,611 common stockholders of record. Stock Performance Graph The following graph shows a comparison of total stockholder return on OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s common stock, based on the market price of the Company’s common stock with the cumulative total return of companies in the NASDAQ Composite Index and the KBW Regional Banking Index for the period from December 31, 2018 through December 31, 2023. The graph may not be indicative of possible future performance of the Company’s common stock. Cumulative return assumes the reinvestment of dividends and is expressed in dollars based on an initial investment of $100. Period Ending Index 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 12/31/21 12/31/22 12/31/23 OceanFirst Financial Corp. $100.00 $116.70 $88.57 $109.05 $108.12 $92.74 NASDAQ Composite Index 100.00 136.69 198.10 242.03 163.28 236.17 KBW Regional Banking Index 100.00 123.81 113.03 154.45 143.75 143.17 For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company paid an annual cash dividend of $0.80 and $0.74 per share, respectively. On June 25, 2021, the Company announced the authorization to repurchase up to an additional 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, or 3.0 million shares. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2023. At December 31, 2023, there were 2,934,438 shares available for repurchase. Item 6. Reserved 41