Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KALANI NEELESH	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUN BANCORP INC /NJ/ [ SNBC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) SVP/Chief Accounting Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O SUN BANCORP, INC., 350 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, SUITE 101	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/31/2018
(Street) MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	1/31/2018		D		4362.1149	D	(1)	0.00	D
Common Stock	1/31/2018		A	V	1.05	A	(2)	2732.157	I	401 (k)
Common Stock	1/31/2018		D		2732.157	D	(1)	0.00	I	401 (k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.25	1/31/2018		D			1000.00	2/17/2013	2/17/2021	Common Stock	1000.00	(3)	0.00	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$18.50	1/31/2018		D			825.00	3/2/2017	3/2/2025	Common Stock	825.00	(3)	0.00	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.85	1/31/2018		D			592.00	3/1/2014	3/1/2023	Common Stock	592.00	(3)	0.00	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.80	1/31/2018		D			703.00	3/3/2015	3/3/2024	Common Stock	703.00	(3)	0.00	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.25	1/31/2018		D			400.00	3/1/2013	3/1/2022	Common Stock	400.00	(3)	0.00	D
Non-Qualified Option (right to buy)	$21.08	1/31/2018		D			1373.00	3/1/2018	3/1/2026	Common Stock	1373.00	(3)	0.00	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On January 31, 2018 , pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 30, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Sun Bancorp, Inc. ("Sun"), Mercury Sub Corp. ("Merger Sub") and OceanFirst Financial Corp. ("Ocean"), Merger Sub merged with and into Sun (the "Merger"), with Sun as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Under the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each share of Sun common stock was converted into the right to receive either $24.99 in cash (the "Cash Consideration") or .9289 shares of Ocean common stock, at the election of the holder and subject to procedures applicable to oversubscription and undersubscription for Cash Consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement.
(2)	Various dates and prices.
(3)	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option granted by Sun to purchase shares of Sun common stock, whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was assumed and converted into an option to purchase from Ocean, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under the Sun stock option immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, a number of shares of Ocean common stock determined by multiplying (x) the number of shares of Sun common stock subject to the Sun option by (y) .9289, at a per share exercise price equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the per share exercise price for each share of Sun common stock subject to the Sun option by (ii) .9289.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KALANI NEELESH C/O SUN BANCORP, INC. 350 FELLOWSHIP ROAD, SUITE 101 MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054			SVP/Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures
Neelesh Kalani		1/31/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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