UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~ of ~~Report~~the ~~(date~~Securities ofExchange ~~earliest~~Act ~~event~~of ~~reported): October 24, 2017~~1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 26, 2017

SUN BANCORP, INC.

	Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	0-20957 (SEC Commission File No.)	52-1382541 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

350 Fellowship Road, Suite 101 Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 691-7700 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

New Jersey	0-20957	52-1382541
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(SEC Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No)

350 Fellowship Road, Suite 101, Mount Laurel, New Jersey		08054
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

~~Check~~Registrant’s ~~the~~telephone ~~appropriate~~number, ~~box~~including ~~below~~area ifcode: ~~the~~(856) ~~Form~~691 8-K ~~filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):~~7700

☑Not ~~Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~Applicable

☐(Former ~~Soliciting~~name ~~material~~or ~~pursuant~~former toaddress, ~~Rule~~if ~~14a-12~~changed ~~under~~since ~~the~~last ~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12~~report)

☐Indicate ~~Pre-commencement~~by ~~communications~~check ~~pursuant~~mark towhether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule ~~14d-2~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (b§230.405 of this chapter) ~~under~~or ~~The~~Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1934 (§240.~~14d~~12b-2(b of this chapter)).

☐Emerging ~~Pre-commencement~~growth ~~communications~~company ☐ ~~pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under The Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~

~~Item~~If ~~5.07~~an -emerging ~~SUBMISSION~~growth OFcompany, ~~MATTERS~~indicate TOby Acheck ~~VOTE~~mark OFif ~~SECURITY~~the ~~HOLDERS~~registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

~~Results~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of ~~Special~~ ~~Meeting~~the registrant under any of ~~Shareholders~~the following provisions:

On☐ ~~October~~Written ~~24,~~communications ~~2017,~~pursuant ~~Sun Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") held a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting")~~ to ~~vote~~Rule ~~upon~~425 ~~the~~under ~~following proposals set forth in a joint proxy statement/prospectus (~~the ~~"Proxy Statement/Prospectus") filed with the U.S.~~ Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2017. As of the close of business on September 15, 2017, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were a total of 19,091,912 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, 16,598,480 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy, therefore a quorum was present. Three proposals were presented and voted on. Each of the three proposals considered at the Special Meeting was approved by the requisite vote of the Company's shareholders. Set forth below are the final results for all proposals.Act

~~Proposal~~☐ ~~One:~~ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

A☐ ~~proposal to approve the merger agreement and the first~~Pre-~~step~~commencement ~~merger,~~communications pursuant to ~~which~~Rule ~~OceanFirst Financial Corp.~~ 14d-2(~~"OceanFirst"~~b) ~~will~~under ~~acquire Sun Bancorp, Inc. ("Sun") as a result of~~ the ~~merger~~Exchange ~~of Mercury Merger Sub Corp. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of OceanFirst) with and into Sun, as more fully described in the merger agreement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (the "Sun merger proposal").~~Act

For:	16,500,753
Against:	24,086
Abstained:	73,641

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

~~Proposal~~SUN ~~Two:~~BANCORP, INC.

AINFORMATION ~~proposal~~TO toBE ~~approve,~~INCLUDED onIN ~~an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that certain executive officers of Sun may receive in connection with the first-step merger pursuant to existing agreements or arrangements with Sun.~~REPORT

For:	15,938,012
Against:	585,204
Abstained:	75,264

Section 2 - Financial Information

~~Proposal~~Item ~~Three:~~2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

AOn October ~~proposal~~26, to2017, ~~adjourn~~ the ~~Special~~Registrant ~~Meeting,~~issued ifa ~~necessary~~press orrelease ~~appropriate,~~ to ~~solicit~~report third ~~additional~~quarter ~~proxies~~2017 inearnings ~~favor~~per share. A copy of the ~~Sun~~press ~~merger~~release ~~proposal~~is ~~(the~~furnished ~~"Adjournment~~with ~~Proposal")~~this Form 8-K as an exhibit and incorporated by reference herein.

For:	16,079,224
Against:	444,694
Abstain:	74,562

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

~~With~~(d) ~~respect to the Adjournment Proposal, although sufficient votes would have been received for the proposal to be approved, the meeting was not adjourned~~ Exhibits:

~~because~~99 ~~the~~Press ~~Sun~~Release ~~merger~~dated October ~~proposal~~26, ~~was approved and the adjournment of the Special Meeting was determined not to be necessary or appropriate.~~2017

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~registrant~~Registrant has duly caused this ~~report~~Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	Sun Bancorp, Inc.
		SUN BANCORP, INC.
Date: October 24, 2017	By:	/s/ Patricia M. Schaubeck
Date: October 27, 2017		/s/ Thomas R. Brugger
		Patricia M. Schaubeck
		Thomas R. Brugger
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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