William Justin Jennings - Sep 23, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK)

Role: EVP, Operations Officer
Signature: /s/ Dennis E. Gibney, Power of Attorney
Stock symbol: CLBK
Transactions as of: Sep 23, 2022
Transactions value $: $500
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/27/2022, 04:50 PM
Previous filing: Sep 13, 2022
Next filing: Oct 12, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CLBK	Common Stock	Award	$500	+23.3	+8.19%	$21.48	308	Sep 23, 2022	By Stock-Based Deferral Plan	F1
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						18.6K	Sep 23, 2022	By Stock Award	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						41.5K	Sep 23, 2022	Common Stock	41.5K	$21.79	Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents phantom stock purchased, on a non-discretionary basis, by the trustee of the Bank's rabbi trust maintained in connection with the Columbia Bank Stock Based Deferral Plan, a non-qualified stock-based deferral plan. Stock unit interests under the Columbia Bank Stock Based Deferral Plan will be settled in shares of stock upon distribution to the reporting person.
F2	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 21, 2023.
F3	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 21, 2023.