Manesh Balachandran Prabhu - Oct 31, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK)

Role: EVP & CIO
Signature: /s/ Dennis E. Gibney, Power of Attorney
Stock symbol: CLBK
Transactions as of: Oct 31, 2024
Transactions value $: -$8,147
Form type: 4
Date filed: 11/4/2024, 02:33 PM
Previous filing: May 3, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CLBK	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$8.15K	-477	-15.63%	$17.08	2.58K	Oct 31, 2024	Direct	F1
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						216	Oct 31, 2024	By Stock-Based Deferral Plan
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						915	Oct 31, 2024	By 401(k)	F2
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						982	Oct 31, 2024	By ESOP
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						117	Oct 31, 2024	By SERP
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						1.52K	Oct 31, 2024	By Stock Award	F3
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						10.7K	Oct 31, 2024	By Stock Award II	F4
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						12.3K	Oct 31, 2024	By Stock Award III	F5

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)						13K	Oct 31, 2024	Common Stock	13K	$20.54	Direct	F6
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						8.46K	Oct 31, 2024	Common Stock	8.46K	$15.94	Direct	F7
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						8.3K	Oct 31, 2024	Common Stock	8.3K	$16.49	Direct	F8

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The number of shares held directly includes certain shares that were previously held by Stock Award and that have subsequently vested.
F2	This form reflects increases in beneficial ownership resulting from exempt acquisitions pursuant to rule 16b-3(c).
F3	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on October 31, 2023.
F4	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive plan, 25% of which vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on May 1, 2024; and the remaining 75% of which vest upon achievement of certain specified performance-based vesting criteria, which if achieved, such Awards would vest three years after the date of the Award.
F5	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive plan, 25% of which vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 6, 2025; and the remaining 75% of which vest upon achievement of certain specified performance-based vesting criteria, which if achieved, such Awards would vest three years after the date of the Award.
F6	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, which vest in three equal annual installments commencing on October 31, 2023.
F7	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on May 1, 2024.
F8	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 6, 2025.