Dennis E. Gibney - 03 Mar 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK)

Role: SEVP & Chief Financial Officer
Signature: /s/ Dennis E. Gibney
Issuer symbol: CLBK
Transactions as of: 03 Mar 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Mar 2025, 12:31:27 UTC
Previous filing: 25 Jul 2024
Next filing: 04 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CLBK	Common Stock	Award	$0	+13,136		$0.000000	13,136	03 Mar 2025	By Stock Award IV	F1
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						1,953	03 Mar 2025	By Stock-Based Deferral Plan
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						154,044	03 Mar 2025	Direct
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						6,451	03 Mar 2025	By ESOP
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						9,947	03 Mar 2025	By SERP
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						10,000	03 Mar 2025	By SEP-IRA
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						3,000	03 Mar 2025	By IRA
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						10,000	03 Mar 2025	By Spouse
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						16,884	03 Mar 2025	By Stock Award II	F2
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						14,663	03 Mar 2025	By Stock Award III	F3

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
transaction	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)	Award	$0	+22,757		$0.000000	22,757	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	22,757	$16.23	Direct	F4
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						240,000	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	240,000	$15.60	Direct	F5
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						13,398	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	13,398	$15.94	Direct	F6
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						9,856	03 Mar 2025	Common Stock	9,856	$16.49	Direct	F7

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive plan, 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.
F2	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.
F3	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.
F4	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 3, 2026.
F5	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable.
F6	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.
F7	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.