Changes in Beneficial Ownership · 4
Columbia Financial, Inc.
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Changes in Beneficial Ownership
Structured filing — 4
wk-form4_1788970856.xml
Filing details
- Report period
- 2026-09-04
- Issuer
- Columbia Financial, Inc./MD/
- Issuer CIK
- 0002115119
- Trading symbol
- CLBK
Reporting owner 1
- Name
- Klimowich John
- Reporting owner CIK
- 0001729859
- Relationship
- Officer
- Officer title
- SEVP & Chief Risk Officer
- Address
- 19-01 ROUTE 208 NORTH, FAIR LAWN, NJ, 07410
Non-derivative transactions
| Security | Transaction date | Code | Amount | A / D | Price (USD) | Owned after | Ownership | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | 2026-09-04 | A · Form 4 | 58.5145[F1] | A | 11.70 | 20,669.292 | I | By Stock-Based Deferral Plan |
Table key
- A · Form 4
- Acquisition by grant, award or otherwise under Rule 16b-3(d)
- A
- Acquired
- I
- Indirect
Non-derivative holdings
| Security | Amount owned | Ownership | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | 145,056 | D | |
| Common Stock | 67,975 | I | By 401(k) |
| Common Stock | 9,309 | I | By SIM |
| Common Stock | 19,198 | I | By ESOP |
| Common Stock | 16,852 | I | By SERP |
| Common Stock | 24,135 | I | By Stock Award III[F2] |
| Common Stock | 25,790 | I | By Stock Award IV[F3] |
| Common Stock | 26,193 | I | By Stock Award V[F4] |
Table key
- D
- Direct
- I
- Indirect
Derivative holdings
| Security | Conversion / exercise price (USD) | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying security | Underlying shares | Amount owned | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Options (right to buy) | 7.10 | 2020-07-23[F5] | 2029-07-23 | Common Stock | 414,117 | 414,117 | D |
| Stock Options (right to buy) | 7.25 | 2024-05-01[F5] | 2033-05-01 | Common Stock | 26,466 | 26,466 | D |
| Stock Options (right to buy) | 7.50 | 2025-03-06[F6] | 2034-03-06 | Common Stock | 19,470 | 19,470 | D |
| Stock Options (right to buy) | 7.38 | 2026-03-03[F7] | 2035-03-03 | Common Stock | 44,682 | 44,682 | D |
| Stock Options (right to buy) | 8.31 | 2027-03-02[F8] | 2036-03-02 | Common Stock | 44,499 | 44,499 | D |
Table key
- D
- Direct
Footnotes
- 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.↩ 1
- 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 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.↩ 1
- F3
- 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 on March 3, 2028.↩ 1
- F4
- 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 on March 2, 2029.↩ 1
- F5
- Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable.↩ 1↩ 2
- F6
- 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.↩ 1
- F7
- 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.↩ 1
- F8
- Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 2, 2027.↩ 1
Signature 1
- Signed
- /s/ Thomas F. Splaine, Jr., Power of Attorney
- Date
- 2026-09-09
Company context
The Company is a Maryland corporation organized as Columbia Bank’s stock holding company. Columbia Bank is a federally chartered savings bank headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey that operates over 100 full-service banking offices and offers traditional financial services to consumers and businesses in its market area. For more information about Columbia Bank, please visit www.columbiabankonline.com.