William Justin Jennings - 26 Aug 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK)

Role: EVP, Operations Officer
Signature: /s/ Dennis E. Gibney, Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: CLBK
Transactions as of: 26 Aug 2022
Net transactions value: +$500
Form type: 4
Filing time: 30 Aug 2022, 12:51:01 UTC
Previous filing: 16 Aug 2022
Next filing: 13 Sep 2022
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	$500	+23	+9.8%	$21.40	261	26 Aug 2022	By Stock-Based Deferral Plan	F1
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						18,587	26 Aug 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)						41,475	26 Aug 2022	Common Stock	41,475	$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.