William Justin Jennings - Apr 4, 2025 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: Apr 4, 2025
Transactions value $: $750
Form type: 4
Date filed: 4/8/2025, 11:25 AM
Previous filing: Mar 25, 2025
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	$750	+55.9	+2.15%	$13.42	2.66K	Apr 4, 2025	By Stock-Based Deferral Plan	F1
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						11.8K	Apr 4, 2025	Direct
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						3.12K	Apr 4, 2025	By ESOP
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						608	Apr 4, 2025	By SERP
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						7.8K	Apr 4, 2025	By Stock Award II	F2
holding	CLBK	Common Stock						7.53K	Apr 4, 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
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						41.5K	Apr 4, 2025	Common Stock	41.5K	$21.79	Direct	F4
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						5.72K	Apr 4, 2025	Common Stock	5.72K	$16.49	Direct	F5
holding	CLBK	Stock Options (right to buy)						13.1K	Apr 4, 2025	Common Stock	13.1K	$16.23	Direct	F6

* 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, 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.
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.
F4	Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable.
F5	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.
F6	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.