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Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement Delaware corporation, Columbia Bank, MHC and Columbia Bank entered into an Agency Agreement with Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (“KBW”), which will assist the Company on a best efforts basis in selling the shares of the Company’s common stock in the Company’s subscription and community offerings, and act as lead-left book running manager for any firm commitment underwritten offering. KBW will receive a fee of 1.0% of the aggregate purchase price of all s…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On April 21, 2026 and April 22, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“ Columbia Financial ”) entered into new employment agreements with (i) Dennis E. Gibney, First Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer; (ii) Allyson Schlesinger, Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Banking; (iii) John Klimowich, Sen…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On April 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) designated Thomas Splaine, Jr., the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as the Company’s “principal financial officer” and “principal accounting officer” for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting matters. As previously d…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 20, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information set forth in this

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers . On February 9, 2026, Paul Van Ostenbridge notified the Board of Directors of Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from the Boards of Directors of the Company and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), effective upon the expiration of his current term at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shar…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers . Appointment of First Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer On January 28, 2026, the Board of Directors of Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), approved the promotion, effective immediately, of Dennis E. Gibn…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On February 2, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information set forth in this

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On January 31, 2026, Columbia Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Columbia Financial, Inc., a newly-formed Maryland corporation (the “ Holding Company ”), Columbia Bank MHC, the parent mutual holding company of the Company (the “ MHC ”), and Northfield Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Northfield ”). The Merger Agreement was unanimously approved…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On October 20, 2025, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information set forth in this

Other Events On September 5, 2025, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding Company for Columbia Bank, issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized a new stock repurchase program to acquire up to 1,800,000 shares, or approximately 1.7% of the Company's currently issued and outstanding common stock. The stock repurchase program was adopted following the receipt of a notice of non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On September 5, 2025, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent holding company of Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), and Matthew Smith, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank, agreed that Mr. Smith’s last day of employment with the Company and the Bank will be October 5, 2025.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On July 30, 2025, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information set forth in this

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 30, 2025, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information set forth in this

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On January 28, 2025, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. The Company's press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information set forth in this