Northfield Bancorp, Inc. 8-K

What Happened Northfield Bancorp, Inc. announced that at its Special Meeting of Shareholders on June 25, 2026 shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 31, 2026 among Northfield and Columbia Financial, Inc. (Delaware and Maryland entities) and Columbia Bank MHC. At the record date there were 41,763,852 shares outstanding; 28,267,268 shares were represented at the meeting, establishing a quorum.

Key Details

• Merger Agreement (Northfield Merger Proposal) approved: For 27,714,343; Against 334,952; Abstain 217,973.
• Advisory vote on merger-related executive compensation: For 24,608,723; Against 3,223,771; Abstain 434,774 (non-binding).
• Adjournment proposal (to solicit additional proxies if needed) approved: For 27,241,838; Against 791,324; Abstain 234,106.
• No broker non-votes were reported; totals of votes cast at the meeting equal the 28,267,268 shares represented.

Why It Matters Shareholder approval clears a key corporate step for the proposed merger to proceed toward closing (subject to any remaining closing conditions and regulatory approvals). The advisory (non-binding) approval of merger-related compensation passed but attracted meaningful opposition (over three million votes against), which investors may watch for governance and integration-related developments.