Columbia Financial (CLBK) Exec Dennis Gibney Receives Award of 18.49 Shares

What Happened
Dennis E. Gibney, First Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer and Director of Columbia Financial, received an award/acquisition of 18.491 shares on August 26, 2026. The shares were recorded at $11.62 each for a total value of approximately $215. This was an award (phantom stock dividend), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-26; Form filed: 2026-08-28 (two days after the transaction).
• Quantity and price: 18.491 shares × $11.62 = ~$215.
• Transaction type: Award/acquisition (code A) — phantom stock dividends under the Columbia Bank Stock Based Deferral Plan. (See footnote F1.)
• Reporting/Rule: The award is exempt under Rule 16b-3 as an exempt acquisition (footnote F2).
• Rounding note: This filing accounts for a decrease of 1 share from the prior report due to rounding of fractional shares (footnote F3).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the summary — see the filed Form 4 for total beneficial ownership.

Context
Phantom stock dividends are compensation plan awards and are treated as exempt acquisitions under Rule 16b-3; they do not reflect an open-market purchase or sale decision by the insider. For full ownership details and any additional related awards or option vesting schedules referenced in other footnotes, consult the complete Form 4 filing.