Columbia Financial (CLBK) Director Noel R. Holland Receives Award

What Happened
Noel R. Holland, a director of Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK), received a grant/award of 127.755 shares on August 26, 2026. The reported per-share value is $11.62, for a total reported value of approximately $1,485. This was an award (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-26; Form 4 filed 2026-08-28.
• Amount: 127.755 shares at $11.62 per share; total value ≈ $1,485.
• Footnote: F1 — represents phantom stock dividends exempt under Rule 16b-3 in connection with the Columbia Bank Stock Based Deferral Plan.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not provided in the data summarized here.
• No indication this was a sale or exercise; it was a compensation-related award.

Context
Phantom stock dividends are a form of deferred/share-based compensation and are typically routine for directors; they do not represent an open-market purchase or sale and therefore are not a direct buy/sell signal. The small dollar value here ($1.5k) suggests a routine payout rather than a material change in insider position.