Kemly Thomas J. 4
4 · Columbia Financial, Inc. · Filed Jun 2, 2026
Research Summary
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Columbia Financial (CLBK) CEO Kemly Thomas Receives 92 Shares
What Happened
- Kemly Thomas J., President & CEO and a director of Columbia Financial, acquired 92.285 shares (transaction code A — award/grant) on May 29, 2026, at an implied price of $20.13 per share, totaling roughly $1,858. This was an acquisition (award/stock unit), not a sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-29; Form 4 filed: 2026-06-02 (timely — within the required two business days).
- Price/value: $20.13 per share; total value ≈ $1,858.
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the excerpt provided.
- Transaction code: A (Award / Grant / Other acquisition).
- Relevant footnotes: F1 indicates these represent phantom stock purchased by the trustee of the Bank’s rabbi trust under the Columbia Bank Stock Based Deferral Plan and that stock unit interests will be settled in shares upon distribution. The filing also includes other footnotes describing standard vesting schedules and option terms under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
Context
- This transaction appears to be an award/deferral of compensation (phantom stock units to be settled in shares), a common form of executive compensation and not an open-market buy. Such awards are typically routine and tied to compensation or deferral plans rather than a direct market opinion.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Kemly Thomas J.
DirectorPresident & CEO
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-29$20.13/sh+92.285$1,858→ 69,423.2 total(indirect: By Stock-Based Deferral Plan)
Holdings
- 249,269
Common Stock
- 40,946(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
- 8,689(indirect: By ESOP)
Common Stock
- 35,309(indirect: By SERP)
Common Stock
- 41,572(indirect: By SIM)
Common Stock
- 5,933(indirect: By Spouse)
Common Stock
- 46,078(indirect: By Stock Award III)
Common Stock
[F2] - 54,690(indirect: By Stock Award IV)
Common Stock
[F3] - 53,842(indirect: By Stock Award V)
Common Stock
[F4] - 656,471
Stock Options (right to buy)
[F5]Exercise: $15.60From: 2020-07-23Exp: 2029-07-23→ Common Stock (656,471 underlying) - 37,894
Stock Options (right to buy)
[F5]Exercise: $15.94From: 2024-05-01Exp: 2033-05-01→ Common Stock (37,894 underlying) - 37,168
Stock Options (right to buy)
[F6]Exercise: $16.49From: 2025-03-06Exp: 2034-03-06→ Common Stock (37,168 underlying) - 94,749
Stock Options (right to buy)
[F7]Exercise: $16.23From: 2026-03-03Exp: 2035-03-03→ Common Stock (94,749 underlying) - 91,477
Stock Options (right to buy)
[F8]Exercise: $18.28From: 2027-03-02Exp: 2036-03-02→ Common Stock (91,477 underlying)
Footnotes (8)
- [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 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 2, 2029.
- [F5]Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable.
- [F6]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.
- [F7]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.
- [F8]Stock Options granted pursuant to the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan vest in three approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 2, 2027.
Signature
/s/ Dennis E. Gibney, Power of Attorney|2026-06-02