8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 6, 2024

Columbia Financial, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-38456	22-3504946
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

19-01 Route 208 North, Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410

(Address of principal executive offices)

(800) 522-4167

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	CLBK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    The annual meeting of shareholders Columbia Financial, Inc. (the "Company") was held on June 6, 2024. The final

results of each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

1.     The following individuals were elected as directors, each for a three-year term by the following vote:

	FOR	WITHHELD
Noel R. Holland	93,781,089	1,809,250
Lucy Sorrentini	94,017,578	1,572,761
Robert Van Dyk	92,391,638	3,198,701
There were 3,365,468 broker non-votes on the proposal.

2.     The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year

ending December 31, 2024 was ratified by the shareholders by the following vote:

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
98,166,414	733,096	56,297
There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.

3.     An advisory vote was taken on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the

Company's proxy statement, and the vote was as follows:

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
93,910,390	1,536,745	143,204
There were 3,365,468 broker non-votes on the proposal.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.

Date:	June 7, 2024	/s/Dennis E. Gibney
		Dennis E. Gibney
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Document Period End Date	Jun. 06, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	Columbia Financial, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-38456
Entity Tax Identification Number	22-3504946
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