secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Columbia Financial, Inc. (CLBK)
CIK:        0001723596
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001723596-23-000250
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Columbia Financial authorizes new stock repurchase program for up to 2M shares
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- Up to 2,000,000 shares (approx. 1.9% of outstanding common stock) authorized for repurchase.
- Sixth stock repurchase program; commences upon completion of existing program.
- Shares may be repurchased in open market or privately negotiated transactions, including under Rule 10b5-1 plan.
- CEO says program underscores commitment to financial discipline and enhancing shareholder value.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359623000250/0001723596-23-000250-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359623000250/clbk-20230525.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001723596-23-000250

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