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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001723596-24-000231"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLBK"
cik: "0001723596"
company_name: "Columbia Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T09:15:41.721214+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbia Financial amends director retirement age to 75 for new directors, 76 for incumbents

## Summary
- Effective May 18, 2024, directors appointed after Jan 1, 2024 must retire at annual meeting following age 75.
- Directors serving as of Dec 31, 2023 must retire at annual meeting following age 76 (prior uniform age 76).
- Board may waive age limit for a specified period and valid reason by majority of disinterested directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001723596-24-000231
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLBK
- cik: 0001723596
- company_name: Columbia Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359624000231/0001723596-24-000231-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359624000231/clbk-20240518.htm

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