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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001723596-26-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLBK"
cik: "0001723596"
company_name: "Columbia Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:39:27.071282+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbia Financial promotes Gibney to Chief Banking Officer, Splaine appointed CFO

## Summary
- Dennis E. Gibney promoted to First Senior EVP and Chief Banking Officer, effective immediately.
- Thomas Splaine Jr. appointed EVP and CFO; previously First SVP and Chief Accounting Officer since Feb 2025.
- Gibney's base salary increased to $700,000; PAIP target 70%, LTIP target 100% of salary.
- Splaine's base salary set at $425,000; PAIP and LTIP targets each 50% of salary.
- Board adopted 2026 Phantom Stock Plan to grant cash-settled phantom units tied to CLBK stock price.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001723596-26-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLBK
- cik: 0001723596
- company_name: Columbia Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359626000002/0001723596-26-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1723596/000172359626000002/clbk-20260128.htm

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