Shareholders approve conversion and merger with Northfield Bancorp at annual meeting

Columbia Financial, Inc.

Plan of Conversion and Reorganization approved with 97.6M votes for, 168k against.
Merger with Northfield Bancorp approved: 97.6M for, 206k against, 2.8M broker non-votes.
Directors Dennis Gibney, Robert Van Dyk, James Wainwright elected to three-year terms.
KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2026 with 100.2M votes for.
Advisory say-on-pay approved; company will hold annual vote based on 1-year frequency.

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