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accession: "0002115119-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0002115119"
company_name: "Columbia Financial, Inc./MD/"
filed_at: "2026-07-17T12:30:11+00:00"
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event_type: "m_and_a"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Columbia Financial raises $1.67B in conversion, sets Northfield merger at $580M, closing July 20

## Summary
- Total offering proceeds of $1.67B from 167.2M shares at $10.00 per share in second-step conversion.
- Subscription offering: 114.9M shares; underwritten offering: 52.3M shares led by KBW, Piper Sandler, Brean Capital.
- Minority shareholders exchange at 2.2000x shares of Company common stock per Holding Company share.
- Northfield acquisition: $580M aggregate consideration; $14.25 cash or 1.425 shares per share; 70% stock/30% cash for non-election shares.
- Transactions close July 20, 2026; trading under CLBK on Nasdaq begins July 21.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0002115119-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0002115119
- company_name: Columbia Financial, Inc./MD/
- filed_at: 2026-07-17T12:30:11+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2115119/000211511926000010/0002115119-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2115119/000211511926000010/clbk-20260716.htm

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