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Columbia Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Columbia Financial, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-25 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

11Reported items
139Asset managers
1,839Fund votes
2026-06-25Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Columbia Financial, Inc.

These tallies are Columbia Financial, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-25 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Columbia Financial, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-06-25
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
There were 2,801,726 broker non-votes on the proposal. 5a. Election of Director to a three-year term: Dennis E. Gibney	97,212,793	417,936	--	152,155	--	Majority: yes
There were 2,801,726 broker non-votes on the proposal. 2 5b. Election of Director to a three-year term: Robert Van Dyk	94,025,149	723,053	--	3,034,682	--	Majority: yes
There were 2,801,726 broker non-votes on the proposal 5c. Election of Director to a three-year term: James H. Wainwright	95,562,387	341,307	--	1,879,190	--	Majority: yes
The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of Columbia Financial's named executive officers	96,704,947	848,737	229,200	--	--	Majority: yes

Source: Columbia Financial, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-06-25 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 139 asset managers that disclosed a Columbia Financial, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Columbia Financial, Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. The approval, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, of the compensation of Columbia Financial's named executive officers

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 96,704,947AGAINST: 848,737

Columbia Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation of Columbia Financial's named executive officers”): 96,704,947 for, 848,737 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-25 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 138 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,004,886 for, 248,355 against).

FOR 97%

FOR: 7,004,886 (96.6%)AGAINST: 248,355 (3.4%)ABSTAIN: 12 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The approval, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, of the compensation of Columbia Financial's named executive” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,455,750	3	For
BlackRock	1,328,230	41,333	For
Dimensional	671,317	0	For
Charles Schwab	447,411	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	342,662	0	For
Fidelity	252,836	0	For
Renaissance	187,093	0	For
Northern Trust	160,028	2,699	For
American Century	134,182	0	For
DE Shaw	82,247	0	For
Goldman Sachs	28,895	52,741	Against
First Trust	76,780	0	For
UBS	66,344	0	For
Equitable	62,542	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	60,415	0	For
Nuveen	0	59,766	Against
TIAA	0	59,636	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	52,988	0	For
Two Sigma	41,704	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	0	For
AllianceBernstein	31,670	0	For
Lincoln Financial	30,827	0	For
WASHINGTON STATE INVESTMENT BOARD	28,101	0	For
Roundview Capital LLC	28,000	0	For
Jackson National	24,330	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 138 asset managers. See all 138 in the interactive database.

2. The approval, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, of the frequency of the vote on the compensation of Columbia Financial's named executive officers

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 59%1 YEAR 30%10%

The 137 asset managers below cast 94% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (13,312 for, 870 against).

FOR: 13,312 (0.2%)AGAINST: 870 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 1 (0.0%)ONE YEAR: 4,312,446 (59.5%)1 YEAR: 2,186,094 (30.1%)THREE YEARS: 701,965 (9.7%)3 YEARS: 27,775 (0.4%)1-YEAR: 10,716 (0.1%)1.0: 39 (0.0%)2.0: 14 (0.0%)3.0: 7 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The approval, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, of the frequency of the vote on the compensation of Columbi” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	1	One Year
BlackRock	0	1 Year
Dimensional	0	Three Years
Charles Schwab	0	1 Year
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	One Year
Fidelity	0	One Year
Renaissance	0	One Year
Northern Trust	0	1 Year
American Century	0	One Year
DE Shaw	0	One Year
Goldman Sachs	0	One Year
First Trust	0	One Year
UBS	0	One Year
Equitable	0	One Year
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0	One Year
Nuveen	0	One Year
TIAA	0	One Year
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	One Year
Two Sigma	0	One Year
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	1 Year
AllianceBernstein	0	One Year
Lincoln Financial	0	One Year
WASHINGTON STATE INVESTMENT BOARD	0	1 Year
Roundview Capital LLC	0	1 Year
Jackson National	0	3 Years

Showing the 25 largest of 137 asset managers. See all 137 in the interactive database.

3. The approval of an informational proposal regarding approval of a provision in Columbia Financial, Inc.'s articles of incorporation requiring a super-majority vote to approve certain amendments to Columbia Financial, Inc.'s articles of incorporation

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

0.1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.9%

The 45 asset managers below cast 0.1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,704 for, 4,240,860 against).

FOR: 1,704 (0.0%)AGAINST: 4,240,860 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The approval of an informational proposal regarding approval of a provision in Columbia Financial, Inc.'s arti” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	1,704	2,223,491	Against
Dimensional	0	542,591	Against
BlackRock	0	458,546	Against
Fidelity	0	251,205	Against
Charles Schwab	0	223,587	Against
First Trust	0	76,198	Against
American Century	0	67,058	Against
Equitable	0	62,542	Against
TIAA	0	59,636	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	37,596	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	30,827	Against
Jackson National	0	24,330	Against
WisdomTree	0	16,441	Against
Northern Trust	0	15,313	Against
Prudential/PGIM	0	12,041	Against
Global X	0	11,788	Against
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	0	11,336	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	0	11,110	Against
JPMorgan	0	10,512	Against
Pacific Life	0	10,290	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	0	9,410	Against
John Hancock	0	9,043	Against
Brighthouse	0	8,867	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	7,079	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	6,680	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

4. The approval of an informational proposal regarding approval of a provision in Columbia Financial, Inc.'s articles of incorporation to limit the voting rights of shares beneficially owned in excess of 10% of Columbia Financial, Inc.'s outstanding voting stock

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

0.1% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 99.9%

The 45 asset managers below cast 0.1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,966 for, 4,240,598 against).

FOR: 1,966 (0.0%)AGAINST: 4,240,598 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The approval of an informational proposal regarding approval of a provision in Columbia Financial, Inc.'s arti” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	1,704	2,223,491	Against
Dimensional	0	542,591	Against
BlackRock	0	458,546	Against
Fidelity	0	251,205	Against
Charles Schwab	0	223,587	Against
First Trust	0	76,198	Against
American Century	0	67,058	Against
Equitable	0	62,542	Against
TIAA	0	59,636	Against
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	37,596	Against
Lincoln Financial	0	30,827	Against
Jackson National	0	24,330	Against
WisdomTree	0	16,441	Against
Northern Trust	0	15,313	Against
Prudential/PGIM	0	12,041	Against
Global X	0	11,788	Against
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	0	11,336	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	0	11,110	Against
JPMorgan	0	10,512	Against
Pacific Life	0	10,290	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	0	9,410	Against
John Hancock	0	9,043	Against
Brighthouse	0	8,867	Against
Goldman Sachs	0	7,079	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	6,680	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

5. The approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 31, 2026, by and among Columbia Financial, Inc. (a Delaware corporation), Columbia Financial, Inc. (a Maryland corporation), Columbia Bank MHC and Northfield Bancorp, Inc. and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance of shares of Columbia Financial, Inc. common stock as merger consideration

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

99.9% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 45 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,242,563 for, 1 against).

FOR: 4,242,563 (100.0%)AGAINST: 1 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 31, 2026, by and among Columbia Financia” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,225,194	1	For
Dimensional	542,591	0	For
BlackRock	458,546	0	For
Fidelity	251,205	0	For
Charles Schwab	223,587	0	For
First Trust	76,198	0	For
American Century	67,058	0	For
Equitable	62,542	0	For
TIAA	59,636	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	0	For
Lincoln Financial	30,827	0	For
Jackson National	24,330	0	For
WisdomTree	16,441	0	For
Northern Trust	15,313	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	12,041	0	For
Global X	11,788	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	11,336	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,110	0	For
JPMorgan	10,512	0	For
Pacific Life	10,290	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	9,410	0	For
John Hancock	9,043	0	For
Brighthouse	8,867	0	For
Goldman Sachs	7,079	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	6,680	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

6. The approval of the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 45 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,242,564 for, 0 against).

FOR: 4,242,564 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The approval of the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	2,225,195	For
Dimensional	542,591	For
BlackRock	458,546	For
Fidelity	251,205	For
Charles Schwab	223,587	For
First Trust	76,198	For
American Century	67,058	For
Equitable	62,542	For
TIAA	59,636	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	For
Lincoln Financial	30,827	For
Jackson National	24,330	For
WisdomTree	16,441	For
Northern Trust	15,313	For
Prudential/PGIM	12,041	For
Global X	11,788	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	11,336	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,110	For
JPMorgan	10,512	For
Pacific Life	10,290	For
AIG/SunAmerica	9,410	For
John Hancock	9,043	For
Brighthouse	8,867	For
Goldman Sachs	7,079	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	6,680	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

7. The approval of the adjournment of the annual meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

99.2% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.2%

The 45 asset managers below cast 99.2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,211,805 for, 30,758 against).

FOR: 4,211,805 (99.3%)AGAINST: 30,758 (0.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The approval of the adjournment of the annual meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,225,193	1	For
Dimensional	542,591	0	For
BlackRock	458,546	0	For
Fidelity	251,205	0	For
Charles Schwab	223,587	0	For
First Trust	76,198	0	For
American Century	67,058	0	For
Equitable	62,542	0	For
TIAA	59,636	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	0	For
Lincoln Financial	11,927	18,900	Against
Jackson National	24,330	0	For
WisdomTree	16,441	0	For
Northern Trust	15,313	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	12,041	0	For
Global X	11,788	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	11,336	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,110	0	For
JPMorgan	10,512	0	For
Pacific Life	10,290	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	9,410	0	For
John Hancock	9,043	0	For
Brighthouse	8,867	0	For
Goldman Sachs	0	7,079	Against
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	6,680	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

8. The election of directors to a three-year term: Dennis E. Gibney

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.5%

The 45 asset managers below cast 99.5% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,224,668 for, 17,895 against).

FOR: 4,224,668 (99.6%)AGAINST: 17,895 (0.4%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The election of directors to a three-year term: Dennis E. Gibney” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,225,193	1	For
Dimensional	542,591	0	For
BlackRock	458,546	0	For
Fidelity	251,205	0	For
Charles Schwab	223,587	0	For
First Trust	76,198	0	For
American Century	67,058	0	For
Equitable	62,542	0	For
TIAA	59,636	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	0	For
Lincoln Financial	30,827	0	For
Jackson National	22,877	1,453	For
WisdomTree	0	16,441	Against
Northern Trust	15,313	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	12,041	0	For
Global X	11,788	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	11,336	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,110	0	For
JPMorgan	10,512	0	For
Pacific Life	10,290	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	9,410	0	For
John Hancock	9,043	0	For
Brighthouse	8,867	0	For
Goldman Sachs	7,079	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	6,680	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

9. The election of directors to a three-year term: James H. Wainwright

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% fund support · no official result

FOR 86%ABSTAIN 14%

The 45 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,641,543 for, 1 against).

FOR: 3,641,543 (85.8%)AGAINST: 1 (0.0%)ABSTAIN: 601,020 (14.2%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The election of directors to a three-year term: James H. Wainwright” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,225,188	1	6	For
Dimensional	0	0	542,591	Abstain
BlackRock	458,546	0	0	For
Fidelity	251,205	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	223,587	0	0	For
First Trust	76,198	0	0	For
American Century	67,058	0	0	For
Equitable	62,542	0	0	For
TIAA	59,636	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	18,900	0	11,927	For
Jackson National	1,453	0	22,877	Abstain
WisdomTree	16,441	0	0	For
Northern Trust	15,313	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	0	0	12,041	Abstain
Global X	11,788	0	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	11,336	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,110	0	0	For
JPMorgan	10,512	0	0	For
Pacific Life	10,290	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	9,410	0	0	For
John Hancock	8,443	0	600	For
Brighthouse	8,867	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	7,079	0	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	0	6,680	Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

10. The election of directors to a three-year term: Robert Van Dyk

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% fund support · no official result

FOR 78%ABSTAIN 21%

The 45 asset managers below cast 99.2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,323,154 for, 24,164 against).

FOR: 3,323,154 (78.3%)AGAINST: 24,164 (0.6%)ABSTAIN: 895,245 (21.1%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The election of directors to a three-year term: Robert Van Dyk” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	2,221,615	3,569	10	For
Dimensional	0	0	542,591	Abstain
BlackRock	458,546	0	0	For
Fidelity	251,205	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	223,587	0	0	For
First Trust	0	0	76,198	Abstain
American Century	0	0	67,058	Abstain
Equitable	62,542	0	0	For
TIAA	0	0	59,636	Abstain
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	0	18,900	11,927	Against
Jackson National	0	0	24,330	Abstain
WisdomTree	0	0	16,441	Abstain
Northern Trust	15,313	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	0	0	12,041	Abstain
Global X	11,788	0	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	0	0	11,336	Abstain
Bridge Builder Trust	11,110	0	0	For
JPMorgan	0	0	10,512	Abstain
Pacific Life	10,290	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	0	9,410	Abstain
John Hancock	0	0	9,043	Abstain
Brighthouse	0	0	8,867	Abstain
Goldman Sachs	0	0	7,079	Abstain
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	0	0	6,680	Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

11. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026

AUDIT-RELATED

99.7% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.7%

The 45 asset managers below cast 99.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,230,558 for, 12,006 against).

FOR: 4,230,558 (99.7%)AGAINST: 12,006 (0.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fisca” at Columbia Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	2,223,843	1,352	For
Dimensional	542,591	0	For
BlackRock	458,546	0	For
Fidelity	251,205	0	For
Charles Schwab	223,587	0	For
First Trust	76,198	0	For
American Century	67,058	0	For
Equitable	62,542	0	For
TIAA	59,636	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	37,596	0	For
Lincoln Financial	30,827	0	For
Jackson National	24,330	0	For
WisdomTree	16,441	0	For
Northern Trust	15,313	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	12,041	0	For
Global X	11,788	0	For
Direxion Shares ETF Trust	11,336	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	11,110	0	For
JPMorgan	0	10,512	Against
Pacific Life	10,290	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	9,410	0	For
John Hancock	9,043	0	For
Brighthouse	8,867	0	For
Goldman Sachs	7,079	0	For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST	6,680	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 45 asset managers. See all 45 in the interactive database.

Largest Columbia Financial, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Columbia Financial, Inc. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting.

Top Columbia Financial, Inc. shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	Shares voted
1	Vanguard	2,455,753
2	BlackRock	1,369,563
3	Dimensional	671,317
4	Charles Schwab	447,411
5	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	342,662
6	Fidelity	252,836
7	Renaissance	187,093
8	Northern Trust	162,727
9	American Century	134,182
10	DE Shaw	82,247

Shown as share counts, not percentages: no shares-outstanding figure has been matched to Columbia Financial, Inc. for the 2025-2026 season, so there is no denominator to divide by.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Columbia Financial, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held 2026-06-25, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 139 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,839 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 11 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — The approval, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, of the compensation of Columbia Financial's… — FOR was 99.1% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Columbia Financial, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2026-06-25.

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