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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of June 5, 2025: 8 items on COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2025: 6 elected · 1 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2025 (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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Thomas J. Kemly | 89,171,761 | -- | -- | 2,158,016 | -- | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: James M. Kuiken | 89,210,772 | -- | -- | 2,119,005 | -- | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Elizabeth E. Randall | 88,383,143 | -- | -- | 2,946,634 | -- | 97% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Michael Massood | 88,397,783 | -- | -- | 2,931,994 | -- | 97% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Robert Van Dyk | 86,653,753 | -- | -- | 4,676,024 | -- | 95% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Paul Van Ostenbridge | 89,243,139 | -- | -- | 2,086,638 | -- | 98% | Elected | — |
| 2. Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 | 94,455,582 | 234,402 | 45,371 | -- | -- | 99.7% | Approved | — |
| 3. An advisory vote was taken on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement, and the vote | 90,529,283 | 706,789 | 93,705 | -- | -- | 99.2% | Not verified | — |
Source: COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 6, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 130 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.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominees For A Three-Year Term: Elizabeth E. Randall
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elizabeth E. Randall”): 88,383,143 for, 2,946,634 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors, each for the terms noted below, by the following vote:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 4,768,057 for, 1,222,940 withheld, 29,592 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,661 | 0 | 0 | 214 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975,084 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,281 | 0 | 0 | 177,776 | Withhold |
| First Trust | 167,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 63,149 | 0 | 0 | 4 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,227 | Withhold |
| Jackson National | 78 | 0 | 21,709 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 19,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 16,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,680 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 12,021 | 0 | 600 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,351 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 10,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominees For A Three-Year Term: James M. Kuiken
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: James M. Kuiken”): 89,210,772 for, 2,119,005 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors, each for the terms noted below, by the following vote:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 4,985,578 for, 1,008,404 withheld, 26,607 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975,084 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 180,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 167,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 63,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 20,300 | 0 | 0 | 11,927 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 78 | 0 | 21,709 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 19,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 16,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,680 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 12,021 | 0 | 600 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 10,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 10,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominee For A Two-Year Term: Michael Massood
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Massood”): 88,397,783 for, 2,931,994 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors, each for the terms noted below, by the following vote:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 4,757,823 for, 1,223,051 withheld, 39,715 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,661 | 0 | 0 | 214 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975,084 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,281 | 0 | 0 | 177,776 | Withhold |
| First Trust | 167,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 63,149 | 0 | 0 | 4 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,227 | Withhold |
| Jackson National | 78 | 0 | 21,709 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 19,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 16,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,680 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 12,021 | 0 | 600 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,351 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 10,123 | 0 | Abstain |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominees For A One-Year Term: Paul Van Ostenbridge
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul Van Ostenbridge”): 89,243,139 for, 2,086,638 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors, each for the terms noted below, by the following vote:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 4,985,578 for, 1,008,404 withheld, 26,607 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975,084 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 180,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 167,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 63,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 20,300 | 0 | 0 | 11,927 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 78 | 0 | 21,709 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 19,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 16,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,680 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 12,021 | 0 | 600 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 10,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 10,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominees For A One-Year Term: Robert Van Dyk
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert Van Dyk”): 86,653,753 for, 4,676,024 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors, each for the terms noted below, by the following vote:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 4,280,261 for, 1,688,513 withheld, 51,814 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,661 | 0 | 0 | 214 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975,084 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,281 | 0 | 0 | 177,776 | Withhold |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167,770 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82,345 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 157 | 0 | 0 | 62,996 | Withhold |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62,969 | Withhold |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32,227 | Withhold |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 21,787 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,604 | Withhold |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,875 | Withhold |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,959 | Withhold |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,680 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 12,621 | 0 | Abstain |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,351 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 10,123 | 0 | Abstain |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,008 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Nominees For A Three-Year Term: Thomas J. Kemly
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas J. Kemly”): 89,171,761 for, 2,158,016 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The following individuals were elected as directors, each for the terms noted below, by the following vote:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 4,982,086 for, 1,011,896 withheld, 26,607 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 975,084 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 180,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 167,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 63,149 | 0 | 0 | 4 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 20,300 | 0 | 0 | 11,927 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 78 | 0 | 21,709 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 19,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 16,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,680 | Withhold |
| John Hancock | 12,021 | 0 | 600 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 10,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 10,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. An advisory vote was taken on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement, and the vote”): 90,529,283 for, 706,789 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,661 | 214 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 975,084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 180,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 167,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 82,345 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 63,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 32,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 21,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 19,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 16,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 12,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 12,621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 10,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 10,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 5,935,045 for, 85,544 against, 0 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 817,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 723,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 653,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 415,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 395,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 314,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 139,978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 0 | 90,833 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Vanguard | 81,275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 58,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 55,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UBS | 44,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 44,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 38,370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Roundview Capital LLC | 35,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DE Shaw | 31,962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 28,882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 28,411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 25,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASHINGTON STATE INVESTMENT BOARD | 17,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 16,976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 13,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 0 | 12,734 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 98 managers: 4,395,968 for, 127,191 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025”): 94,455,582 for, 234,402 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified by the shareholders by the following vote:”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 48 asset managers below reported 6,007,152 for, 13,437 against, 0 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,583,661 | 214 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 975,084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 669,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 621,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 228,303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 180,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 167,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 82,345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 82,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 63,149 | 4 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 62,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 47,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 32,227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 21,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 19,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 16,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 16,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 14,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 13,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 12,680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 12,621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 11,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 10,351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 10,123 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 10,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported.
| # | Asset manager | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 2,583,875 |
| 2 | Dimensional | 975,084 |
| 3 | Fidelity | 669,761 |
| 4 | BlackRock | 621,101 |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 228,303 |
| 6 | T. Rowe Price | 180,057 |
| 7 | First Trust | 167,770 |
| 8 | TIAA | 82,345 |
| 9 | Equitable | 82,090 |
| 10 | State Street | 63,153 |
| # | Asset manager | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 817,353 |
| 2 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 723,344 |
| 3 | State Street | 653,890 |
| 4 | T. Rowe Price | 415,612 |
| 5 | Renaissance | 395,204 |
| 6 | Dimensional | 314,556 |
| 7 | Charles Schwab | 228,410 |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 139,978 |
| 9 | Nuveen | 90,833 |
| 10 | Vanguard | 81,275 |
Shown as share counts, not percentages: no shares-outstanding figure has been matched to COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC. for the 2024-2025 season, so there is no denominator to divide by.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), 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 October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.'s shareholder meeting held June 5, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 130 asset managers reported how they voted on 8 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,358 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation of the Company's named… — FOR was 99.2% 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 June 6, 2025.
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 · 2024-2025 (this page) · 2025-2026.
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