Columbia Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

The 45 asset managers below reported 4,224,668 for, 17,895 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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The 45 asset managers below reported 3,641,543 for, 1 against, 601,014 withheld, 6 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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The 45 asset managers below reported 3,323,154 for, 24,164 against, 895,235 withheld, 10 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: 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

The 45 asset managers below reported 4,242,563 for, 1 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: 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

The 45 asset managers below reported 1,704 for, 4,240,860 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: 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

The 45 asset managers below reported 1,966 for, 4,240,598 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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The 45 asset managers below reported 4,211,805 for, 30,758 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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The 45 asset managers below reported 4,242,564 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: The approval, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, of the compensation of Columbia Financial's named executive officers

Columbia Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“7. 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 June 25, 2026 (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: 99.1% 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).

Fund voting reports, all 45 managers: 4,175,846 for, 66,718 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 107 managers: 2,829,040 for, 181,637 against, 12 abstained, 5,218 1 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: The approval, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, of the frequency of the vote on the compensation of Columbia Financial's named executive officers

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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports, all 45 managers: 8,867 for, 1 abstained, 3,632,622 1 year, 601,014 3 year, 60 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 105 managers: 4,445 for, 870 against, 2,881,852 1 year, 128,726 3 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026

Columbia Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“6. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026”): 100,166,729 for, 302,780 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 25, 2026 (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: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 45 asset managers below reported 4,230,558 for, 12,006 against.

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