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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 18, 2022
Columbia Financial, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | 001-38456 | 22-3504946 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
19-01 Route 208 North, Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410
(Address of principal executive offices)
(800) 522-4167
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value per share | CLBK | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 18, 2022, Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Columbia Bank and Freehold Bank, issued a press release announcing that Columbia Bank MHC, the Company and Columbia Bank (collectively, “Columbia”) and RSI Bancorp M.H.C., RSI Bancorp, Inc. and RSI Bank (collectively, “RSI”) have received the requisite regulatory approvals from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance necessary to complete Columbia’s acquisition of RSI.
The transaction is expected to close on May 1, 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | Press release dated April 18, 2022
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.
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| Date: | | April 18, 2022 | | /s/Dennis E. Gibney |
| | | | Dennis E. Gibney |
| | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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