Van Dyk Robert 4

What Happened

• Robert Van Dyk, a director of Columbia Financial, reported a grant of stock awards (transaction code A) on 2026-03-12. The Form 4 lists 0 shares acquired at a per-share value of $17.43 (total $0). Footnote F1 states the stock awards were granted under the Columbia Financial, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan and vest in one year on March 12, 2027.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-03-12 — Award/Grant (A).
• Reported price/value: $17.43 per share; quantity shown as 0; total reported value $0.
• Vesting: Awards vest in one year on March 12, 2027 (F1).
• Holdings note: Footnote F2 says shares held directly include previously vested stock awards; F3 notes stock options are fully vested and exercisable (no exercise reported here).
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 filed 2026-03-16 (within the normal SEC reporting window); no late filing indicated.

Context

• Transaction code A denotes a grant/award — not a market purchase or sale. Grants typically represent compensation and vest over time; a 0-share line in the table means the Form 4 did not report an immediate increase in shares owned here (see footnotes for how vested awards are recorded).
• For retail investors: award grants are routine director compensation and do not by themselves indicate buying or selling sentiment. Purchases (P) are generally more directly informative about an insider’s market view.