

FAIR LAWN, N.J. and WOODBRIDGE, N.J., June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Columbia Financial, Inc. (“Columbia”) (NASDAQ: CLBK), a Delaware corporation and the mid-tier holding company for Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), and Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (“Northfield”) (NASDAQ: NFBK), the holding company for Northfield Bank, jointly announced today that Columbia has provided an election form and letter of transmittal (together with the related instructions, the “Election Materials”) to the holders of Northfield common stock so that Northfield stockholders may elect to receive, upon the completion of the previously announced merger of the Holding Company and Northfield, either (i) shares of common stock of Columbia Financial, Inc., a newly formed Maryland corporation (the “Holding Company”) that will become the holding company for the Bank following the completion of Columbia's pending second-step conversion transaction, (ii) cash, or (iii) a combination of both. The deadline for holders of Northfield common stock to elect their preferred form of merger consideration and to return their completed Election Materials is 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on July 10, 2026.

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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed merger of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGS: NFBK) and Columbia Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS: CLBK). Under the terms of the proposed transaction, each Northfield share will be converted into either stock or cash, at the holder's election, with consideration tied to the final independent valuation: from 1.425–1.465 holdi.

NOTABLE ITEMS FOR THE QUARTER INCLUDE: DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE WERE $0.30 FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER COMPARED TO A LOSS OF $0.69 FOR THE TRAILING QUARTER, AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $0.19 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. Current quarter earnings included non-tax deductible merger expenses of $1.7 million, or $0.04 per share, related to the pending merger with Columbia Financial, Inc. Trailing quarter results included the impact of a non-cash, non-tax deductible goodwill impairment charge of $41.0 million, or $1.03 per share.

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Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFBK - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 573,739 shares, an increase of 29.1% from the January 29th total of 444,514 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 681,253 shares, the short-interest ratio
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