• Columbia Financial launched a firm commitment underwritten public sale of common stock not taken up in its second-step conversion subscription offering.
• Shares will be sold at USD 10 per share; expected deal size ranges from about USD 281 million to USD 769 million.
• Subscription demand totaled about USD 1.1 billion, excluding shares to be issued to the employee stock ownership plan.
• Second-step conversion planning targets regulatory sign-offs, including a final independent appraisal.
• Closing also requires selling at least 142,375,000 shares, including shares that may be issued as merger consideration to Northfield Bancorp stockholders.

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