Columbia Financial, Inc. to Close Stock Information Center on March 7, 2018 Due to Expected Inclement Weather

FAIR LAWN, N.J., March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Financial, Inc. ("Columbia Financial"), the holding company for Columbia Bank, announced today that due to the snowstorm expected to hit the area tomorrow, Columbia Financial's Stock Information Center will be closed on Wednesday, March 7, 2018.  Accordingly, no stock order forms will be accepted at either the Fair Lawn location or at Columbia Bank's Raritan Center branch tomorrow.  The Stock Information Center is expected to re-open at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on Thursday, March 8, 2018.   

About Columbia

Headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Columbia Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Financial, Inc., has an asset base of more than $5 billion and 48 full-service offices throughout New Jersey. Columbia Bank offers a wide range of consumer and commercial products, including online and mobile banking, localized lending centers as well as title, investment and wealth management services. 

Important Information

This release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy common stock.  The offer is made only by the prospectus when accompanied by a stock order form.  The shares of common stock of Columbia Financial are not savings accounts or savings deposits, may lose value and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements about the offering and the transactions contemplated by Columbia Financial's Plan of Stock Issuance (the "Plan").  Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  They often include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," and "intend" or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."  Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties.  Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include delays in final regulatory approvals or consummation of the Plan, difficulties in selling shares in the offering within the expected time frame, changes in general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets, legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business in which Columbia Financial is engaged and other risks that are described in the prospectus of Columbia Financial.  Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward looking statement, which speaks only as of the date made. Neither Columbia Financial nor Columbia Bank undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

SOURCE Columbia Financial, Inc.