SCHULTZ JOHN F reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. director John F. Schultz received a grant of 3,949 shares of common stock on May 14, 2026, recorded at a price of $0.0000 per share, reflecting a stock-based award rather than a market purchase.
After this award, Schultz directly holds 50,384 shares of common stock. A footnote explains that his beneficial ownership totals were also adjusted to correct a prior reporting error, because a disposition of 3,000 shares reported on August 29, 2024 had not been included in subsequent ownership figures.
Columbia Banking System director Mitchell M. Christian received a grant of 3,949 shares of Common Stock on May 14, 2026 as a stock award, with no cash paid per share. This is a compensation-related acquisition, not an open-market trade. After the award, he directly holds 41,909 shares.
MACHUCA LUIS reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Columbia Banking System director Luis Machuca received a grant of 3,949 shares of Common Stock on May 14, 2026. The shares were awarded at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating a compensation-related grant rather than a market purchase. Following this award, Machuca directly holds 29,953 shares of Columbia Banking System common stock.
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. director Randal Lee Lund reported an acquisition of company stock as compensation. He received a grant of 3,949 shares of common stock at $0.0000 per share, bringing his direct holdings to 27,663 shares. He also reports 1,000 shares held indirectly through a family trust.
Forrest Eric reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Columbia Banking System director Eric Forrest received a stock grant. He was awarded 3,949 shares of common stock on May 14, 2026 at no cost, classified as a grant or award. Following this award, he directly owns 36,351 shares of Columbia Banking System common stock.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. director Mark A. Finkelstein reported an equity grant of company common stock. He acquired 3,949 shares of Common Stock on May 14, 2026 in a transaction coded as a grant, award, or other acquisition at a stated price of $0.00 per share. Following this award, his directly held position increased to 35,554 common shares.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per common share. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2026 to shareholders who are on record as of May 29, 2026. This regular cash distribution reflects the company’s ongoing practice of returning capital to common shareholders while operating as the parent company of Columbia Bank, a regional bank serving multiple Western states.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. reported results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 14, 2026. Of 289,993,853 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 270,265,070 shares were represented in person or by proxy.
Shareholders elected twelve directors, with each nominee receiving more votes for than against. They also approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers and supported the advisory ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. reported strong quarterly results, driven by loan growth, higher yields and its Pacific Premier acquisition. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, net income was $192 million, up from $87 million a year earlier, with diluted earnings per share rising to $0.66 from $0.41.
Total assets were $66.0 billion, with net loans and leases of $47.2 billion and deposits of $53.5 billion. Net interest income increased to $594 million, while non-interest income reached $83 million. Non-interest expense rose to $394 million, reflecting higher salaries, intangible amortization and $24 million of merger and restructuring costs.
The allowance for credit losses totaled $478 million, modestly lower than year-end, as credit metrics and economic forecasts were updated. Columbia closed its all-stock $2.4 billion acquisition of Pacific Premier in 2025 and continues to integrate those operations. During the quarter, it repurchased 6.5 million shares for $200 million under a $700 million buyback program, while maintaining $3.4 billion of FHLB advances and solid capital and liquidity levels.
Columbia Banking System Inc reports a Schedule 13G filing by Vanguard Capital Management showing 15,490,848 shares beneficially owned as of 03/31/2026. The filing states this equals 5.24% of the class and that Vanguard has sole dispositive power over all 15,490,848 shares and sole voting power over 2,266,223 shares.
The filing clarifies ownership includes shares held for Vanguard funds and managed accounts and is signed by Ashley Grim on 04/29/2026.