Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001104659-25-102633
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Company: First Foundation Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 8.01
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Item 8.01      Other Events.  

On October 27, 2025, First Foundation Inc. (“ First
Foundation”) and FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“ FirstSun”) issued a joint press release announcing the execution of an Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 27, 2025, by and between First Foundation and FirstSun, pursuant
to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, First Foundation will merge with and into FirstSun, with FirstSun
continuing as the surviving entity (the “ Corporate Merger”). Immediately following the Corporate Merger, First Foundation
Bank will merge with and into Sunflower Bank, National Association (“ Sunflower Bank”), with Sunflower Bank continuing as the
surviving bank.

The transaction is expected to close early in
the second quarter of 2026, subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals, the approval of First Foundation’s and FirstSun’s
shareholders and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

A copy of the joint press release issued by First
Foundation and FirstSun is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Forward Looking Statements “ Safe Harbor”
Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Statements
included in this communication which are not historical in nature are intended to be, and hereby are identified as,“forward-looking
statements” within the meaning, and subject to the protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements.
Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook, benefits and expectations of
FirstSun and First Foundation with respect to the proposed merger, including future financial and operating results (including the anticipated
impact of the proposed merger on First Foundation’s and FirstSun’s respective earnings and tangible book value), and the
expected timing of the closing of the merger. These statements reflect management’s current expectations and are not guarantees
of future performance. Words such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,”
“intend,” “opportunity,” “continue,” “should,” and “could” and variations
of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking