Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036041
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Company: First Foundation Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box: ☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ☒ Definitive Proxy Statement ☐ Definitive Additional Materials ☐ Soliciting Material under Section 240.14a-12 FIRST FOUNDATION INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) N/A (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): ☒ No fee required. ☐ Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. ☐ Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. TABLE OF CONTENTS FIRST FOUNDATION INC.
April 17, 2025 Dear Fellow Stockholder: The Board of Directors (the “Board”) would like to extend you a cordial invitation to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of First Foundation Inc. (the “Company”). The Annual Meeting will be held on May 29, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, at 18101 Von Karman Avenue, 2 nd Floor, Irvine, California 92612. The attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement describe in detail the matters to be acted on at the Annual Meeting. We also will be available to respond to questions regarding the operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, First Foundation Bank (“FFB” or the “Bank”) and First Foundation Advisors (“FFA”). Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. We will begin mailing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials and voting instructions to our stockholders on or about April 17, 2025, informing them of the availability online of our proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. You may choose to access these materials online, or you may request paper or e-mail copies.