Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001104659-25-102636
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Company: First Foundation Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15( d ) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2025

FIRST FOUNDATION INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>

| Delaware                     | 001-36461   | 20-8639702         |
| (State or other jurisdiction 
 of incorporation)            | -Commission 
 File Number | -IRS Employer      
 Identification No. |

<div align='center'>5221 North O’Connor Boulevard, Suite 1375

Irving, Texas 75039

(Address of principal executive offices)

(469) 638-9636

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</div>

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)                  |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)                 |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

| Title                   
 of each class           |     | Trading   
 Symbol(s) |     | Name                                 
 of each exchange on which registered |
| Common                  
 Stock, $0.001 par value |     | FFWM      |     | The New York Stock Exchange          |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an
emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter.)

Emerging Growth Company¨