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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 to us during 2024 totaling $36,000. Tax Fees . Neither Crowe LLP nor Eide Bailly rendered any tax services to us during 2024 or 2023. All Other Fees . Neither Crowe LLP nor Eide Bailly did rendered any other services to us in 2024 or 2023. Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy The Audit Committee’s charter provides that the Audit Committee must pre-approve services to be performed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. In accordance with that requirement, the Audit Committee pre-approved the engagement of Crowe LLP and Eide Bailly pursuant to which it provided the services described above for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm A proposal will be presented at the Annual Meeting to ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Although ratification by the stockholders is not a prerequisite to the power and authority of the Audit Committee to appoint Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants, the Audit Committee considers such ratification to be desirable. In the event of a negative vote on such ratification, the Audit Committee will reconsider this appointment. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the fiscal year 2025 if the Audit Committee deems such a change to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on this proposal is required to approve this proposal. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “ FOR ” PROPOSAL NO. 3 TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF CROWE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025. 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE The material in this report is not “soliciting material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation