Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001552781-25-000372
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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

FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP

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

| Delaware        
 (State or other 
 jurisdiction of 
 incorporation)  | 001-42175    
 (Commission  
 File Number) | 81-4552413     
 (IRS Employer  
 Identification 
 No.)           |

| 1400                         
 16th Street, Suite 250       
 Denver,                      
 Colorado                     
 (Address of                  
 principal executive offices) | 80202      
 (Zip Code) |

<div align='center'>(303) 831-6704

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

| ☒ | 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, $0.0001 Par Value              |     | FSUN      |     | The                         
 Nasdaq Global Select Market |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17CFR § 230.405) or 12