Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036041
Chunk: 7

Company: First Foundation Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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 your broker in its discretion. Proposals 1, 2, 4 and 5 are considered to be “non-routine” matters and thus if you do not return voting instructions to your broker, your broker may not vote your shares on these proposals in the absence of your voting instructions. In the event your brokerage account receives proxy materials only from the Company, the broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists at the Annual Meeting. IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD IN “ STREET NAME, ” WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PROVIDE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON A VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM PROVIDED BY THE BROKER, BANK, OR OTHER NOMINEE THAT HOLDS YOUR SHARES, IN EACH CASE BY CAREFULLY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS What is the Recommendation of the Board and How Will the Board Vote My Proxy? The Board unanimously recommends that the stockholders vote “ FOR ” the election of each of the director nominees named below (Proposal No. 1); “ FOR ” the approval of the Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal No. 2); “ FOR ” the ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 (Proposal No. 3); “ FOR ” the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2024 (Proposal No. 4); and “ FOR ” the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year (Proposal No. 5). If you grant us your proxy to vote your shares, and you do not revoke that proxy prior to or at the Annual Meeting, in accordance with the procedures set forth under “ How Can I Revoke My Proxy and Change My Vote? ” below, your shares will be voted as directed by you. If you do not provide any specific direction as to how your shares should be voted, your shares will be voted FOR : 1. The election of each of the ten director nominees named in this Proxy Statement (Proposal No. 1); 2. The approval of the First Foundation Inc. Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal No. 2); 3. The ratification of the appointment of Crowe