Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001104659-25-102636
Chunk: 6

Company: First Foundation Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 6
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=1413837&owner=exclude. Additional information regarding the interests
of participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents regarding the proposed merger filed with the SEC
when they become available. You may obtain free copies of these documents through the website maintained by the SEC at https://www.sec.gov.

Investor Relations & Media Contacts:

Contacts:

FirstSun Capital Bancorp:

Investor Contact:

Ed Jacques

Director of Investor Relations &
Business Development, FirstSun

Investor.Relations@firstsuncb.com

Media Contact:

Jeanne Lipson

Director of Marketing, Sunflower Bank

Jeanne.Lipson@SunflowerBank.com

First Foundation Inc.

Investor Contact:

Jamie Britton

Chief Financial Officer

jbritton@ff-inc.com

| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |

| Exhibit No. 
 99.1        
 99.2        |     | Description of Exhibit                                                                                   
 Investor Presentation, dated October 27, 2025                                                            
 Joint Press Release, dated October 27, 2025                                                              |
|:------------|:----|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 104         |     | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |

<div align='center'>Signatures</div>

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| Date: | October 27, 2025 | FIRST FOUNDATION INC. |                                                    |
|:------|:-----------------|:----------------------|:---------------------------------------------------|
|       |                  | By:                   | /s/ James Britton                                  |
|       |                  |                       | James Britton                                      |
|       |                  |                       | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |