Company: FFWM
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036041
Chunk: 91

Company: First Foundation Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 91
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The Peer Group TSR set forth in this table utilizes the KBW Nasdaq Regional Bank Index, which we also utilized in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The comparison assumes $100 invested for the period beginning December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2024 for the Company and the KBW Regional Bank Index, respectively. TSR shown the table are not necessarily indicative of future stock performance. We determined Return on Tangible Book Value was the most important financial performance measure used to link Company performance to Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and non- PEO NEOs in 2024. This performance measure may not have been the most important financial performance measure for years 2023 and 2022 and we may determine a different financial performance measure to be the most important financial performance measure in future years.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Description of Relationship Between PEO and Other NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Company Total Stockholder Return (“TSR”) Description of Relationship Between PEO and Other NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income 58 TABLE OF CONTENTS Description of Relationship Between Company TSR and Peer Group TSR Description of Relationship Between PEO and Other NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Return on Tangible Book Value Pay vs. Performance Financial Performance Measures We believe the financial performance measures shown below, all of which are performance objectives used in our executive compensation program, were the most important in linking compensation actually paid to our NEOs for 2024: • Return on Tangible Book Value • Asset Quality / Performance of Loan Portfolio • Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 59 TABLE OF CONTENTS Change of Control Agreements The Company has entered into Change of Control Severance Agreements with each of its NEOs except Mr. Shafer and Ms. Lagomarsino (the “CC Agreements”). Messrs. Kavanaugh, Keller, Hakopian, and Naghibi each entered into their respective amended and restated CC Agreements on August 6, 2020. Mr. Britton entered into his CC Agreement on August 14