# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001413837
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-070843
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 6825
**Document Hash:** 393147045b5506595d27cb0482235a97
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-070843.hdr.sgml**: 20250725

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-070843

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250721

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250725

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250725

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** First Foundation Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001413837
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** CA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36461
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251152048

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 18101 VON KARMAN AVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 700
- **CITY:** IRVINE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92612
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 949-222-2030

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 18101 VON KARMAN AVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 700
- **CITY:** IRVINE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92612

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** KELLER FINANCIAL GROUP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20071001

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**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): July 21, 2025**

**FIRST FOUNDATION INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-36461** | **20-8639702** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification Number) |

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| **5221 North O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 1375** |  |
| **Irving, Texas** | **75039** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**(469) 638-9636**

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

**N/A**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

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| 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)) |

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock | FFWM | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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On July 21, 2025, Hugo Nuno, the Chief Banking Officer and Chief Risk Officer of First Foundation Bank (the "Bank"), the wholly-owned subsidiary of First Foundation Inc. (the "Company"), gave notice of his resignation, to be effective August 1, 2025. The Company and the Bank have appointed Simone Lagomarsino, who currently serves as President, to the additional role of Chief Risk Officer, effective July 25, 2025.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Lagomarsino and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected to her position with the Company. There are no family relationships between Ms. Lagomarsino and any director or executive officer of the Company. A trust affiliated with Ms. Lagomarsino invested $500,000 in the Company in a previously announced private placement transaction on July 8, 2024, on the same financial terms as the other investors, and is party to a registration rights agreement with the Company. Other than the foregoing, Ms. Lagomarsino does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Identification and business experience information for Ms. Lagomarsino is described in the Company's [definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465925036041/tm252563-3_def14a.htm) (the "Proxy Statement"), and is incorporated herein by reference. Compensation and benefits for Ms. Lagomarsino did not change for her new role and is as described in the Proxy Statement, and such description is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of Ms. Lagomarsino's employment agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| [10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465925012975/tm256286d1_ex10-2.htm) | [Employment Agreement, dated February 11, 2025, among First Foundation Inc., First Foundation Bank and Simone Lagomarsino (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 13, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465925012975/tm256286d1_ex10-2.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURES**

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.

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|  | FIRST FOUNDATION INC. | FIRST FOUNDATION INC. |
| Date: July 25, 2025 | By: | /s/ JAMES BRITTON |
|  |  | James Britton |
|  |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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