# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001618431
**File Stem:** 0001593968-25-000681
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 9454
**Document Hash:** 44d6d2ed8086ebfa6af37f809f8189d8
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001593968-25-000681.hdr.sgml**: 20250602

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001593968-25-000681

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250529

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250602

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250602

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PAGLIARINI ELIZABETH A.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001618431

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36461
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251016678

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2 SOUTH POINTE DR.
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** LAKE FOREST
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92630
**ISSUER**: 

**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

**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

## Ex-24

```

POWER OF ATTORNEY
(Sections 16 and 13(d))

              Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Bruno Carrijo, Andy Miranda, Paul Newton
and Kevin Thompson, signing singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(a) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of First Foundation Inc. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(b) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Form ID of the Securities
and Exchange Commission to obtain personal code numbers for the electronic
filing of reports;
(c) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Schedule 13D or Schedule
13G, or any amendment thereto, in accordance with Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(d) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4 or 5, Form ID, or Schedule 13D or 13G, prepare, complete and
execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file any such forms with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and
(e) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

              The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the foregoing rights and powers, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power
of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 or Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
              This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 or
Schedule 13D or 13G with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

              IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of May, 2021.

/s/ Elizabeth Pagliarini
Signature

Elizabeth Pagliarini
Print Name

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>PAGLIARINI ELIZABETH A.<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>5221 NORTH O'CONNOR BOULEVARD<br>STE 1375<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>IRVING, TX 75039<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-05-29 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>First Foundation Inc. [ FFWM ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 2025-05-29 |  | A |  | 13308 | A | $0 | 21961<sup>(1)</sup> | D |  |
| Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22956 | I | Trust |
| Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7143 | I | Spouse |

---

## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) The reported transaction involved the reporting person's receipt of a grant of 13,308 restricted stock units under First Foundation Inc.'s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. The total reported in Column 5 includes the 13,308 newly awarded restricted stock units and 8,653 shares of common stock.

**Signature:** /s/ Paul Newton attorney in fact for Elizabeth A. Pagliarini  
**Date:** 2025-06-02

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**