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accession: "0001104659-25-054844"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001413837"
company_name: "First Foundation Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T04:10:15.373284+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FFWM stockholders approve 2.5M new shares under equity plan; advisor resigns

## Summary
- Approved Amended and Restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing shares from 1.5M to 4M.
- Ulrich E. Keller Jr. resigned from First Foundation Advisors, effective May 23, 2025.
- All 10 director nominees elected; Crowe LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2025.
- Non-binding advisory votes approved executive compensation and 1-year frequency for say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-054844
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001413837
- company_name: First Foundation Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465925054844/0001104659-25-054844-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465925054844/tm2516548d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-054844
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-054844.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-054844.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ulrich E. Keller Jr. resigned as Investment Advisor at First Foundation Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Investment Advisor
  source text: On May 23, 2025, Ulrich E. Keller, Jr. informed the Company of his resignation from First Foundation Advisors (“FFA”), the investment advisory subsidiary of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1413837/000110465925054844/0001104659-25-054844-index.htm

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