Item 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

First Foundation Inc. (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 7, 2022 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Amendment") to amend Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 70,000,000 to 100,000,000. The Amendment, which was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 8, 2022, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting on June 7, 2022, the Company's stockholders voted on the proposals listed below, each of which was described in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors

The Company's stockholders elected the following ten individuals to serve as directors for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected and qualify to serve. There were no nominees other than those listed below. The voting results were as follows:



Name                       Votes For     Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes
Max Briggs                 41,517,909           876,513           3,448,931
John Hakopian              41,389,419         1,005,003           3,448,931
Scott F. Kavanaugh         39,279,191         3,115,231           3,448,931
Ulrich E. Keller, Jr.      41,432,143           962,279           3,448,931
David Lake                 42,084,027           310,395           3,448,931
Elizabeth A. Pagliarini    41,618,363           776,059           3,448,931
Mitchell M. Rosenberg      32,000,725        10,393,697           3,448,931
Diane M. Rubin             42,020,018           374,404           3,448,931
Jacob Sonenshine           41,013,717         1,380,705           3,448,931
Gary Tice                  41,398,154           996,268           3,448,931

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Eide Bailly LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 45,627,114 12,936 203,303

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Proposal No. 3 - Approve and Adopt an Amendment of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to Increase the Authorized Shares of Common Stock from 70,000,000 Shares to 100,000,000 Shares



The Company's stockholders approved the Amendment. The voting results were as
follows:

Votes For     Votes Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
44,799,224       797,480       246,649           -


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Proposal No. 4 - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid in 2021 to the Company's named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:



Votes For     Votes Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
41,139,125      1,017,143      238,154       3,448,931


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits




  Exhibit No.                               Description

      3.1            Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of
                   First Foundation Inc.

      104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
                   XBRL document)


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