UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2023
FIRST FOUNDATION INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-36461 | | 20-8639702 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
| 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400 | | |
| Dallas, Texas | | 75201 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(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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| x | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| | | | | |
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock | | FFWM | | NASDAQ Global Market |
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. ¨
Explanatory Note
On February 23, 2023, First Foundation Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) attaching as exhibits certain correspondence between the Company and Driver Opportunity Partners I LP, Driver Management Company LLC and Abbott Cooper (collectively, “Driver”). This Amendment to the Original 8-K (this “8-K/A”) is being filed because an incorrect version of the letter, dated February 7, 2023 from the Company to Driver (the “Letter”) was inadvertently filed by counsel to the Company as an exhibit to the Original 8-K. The correct version of the Letter, which was e-mailed and sent overnight to Driver on February 7, 2023, is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this 8-K/A. The other exhibits to the Original 8-K, which are unchanged from the Original 8-K, are being refiled as exhibits hereto. Except as described in this Form 8-K/A, all information in the Original Form 8-K remains unchanged.
Important Additional Information
The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with its upcoming 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”). The Company intends to file a definitive proxy statement and a BLUE universal proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING BLUE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders contains information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the Company’s securities. Information regarding subsequent changes to their holdings of the Company’s securities can be found in the SEC filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5, which are available on the Company’s website at www.ff-inc.com or through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information can also be found in the Company’s other SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the 2023 Annual Meeting. Stockholders will be able to obtain the definitive proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge on the Company’s website at www.ff-inc.com.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Letter, dated February 6, 2023, from First Foundation Inc. to Driver Management Company LLC |
| 99.2 | Letter, dated February 7, 2023, from First Foundation Inc. to Driver Management Company LLC |
| 99.3 | Letter, dated February 7, 2023, from Driver Management Company LLC to First Foundation Inc. |
| 99.4 | Letter, dated February 22, 2023, from First Foundation Inc. to Driver Management Company LLC |
| 99.5 | Letter, dated February 22, 2023, from Driver Management Company LLC to First Foundation Inc. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| | FIRST FOUNDATION INC. |
Date: April 11, 2023 |
| | By: | /s/ Scott F. Kavanaugh |
| | | Scott F. Kavanaugh |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
