Duncan David R Form 4 First Western Financial / David R Duncan ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Duncan David R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1900 16TH STREET, SUITE 1200

(Street)

DENVER CO 80202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First Western Financial Inc [ MYFW ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/10/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/10/2018		M(1)		8,750	A	(1)	186,927	I	By Rawah Partners, LLC(2)
Common Stock	09/10/2018		M(1)		4,386	A	(1)	13,158	I	By Electra Energy Company(3)
Common Stock								3,201(4)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Make Whole Right	$0	09/10/2018		M(1)			$0(1)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	8,750(1)	(1)	0	I	By Rawah Partners, LLC(2)
Make Whole Right	$0	09/10/2018		M(1)			$0(1)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	4,386(1)	(1)	0	I	By Electra Energy Company(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. First Western Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued such shares of the Company's common stock, no par value, pursuant to Make Whole Rights described in the prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) on July 19, 2018.

2. The reporting person serves as Manager of Rawah Partners, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose.

3. The reporting person has shared voting and investment control over the securities held by Electra Energy Company by through DKD, LLC, a limited liability company of which the reporting person is the sole member. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.

4. Includes 701 restricted stock units that vest in two substantially equal installments on January 1, 2021, and January 1, 2023, subject to the continued service of the reporting person.

	/s/ Scott C. Wylie, attorney-in-fact	09/12/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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