First Western Financial, Inc.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. First Western Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) held the Annual Meeting on June 3, 2026. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected eleven directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or each until their respective successor or successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal; (ii) ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2026; and (iii) approved an advisory, non-binding vote regarding the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026. The final voting results for each proposal are presented below. Proposal 1 - Election of Directors At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders elected eleven directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders or each until their respective successor or successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The table below presents the final voting results for this proposal: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Scott C. Wylie 6,058,928 29,864 670,427 Julie A. Caponi 5,783,658 305,134 670,427 Julie A. Courkamp 6,047,619 41,173 670,427 David R. Duncan 5,827,739 261,053 670,427 Thomas A. Gart 5,629,770 459,022 670,427 Patrick H. Hamill 5,765,781 323,011 670,427 Luke A. Latimer 6,046,846 41,946 670,427 Scott C. Mitchell 6,067,380 21,412 670,427 Ellen S. Robinson 6,056,427 32,365 670,427 Mark L. Smith 5,958,377 130,415 670,427 Joseph C. Zimlich 5,847,745 241,047 670,427 Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2026. The table below presents the final voting results for this proposal: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions ───────────────────────────────────────────────── 6,578,057 181,161 1 Proposal 3 - Advisory, Non-Binding Vote to Approve the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The table below presents the final voting results for this proposal: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions ───────────────────────────────────────────────── 4,865,971 1,218,437 4,384