Current Report · Items 8.01, 9.01 · 8-K

First Foundation Inc.

Other Events

Filed Feb 25, 2026Accepted Feb 25, 2026, 4:11 PM ESTCIK 1413837Accession 0001104659-26-019664

Company context

FirstSun Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ: FSUN), headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is the financial holding company for Sunflower Bank, N.A., which operates as Sunflower Bank and First National 1870. Sunflower Bank provides a full range of relationship-focused services to meet personal, business and wealth management financial objectives, with depository branches in seven states and mortgage capabilities in 44 states. FirstSun had total consolidated assets of $8.5 billion as of December 31, 2025.

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FFWMNYSE · EQUITY · Historical · closed Mar 31, 2026

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Items 8.01, 9.01

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Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events. On February 25, 2026, First Foundation Inc. (“First Foundation”) and FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun”) jointly announced receipt of regulatory approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to complete the merger of their respective bank subsidiaries, First Foundation Bank and Sunflower Bank, N.A., as part of the previously announced merger between First Foundation and FirstSun (the “merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 27, 2025, as amended (the “merger agreement”), by and between FirstSun and First Foundation. Completion of the merger remains subject to receipt of regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, approval by the stockholders of First Foundation and FirstSun at their respective stockholder meetings to be held on February 27, 2026, and the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions. The merger is currently expected to be completed early in the second quarter of 2026. The joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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EX-99.1 (by filename) tm267298d1_ex99-1.htm

EX-99.1 2 tm267298d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 FirstSun Capital Bancorp and First Foundation Inc. Announce Receipt of Regulatory Approval for Bank Merger DENVER, CO and IRVING, TX--(DRAFT- NOT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) FirstSun Capital Bancorp (“FirstSun”) (NASDAQ: FSUN) and First Foundation Inc. (“First Foundation”) (NYSE: FFWM) jointly announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has approved the merger of their respective bank subsidiaries, Sunflower Bank, N.A. and First Foundation Bank, with Sunflower Bank, N.A continuing as the surviving bank. Completion of the merger of First Foundation with and into FirstSun remains subject to receipt of regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, approval by the stockholders of FirstSun and First Foundation at their respective stockholder meetings to be held on February 27, 2026, and the satisfaction or waiver of other closing conditions. The merger is currently expected to be completed early in the second quarter of 2026. About FirstSun Capital Bancorp FirstSun Capital Bancorp (NASDAQ: FSUN), headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is the financial holding company for Sunflower…

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