First Western Financial Inc.

06/05/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/05/2026 14:15

Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

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
First Western Financial Inc. published this content on June 05, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via EDGAR on June 05, 2026 at 20:15 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]