<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.7.0.58--><!--Created on: 7/21/2020 08:01:30 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2020</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:12pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><div align="left"><table 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style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-bottom:30pt;margin-left:10.35%;margin-right:10.35%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border-width:0;"><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:72pt;"><b style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;">Item 7.01</b></font><b style="font-weight:bold;">Regulation FD Disclosure.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">On July 16, 2020, First Western Capital Management Company (&#8220;FWCM&#8221;), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Western Financial, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), entered into a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) resolving certain issues previously corrected in 2017.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Without admitting or denying the SEC&#8217;s findings, FWCM agreed to settle claims that FWCM failed reasonably to supervise its investment adviser representatives who purchased securities sold in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), for advisory clients when the clients were not qualified institutional buyers in a Rule 144A transaction, and to adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder by the adviser and its supervised persons.  FWCM paid a fine of $200,000 to the SEC which the Company accrued earlier this year and, following the discovery of the issues in 2017, terminated the FWCM President and the FWCM compliance team in place at that time. A copy of the Agreement is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:72pt;"><b style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap;width:15.39%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">10.1</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:82.95%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><a href="tmb-20200716xex10d1.htm"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Sections 203(e) and 203(k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order, dated July 16, 2020, between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and First Western Capital Management Company.</font></a></p></td></tr></table></div><p style="font-family:'Times New 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2020
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FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Colorado
001-38595
37-1442266
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1900 16th Street, Suite 1200
Denver, Colorado
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80202
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(303) 531-8100
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report:
Not Applicable
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value
MYFW
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 16, 2020, First Western Capital Management Company ("FWCM"), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Western Financial, Inc. (the "Company"), entered into a settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") resolving certain issues previously corrected in 2017.
Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FWCM agreed to settle claims that FWCM failed reasonably to supervise its investment adviser representatives who purchased securities sold in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for advisory clients when the clients were not qualified institutional buyers in a Rule 144A transaction, and to adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder by the adviser and its supervised persons.  FWCM paid a fine of $200,000 to the SEC which the Company accrued earlier this year and, following the discovery of the issues in 2017, terminated the FWCM President and the FWCM compliance team in place at that time. A copy of the Agreement is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
Description
10.1
Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Sections 203(e) and 203(k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order, dated July 16, 2020, between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and First Western Capital Management Company.
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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.
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FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL, INC.
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Date: July 21, 2020
By: /s/ Scott C. Wylie
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Scott C. Wylie
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
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