NORTHRIM BANCORP INC

The Board is soliciting proxies for this year’s Annual Meeting. This proxy statement contains important information for you to consider when deciding how to vote on the matters brought before the Annual Meeting. Please read it carefully.

The Board set March 31, 2026, as the record date for the Annual Meeting. Shareholders who owned the Company’s common stock on that date are entitled to vote online during the Annual Meeting, with each share entitled to one vote. There were 22,239,676 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date.

Voting materials, which include this proxy statement dated April 14, 2026, a proxy card, the 2025 Annual Report and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, are first being mailed to shareholders on or about April 14, 2026, unless the shareholder has elected electronic delivery. If the shareholder has elected electronic delivery, we have provided a notice of Internet availability of proxy materials which contains instructions on how to access proxy materials via the Internet or how to request a printed set of proxy materials. Additionally, this Proxy Statement, the 2025 Annual Report and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at www.northrim.com by clicking the "Investor Relations" link. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, our proxy materials posted on both our website and the website described below do not contain any cookies or other tracking features.