Sec Form 4 Filing - STRAUS DAVID H @ HomeStreet, Inc. - 2018-11-01

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person STRAUS DAVID H 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HomeStreet, Inc. [ HMST] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr EVP, Comm'l Banking Dir. (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/01/2018 (Street) SEATTLE, WA98101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/01/2018 M 1,817 A $ 0 ( 1 ) 17,298 D Common Stock 11/02/2018 A 442 ( 2 ) D $ 27.01 ( 3 ) 16,856 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Restricted Stock Units ( 4 ) 11/01/2018 M 1,817 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 1,817 $ 0 0 ( 6 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other STRAUS DAVID H 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000 SEATTLE, WA98101 Sr EVP, Comm'l Banking Dir. Signatures /s/ Donna M. Cochener, Attorney in fact for David H. Straus 11/02/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the award agreements covering Mr. Straus's Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"), he received 1,817 shares of common stock upon his retirement from HomeStreet Bank (the "Company") on November 1, 2018 due to the prorated vestings of RSUs granted on January 28, 2016, January 26, 2017 and January 29, 2018 as further described below. ( 2 )Shares sold to cover reporting person's tax liability in connection with the prorated vesting of RSUs upon his retirement from the Company. ( 3 )The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $26.89 to $27.08, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. ( 4 )Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of HomeStreet common stock. RSUs do not require the holder to pay any consideration on vesting. ( 5 )Pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreements, the reporting person received a prorated portion of RSUs at retirement from the Company. The prorated vesting of each outstanding RSU was as follows: 733 RSUs from an award granted on January 28, 2016, 565 RSUs from an award granted on January 26, 2017 and 519 RSUs from an award granted on January 29, 2018. ( 6 )Upon reporting person's retirement from the Company, the remaining 2,739 unvested RSUs granted to the reporting person pursuant to such awards were cancelled.

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