8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 21, 2013

HomeStreet, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	001-35424	91-0186600
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

601 Union Street, Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA 98101

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(206) 623-3050

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 22, 2013, HomeStreet, Inc. ("HomeStreet") announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Mark K. Mason has exercised options for 200,000 shares of HMST common stock.

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report, including the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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.

Exhibit 99.1    HomeStreet, Inc. press release announcing President and CEO Mark K. Mason’s exercise of options for shares of HMST common stock.

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.

Date: November 22, 2013.

HomeStreet, Inc.

By: /s/ Godfrey B. Evans

Godfrey B. Evans

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative

Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

HomeStreet CEO Exercises Stock Options

SEATTLE - November 22, 2013 - HomeStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:HMST) (“the Company”) announced today that President and CEO Mark K. Mason has exercised options for 200,000 shares of HMST common stock. The exercise represents 71% of Mr. Mason’s outstanding vested option shares.

“I am exercising options at this time to convert some of my optional ownership of shares to actual ownership,” said Mr. Mason. “Exercising these options allows me to establish a personal income tax basis for the shares and receive any future dividends. To fund this exercise and the related personal income tax obligation, I will be selling a portion of the shares acquired through this option exercise. I have discussed my decision to exercise options at this time with our senior management and have encouraged them to follow my example. As an additional benefit, these exercises will reduce the outstanding option overhang related to our common stock.”

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning HomeStreet, Inc. and HomeStreet Bank and their operations, performance, financial conditions and likelihood of success. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on many beliefs, assumptions, estimates and expectations of our future performance, taking into account information currently available to us, and include statements about the competitiveness of the banking industry. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond HomeStreet’s control. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we do not undertake to update them to reflect changes or events that occur after that date.

We caution readers that a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements. A discussion of the factors that we recognize to pose risk to the achievement of our business goals and our operational and financial objectives more generally is contained in our Annual Report for 2012 and in Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013. These factors are updated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and readers of this release are cautioned to review those disclosures in conjunction with the discussions herein.

About HomeStreet, Inc.

HomeStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:HMST) is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and the holding company for HomeStreet Bank, a state-chartered, FDIC-insured savings bank. HomeStreet Bank offers consumer and business banking, investment and insurance products and services in the Pacific Northwest, California and Hawaii. Certain information about our business can be found on our investor relations web site, located at http://ir.homestreet.com.

HomeStreet, Inc.

Terri Silver, VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

206-389-6303

terri.silver@homestreet.com

http://ir.homestreet.com