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): December 24, 2014

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)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 24, 2014, HomeStreet, Inc. (“HomeStreet”) entered into an amendment to an office space lease with UNION SQUARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY for HomeStreet’s headquarters at Two Union Square, 601 Union St, Seattle Washington 98101 (the “Lease Amendment”). Pursuant to the Lease Amendment, HomeStreet’s office space under the will decrease from 145,150 rentable square feet to 141,784 rentable square feet as of January 1, 2015, and the term of the lease will be extended from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2027. The lease payments associated with the amended lease over the remaining 12 years of the term, beginning January 1, 2015, will be approximately $5.361 million. In addition, following the execution of the Lease Amendment, HomeStreet has a remaining tenant improvement allowance of $128,661.51 carried over from a previous lease amendments and an additional $7.329 million in new tenant improvement allowances under this Lease Amendment.

The Lease Amendment also grants HomeStreet bank tenant exclusivity, a right of first offer and first refusal for new space, signage rights and ATM placement rights at Two Union Square. HomeStreet also has the option to extend the term of the lease for and additional five year term with a minimum 1 year advance notice prior to the expiration of the Term.

A copy of the Lease Amendment will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

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: December 31, 2014.

HomeStreet, Inc.
By:	/s/ Godfrey B. Evans
	Godfrey B. Evans
	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative
	Officer, General Counsel and Corporate
	Secretary