Edgar Filing: STRAUS DAVID H

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2018

(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98101

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/26/2018		M		753	A	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	13,304	D
Common Stock	01/28/2018		M		977	A	$ 0 ⁽²⁾	14,281	D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

⁽³⁾

01/28/2018

753

⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

753

$ 0

3,460

Restricted Stock Units

⁽³⁾

01/26/2018

977

⁽⁵⁾

Common Stock

977

$ 0

2,483

Restricted Stock Units

⁽³⁾

01/29/2018

2,073

⁽⁶⁾

Common Stock

2,073

$ 0

4,556 ⁽⁷⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STRAUS DAVID H 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000 SEATTLE, WA 98101			Sr EVP, Comm'l Banking Dir.

Signatures

/s/ Donna M. Cochener, Attorney in fact for David H. Straus		01/31/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Common stock acquired upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted on January 26, 2016.
(2)	Common stock acquired upon vesting of RSUs granted on January 28, 2016.
(3)	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.
(4)	On January 26, 2017, the reporting person was granted 2,259 RSUs, which vest incrementally in equal amounts on January 26, 2018, January 26, 2019, and January 26, 2020, respectively. In the event of a change in control, all unvested RSUs may vest immediately under certain circumstances. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of HomeStreet common stock equal to the number of RSUs that vest on that date.
(5)	On January 28, 2016, the reporting person was granted 2,931 RSUs, which vest incrementally in equal amounts on January 28, 2017, January 28, 2018 and January 28, 2019, respectively. In the event of a change in control, all unvested RSUs may vest immediately under certain circumstances. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of HomeStreet common stock equal to the number of RSUs that vest on that date.
(6)	On January 29, 2018, the reporting person was granted 2,073 RSUs, which vest incrementally in equal amounts on January 29, 2019, January 29, 2020, and January 29, 2021, respectively. In the event of a change in control, all unvested RSUs may vest immediately under certain circumstances. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of HomeStreet common stock equal to the number of RSUs that vest on that date.
(7)	The reporting person's remaining RSUs includes 977 RSUs granted on January 28, 2016, which vest on January 28, 2019, and 1,506 RSUs granted on January 26, 2017, which vest incrementally in equal amounts on January 26, 2019 and January 26, 2020, respectively. In the event of a change in control, all unvested RSUs may vest immediately under certain circumstances. Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive a number of shares of HomeStreet common stock equal to the number of RSUs that vest on that date.

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