HOMESTREET, INC. (NASDAQ:HMST) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 9.01 by reference.
On March 1, 2018, the Company also issued a press release (the “Press Release”) in respect of the Response Letter. A copy of the Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 9.01 by reference.
Important Additional Information
The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company intends to file a proxy statement and white proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Exhibit 99.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 25, 2018 (“Exhibit 99.2”) contains information regarding the direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, of the Company’s directors and executive officers in the Company's securities. In the event that holdings of the Company’s securities change from the amounts printed in Exhibit 99.2, such changes will be set forth in SEC filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5, which can be found through the Company’s website at www.homestreet.com in the section “Investor Relations” or through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Information can also be found in the Company’s other SEC filings, including the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. Updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Shareholders will be able to obtain any proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge at the Company’s website at www.homestreet.com in the section “Investor Relations.”
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About HOMESTREET, INC. (NASDAQ:HMST)
HomeStreet, Inc. is a financial services company serving customers primarily in the western United States, including Hawaii. The Company is principally engaged in real estate lending, including mortgage banking activities, and commercial and consumer banking. Its operating segments include Commercial and Consumer Banking, and Mortgage Banking. The Company’s subsidiaries include HomeStreet Bank (the Bank) and HomeStreet Capital Corporation. The Bank is a savings bank that provides mortgage and commercial loans, deposit products and services, non-deposit investment products, private banking and cash management services. Doing business as HomeStreet Insurance Agency, the Company provides insurance products and services for consumers and businesses. The Company has a network of over 40 retail deposit branches located in Washington state, Southern California, Portland, Oregon and Hawaii, as well as over 60 stand-alone lending centers located within its retail deposit branch footprint.
