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): October 28, 2021
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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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, No Par Value | HMST | Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||
| ☐ | Emerging growth Company | ||||
| ☐ | If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 12(a) of the Exchange Act. | ||||
| Item 8.01 | Other Events | ||||
On October 28, 2021, the Board of Directors of HomeStreet, Inc. ("HomeStreet" or the Company) approved a cash dividend of $0.25 per share, to be paid on November 23, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 9, 2021. In the same meeting, the Board of Directors also authorized an extension to the Company's share repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program"), subject to the approval or nonobjection of its regulators, pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to an additional $20 million of its issued and outstanding Common Stock, no par value, at prevailing market rates at the time of such purchase. A press release announcing these two actions by the Board is included as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
| (d) | Exhibits. | ||||
| Exhibit 99.1 | |||||
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within with Inline XBRL) | ||||
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: October 29, 2021
| HomeStreet, Inc. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ John M. Michel | ||||||||||
| John M. Michel | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||