SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
 
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
(Amendment No. ____)
 
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HOMESTREET, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Charles W. Griege, Jr.
Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management, L.P.
Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant)

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Letter to HomeStreet, Inc.

A copy of a press release issued by the reporting persons, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is being filed herewith under Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The press release was issued on January 23, 2018.
 
Important Information
 
This filing is not a solicitation of a proxy from any security holder of HomeStreet, Inc. (the “Company”).  Charles W. Griege, Jr., intends to nominate individuals as nominees to the Company’s board of directors and intends to solicit votes for the election of those individuals as members of the Company’s board of directors (the “Nominees”).  Mr. Griege will send a definitive proxy statement, proxy card and related proxy materials to shareholders of the Company seeking their support of the Nominees at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  Shareholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement and proxy card when they become available, because they will contain important information about the Nominees, the Company and related matters.  Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement and proxy card (when available) and other documents filed by Mr. Griege with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.  The definitive proxy statement (when available) and other related SEC documents filed by Mr. Griege with the SEC may also be obtained free of charge from Mr. Griege.
 
Participants in Solicitation
 
The following persons are participants in the planned solicitation from the Company’s shareholders of proxies in favor of the Nominees: Mr. Griege, Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management, L.P., and the Nominees.  The participants may have interests in the solicitation, including as a result of holding shares of the Company’s common stock.  Information regarding the participants and their interests may currently be found in the amended Schedule 13D, dated January 17, 2018, as filed with the SEC on January 17, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference.