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): January 18, 2019
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 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year |
The disclosure under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference.
Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On January 18, 2019, the Board of Directors of HomeStreet, Inc. (the "Company") approved a one-time waiver and change to the window for shareholders to provide timely advance notice of any director nomination or shareholder proposal under Section 1.12 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the "Bylaws") in connection with the Company's 2019 annual meeting of the shareholders (the "2019 Annual Meeting").
To be timely, any shareholder notice of any director nomination or shareholder proposal for the 2019 Annual Meeting must be received by the Secretary of the Company no earlier than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on March 31, 2019 and no later than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on April 30, 2019. This waiver of any change to the advance notice window is applicable only for the 2019 Annual Meeting, and does not affect any other requirements under the Bylaws or pursuant to state or federal law that shareholders must meet in order to properly submit director nominations or shareholder proposals.
SIGNATURE
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: January 18, 2019
HomeStreet, Inc. | |||
By: | /s/ Godfrey B. Evans | ||
Godfrey B. Evans | |||
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||