13D Filing: Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management, L.P. and Homestreet Inc. (HMST)

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

This amended and restated Schedule 13D (this “Schedule 13D”) relates to the common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), of HomeStreet, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Issuer”).  The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 601 Union Street, Suite 2000, Seattle, Washington 98101.

As of the date of this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons (as defined below) held in the aggregate 1,468,809 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, which represents 5.46% of the outstanding Common Stock.

Item 2.

Identity and Background

(a)

This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by (1) Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management”); and (2) Charles W. Griege, Jr., the managing member of Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). The Reporting Persons are filing a joint Schedule 13D.  The joint filing agreement of the Reporting Persons was attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the initial Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2017.

Roaring Blue Lion, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, is the General Partner of Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management.  Mr. Griege is the sole member of Roaring Blue Lion, LLC.  Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management and Roaring Blue Lion, LLC are referred to herein as the “Roaring Blue Lion Entities.”

(b)-(c)

The principal business address of the Roaring Blue Lion Entities and Mr. Griege is 8115 Preston Road, Suite 550, Dallas, Texas 75225-6307.

The principal business of Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management is to serve as an investment manager or adviser to various pooled investment vehicles, including, among other entities, BLOF II LP, Blue Lion Capital Master Fund, LP and Blue Lion Opportunity Master Fund, LP, and separately managed accounts (collectively, the “Advisory Clients”).  Roaring Blue Lion, LLC is the General Partner of Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management.  The principal occupation of Mr. Griege is investment management through his ownership and control over the affairs of the Roaring Blue Lion Entities.  Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management and Mr. Griege have sole voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock held by the Advisory Clients.

(d)	During the last five years, none of the Roaring Blue Lion Entities, nor Mr. Griege, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).