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): | December 10, 2010 |
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Federally Chartered Corporation | 000-52004 | 48-0561319 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| One Security Benefit Pl. Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas | 66606 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 785.233.0507 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 15, 2010, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) declared elected the following individuals in FHLBank’s 2010 election of directors with terms commencing on January 1, 2011:
• Jane C. Knight, HopeNet, Inc.
• Robert E. Caldwell, II, President and CEO, Hampton Enterprises, Inc.
• Harley D. Bergmeyer, Chairman, First State Bank, Lincoln, Nebraska
• William Brush, President, Security State Bank, Ansley, Nebraska
Ms. Knight, Mr. Caldwell, and Mr. Bergmeyer will serve four-year terms expiring on December 31, 2014. Mr. Brush will serve a one-year term expiring on December 31, 2011.
Ms. Knight and Mr. Caldwell are incumbent directors whose current terms expire on December 31, 2010. Ms. Knight currently serves on the following committees: Housing & Governance and Operations. Mr. Caldwell currently serves on the following committees: Housing & Governance (Chair), Executive and Operations. At the time of this filing there has been no d etermination on which committees any of the FHLBank directors may serve in 2011.
On October 15, 2010, FHLBank filed a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing that Mr. Mark W. Schifferdecker, President and CEO of The Girard National Bank in Girard, Kansas, and Mr. G. Bridger Cox, Chairman and President of Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Ardmore, Oklahoma, were deemed elected as member directors of FHLBank’s board of directors. The Current Report on Form 8-K filed by FHLBank on October 15, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference.
The election of directors took place in accordance with the rules governing the election of Federal Home Loan Bank directors specified in the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (Bank Act) and the related regulations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Pursuant to the Bank Act and FHFA regulations, the majority of FHLBank’s directors, known as member directors, are elected by FHLBank’s membership in each state. The remaining directors, known as independent directors, are elected through district-wide elections. In the normal course of its business, FHLBank extends credit to members whose officers or directors may serve as member directors of FHLBank. All loans extended by FHLBank to such members are on market terms that are no more favorable to them than the terms of comparable transactions with other members.
FHLBank expects to compensate its directors in accordance with FHLBank’s 2011 Director Compensation Policy which has not yet been adopted.
Also on December 15, 2010, FHLBank distributed a message to its members announcing the election of FHLBank directors. A copy of the message to members is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 10, 2010, FHLBank tallied the preliminary voting results for the 2010 election of directors, which FHLBank declared final as described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Complete voting results are included in the message to members that is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information provided in Items 5.02 and 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, the furnishing of information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by FHLBank that the information is material or complete.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Message to FHLBank members dated December 15, 2010, announcing FHLBank’s election results.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka | ||||
| December 15, 2010 | By: | Patrick C. Doran | ||
| Name: Patrick C. Doran | ||||
| Title: SVP, General Counsel | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Message to FHLBank members dated December 15, 2010, announcing FHLBank’s election results. |