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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | June 28, 2019 |
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally Chartered Corporation | 000-52004 | 48-0561319 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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500 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka, Kansas | | 66606 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 785.233.0507 |
Not Applicable
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 June 28, 2019, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) elected Lynn Jenkins Katzfey, a partner at LJ Strategies, to fill the vacant Independent Director position, effective July 1, 2019. Ms. Katzfey was elected to serve the remainder of Independent Director Donde L. Plowman’s term, which expires December 31, 2020.
FHLBank’s Board elected Ms. Katzfey in accordance with the rules of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), requiring the Board to elect a qualified Independent Director to fill the vacant position for the remainder of the term. Ms. Katzfey will serve on the Compensation, Human Resources and Inclusion committee and the Risk Oversight committee of the Board. She will be compensated in accordance with FHLBank’s 2019 Board of Directors Compensation Policy and will also be permitted to defer compensation in accordance with the terms of FHLBank’s Benefit Equalization Plan.
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 and which include Public Interest 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.
Also on June 28, 2019, FHLBank distributed a message to its members announcing the election of Ms. Katzfey. 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information provided in Item 5.02 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 June 28, 2019, announcing the election of Ms. Katzfey.
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Exhibit Index
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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 |
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June 28, 2019 | | By: | | /s/ Patrick C. Doran |
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| | | | Name: Patrick C. Doran |
| | | | Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer and General Counsel |
