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| EX-3.2 - EX-3.2 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta | d236440dex32.htm |
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) September 23, 2011
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF ATLANTA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Federally chartered corporation | 000-51845 | 56-6000442 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1475 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(Address of principal executive offices)
(404) 888-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
On September 23, 2011, the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (Bank) approved and adopted certain amendments to the Bank’s bylaws. Specifically, Articles II, III, IV, V, and VII were amended to:
| — | remove the limitation on stockholder vote to solely director elections; |
| — | expressly state the Bank’s long-standing method of determining quorums for committee meetings; |
| — | relocate and expand the emergency action provision as a new Article VIII; |
| — | remove specific reference to Georgia law as it relates to indemnification; and |
| — | make certain non-substantive technical changes. |
The description of the changes of the revised and restated bylaws contained in this report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amended and restated bylaws, a marked copy (to show changes from the prior version) of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
3.2 Bylaws of the Bank, as revised and restated effective September 23, 2011 (marked to show changes).
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 Atlanta | ||||
| Date: September 27, 2011 | By: | /s/Reginald T. O’Shields | ||
| Reginald T. O’Shields | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||||