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| EX-99.2 - FHFA APPROVAL LETTER TO BANK - Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago | exhibit992-approvalletterf.htm |
| EX-99.1 - APPROVAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago | exhibit991-lettertobankmem.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): October 3, 2011
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CHICAGO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally chartered corporation | 000-51401 | 36-6001019 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 East Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois | 60601 | |
(Zip Code) | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(312) 565-5700
Former name or former address, if changed since last report:
Not Applicable
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 3, 2011, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (the “Bank”) sent a letter to its members announcing that the Bank has received approval of its capital stock conversion plan from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“Finance Agency”) and is planning on completing the conversion as of January 1, 2012. A copy of the Bank's letter to its members is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the Finance Agency's letter to the Bank, which includes conditions related to the Finance Agency's approval of the Bank's capital plan, is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2.
The information being furnished pursuant to Items 7.01 and 9.01 on this Current Report on Form 8-K 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 liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
This Current Report contains forward-looking statements which are based upon the Bank's current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. These statements may use forward-looking terms, such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “plans,” “estimates,” “may,” “should,” “will,” or their negatives or other variations on these terms. The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty, that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements, and that actual events could affect the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate, or prediction is realized. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the Bank's ability to successfully convert its capital stock; whether the Finance Agency will approve the Bank's plan to repurchase excess capital stock and the amounts and timing of such repurchases; the Bank's ability to meet required conditions to repurchase or redeem capital stock from its members, including maintaining compliance with its minimum regulatory capital requirements; and the risk factors set forth in the Bank's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Bank's website at www.fhlbc.com. The Bank assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Current Report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 | Letter to Bank Members, dated October 3, 2011 |
99.2 | Letter of approval from Finance Agency to Bank, dated September 30, 2011 |
Signature(s)
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 Chicago | ||
Date: October 3, 2011 | By: /s/Peter E. Gutzmer | |
Peter E. Gutzmer Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||