UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No.1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
 
November 7, 2011
 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federally Chartered Corporation
 
000-51999
 
42-6000149
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 
 
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Skywalk Level, 801 Walnut Street
-- Suite 200, Des Moines, Iowa
 
 
 
50309
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 

 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
515-281-1000
 

 
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.

This Form 8-K/A amends the Form 8-K filed by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (the "Bank") on November 10, 2011, to provide information concerning the committees of the Bank's Board of Directors ("Board") on which recently elected directors Chris D. Grimm, Teresa J. Keegan, Ellen Z. Lamale, and John H. Robinson will serve in 2012.
 
On January 10, 2012, the Executive and Governance Committee of the Bank's Board appointed these directors to the following committees:
 
Chris D. Grimm: Business Operations & Technology (vice chair); Mission, Member & Housing; Risk
 
Teresa J. Keegan: Audit; Business Operations & Technology; Finance & Planning
 
Ellen Z. Lamale: Human Resources & Compensation (vice chair); Mission, Member & Housing; Risk
 
John H. Robinson: Audit; Finance & Planning; Human Resources & Compensation (chair); Executive & Governance
  
New committee assignments for the remaining Bank directors were also made on January 10, 2012 and will be provided in the Bank's Form 10-K Annual Report for 2011.



SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
  
 
 
 
 
January 13, 2012
 
By:
 
/s/ Richard S. Swanson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Richard S. Swanson
 
 
 
 
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer