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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):
 
March 19, 2013
 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
__________________________________________
(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.

2013 Incentive Plan

On March 19, 2013, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“Bank”) received a non-objection letter from its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”), concerning the Bank's 2013 Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”). The 2013 Plan had previously been approved by the Bank's Board of Directors, subject to receipt of the FHFA's non-objection. The 2013 Plan is effective retroactively to January 1, 2013. All regular full-time and part-time employees, including all of the Bank's executive officers but excluding employees in the Bank's internal audit department, are eligible to participate in the 2013 Plan.

Notwithstanding the formulaic method for determining payouts under the 2013 Plan, actual payouts under the Plan are subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (“Compensation Committee”) of the Board and the FHFA. The Compensation Committee may amend the goals and/or related award opportunities at any time in 2013 subject to the review and non-objection of the FHFA. The goals and/or related award opportunities under the 2013 Plan may also be amended based on any recommendations received from the FHFA. The 2013 Plan is summarized below.

Under the 2013 Plan, incentive award opportunities for Bank-wide performance goals (“Part I Goals”) and individual/team performance goals (“Part II Goals”) are based upon established “threshold,” “target” and “maximum” award levels. Eligible employees are assigned an incentive compensation award opportunity which is expressed as a percentage of the employee's base salary in 2013. The Part I Goals are aligned with two of the Bank's strategic imperatives detailed in its 2013-2015 Strategic Business Plan: “Strengthen Partnership with Members” and “Disciplined Pursuit of Long-term Business Performance.” These imperatives are measured by the results achieved in attaining specified performance levels and weighted as follows:

Strengthen Partnership with Members - as measured by (i) member product usage, (ii) advances-to-assets ratio for a select group of members, and (iii) customer satisfaction (40% total weight).

Disciplined Pursuit of Long-term Business Performance - as measured by (i) the “preservation of the enterprise value” (measured by the market value of capital stock), (ii) the “quality of risk management” as assessed by the Board's Risk Committee in the areas of credit risk, market risk, operational risk, internal controls and model risk management, (iii) successful completion and implementation of the Core Banking System Phase I Project, and (iv) Profitability (measured by Adjusted Return on Capital Stock) (60% total weight).


The weightings for the Bank's Chief Risk Officer have been modified to ensure a greater focus on the strategic imperative “Disciplined Pursuit of Long-Term Business Performance” and specifically the risk management goals contained therein.

Part II Goals under the 2013 Plan are generally tied to action plans as set forth in the Bank's Strategic Business Plan, as well as to individual responsibilities of Bank employees.






For the Bank's president and the other executive officers, the overall incentive award opportunity under the 2013 Plan is weighted 90% on Part I Goals and 10% on Part II Goals. With respect to the Bank's president, the 2013 Plan incentive compensation award opportunity is between 50% (threshold) and 100% (maximum) of base salary, with a target of 75%. With respect to the Bank's other executive officers, the 2013 Plan incentive award opportunity is between 40% (threshold) and 80% (maximum) of base salary, with a target of 60%.

For the Bank's executive and certain other officers, the 2013 Plan requires a percentage of the incentive award to be deferred for three years following the end of the performance plan period (to be paid out in 2017). In the case of 2013 Plan incentive awards earned by the Bank's executive officers, approximately 50% of those incentive awards will be deferred. However, the payout opportunity for deferred payouts will be subject to an economic value of capital stock (EVCS) modifier, as follows:

If the average quarterly EVCS for the year preceding the one in which the deferred award is to be paid is less than $90 per share, there will be no deferred award payout.

If the average quarterly EVCS for the year preceding the one in which the deferred award is to be paid is $90 per share, the deferred award payout will be equal to 90% of the potential award.

For every dollar that the average quarterly EVCS for the year preceding the one in which the deferred award is to be paid exceeds $90 per share, one percentage point will be added to the multiplier of 90% up to a maximum multiplier of 110%.

The above description of the 2013 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2013 Plan, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number 10.1        Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines 2013 Incentive Plan




SIGNATURE
 
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 Des Moines
  
 
 
 
 
March 25, 2013
 
By:
 
/s/ Steven T. Schuler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Steven T. Schuler
 
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





Exhibit Index
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
2013 Incentive Plan