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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):   September 26, 2014

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Federally Chartered Corporation 000-52004 48-0561319
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Security Benefit Pl. Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas   66606
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   785.233.0507

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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:

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On September 26, 2014, the board of directors or the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka ("FHLBank") approved certain amendments to FHLBank’s Bylaws. Such amendments became effective on that same date. FHLBank’s Bylaws were amended to:
• Clarify that certain stockholders, and not just members, may vote in FHLBank’s director election as a result of of the difference in establishing the record date for which institutions can vote in a director election and the actual time period during which institutions can vote in the director election;
• Clarify that independent directors are not elected by a plurality of the stockholders, but instead must be elected by a plurality of the votes of the stockholders as required by the regulations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; and
• Add diversity to the factors the board may consider in making independent director nominations.

The description of the changes to FHLBank’s Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 26, 2014, FHLBank sent a message to its members announcing the declaration of a dividend for the quarter ending September 30, 2014. A copy of the message is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). 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 the FHLBank that the information is material or complete.

Forward Looking Statements
The information contained in exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements describing the objectives, projections, estimates or future predictions of FHLBank’s operations. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "expect," "will," or other variations on these terms. FHLBank cautions that by their nature forward-looking statements involve risk or uncertainty and that actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of such risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: legislative and regulatory actions or changes; future economic and market conditions; changes in demand for advances or consolidated obligations of FHLBank and/or of the FHLBank System; and adverse developments or events affecting or involving other Federal Home Loan Banks, housing GSEs or the FHLBank System in general. Additional risks that might cause FHLBank’s results to differ from these forward-looking statements are provided in detail in FHLBank’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov.

All forward-looking statements contained in exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. The reader should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, since the statements speak only as of the date that they are made and FHLBank has no obligation and does not undertake publicly to update, revise or correct any forward-looking statement for any reason.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
3.2 FHLBank Bylaws Amended September 26, 2014.
99.1 Message to FHLBank members dated September 26, 2014, announcing dividend declaration for the quarter ending September 30, 2014.






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
          
September 26, 2014   By:   /s/ Patrick C. Doran
       
        Name: Patrick C. Doran
        Title: SVP, General Counsel


Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
3.2
  FHLBank Bylaws Amended September 26, 2014.
99.1
  Message to FHLBank members dated September 26, 2014, announcing dividend declaration for the quarter ending September 30, 2014.