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 9, 2015
 

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.
 
On November 10, 2015, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (the “Bank”) declared that Michael J. Blodnick, Marianne M. Emerson, Chris D. Grimm, Teresa J. Keegan, Ellen Z. Lamale, Michael W. McGowan and John H. Robinson had been elected to the Board for terms commencing on January 1, 2016, which the Bank reported via Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2015 (the "Original Form 8-K"). At the time of that filing, the Board committee assignments for 2016 had not been made. The Bank is filing this Form 8-K/A to report Board committee assignments for 2016. This Form 8-K/A amends the Original Form 8-K to disclose the 2016 Board committee assignments.
Board Committee Assignments

On February 10, 2016, the Board approved the following committee appointments for all directors for 2016:

Executive and Governance Committee
 
Audit Committee
 
 
 
Paula R. Meyer, Chair
 
John F. Kennedy, Chair
Michael J. Blodnick, Vice Chair
 
W. Douglas Hile, Vice Chair
Eric A. Hardmeyer
 
Steven L. Bumann
William V. Humphreys
 
David J. Ferries
Michelle M. Keeley
 
Chris D. Grimm
John F. Kennedy
 
William V. Humphreys
Ellen Z. Lamale
 
James G. Livingston
James G. Livingston
 
Elsie M. Meeks
Dale E. Oberkfell
 
Thomas P. Potiowsky
Cynthia A. Parker
 
Robert M. Teachworth
John H. Robinson
 
 
 
 
 
Business Operations and Technology Committee
 
Finance and Planning Committee
 
 
 
Michael J. Blodnick, Chair
 
James G. Livingston, Chair
Eric A. Hardmeyer, Vice Chair
 
Michelle M. Keeley, Vice Chair
Ruth P. Bennett
 
David P. Bobbitt
David P. Bobbitt
 
Teresa J. Keegan
Marianne M. Emerson
 
Michael W. McGowan
Van D. Fishback
 
Paula R. Meyer
Teresa J. Keegan
 
Dale E. Oberkfell
Michael W. McGowan
 
Thomas P. Potiowsky
John H. Rigler
 
Robert M. Teachworth













Human Resources and Compensation Committee
 
Mission, Member and Housing Committee
 
 
 
John H. Robinson, Chair
 
Cynthia A. Parker, Chair
Russell J. Lau, Vice Chair
 
Chris D. Grimm, Vice Chair
Michelle M. Keeley
 
Marianne M. Emerson
Ellen Z. Lamale
 
David J. Ferries
Paula R. Meyer
 
Van D. Fishback
Dale E. Oberkfell
 
John F. Kennedy
Cynthia A. Parker
 
Elsie M. Meeks
J. Benson Porter
 
John H. Robinson
Joseph C. Stewart
 
Joseph C. Stewart
David F. Wilson
 
David F. Wilson
 
 
 
Nominating Committee
 
Risk Committee
 
 
 
Eric A. Hardmeyer, Chair
 
Ellen Z. Lamale, Chair
Van D. Fishback, Vice Chair
 
J. Benson Porter, Vice Chair
W. Douglas Hile
 
Ruth P. Bennett
William V. Humphreys
 
Michael J. Blodnick
Russell J. Lau
 
Steven L. Bumann
Elsie M. Meeks
 
Eric A. Hardmeyer
Dale E. Oberkfell
 
W. Douglas Hile
John H. Rigler
 
William V. Humphreys
 
 
Russell J. Lau
 
 
John H. Rigler













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
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
February 17, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Steven T. Schuler
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Steven T. Schuler
 
 
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer