UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 1, 2017

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

 

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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 7, 2017, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) announced the election of Andrew C. Hove, Jr., Richard S. Masinton, Mark J. O’Connor, and Gregg L. Vandaveer. The election of these directors was reported under Item 5.02 of FHLBank’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 7, 2017. At the time of such report, the committees of FHLBank’s Board of Directors to which Messrs. Hove, Masinton, O’Connor and Vandaveer would be named had not been determined.

This Form 8-K/A reports that on December 15, 2017, the chair of FHLBank’s Board of Directors for 2018 approved the following committee appointments for 2018:

Audit
Mark W. Schifferdecker, Chair
Milroy A. Alexander
Robert E. Caldwell, II
Holly Easterling
Michael B. Jacobson
Neil F.M. McKay
Thomas H. Olson, Jr.
Bruce A. Schriefer

Housing & Governance
Milroy A. Alexander, Chair
Donald R. Abernathy, Jr.
Andrew C. Hove, Jr.
Jane C. Knight
L. Kent Needham
Thomas H. Olson, Jr.
Douglas E. Tippens
Gregg L. Vandaveer

Risk Oversight
Bruce A. Schriefer, Chair
Andrew C. Hove, Jr.
Jane C. Knight
Richard S. Masinton
L. Kent Needham
Mark J. O’Connor
Donde L. Plowman
Mark W. Schifferdecker

Compensation, Human Resources and Inclusion
Richard S. Masinton, Chair
Milroy A. Alexander
Robert E. Caldwell, II
G. Bridger Cox
Donde L. Plowman
Mark W. Schifferdecker
Bruce A. Schriefer
Douglas E. Tippens

Operations
Michael B. Jacobson, Chair
Donald R. Abernathy
Holly Easterling
Neil F.M. McKay
Mark J. O’Connor
Thomas H. Olson, Jr.
Douglas E. Tippens
Gregg L. Vandaveer

Executive
G. Bridger Cox, Chair
Robert E. Caldwell, II, Vice Chair
Milroy A. Alexander
Michael B. Jacobson
Richard S. Masinton
Mark W. Schifferdecker
Bruce A. Schriefer






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
          
December 20, 2017   By:   /s/ Patrick C. Doran
       
        Name: Patrick C. Doran
        Title: EVP, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer and General Counsel