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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): | August 16, 2018 | ||
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.) | ||||
Financial Center 666 Walnut St. 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.
Deemed Election of Certain Member Directors
On August 16, 2018, David P. Bobbitt, chairman and CEO of Community 1st Bank in Post Falls, Idaho; Karl A. Bollingberg, senior vice president and director of lending at Alerus Financial, National Association in Grand Forks, North Dakota; and David J. Ferries, vice president at First Federal Bank & Trust in Sheridan, Wyoming, were each declared elected by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“Bank”) to serve as member directors on the Bank’s board for a four-year term each commencing January 1, 2019. Mr. Bobbitt and Mr. Ferries are incumbent member directors representing the states of Idaho and Wyoming respectively, with current terms expiring December 31, 2018. Mr. Bollingberg will serve his first term as a member director representing the state of North Dakota. The 2019 board committees on which Messrs. Bobbitt, Bollingberg and Ferries will be named to serve have not been determined as of the date of this filing.
Legal Framework for the Deemed Election
The election of Messrs. Bobbitt, Bollingberg, and Ferries took place in accordance with the rules governing the election of Federal Home Loan Bank member directors specified in the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended (“Bank Act”), and the related regulations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“Finance Agency”). Finance Agency regulations provide that if the number of eligible nominations for member directorships is equal to the number of member directorships to be filled, balloting is unnecessary and such nominees are deemed elected upon notice to the Bank's members in the relevant state. On August 16, 2018, the Bank sent notice of Mr. Bobbitt, Mr. Bollingberg, and Mr. Ferries' election to its Idaho, North Dakota, and Wyoming members, respectively.
Compensation of Directors for 2019
The Bank expects to compensate Mr. Bobbitt, Mr. Bollingberg, and Mr. Ferries in accordance with the Bank's 2019 Director Fee Policy, a policy that has not yet been adopted. Directors are also eligible to be reimbursed for reasonable travel, subsistence and other related expenses incurred in connection with service as a Bank director.
Certain Relationships, Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Pursuant to the Bank Act and Finance Agency regulations, the Bank's member directors serve as officers or directors of a member of the Bank. The Bank is a cooperative and conducts business primarily with its members, who are required to own capital stock in the Bank as a prerequisite to transacting certain business with the Bank. Subject to the Bank Act and Finance Agency regulations, the Bank also issues consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance, maintains a portfolio of short-term and long-term investments, enters into derivative transactions, and provides certain cash management and other services; in each case, with members, housing associates, or other third parties of which directors may serve as officers or directors. All such transactions are made in the ordinary course of the Bank's business and are subject to the same Bank policies as transactions with the Bank's members, housing associates, and third parties generally. For further information, see Item 13-- Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence of the Bank's 2017 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2018.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K are copies of member announcements dated August 16, 2018, regarding Mr. Bollingberg's election and Mr. Bobbitt and Mr. Ferries' re-election for terms beginning January 1, 2019. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number 99.1 Member Announcements, dated August 16, 2018, issued by the Bank.
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 | ||||
August 16, 2018 | By: | /s/ Joseph E. Amato | ||
Name: Joseph E. Amato | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||