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

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 13, 2018, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) announced the election of Robert E. Caldwell, Jane C. Knight, Barry Lockard, Mark W. Schifferdecker, and Douglas E. Tippens. The election of these directors was reported under Item 5.02 of FHLBank’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 2018. At the time of such report, the committees of FHLBank’s Board of Directors to which Ms. Knight and Messrs. Caldwell, Lockard, Schifferdecker and Tippens would be named had not been determined.

This Form 8-K/A reports that on January 15, 2019, the chair of FHLBank’s Board of Directors for 2019 approved the following committee appointments for 2019:

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

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

Housing & Governance
Milroy A. Alexander, Chair
Andrew C. Hove, Jr.
Jane C. Knight

Barry Lockard
L. Kent Needham
Thomas H. Olson, Jr.
Douglas E. Tippens
Gregg L. Vandaveer

Operations
Michael B. Jacobson, Chair
Holly Johnson
Barry Lockard
Neil F.M. McKay
Mark J. O’Connor
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

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

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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.