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 19, 2019, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) announced the election of Holly Johnson, Craig A. Meader, Donald R. Abernathy, Jr., and G. Bridger Cox. The election of these directors was reported under Item 5.02 of FHLBank’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 19, 2019. At the time of such report, the committees of FHLBank’s Board of Directors to which Ms. Johnson and Messrs. Meader, Abernathy, and Cox would be named had not been determined.

This Form 8-K/A reports that on December 12, 2019, the chair of FHLBank’s Board of Directors for 2020 approved the following committee appointments for 2020:

Audit
Mark W. Schifferdecker, Chair

Donald R. Abernathy, Jr.

Milroy A. Alexander

Holly Johnson

Lynn Katzfey

L. Kent Needham

Thomas H. Olson, Jr.

Compensation, Human Resources and Inclusion
Richard S. Masinton, Chair

Milroy A. Alexander

Robert E. Caldwell, II

G. Bridger Cox

Holly Johnson

Thomas H. Olson, Jr.

Mark W. Schifferdecker

Douglas E. Tippens

Housing & Governance
Milroy A. Alexander, Chair

Lynn Katzfey

Jane C. Knight

Barry J. Lockard

Craig A. Meader

Thomas H. Olson, Jr.

Douglas E. Tippens

Gregg L. Vandaveer

Operations
Mark J. O’Connor, Chair

Barry J. Lockard

Neil F.M. McKay

Craig A. Meader

L. Kent Needham

Douglas E. Tippens

Gregg L. Vandaveer

Risk Oversight
L. Kent Needham, Chair

Donald R. Abernathy, Jr.

Robert E. Caldwell, II

Jane C. Knight

Richard S. Masinton

Neil F.M. McKay

Mark J. O’Connor

Mark W. Schifferdecker

Executive
G. Bridger Cox, Chair

Robert E. Caldwell, II, Vice Chair

Milroy A. Alexander

Richard S. Masinton

L. Kent Needham

Mark J. O’Connor

Mark W. Schifferdecker

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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.