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EX-99.1 - NEWS RELEASE DATED OCTOBER 27, 2011 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Bostonq32011exhibit991.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) October 21, 2011


FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
 
 
 
 
Federally chartered corporation
 
000-51402
 
04-6002575
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(617) 292-9600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 21, 2011, the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) declared a dividend equal to an annual yield of 0.30 percent, the approximate daily average three-month LIBOR yield for the third quarter of 2011. The dividend, based on average stock outstanding for the third quarter of 2011, will be paid on November 2, 2011.

On October 27, 2011, the Bank issued a press release announcing the Bank's preliminary unaudited financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2011, and its quarterly dividend rate. A copy of the release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information in this Item 2.02 and contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and 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.

This report, including Exhibit 99.1, uses forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on the Bank's expectations as of the date hereof. Discussion of the possibility of future declarations of dividends is one such forward-looking statement. The words “preliminary,” “expects,” “will,” and similar statements and their plural and negative forms are used in this notification to identify some, but not all, of such forward-looking statements. The Bank cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the application of accounting standards relating to, among other things, the amortization of discounts and premiums on financial assets, financial liabilities, and certain fair value gains and losses; hedge accounting of derivatives and underlying financial instruments; the fair values of financial instruments, including investment securities and derivatives; and other-than-temporary impairment of investment securities, in addition to instability in the credit and debt markets, economic conditions (including effects on, among other things, mortgage-backed securities), changes in interest rates, and prepayment speeds on mortgage assets. Accordingly, the Bank cautions that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements or could impact the extent to which a particular objective, projection, estimate or prediction is realized, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The Bank does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement herein or that may be made from time to time on behalf of the Bank.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

99.1 Press release issued by the Bank on October 27, 2011.

Signature(s)

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 Boston
 
 
 
Date: October 27, 2011
 
By:  /s/ Brian G. Donahue                     
 
 
       Brian G. Donahue
       First Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer